Ischemic Colitis in an Endurance Runner by Chase Grames, Cristóbal S. Berry-Cabán

“…After discharge, her primary care physician instructed her to discontinue the use of all nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Her symptoms resolved and she returned to running without any complications. …”
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Neurocysticercosis. Case report. by Gilberto Serrano Ocaña, Luz Maria Serrano Ocaña, Leonardo Almaguer Arena

“…There was not history of epilepsy or fever convulsions and the patient denied alcohol, cigar or drugs consumption. The physical examination showed postictal confusion, without neurological deficit, neck rigidity or peripheral edema. …”
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Virus-induced Systemic Vasculitides: New Therapeutic Approaches by Loïc Guillevin

“…In vasculitis related to HCV-associated cryoglobulinemia, plasma exchanges improve the outcome but the poor effectiveness of antiviral drugs is not able to favor, usually, a definite recovery of the patients and relapses are frequent.…”
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Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Some New Chalcones Containing 2,5-Dimethylfuran Moiety by S. Sridhar, S. C. Dinda, Y. Rajendra Prasad

“…When these chalcones were evaluated for antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory activities, some of them were found to possess significant activity, when compared to standard drugs.…”
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A Case of Abdominal Sarcoidosis in a Patient with Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Vadsala Baskaran, Amanda Goodwin, Lavanya Athithan, Ciro Roberto Rinaldi, Alfredo Addeo

“…In the last years, many trials have been set up with the view of improving the number of remissions during the induction by adding new drugs. Several early or late side effects have been described in the literature. …”
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Diffuse Spontaneous Laryngeal Hemorrhage with Trastuzumab by Lauren Klute, Matthew Solverson, Christopher M. Bingcang, Jayme R. Dowdall

“…Drug-induced epithelial hemorrhage of the endolarynx is an unusual etiology of hemoptysis. …”
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Miliary Tuberculosis Presenting as Puerperial Fever by A. Agarwal

“…Prolonged workup of eight weeks led to the diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis as the cause of postpartum fever that responded well to antituberculous drugs.…”
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An integrated cellular and sub-cellular model of cancer chemotherapy and therapies that target cell survival by Alexis B. Cook, Daniel R. Ziazadeh, Jianfeng Lu, Trachette L. Jackson

“…Apoptosis resistance is a hallmark of human cancer, and tumor cells often become resistant due to defects in the programmed cell death machinery.Targeting key apoptosis regulators to overcome apoptotic resistance and promote rapid death of tumor cells is an exciting new strategy for cancer treatment, either alone or in combination with traditionally used anti-cancer drugs that target cell division. Here we present a multiscale modeling framework for investigating the synergism between traditional chemotherapy and targeted therapies aimed at critical regulators of apoptosis.…”
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Response to Hydralazine-Valproate in a Patient with Mycosis Fungoides by Alfonso Dueñas-Gonzalez, Maria Teresa Vega, Déborah Martinez-Baños, Linda García-Hidalgo, Pedro Sobrevilla

“…Here we report a mycosis fungoides patient having a dramatic response to hydralazine and valproate, two repositioned drugs as HDAC and DNA methylation inhibitors, respectively.…”
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Fatal Idiopathic Hyperammonemia after Induction Chemotherapy for Acute Myeloid Leukemia by Christophe Angelo, Marie-Françoise Vincent, Mina Komuta, Philippe Hantson, Nicole Straetmans, Edwige Boulet

“…The role of some specific anticancer drugs may be discussed, but the etiology of hyperammonemia is often multifactorial. …”
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Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity of Quinazolinone Conjugated Peptides by G. P. Suresha, K. C. Prakasha, Wethroe Kapfo, D. Channe Gowda

“…Correlations of analogs with respect to their antimicrobial activity in comparison with conventional drugs and probable mechanism for the activity were discussed.…”
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Diaphragm Disease: The Limitation of Laparoscopy and Assessment of the Small Bowel for Strictures Using a Ball Bearing by C.E. Moffat, M.N. Khyan, C.G. Davies, A.S.K. Ghauri, C.J. Ranaboldo

“…Diaphragm disease is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction that will be seen with increasing frequency with the widespread use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). We present a case study of a patient with diaphragm disease where the diagnosis was not apparent at laparoscopy, and passage of a steel ball through the small intestine was required to identify all strictures present. …”
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Epididymo-Orchitis as a Presenting Feature of Relapsing Polychondritis: A Case Report by Kuljeet Bhamra, Rachel Weerasinghe, Alan Steuer

“…Corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment but other immunosuppressive drugs can be used in combination with steroids. We present an unusual presentation of RP.…”
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The Study about Relationship of Direct Form of Topological Indices via M-Polynomial and Computational Analysis of Dexamethasone by Sabir Hussain, Farkhanda Afzal, Deeba Afzal, Dhana Kumari Thapa

“…This is a viral disease that is due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Different antiviral drugs are under investigation. Dexamethasone is being used for the treatment of COVID-19. …”
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Effectiveness of antipsychotic medication in patients with schizophrenia in a real world retrospective observational study in Ethiopia by Mulualem Kelebie, Getasew Kibralew, Gebresilassie Tadesse, Gidey Rtbey, Mekidem aderaw, Wondale Endeshaw, Mitiku Belachew, Mulu Muche, Diemesew Getnet, Setegn Fentahun

“…Abstract Antipsychotic medications have become the cornerstone of treatment for schizophrenia. The antipsychotic drugs are high-affinity antagonists of dopamine D2 receptors that are most effective against psychotic symptoms, but antipsychotic drugs can have side effects that overshadow their advantages, like sedation, extrapyramidal symptoms, and weight gain, which are often experienced as adverse effects. …”
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The Role of Nanomaterials in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute Pancreatitis by S. A. Ponomar, E. A. Tarabrin, Z. G. Berikhanov

“…The use of nanoparticles can solve the problem of stable resistance of bacteria to antibacterial drugs.Conclusion. Nanomaterials have shown high efficacy and safety in numerous in vitro and in vivo (animal) experiments in the diagnosis and treatment of acute pancreatitis.…”
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Inhaled Steroids: First Line Treatment of Adult Asthma by André Cartier

“…Corticosteroids are the most potent inhaled anti-inflammatory drugs for asthma treatment. This paper reviews the clinical evidence supporting the early use of inhaled steroids in asthma as a first line treatment. …”
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Questions and Considerations on Anesthesia in the Elderly by Evangelina Dávila Cabo de Villa

“…These procedures, also superior in complexity and quality, are supported by anesthesia methods. The accurate use of drugs, the concern for providing more benefits for the sick as well as technological updating are key objectives in anesthesiology, especially in the elderly. …”
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Systemic Treatment of Vitreous Inflammation by John B. Christoforidis, Susie Chang, Angela Jiang, Jillian Wang, Colleen M. Cebulla

“…Treatment is often challenging as it involves systemic medications that can be associated with adverse effects. The classes of drugs are ever expanding and include corticosteroids, antimetabolites, alkylating agents, T-cell and calcineurin agents, biologic agents, and interferons. …”
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Progress in immunotherapy for brain metastatic melanoma by Shicheng Zheng, Zhongqiao Lin, Ruibo Zhang, Zihang Cheng, Kaixin Li, Chenkai Gu, Yu Chen, Yu Chen, Jing Lin, Jing Lin

“…This review explores recent developments in immunotherapy for patients with melanoma brain metastasis, with such treatments encompassing immune checkpoint inhibitors and various immunotherapy combination approaches, such as dual immunotherapy, immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy, immunotherapy combined with targeted drugs, and immunotherapy combined with radiotherapy. …”
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