Deferiprone at a dose of 75 mg/kg/day is not sufficiently effective to maintain iron stores at a level which has been considered safe in all patients with iron overload. Our main aim was to determine the safety of long-term ...

Background Salvia libanotica (S. Libanotica) is a commonly used herb in folk medicine in Lebanon and the Middle East. The present study aimed to assess the scientific basis for the therapeutic use of S. libanotica in ...

Retrotrapezoid (RTN) neurons sustain breathing automaticity. These neurons have chemoreceptor properties but their firing is also regulated by multiple synaptic inputs of uncertain function. Here we test whether RTN, like ...

The sympathetic component of the baroreceptor reflex might play a major role in limiting hypertensive effects of emotional stress. However, it has been suggested that this type of stress inhibits or even suppresses the ...

A new high-performance liquid chromatography assay was developed for the determination of minocycline in plasma and brain. A solid–liquid extraction procedure was coupled with a reversed-phase HPLC system. The system ...

OBJECTIVE To review the role of sincalide in treating and preventing parenteral nutrition (PN)–associated gallbladder disease. DATA SOURCES A MEDLINE (1996–March 2004) search was performed using the key terms cholecystokinin, ...

The acid stress chaperones HdeA and HdeB of Escherichia coli prevent the aggregation of periplasmic proteins at acidic pH. We show in this report that they also form mixed aggregates with proteins that have failed to be ...

AIM: To evaluate the current practice of stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) in Lebanese Health care centers. METHODS: A multi-center prospective chart review study was conducted over 8 mo. A questionnaire was distributed ...

Tadalafil is a phosphodiesterase type-5 (PDE5) inhibitor indicated for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. Inhibition of the PDE5 isoenzyme, which is responsible for degradation of cyclic guanosine monophosphate in the ...