The results of this observational study in the elderly population of the Rotterdam Study support the hypothesis that high dietary b-carotene intakes may protect against cardiovascular disease. We did not observe an association between vitamin C or vitamin E and MI
Neuromuscular blocking drugs (NMBDs) are now used less frequently in critically ill patients than they were 15 years ago, mainlyrnbecause of improved techniques of artificialrnventilation
Adequate maintenance of airways in patients undergoing surgeries under general anesthesia was throughrnproper intubation. This was achieved by the extensive usage of neuromuscular blocking drugs, which provided goodrnintubation conditions and relaxation of the muscles. Neuromuscular blockers play a key role in general anesthesia.rnRocuronium and vecuronium are used as nondepolarizing muscle rel…
The study was carried out in 90 patients aged 16-60 years, of ASA I - II and Mallampati I - II who were scheduled to undergornvarious surgeries under general anaesthesia. The patients were divided into three groups. All the groups were compared for the timernof onset of muscle relaxation, intubating conditions, and haemodynamic changes
In this multicentre , double-blind, randomized, parallel group study, 315 patients with allergic or vasomotor rhinitis were treated on a twice daily dosing schedule with either a 60 mg terfenadine -120 mg pseudoephedrine hydrochloride combination or 120 mg pseudoephedrine hydrochloride (extended release) for 2 weeks. Noclinically significant differences between the two groups were noted in body…
The effects of terfenadine and pseudoephedrine, alone and in combination, have been assessed in a nasal provocation test and in perennial rhinitis.
Long-acting beta-agonists (LABAs) have been shown to increase the risk of asthmarelated death among adults and the risk of asthma-related hospitalization among children. It is unknown whether the concomitant use of inhaled glucocorticoids with LABAs mitigates those risks. This trial prospectively evaluated the safety of the LABA salmeterol, added to fluticasone propionate, in a fixed-dose combi…
Salmeterol/fluticasone propionate (Seretide/Advair Diskus [dry powder inhaler] or Seretide/Advair inhalation aerosol [metered-dose inhaler]) is a fixed-dose combination inhalation agent containing a long-acting b2-adrenoceptor agonist (LABA) plus a corticosteroid. In patients with symptomatic asthma, twice-daily salmeterol/fluticasone propionate maintenance therapy improves lung function and as…