In most countries, millions of people are relying on herbal medicines as remedy for numerous ailments. In South-East Asia, Eurycoma longifolia Jack, also known as ‘Malaysian ginseng’ or Tongkat ali, is used to combat stress and disease and to improve physical strength. Moreover, the compounds of the roots of this plant are reported to have aphrodisiac and testosterone enhancing effects in …
Eurycoma longifolia (EL) has been well recognized as a booster of male sexual health. Over the past few decades, numerous in vivo animal studies and human clinical trials have been conducted across the globe to explore the promising role of EL in managing various male sexual disorders, which include erectile dysfunction, male infertility, low libido, and downregulated testosterone levels. Th…
HA/CMC instillation during EIU may decrease the incidence of urethral stricture recurrence. In addition, the use of HA/CMC was effective in reducing pain during the early postoperative period without an adverse effect.
This randomized study demonstrated that hyaluronic acid-carboxymethylcellulose treatment resulted in a reduction in bowel adhesion to the abdominal wall after laparoscopic pelvic surgery and had good clinical safety
The clinical usefulness of hyaluronic acid (HA) instillation during visual internal urethrotomy (VIU) for decreasing the incidence of recurrent urethral stricture was assessed.
Gliclazide has been associated with a low risk of hypoglycemic episodes and beneficial long-term cardiovascular safety in observational cohorts. The aim of this study was to assess in a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials the safety and efficacy of gliclazide compared to other oral glucose-lowering agents (PROSPERO2013:CRD42013004156)
Although the number of antihyperglycemic agents has expanded signifcantly, sulfonylureas (in particular gliclazide) remain an important option because of a variety of patient and health system factors. The large, real world, observational, and international EASYDia trial evaluated the efectiveness of gliclazide modifed release (MR) 60 mg in individuals with type 2 diabetes with a broad range of…
To determine the effects of progressive in vitro hemodilution with various plasma substitutes on whole blood coagulation, blood was obtained from six healthy volunteers. The Thrombelastograph® (TEG; Haemoscope Corp., Morton Grove, IL) variables of reaction time, coagulation time, maximum amplitude, and growth angle were determined. The following plasma substitutes were tested: two gelatin solu…
To compare the efficacy of volume expansion with 3.5% gelatin and 6% hydroxyethyl starch 200/0.5 in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The second objective was to compare the two colloids in terms of blood losses and allogeneic blood transfusion exposure rate.