That with other diets. There is no evidence that protein slows carbohydrate absorption or that adding protein to food ingested for hypoglycemia or ingesting protein-containing foods at bedtime is helpful for the prevention of subsequent hypoglycemia, although these measures have typically been recommended for subjects with type 1 diabetes. Franz reviewed a study showing that for glucose levels 180 mg dl, a bedtime snack is not required. For levels between 120 and 180 mg dl, snacks with or without protein have similar effects, whereas with lower glucose levels, bedtime snacks are not only useful but necessary, again without particular evidence of a benefit from protein. Errol Marliss, Montreal, Canada, discussed the implications of altered protein turnover in diabetes. Glucose production, related to the fall in insulin with rise or lack of change in glucagon, leading to gluconeogenesis, is accelerated under conditions of insulin deficiency. With exogenous amino acids and glucose, as seen after a meal, glucose production increases further in the insulin-deficient patient. There is not, however, evidence of abnormal protein metabolism in treated subjects with diabetes. This may be due to the focus on the fasted state of most existing research. Worse degrees of glycemic control are associated with various degrees of protein catabolism. Oral hypoglycemic agents and exogenous insulin increase protein synthesis and decrease protein catabolism. In studies of obese individuals, a low-energy high-protein diet tends to be associated with similar degrees of protein balance with and without diabetes. Marliss concluded that with hyperglycemia, dietary protein requirements may increase, and he recommended that individuals with diabetes avoid very-lowprotein diets. Mary Gannon, Minneapolis, Minnesota, reviewed the effects of dietary protein on circulating insulin and glucose concentrations. The amino acids that result from protein digestion have long been known to be available for gluconeogenesis, with 56 g glucose theoretically available to be produced for every 100 g meat protein ingested and the glucosegenerating capacity of 100 g of various proteins ranging from 50 to 80 Glucose concentrations do not, however, change after ingestion of protein. This appears to be mainly due to the increase in insulin.
How are these theoretical risks translated into real clinical practice? Two recent epidemiological studies have sought to clarify the relative risk of corrected QT QTc ; prolongation and sudden unexplained death itself in psychiatric patients. First, an electrocardiographic survey of 495 patients on a variety of psychotropic medication revealed a robust association between prolonged QTc and increasing doses of antipsychotic drugs. The association was particularly strong for the specific antipsychotics thioridazine odds ratio 5.4; 95% CI 2.0 13.7 ; and droperidol odds ratio 6.7; 95% CI 1.8 24.8 ; . Other risk factors were age over 65 years and treatment with tricyclic antidepressants Reilly, et al, 2000 ; . Second, a matched case control study of sudden unexplained death in psychiatric in-patients over a 12-year period in the north-east of England has now been completed. Preliminary data suggest an association between sudden death and thioridazine. Other independent predictors were hypertension and ischaemic heart disease Reilly, et al, 2001 ; . The absolute incidence of sudden unexplained death was low at only one per 1000 bed years for patients under 65 years 12 1000 bed years for those over 65 years ; , representing 5% of total in-patient deaths. Although both studies require replication and extension into wider populations, they provide further evidence for a specific cardiotoxic effect of thioridazine, which exceeds that of other antipsychotic drugs. Although the end-points of arrhythmia and sudden death are rare, thioridazine's cardiotoxicity is of major clinical importance. In 1999, thioridazine was the most widely prescribed antipsychotic by general practitioners in England Prescription Pricing Authority, 1999 ; . It is rarely now a primary treatment for schizophrenia, but is frequently used for anxiety disorders across the age range, and for behavioural problems in the elderly with dementia, in preference to benzodiazepines. It is also used as adjunct therapy in agitated depression, in combination with tricylics or SSRIs. There is little randomised trial evidence for these indications, and a recent Cochrane Review concluded that it had no place in the treatment of dementia Kirchner et al, 2001 ; . Thioridazine is more cardiotoxic in overdose than other antipsychotic drugs Buckley et al, 1995 ; . Low doses, as are often used in the elderly, do not necessarily reduce risk; both QTc prolongation and sudden unexplained death were found in association with doses less than 75 mg per day Reilly et al, 2000, 2001 ; . Its use in depression necessitates combinations with other drugs that may amplify its cardiotoxicity by additive tricyclic ; or enzyme inhibiting SSRI ; effects. Electrocardiography prior to initiation of drug therapy and during therapy may detect some patients at higher risk owing to pre-existing repolarisation abnormalities or ischaemia and those with marked repolarisation abnormalities during treatment. However, interpretation of ECGs and QT intervals is difficult for non-specialists and as yet there is no evidence that screening would reduce the incidence of arrhythmia or sudden death, in contrast, for example, to the effect of haematological screening in clozapine therapy. The US Food and Drug Administration Food and.
By Adrian Bergles Pioneer Staff The Columbia Valley Rockies up-and-down season ended Saturday night after an opening-round loss to the Kimberley Dynamiters. The Rockies lost the series in six games, three of which went into overtime. "It was a really tight series, " said Rockies coach and general manager Matt Hughes. After the loss, the 26-year-old coach praised his players. "We had a great group of kids, " he said. He said the team's goal-tending pair, Carson Loveday and Travis Belanger, was particularly strong. "To have two top goalies really makes a difference, " he said. But Coach Hughes said the team was short on natural leaders. "It was a group that struggled to find leadership all year, " he said. In January new captains were named and the coach said that made a difference. "Confidence came over our team, " he said. The coach said he will do final interviews with the players this week to ask about their Rockies experience and see what their future plans hold. A year-end awards banquet was held Tuesday night. Like many of his players the coach aspires to higher levels of hockey. "I'm looking for other opportunities, " said the coach. "I want to move up. Coaching is my career choice." The coach doesn't yet have any plans to go elsewhere but said he is exploring his options."If the right situation comes up I'd do whatever it takes, " he said. He said he will coach Team Okanagan at the B.C. Best Ever summer tournament for 16-year-old players next month in Salmon Arm. The coach and general manager has been with the Rockies for the past two seasons. He said his on-ice experience in Invermere has been good. "Hockey-wise its been a real positive experience, " he said. The coach was critical of fan support for the Junior B team, and how the team is marketed in the community. "There could be more support for the team here, " he said. The coach said he'd often get calls asking when the Rockies were playing. "I'd get calls half an hour before a game asking: `Is there a game tonight?'" Rockies treasurer Ray Brydon agreed with the coach. "It's a little weak, " he said of attendance at Rockies games. "Maybe we don't market it properly." Mr. Brydon said the Rockies survive on corporate sponsorship, volunteer fundraising and volunteer labour. "I guess it could come down to finding a volunteer who is really good at fundraising, " he said. Coach Hughes said doing a better job of informing fans and getting more fans in the seats is important for the future of the Rockies, "for the long-term health of the hockey team, " he said.
Area. P aeruginosa or mycobacterial species for example, Mycobacterium chelonae ; have been implicated in folliculitis associated with the use of hot tubs or jacuzzis. Pseudomonas folliculitis lesions, often seen in areas covered by the swimming costume, usually settle without treatment. The main management is avoiding the spa until it has been cleaned thoroughly. If the lesions do not improve, oral ciprofloxacin is the preferred antibiotic. Decontamination of the hot tub requires professional advice. Chlorination alone is inadequate. Thorough cleaning of the spa and filters is very important, because the organisms usually persist in biofilm that coats surfaces. Antimicrobial therapy is usually required when the cause is a mycobacterium. A variety of combination antibiotic regimens can be used but specialist advice should be sought, because laboratory susceptibility tests do not predict clinical outcomes reliably. A furuncle boil ; is a deep inflammatory nodule that usually develops from preceding folliculitis. A carbuncle skin abscess ; is a more extensive infection with multiple connecting furuncles affecting the subcutaneous tissue. These lesions predominate in skin areas that contain hair follicles and are subject to friction and perspiration, such as the neck, face, axillae and buttocks. Predisposing factors include diabetes and obesity. Furuncles and carbuncles are usually caused by S aureus. Although they may be associated with systemic features and bacteraemia, most cases present without systemic toxicity and the lesions respond to application of hot packs, incision and drainage. Although antibiotics are usually given in such cases, they do not appear to shorten the course of illness. While they theoretically reduce the risk of bacteraemia, in practice it may be difficult to determine who should or should not receive antibi.
DIAG3abc: Whilst awaiting culture results in patients suspected of respiratory TB, what other tests plain x ray and sputum smear microscopy and gastric washings in children ; are predictive of a positive diagnosis? In people not known to be HIV + In people known to be HIV + In children Bibliographic reference Study type Evidence level Study objective Number of patients Patient characteristics Asimos, A. W. & Ehrhardt, J. 1996, "Radiographic presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis in severely immunosuppressed HIV-seropositive patients", American Journal of Emergency Medicine, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 359-363. Diagnostic study retrospective ; Level 3 To investigate the association between chest X-ray findings and pulmonary TB in a patient population, in particular, the relation of chest X-rays typical or atypical for postprimary TB to HIV infection. N 64 patients identified. N 46 patients included in the final analysis Setting: Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, North Carolina, US. A tertiary care hospital. Hospital infection control records identified 64 admitted adult patients in 1993 and 1994 who were diagnosed with active pulmonary TB. 46 patients were included in the analysis. 23 were HIV seropositive and 23 were HIV seronegative using the Western blot analysis ; . Of the 23 who were HIV positive, 22 had CD4 counts available for evaluation. 18 had CD4 counts 200 cells uL and 4 had CD4 counts of 200 cells uL. No further patient characteristics are supplied. Chest X-ray. These were classified as either having a typical postprimary TB pattern or a pattern atypical for postprimary TB. This classification was derived from a radiologist's documented interpretation of the X-ray. A typical postprimary TB pattern was defined as unilateral or bilateral upper lobe consolidation with or without cavitation. Patterns atypical for postprimary TB included middle or lower lobe consolidation, hilar or paratracheal adenopathy, pleural effusions, diffuse infiltrates including reticular and nodular patterns ; nor primarily upper lobar, and normal chest radiographs. Patients were classified strictly on the basis of their chest radiographic findings and there was no attempt to distinguish patients clinical phase of disease as being primary or postprimary.
Posters P12 Bis Aminoalcohol ; Dichloroplatinum II ; Complexes and their Singly and Doubly Ring-Closed Alcoholato Species. Novel Prodrugs for Platinum Based Antitumor Chemotherapy Markus Galanski, Christian Baumgartner, Kristof Meelich, Vladimir B. Arion, Madeleine Fremuth, Michael A. Jakupec and Bernhard K. Keppler Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Vienna, Waehringer Strasse 42, A1090 Vienna, Austria Phone 0043-1-4277-52678 Fax 0043-1-4277-52680 E-mail galanski ap vie Solid tumors are often hypoxic due to an insufficient blood supply. They draw their energy mainly from glycolysis, which results in production of large amounts of lactate. Therefore, the intracellular pHi and the extracellular pHe are decreasing with increasing tumor size. A high concentration of H + outside the tumor cells is a problem for weak base drugs. On the other hand a major breakthrough in chemotherapy could be possible when taking advantage of the acidic pH in many tumors. An interesting class of compounds showing pH dependent behavior are diamineplatinum II ; complexes with N-hydroxyalkyl substituents. It was observed by NMR spectroscopy that cis-dichlorobis 2-hydroxyethylamine ; platinum II ; and corresponding derivatives undergo intramolecular ligand exchange reactions in aqueous solution resulting in platinum species with one chelating ethanolatoamine ligand. Under more basic conditions, the reaction afforded selectively the double ring closed platinum II ; species. NMR spectroscopic studies and investigations using CZE-ESI-MS have shown that the binding behavior of cis-dichlorobis 2-hydroxy-ethylamine ; platinum II ; towards 5'-GMP is dramatically increased by decreasing the pH from 7.4 to 6.0. The half life of adduct formation with 5'-GMP was found to be 4.5 h at pH compared to 28.5 h at pH 7.4. This fact is of great interest with regard to the before mentioned lower pH in solid tumors and is in accordance with a pH dependent ring closing opening reaction of N-hydroxyethyl substituted cis-diaminedichloroplatinum II ; complexes. Fine tuning of important properties such as lipophilicity and reactivity can be driven by selection of the hydroxyalkylamine ligand and microzide.
Seroquel XR, 5.8 Serostim, 10.2.4 sertraline oral concentration, 5.5.1.3 Sidekick Glucose Monitor 18.1 Silvadene, see silver sulfadiazine silver sulfadiazine, 2.2 simvastatin, 4.8.2 Sinemet, see carbidopa levodopa Sinemet CR, 5.7.2 Sinequan, see doxepin Singulair, 15.1.4 Skelaxin, 11.3.2 Skelid, 8.6 sodium sulfacetamide med pads and lotion, 6.3, 6.8 Sof-Tact, 18.1.2 Solaraze, 6.7 Soltamax solution, 3.0 Soma, see carisoprodol Somavert, 8.6 Sonata, 5.2.2 Soriatane CK Kit sotalol, sotalol AF, 4.4 Spectracef, 2.1.1 Spectazole, see econazole Spiriva, 15.1.3 spironolactone, 4.3.3 spironolactone w hctz, 4.3.3 Sporanox, 2.3 Sprycel, 3.0 Staflex, 5.1.1 Stalevo, 5.7.2 Starlix, 8.1.2 Strattera, 5.9.6 Striant, 13.3 Suboxone, 5.1.1.2 Subutex, 5.1.1.2 sucralfate, 9.4.1 Sular, 4.2 sulfacetamide sodium lotion, 6.8 sulfacetamide sulfur, 6.3 sulfacetamide sodium opth, 14.1.1 Sulfacet-R, 6.3 sulfamethoxazole trimethoprim, 2.1.6 sulfasalazine, 9.6 sulfatol gel, 6.3 sulindac, 11.1.2 Sumycin, see tetracycline Suprax, 2.1.1 Surestep, 18.1.2 Sutent, 3.0 Symax Duotab, 9.3 Symbicort, 15.1.3 Symbyax, 5.8.1.1 Symlin, 8.1.4 Symmetrel, see amantadine Synarel, 13.1.2 Synthroid, see levothyroxine sodium Tagamet, see cimetidine Tamiflu, 2.5.2 tamoxifen citrate, 3.0 Tarceva, 3.0 Tarka, 4.5.6 Tasmar, 5.7.2 Tazorac, 6.8 Teczem, 4.5.6 Tegretol, Tegretol XR, 5.4.1 Tekturna, 4.5.6 Temodar, 3.0 Temovate, 6.1 Tenormin, see atenolol Tequin, 2.1.9 terconazole cream, 2.4.1 Terazol 3, 2.4.1 Terazol 7, 2.4.1 terazosin, 4.5.1 terbinafine, 2.3 Testim, 13.3 Tessalon, see benzonatate Testoderm TTS, 13.3 tetracycline, 2.1.7 Teveten, 4.5.4.2 Teveten HCT, 4.5.6 Tev-Tropin, 10.2.4 Thalomid, 17.2 Theo-Dur, 15.1.2 theophylline ER, 15.1.2 Tiazac, 4.2 Ticlid, see ticlopidine HCl ticlopidine HCl, 12.4 Tigan, see trimethobenzamide HCl Tilade, 15.1.3 timolol maleate, timolol maleate XE, 14.5 Timoptic, see timolol maleate Timoptic XE, see timolol maleate XE Tindamax, 2.7.5 tizanidine, 11.3.1 TOBI, 2.8.2 Tobrex, see tobramycin sulfate Tobradex, 14.3 tobramycin sulfate, 14.1.1 Tofranil, see imipramine Tofranil PM, 5.5.1.1 Topamax, 5.4.7 Topicort, 6.1 Toprol XL, 4.4 Toradol, see ketorolac Torecan, 5.6 torsemide, 4.3.1 Tracer BG, 18.1 Tracleer, 4.6.3 tramadol apap, 5.1.1 tramadol HCl, 5.1.1 trandolopril, 4.5.4.1 Transderm-Scop, 5.6 tranylcypromine sulfate, 5.5.2 Travatan, Travatan-Z, 14.5 trazodone HCl, 5.5.1.4 Trental, see pentoxifylline Tretin-X Combo Pack, 6.3 tretinoin oral, 3.0 tretinoin topical, 6.3 triamcinolone acetonide, 6.1 triamterene w hctz, 4.3.3 triazolam, 5.2.2 Tricor, 4.8.1 Triglide, 4.8.1 Tri-Levlen, 13.7 Trileptal, 5.4.1 Trilisate, see choline & magnesium trisalicylate trimethobenzamide HCl, 5.6 trimipramine, 5.5.1.1 Tri-Norinyl, 13.7 Triphasil, 13.7 Trusopt, 14.5 True Control, 18.1 Trycet, 5.1.1.3 Tussionex, 15.3 Twinject, 15.1.3 Tykerb, 3.0 Tylenol w Codeine, see acetaminophen w codeine Ultram, see tramadol HCl Ultrase MT, 9.6 Ultracet, 5.1.1 Ultram ER, 5.1.1 Ultravate, see halobetasol propionate Umecta Nail Film Susp, 6.9.2 Umecta PD, 6.9.2 28 Uni-Dur, 15.1.2 Uniphyl, 15.1.2 Univasc, see moexipril Uniretic, see moexipril HCTZ urea 50% ointment, 6.9.2 Urealac, 6.9.2 Urimar-T, 2.1.8 Urisym, 16.1.4 Uritact-EC, 16.1.4 URO Blue, 2.1.8UroXatral, 16.1.4 Urso, 9.6 Urso Forte, 9.6 Utrona, 2.1.8 Vagifem, 13.4 Valcyte, 2.5.2 Valium, see diazepam valproic acid, 5.4.4 Valtrex, 2.5.2 Vandazole, 13.1.3 Vantin, see cefpodoxime Vantin Suspension, 2.1.1 Vasotec, see enalapril maleate Vasoretic, see enalapril maleate hctz venlafaxine, 5.5.1.4 Ventavis, 4.6.2 Ventolin, see albuterol Ventolin HFA, 15.1.1 Veramyst, 7.2 verapamil HCl, verapamil SR , 4.2 verapamil ER PM, 4.2 Verdeso 6.1 Verelan, Verelan PM, 4.2 Vesanoid, 3.0 Vesicare, 16.1.1 Vexol, 14.2 Vfend, 2.3 Viagra, 16.1.4 Vibramycin, see doxycycline Vicodin, see hydrocodone w acetaminophen Vicoprofen, 5.1.1.2 Vigamox, 14.1.1 Visicol, 9.6 Visqid A A, 2.1.8 Vistaril, see hydroxyzine Vivactil, 5.5.1.2 Vivelle, Vivelle Dot, 13.4 Vivaglobulin, 10.0 Volmax, 15.1.1 Voltaren, see diclofenac Voltaren Opth, 14.6 Vosol, see acetic acid Vosol HC, see acetic acid HC Vospire, see albuterol ER Vusion, 2.4.2 Vytorin, 4.8.2.1 Vyvanse, 5.9.1 warfarin sodium, 12.3.1 Welchol, 4.8.1 Wellbutrin, see bupropion HCl, Wellbutrin SR, see bupropion SR Wellbutrin XL, 5.5.1.4 and see bupropion XL Westcort, see hydrocortisone Winstrol, 13.3 Xalatan, 14.5 Xanax, see alprazolam Xanax XR, 5.2.1 Xclair, 6.9.2 Xenaderm Ointment, 6.9.2 Xenical, 17.3.2 Xibrom, 14.6 Xifaxan, 2.8 Xodol, 5.1.1.2 Xolegel, 2.4.2 Xopenex, 15.1.1 Xopenex HFA, 15.1.1 Xylocaine, see lidocaine HCl Xyrem, 5.2.2 Yasmin, 13.7 Yaz, 13.7 Zaditor, 14.6 Zagam, 2.1.9 Zanaflex, 11.3.1 Zantac, see ranitidine Zantac Efferdose, Zantac Granules, 9.4 Zarontin, see ethosuximide Zaroxolyn, see metolazone Zavesca, 8.6 Zazole, 2.4.1 Zebeta, see bisoprolol fumarate Zegerid caps and packets, 9.4.2 Zelnorm, 9.7 Zemplar, 12.1.3 Zestril, see lisinopril Zestoretic, see lisinopril w hctz Zetia, 4.8.1 Ziac, see bisoprolol fumarate hctz Zithromax, see azithromycin, 2.1.4.1 Zmax, 2.1.4.1 Zocor, see simvastatin, 4.8.2 Zoderm, 6.3 Zofran, Zofran ODT, 5.6 and see ondansetron Zolinza, 3.0 Zoloft, 5.5.1.3 zolpidem, 5.2.2 Zomig, Zomig ZMT, Zomig Nasal Spray, 5.1.2 Zonegran, 5.4.7 Zorprin, 11.1.1 Zovirax Topical, 2.5.2 Zovirax, see acyclovir Zyban, see bupropion SR, 5.9.5 Zyflo, 15.1.4 Zylet, 14.3 Zyloprim, see allopurinol Zymar, 14.1.1 Zymase, 9.6 Zyprexa, 5.8 Zyprexa Zydis, 5.8 Zyrtec, 15.2.1 Zyrtec-D, 15.2.
Controlled Drugs A controlled substance is defined by law as a substance with potential for physical addiction, psychological addiction and or abuse. These drugs are labeled with a capital C followed by a Roman numeral, which denotes the drug's theoretical potential for abuse CI through CV ; . Controlled substances must be stored securely and a written record must be maintained describing when, how much and to whom the drug is dispensed. All controlled drugs MUST be dispensed by a supervising veterinarian or technician and eulexin.
Limitations of the presented studies and prospects of future research are delineated. 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 544. The role of the mammillary bodies in memory: A case of amnesia following bilateral resection - Beglinger L.J., Haut M.W. and Parsons M.W. [Dr. L.J. Beglinger, Department of Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine, MEB 1-325, 200 Hawkins Dr., Iowa City, IA 52242, United States] - EUR. J. PSYCHIATRY 2006 20 2 ; - summ in ENGL Background and Objectives: Craniopharyngioma CP ; patients typically show good neuropsychiatric outcome following tumor resection. We present the case of a 51-year old woman who sustained damage to white matter pathways during surgery resulting in a disconnection of the Papez circuit loss of bilateral mammillary bodies, columns of the fornix and mammillothalamic tracts ; . Methods and Results: Neuropsychological evaluations were completed at 10 and 30 weeks post-operatively, and indicated both retrograde and severe anterograde amnesia, as well as persistent depression. At the second evaluation, most cognitive deficits had improved, but memory and mood deficits remained. Metamemory and priming remained intact. Conclusions: This case illustrates a profound neuropsychiatric morbidity associated with a surgery that is typically considered benign and confirms the well-known dissociation between explicit recollection of newly learned information and less conscious forms of learning and memory. This rare pathology provides further information regarding the role of the mammillary bodies in memory. 545. Therapeutic and neurophysiologic aspects of transcranial magnetic stimulation in schizophrenia - Saba G., Schurhoff F. and Leboyer M. [G. Saba, D partement hospitalo-universitaire de e psychiatrie, groupe hospitalier Chenevier-Mondor, APHP, 40, rue de Mesly, 94000 Cr teil, France] - NEUROPHYSIOL. CLIN. 2006 e 36 3 185-194 ; - summ in ENGL, FREN The use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation rTMS ; in psychiatry provides the therapeutic field with a new tool. Since its introduction in the mid 1980s, the vast majority of studies have focussed on depression. A growing body of evidence suggests that rTMS is effective in the treatment of depression if dorsolateral prefrontal cortex is stimulated. Less is known about its efficacy in schizophrenia. Neuroimaging investigations in schizophrenia suggest abnormalities in the prefrontal and temporoparietal cortex TPC ; , which are correlated with psychopathological dimensions. Based on its modulatory effect, rTMS seems to be a promising tool in exploring cortical excitability and reducing auditory hallucinations AH ; and negative symptoms. Neurophysiologic studies of patients suffering from schizophrenia using rTMS indicate high cortical excitability and a lack of transcallosal inhibition. In the therapeutic field, researches provide encouraging results, even though some studies indicate limited benefits. The most promising therapeutic effect seems to be the capability of rTMS to reduce AH if TPC is targeted using slow-frequency. The current paper aims to provide a review of the literature of the use of rTMS in schizophrenia. 2006 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved. 546. Joint crisis plans for people with psychosis: Economic evaluation of a randomised controlled trial - Flood C., Byford S., Henderson C. et al. [S. Byford, Centre for the Economics of Mental Health, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London SE5 8AF, United Kingdom] - BR. MED. J. 2006 333 7571 ; summ in ENGL Objective: To investigate the cost effectiveness of joint crisis plans, a form of advance agreement for people with severe mental illness. Design: Single blind randomised controlled trial. Setting: Eight community mental health teams in southern England. Participants: 160 people with a diagnosis of psychotic illness or non-psychotic bipolar disorder who had been admitted to hospital at least once within the previous two years. Intervention: Joint crisis plan formulated by the patient, care coordinator, psychiatrist, and project worker containing contact information, details of illnesses, treatments, relapse indicators, and advance statements of preferences for care for future relapses. Control group was standardised service information. Main outcome measures: Admission to hospital; service use over 15 months. Results: Use of a joint crisis plan was associated with less service use and lower costs on average than in the standardised service information group, but differences 107.
Response to this with complete cessation of oral steroids. For 4 years, itraconazole levels remained in the therapeutic range. However, 2 months after substitution to generic itraconazole the patient noticed an erythematous rash, and his peak flow deteriorated, suggesting active disease. Itraconazole levels fell from 6.9 mg L to 4.6 mg L, and the therapy SporanoxTM 400 mg daily was substituted. Two months later the patient was clinically very well. His last itraconazole level was 14.7 mg L. The second patient was a 51-year-old man who deteriorated while on treatment for Mycobacterium malmoense infection, when chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis CCPA ; was diagnosed. He was started on 400 mg daily itraconazole in October 2004. Substantial clinical improvement was observed, and itraconazole levels were in the expected range. When SporanoxTM was shifted to generic itraconazole, levels fell to 3.4 mg L. Brand medication was restarted, and levels of 5.2 mg L were obtained 3 months later. Patient 3 was a 47-year-old woman with CCPA and mannose binding protein deficiency who was in treatment with itraconazole since 1999, with stable disease patient 8 in Ref. [4] ; . In April 2005, her GP substituted generic itraconazole, at the same dosage. Itraconazole levels were undetectable in June 2005 and were 4.2 mg L 5 months later. Raised precipitins and IgE levels indicated ongoing active disease. Culture from sputum performed in December 2005 revealed A. fumigatus resistant to itraconazole MIC 8.0 mg L ; , whereas multiple specimens had been culture-negative for years before this. Theoretically, a generic pharmaceutical product is the bioequivalent of a brand name innovator ; pharmaceutical and flutamide.
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Also helped to stabilize their blood sugar levels, so that they had fewer problems with an over-stimulated appetite and or hypoglycemia low blood sugar ; . Furthermore, this program enabled those who started over or under ; weight to lose or gain ; weight towards their ideal weight. Even in patients who remained diabetic, supplemental thyroid tissue blocked the development of all kinds of common diabetic complications. Dr. Barnes also prescribed such high-fat, lowcarbohydrate, vitamin enriched diets to many of his other patients, particularly for those who were overweight or suffered from hypoglycemia. Thus, he ended up many decades ahead of Dr. Atkins The Atkins Diet ; , Dr. Bernstein Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution ; Dr. Sears The Zone Diets ; and the Drs. Eades The Protein Power Diet ; in advocating reduced dietary carbohydrates, particularly for weight loss, blood sugar level stabilization and improved diabetes control. He was also different from most of the other experts recommending reduced dietary carbohydrates today other than Dr. Atkins ; , in that he did not recommend the avoidance of "excessive fat", for weight loss. Instead, he saw dietary fats as appetite suppressants, and as a generally healthful class of nutrients. Driven by the unsubstantiated, but still very influential theory, first put forward in the 1920's, that dietary fat raises cholesterol levels and causes cardiovascular diseases, The American Diabetes Association, The American Heart Association and American medical practice in general have been, since the 1930's, advocating and prescribing high-carbohydrate diets for virtually all of their obese, diabetic and or otherwise cardiovascularly "at-risk" patients. It was only during the late 1990's, when higherfat high-protein lower-carbohydrate diets were, at long last, first tested in controlled studies against highcarbohydrate low fat-diets, that it was finally and repeatedly demonstrated that Dr. Barnes had been right all along. The Lord only knows how much suffering, and how many tens of millions of premature deaths, could have been prevented, if only any of the medical authorities during the past two generations had taken Dr. Barnes' findings, and numerous articles and books about his findings, seriously enough to help set up larger scale and better publicized tests of them. Undaunted by the life-long chilly reception of his discoveries in most medical circles, during the last 40years of his career Dr. Barnes continued trying to get other doctors interested in teaching their patients to test themselves for hypothermia, and whenever they found it, prescribing thyroid tissue and a vitamin fortified, high-fat, reduced carbohydrate diet to treat it. He wrote 17 books, and over 500 magazine articles, which were published in medical journals around the world. The BBMT was, and is still, a much less expensive and much more accurate way to measure metabolic functioning than was, or is, than is any kind of blood-hormone-level-testing. Even the latest and best of the blood chemistry approaches for measuring, because pharmacist.
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The author responds: As a traditional healthcare provider, I pursuing a degree in naturopathy myself. I totally agree with your concepts! It is extremely important that patients who choose to use supplements and herbs, in addition to their prescription drugs, consult a complementary provider to guide their therapy. Then, the traditional and complementary providers work together to guide the patient's therapy. When titrated properly, herbs and supplements may reduce the use of drugs, and thus lessen their side effects and toxic effects, and also reduce drug costs. When you review the drug-herb interaction table closely, rarely is there a statement that says, "Do not use together." The mechanism of the reaction is stated so that healthcare providers understand what to monitor for. The reason for the article is to identify, for healthcare providers, that problems can occur from indiscriminate use of herbs and supplements. Merrily Kuhn, RN, PhD, for example, drug information!
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Cervical explant culture - Microbicides for HIV AIDS. Electrophoretic fingerprinting of CD4 + T-cell model systems - Sex preparation and diaphragm acceptability in sex work in Nairobi, Kenya - The search for a topical dual action spermicide microbicide - Carbohydrate-binding agents: a potential future cornerstone for the chemotherapy of enveloped viruses? 4. NEW PUBLISHED RESEARCH: RELEVANT SCIENCE - Reduction of HIV-1 RNA levels with therapy to suppress herpes simplex virus 5. POLITICS AND POLICY - HIV AIDS in India complex, 'overwhelming, ' NEJM perspective says - The AIDS denialists are still around 6. PREVENTION AND BEHAVIOR - India to market female condoms 7. ANNOUNCEMENTS - Microbicides 2008 website available - Microbicides Medical Officer closing date 9 April 2007 ; - Reproductive Health 2007 call for abstracts 1. ALLIANCE UPDATES AND COMMUNITY NEWS Continuing coverage of the closure of the Phase 3 cellulose sulfate trials EDITORS' NOTE: Because there has been a great deal of coverage of the closure of the cellulose sulfate trials, the Alliance has opted to be selective about including ongoing coverage in the Digest. However, we believe that the following two articles merit particular attention: "Recent public statements from the IAS: Microbicide trials halted" Date: March 2007 Source: IAS Newsletter The IAS acknowledges the February 2007 announcement that two Phase III trials of Ushercell a cellulose sulfate based topical gel being testing for HIV prevention in women ; have been halted due to preliminary results at some sites indicating potential increased risk for HIV among women who use the compound. The findings of increased risk were identified at some sites in a trial sponsored by CONRAD, a cooperating agency of USAID administered through the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Eastern Virginia Medical School in the United States. The CONRAD trial was being conducted in South Africa, Benin, Uganda and India. While emphasizing the urgent need for the timely development of an effective microbicide to protect women from HIV infection, the IAS also recognizes the utmost importance of safety, and applauds the decision to halt the studies to evaluate the preliminary findings. Family Health International, sponsor of the second halted trial in Nigeria, had not found similar results but halted the trial as a precautionary measure, given the preliminary results in the CONRAD trial. At this point, it is not clear.
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Use of plans is like the execution of a program. Carrying out a plan means walking over the primitive commands included in the plan in a syntactic and mechanical fashion. The generation of the plan and its execution are done by different modules, and once it is produced, the execution of a plan is an unproblematic matter. No or very little additional reasoning is necessary, and sensing the environment is needed solely for the monitoring of the conditions necessary for the correct execution of the plan. Additionally, the plan executor is domain-independent, because all the necessary knowledge about the domain is included in the plan. Agre and Chapman 1990 ; point to four principle problems that haunt the plan-as-program view: 1. It poses computationally intractable problems. 2. It is inadequate for a world characterized by unpredictable events. If a plan does not anticipate a possible deviation in the environment, its rigid structure will avoid the robot reacting to the respective contingency or making use of the opportunity. 3. It requires that plans be too detailed13 . 4. It fails to address the problem of relating the plan text to the concrete situation. Plans are usually formulated in terms of symbols referring to objects in the environment, and the executing module has to find the connection between the symbols and the objects. This, however, requires in many cases domain knowledge. In addition to giving a view of the intellectual fundamentals of AI, Agre has observed and criticized the internal workings of the field, i.e. how AI systems are conceived, constructed, discussed and how the researchers react to especially continually resurfacing ; technical problems. This critique is utterly relevant for a deeper understanding of cognitive science, because it opens a perspective on the processes which enable researchers to ignore criticism, and put off practical symptoms of theoretical difficulties.14 According to Agre, there is a certain way that AI systems are built. Such words as plan or knowledge, although they have precise meanings in particular systems, are vague in an overall sense, in that they enable the researcher to make a wide range of domains commensurable to each other. This is the case with the meaning of Plan in Miller et al. 1960 ; : "absolutely any structure or purposivity in anybody's behavior . can be interpreted as the result of planning" Agre, 1997b, p.147 ; , and nevertheless, this book is the field's "original textbook in the rhetoric of planning". The construction of a model then works inside out using such basic terms. One takes into consideration a behavioral pattern that exhibits regularity, and tries to arrive.
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Quantum computation promises to solve certain complex problems faster than it is possible on a classical computer. The most famous examples are Shor's factorisation algorithm [1] and Grover's search algoritm [2]. The former finds the factors of a composite number, and the latter searches an unordered database. Both are significantly faster than their classical counterparts. These and other powerful results have motivated a great deal of research in the construction of a quantum computer. Yet only very small quantum computers have been constructed, and there are significant technical difficulties to overcome. One of the most important of these is the extreme vulnerability of quantum systems to noise arising from interactions with the environment. Indeed, for some time this was thought to be an insurmountable barrier. Theoretically, noise can be elliminated by isolating the system from unwanted interactions, but such complete isolation is normally impossible in practice. Thus, the information stored will be degraded by ever increasing levels of noise as the system evolves. As in classical communication and computation, error correction is necessary to combat the noise which inevitably corrupts the information. However, due to the celebrated 'nocloning theorem' by Wooters and Zurek [3], an unknown quantum state cannot be copied, and so it may seem that quantum error correction should not be possible at all. Fortunately, this is not the case, and several methods of quantum error correction have been developed over the last decade, since Shor found the first error correcting quantum code in 1996 [4]. The effort devoted to finding methods of quantum error correction was first focused on finding subspaces of the state space of the quantum systems, where the noise introduced by the environment could be corrected by applying some form of correction operation, see e.g. the paper by Knill and Laflamme [5]. The other approaches usually used are the methods of dehoherence free subspaces and noiseless subsystems. Both are passive error correction techniques where information is stored in some part of the system which is unaffected by noise. In this thesis, the theory of operator quan.
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Under conditions of reduced extracellular Na, we attempted to describe Na currents with a Hodgkin--Huxley equation. However, at room temperature the activation time course could not be resolved satisfactorily. In order to slow the time course of Na currents, we reduced the bath temperature to 8--12 C. Under these conditions, Na currents could be well described by a Hodgkin--Huxley equation, with an inactivation time constant that was much slower than the activation time constant. It could be concluded from the ratio of Na conductances G peak G fit that, in this model, abolishing the inactivation would theoretically lead to an approximately 2-fold increase in current amplitude. In the absence of evidence that abolishing inactivation by application of proteolytic enzymes increases the inward current amplitude, it is also possible that other models with opposite ratios of activation and inactivation time constants might predict the same time course of Na conductance Hille, 1992 ; . In most further analyses of kinetic parameters, Na currents were reduced with STXTTX. Na currents in isolated human DGCs showed EC50 values comparable to those measured in acutely isolated human axons TTX, 1--10 n; Scholz, Reid, Vogel & Bostock, 1993 ; and human neocortical pyramidal neurons STX, 23 n; Cummins et al. 1994 ; . In cloned rat brain IIa channels, Satin, Limberis, Kyle, Rogart & Fozzard 1994 ; found EC50 values between 10 and 15 n for TTX, and between 2 and 4 n for STX at potentials from -110 to -60 mV. Kaneda, Oyama, Ikemoto & Akaike 1989 ; reported an EC50 value for TTX of 10 n for Na channels in isolated rat hippocampal CA1 neurons. The voltage dependence of Na channels in human DGCs was similar to data obtained in other human and rat preparations. Other groups have examined hippocampal and neocortical pyramidal neurons of patients with TLE M. Vreugdenhil & W. J. Wadmann, personal communication; Cummins et al. 1994 ; and pyramidal and non-pyramidal cells from the neocortex of mature rats Huguenard, Hamill & Prince, 1988; Cummins et al. 1994 ; . These groups found halfmaximal values of activation of about -33 mV, which are in good agreement with the values reported here, while the half-maximal values of inactivation -66 mV, on average ; are about 10 mV more negative than ours. Another group Sah, Gibb & Gage, 1988 ; found more negative half-maximal values of activation and inactivation -40 and -75 mV, respectively ; in hippocampal CA1 neurons of guinea-pig. In contrast, the properties of recovery from inactivation were clearly different from those reported in numerous other preparations. In addition to fast voltage-dependent recovery time constants 3--20 ms ; , which are in good agreement with values reported for Na channels of cardiocytes, skeletal muscle or brain Huguenard et al. 1988; West, Scheuer, Maechler & Catterall, 1992; Schneider et al. 1994; Wang, George & Bennet, 1996 ; , we observed a significant.
Iontophoretic a-fluhpenthixol The inhibitory action of dopamine but not that of GABA was antagonized by iontophoretic applications of the thioxanthene derivative, aflupenthixol a-FLU ; Moller Nielsen, Pedersen, Nymark, Franck, Boeck, Fjalland & Christensen, 1973 ; . In keeping with the experiment shown in Text-fig. 4, a decline in dopamine sensitivity rarely occurred unless the application of a-flupenthixol continued for 4 or 5 min and complete blockade often required an application lasting at least twice as long. Since even partial recovery only became apparent several minutes after the ac-flupenthixol application was terminated, full recovery rarely occurred except when the recording conditions were exceptionally stable. Nevertheless, the dopamine response of more than one third twenty-one ; of the fifty-three cells tested with what were considered z-flupenthixol doses of adequate duration, was almost completely blocked. Although on another eighteen neurones, the action of ac-flupenthixol did at first discriminate between the action of dopamine and GABA, the effect cannot be described as specific, since a-flupenthixol slowly reduced the rate of neuronal firing in a manner which could not be overcome by increasing the magnitude of the current used to release glutamate. Unlike chlorpromazine York, 1970, 1972; Gonzales-Vegas, 1974 ; , however, the depressant action of locally applied a-flupenthixol was not accompanied by a decline in the shape or amplitude of the individual action potentials. The dopamine and GABA sensitivities of the remaining fourteen neurones were quite unaffected by applications of oa-flupenthixol which were slightly longer in duration and slightly greater in magnitude often in excess of 100 nA ; than those found to block the dopamine response on other neurones recorded in the same animal with the same micro-electrodes. By and large, however, many of our other attempts to test x-flupenthixol were abandoned after only a few min when the electrode either 'blocked' or generated.
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Positions on surfaces as a function of distance. However, on most ionic surfaces, the positive and negative ions cannot be easily distinguished. For the CaF2 111 ; surface, previous SFM studies provide identification of the positions of the Ca 2 + and F- ions based on contrast features in images. In this work we combined low temperature experimental sitespecific force curves and theoretical results to provide a quantification of the strength and distance dependence of the interaction of a tipterminating cluster with particular surface ions, hence revealing details of cluster and surface relaxation. Further development of this approach will provide new insight into mechanisms of chemical bond formation between clusters, cluster deposition at surfaces, processes in adhesion and tribology, and single atom manipulation with the force microscope. Beyond ideal surfaces, we also studied adsorbates on insulating surfaces specifically, organic molecules on an oxide surface. In the first system, we consider monolayers of formic HCOOH ; and acetic CH3COOH ; acid and a mixed layer of acetic and trifluoroacetic acids CF3COOH ; on the TiO2 110 ; surface and study their interaction with a silicon dangling bond tip. The results demonstrate that the silicon tip interacts more strongly with the substrate and the COO- group than the adsorbed acid headgroups, and, therefore, molecules would appear dark in images. The pattern of contrast and apparent height of molecules is determined by the repulsion between the tip and the molecular headgroups and by significant deformation of the monolayer and individual molecules. The height of the molecule on the surface and the size of the headgroup play a large role in determining access of the tip to the substrate and, hence, the contrast in images. Direct imaging of the molecules themselves could be obtained by providing a functionalized tip with attraction to the molecular headgroups, for example, a positive potential tip. Oxides As part of ongoing efforts to evaluate high-k dielectrics as potential replacements for SiO2 in microelectronics we studied the effects of various forms of nitrogen post-deposition anneals PDA ; on the electric properties of hafnia in the context of its application as a gate dielectric in field-effect transistors. We considered the atomic structure and energetics of nitrogen-containing defects which can be.
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Bottom right of Fig. 9. These estimates were produced by calculating the weighted averages, along each condition, of the conditional probability distributions. The fact that the functions are monotonic permits assignment of a single, unambiguous best estimate for a given condition. The plots in this figure were produced from the same data set, with a window width of 120 ms. The encoding and decoding functions were consistently nonlinear, but they were not always as obviously related as the nonlinearities are in Fig. 9 bottom right ; . Response mean and variance To examine the magnitude of variance among responses to a given stimulus category, we analyzed the variance as a function of the mean. Figure 10 shows a scatterplot of response variance versus response mean for a PSRs at sliding window widths of 5, 10, 20, and 50 ms. The SA and RA sizes were set at the X 1 levels. Two important features are apparent in this data set. First, the variance lies close to the theoretical minimum for a response characterized by spike count, given by the scalloped function ; in the top of Fig. 10. The shape.
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Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole TMP SMX ; is the most effective choice for PCP prophylaxis. The usual dose used is 150 mg of the TMP component 750 mg of the SMX component per meter squared per day divided in 2 doses given 3 days per week. Consecutive days are commonly used i.e., Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday ; an every day schedule is also acceptable. Major toxicities are allergic reactions and rash. These are common in HIV-infected adults, but less in children. Hematologic reactions, especially leukopenia and thrombocytopenia may occur. Alternative regimens for patients who do not tolerate TMP SMX include dapsone, aerosolized pentamidine, intravenous pentamidine, and atovaquone. The relative effectiveness of these regimens is not defined. Dapsone 2 mg kg once daily to a maximum of 100 mg ; is usually the agent of first choice if TMP SMX is not tolerated. It should be used with caution in patients with G6PD deficiency, as dapsone causes hemolysis in these patients. Limited pharmacokinetic data in HIV-infected children suggest less frequent dosing may be adequate due to a half-life of approximately 24 hours, but there is no efficacy data, thus daily dosing is currently recommended. Failures of prophylaxis have occurred with concurrent administration of rifampin and dideoxyinosine ddI ; , presumably secondary to drug interactions which decrease the half-life rifampin ; or decrease the absorption ddI ; of dapsone. Toxicities include dose related hemolysis, hematologic reactions especially leukopenia ; , "sulfone syndrome" fever, dermatitis, hepatic dysfunction, methemoglobinemia, and peripheral motor neuropathy ; . Aerosolized pentamidine 300 mg delivered by jet nebulizer monthly ; can be used as an alternative for PCP prophylaxis in patients 5 years of age who can cooperate with respiratory therapy procedures. Aerosol therapy has been shown to be well-tolerated in younger children, but efficacy data is lacking. A drawback of aerosol prophylaxis is that it will not prevent extra-pulmonary pneumocystis disease, and has a higher number of prophylaxis failures. Bronchospasm triggered by this medication can be controlled by beta-adrenergic aerosol therapy. Other toxicities can include dizziness, headache, a burning sensation in the throat, hypoglycemia, and pancreatitis. Parenteral pentamidine 4 mg kg every 2 to 4 weeks ; has a long half-life which can result in tissue levels lasting several weeks. Optimal frequency of dosing for prophylaxis has not been defined. Fewer breakthroughs may be associated with dosing every 2 weeks. Theoretically, the parenteral route should be more effective in the prevention of extra-pulmonary pneumocystis disease. A slow intravenous administration is usually used. IM injection may result in sterile abscess formation. Adverse effects may include dizziness, headache, hypotension, hypoglycemia, and pancreatitis. Dosing for atovaquone prophylaxis is 30 mg kg po daily in children above 24 months of age. In children 4 to 24 months of age, the dose is 45 mg kg daily. Breakthrough PCP can occur despite prophylaxis, thus the nature of the prophylaxis should not influence the index of suspicion and diagnostic considerations of PCP.
