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Various anti-viral treatments are being tested in clinical trials worldwide. The World Health Organization (WHO) launched a simple,pragmatic worldwide open-label trial to test Remdesivir, Lopinavir/Ritonavir, Interferon and Hydroxychloroquine or Chloroquine.The most important complication of
Arthritis is defined as inflammation of the joint, Patients have symptoms of joint pain, stiffness, swelling, redness, warmth and decreased range of motion of the affected joints. Arthritis may be caused by transient synovitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA), reactive arthritis, viral
In this project w the potential beneficial effect of the drug colchicine on vascular reactivity and blood pressure is evaluated. Colchicine is a commonly used anti-inflammatory medication approved for the treatment of gout, Familial Mediterranean Fever and pericarditis in Denmark. The current
Immunoglobulin A vasculitis (IgA-V), formerly called Henoch-Schönlein purpura, is an immune vasculitis. Relapses are frequent (30%) and most of the time cutaneous (90%). Cutaneous involvement in adults is more severe (haemorrhagic blister or necrotic skin lesions) and more extensive than in
Hypophosphatasia (HPP) is a rare genetic disorder characterized the abnormal development of bones and teeth. These abnormalities occur due to defective mineralization, the process by which bones and teeth take up minerals such as calcium and phosphorus. These minerals are required for proper
Atherosclerosis is the most common cause of myocardial infarction, stroke and peripheral arterial disease. Research has clearly demonstrated that inflammation plays a key role in the initiation, progression and manifestations of atherosclerosis. Atherosclerotic lesions begin as an accumulation of
Background Some maternal blood loss normally occurs at the time of vaginal delivery. The best estimates indicate that a loss of approximately 500 mL is average, with a range of about 250-700 mL.[1,2] Some of this bleeding arises from birth canal lacerations or surgical incisions (i.e., episiotomy),
1.0 Background
While atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia requiring therapy, it is also associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, dementia, and death. The number of Americans affected with AF is expected to surge to nearly 16
Background:
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease affecting primarily the liver, caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV is a worldwide problem, An estimated 130-170 million people worldwide are infected with HCV, in Israel there are an estimated 80,000 patients. Most patients infected with HCV
Description of the study:
Objectives:
- Primary objective: To evaluate if canakinumab 150mg every 8 weeks can induce and maintain clinical remission in patients with the Schnitzler syndrome.
- Secondary objectives:
- To test if canakinumab 150mg can induce a complete clinical response at Day 7.
- To
Antimicrobial resistance has increasingly become a threat to patient safety in health care settings.1 Several studies have identified the inappropriate use of antimicrobials as important risk factor for antimicrobial resistance and the important area of opportunity for increasing patient safety and
BACKGROUND:
The Normative Aging Study (NAS) is a multidisciplinary longitudinal study of aging established by the Veterans Adminstration in 1963. Six thousand male volunteers from the Greater Boston area were screened for acceptance into the study according to laboratory, clinical, radiologic and