Posted by: admin on: October 5, 2011
Chronic urticaria is a relatively common disorder that can be severe and may impair quality of life. The management of recalcitrant chronic urticaria that is not responding to histamine antagonists includes short-term systemic corticosteroids, anti-inflammatory drugs (colchicine, dapsone and sulfasalazine) and immunomodulatory agents, such as cyclosporine, methotrexate, plasmapheresis and intravenous immunoglobulin.
Posted by: admin on: October 5, 2011
OBJECTIVE Use of gastric bypass surgery is common and increasing. Over 40% of patients in diabetes remission after gastric bypass surgery may redevelop diabetes within 5 years. Metformin, the first-line drug for diabetes, has low bioavailability and slow, incomplete gastrointestinal absorption. We hypothesized that gastric bypass would further reduce the absorption and bioavailability of metformin.
Posted by: admin on: October 5, 2011
The sickest 5% of Americans account for over 40% of U.S. healthcare spending. The goal of disease management is to reduce costs and/or improve quality of life of patients afflicted with chronic diseases like congestive heart failure, cancer and chronic renal disease. Disease management is a system of coordinated health care interventions that emphasizes outpatient […]