Abstract — Prescription drug use continues to rise in the U.S. As more people take more drugs and health care costs climb towards $4 trillion per year, it is worth examining the data behind a couple commonly recommended therapies. Keywords: COPD; statin; Pharmacotherapy Discussion In the era of WebMD and Google, it is…

Abstract The incidence of thoracolumbar fracture has increased globally, most of these fractures occur at the thoracolumbar junction (Th11-L2). The traumatic thoracolumbar burst fractures of the spine represent 50% of all thoracolumbar injuries, they associated with increased mortality, major morbidity, and cost for hospital care. To date, the AOSpine thoracolumbar spine…

Background — Stroke kills more patients globally than any other disease outside of ischemic heart disease, with prompt systemic thrombolysis being the standard of care for the majority of strokes (acute ischemic stroke [AIS]) [1]. Its benefit over risk ratio is so notable that recent randomized trials were conducted to determine if…

Abstract Adjuvant chemotherapy (ACh) benefits in stage II colorectal cancer (CRC) is still unclear. Risk factors (RF) as perineural (PNI) or lymphovascular (LVI) infiltrate in biopsy, T4 or less than 12 lymph nodes (LN) resected during surgery has associated with recurrence. We retrospectively evaluated Ach benefits in stage II CRC patients…

Opinion — One of the traditional questions in the biomechanics field is identifying human motor control laws. The human motor control system consists of complex biological neural networks and muscles. Yet, it is phenomenal to observe how our motor control can achieve efficient, stable, and robust motion control [1–4]. These intriguing observational…

Abstract In standing horses, notable sedation and analgesia may be attained by using α2-agonists/opioids combinations relative to α2-agonists alone. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of a constant rate infusion (CRI) of xylazine (XYL) alone or in combination with morphine (XYL/ MOR) on sedation, analgesia and ataxia in horses…

Abstract During the last 20 years, It was possible to see that the most of the inventoried studies concerning senior citizens in the field of disasters, deal with the frequency of psychological problems like post-traumatic stress, anxiety or depression arising after being expose to a disaster [1–6]. Other research looks at…

Abstract The ethical and legal requirement to gain informed consent from patients for medical procedures and for biomedical research faces challenges with respect to the transparency problem. The requirement to be transparent by using plain, non-technical language in their Patient Informed Consent Forms (PICFs) is clear but, in practice, hard to…

Case Presentation — A 38 year-old male with a history of psychiatric illness and methamphetamine abuse presented to the emergency department (ED) reporting intentionally taking cyclobenzaprine, alprazolam, and iron tablets. He could not provide history regarding exact dosages or time of ingestion. An abdominal x-ray showed multiple radio-opacities in the right upper quadrant…