INSULIN GLARGINE (LANTUS®)International Journal of Clinical Practice - Tập 56 Số 6 - Trang 460-466 - 2002
Julie A. Owens, S.M. Griffiths
SUMMARYInsulin glargine (Lantus®) is a long‐acting, human insulin analogue that has been specifically designed to overcome the deficiencies of traditionally available ‘intermediate‐acting’ insulins that are currently used for basal insulin supplementation. In contrast to NPH insulin, subcutaneous insulin glargine injected once daily provides a relatively constant b...... hiện toàn bộ
THROAT SWABS IN CHRONIC TONSILLITIS: A TIME‐HONOURED PRACTICE BEST FORGOTTENInternational Journal of Clinical Practice - Tập 51 Số 3 - Trang 138-139 - 1997
Robinson Ac, J. Hanif, LA Dumbreck, AJ Prichard, BT Manners
SUMMARYWe have estimated that in 1995 more than £2 million was spent by the National Health Service on throat swabs used to investigate chronic tonsillitis in the UK. This study was devised to assess the value of this investigation. The surface microflora, obtained using a throat swab, was compared with the microflora of the deep tonsil in 30 cases of chronic tonsi...... hiện toàn bộ
COMPARISON OF THERAPY WITH SIMVASTATIN 80 MG AND ATORVASTATIN 80 MG IN PATIENTS WITH FAMILIAL HYPERCHOLESTEROLAEMIAInternational Journal of Clinical Practice - Tập 53 Số 8 - Trang 609-611 - 1999
Anthony S. Wierzbicki, P Lumb, G Chik, Martin Crook
SUMMARYThis study compared the efficacy of simvastatin 80 mg and atorvastatin 80 mg in the treatment of 26 patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia over 12 weeks using an open crossover trial format. Both, similarly, reduced LDL by 47 ± 13% and 43 ± 16% and median triglycerides by 22% and 27% respectively. However, atorvastatin reduced HDL by 2 ± 24% compared w...... hiện toàn bộ
FIRST EPISODE PSYCHOSIS: EARLY INTERVENTION STRATEGIES WITH SECOND‐GENERATION ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONSInternational Journal of Clinical Practice - Tập 57 Số 6 - Trang 513-518 - 2003
KE Bryden, David M. Gardner, LC Kopala
SUMMARYSchizophrenia is a debilitating chronic illness that has its onset in adolescence or the early years of adulthood. The benefit of early diagnosis and treatment has been acknowledged for decades, although facilitating the early identification of patients with schizophrenia remains a challenge. Research has demonstrated that many individuals are livi...... hiện toàn bộ