BACKGROUND: Human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (Her-2) is over expressed in approximately 25-30% of all primary breast tumors resulting in a distinctive breast cancer subtype associated with a poor prognosis and a ...

Intermittent or acute insomnia is common, and may sometimes require short-term treatment with an approved hypnotic agent. A diagnosis of insomnia disorder, however, indicates that night-time sleep is of poor quality and ...

Magnesium is a chemical element used by every organ in the body, especially the brain, skeletal muscles and the heart. It functions as a cofactor in approximately 600 enzyme systems that regulate many different biochemical ...

Given that anxiety disorders are common and chronic and often co-morbid with both medical and psychiatric conditions, effective and safe anxiolytic drugs are in great demand. Serotonergic agents, in particular the selective ...

BACKGROUND : successful treatment of moderate to severe acute pain often necessitates several analgesics that target different sites of the nociceptive pathway. Fixed-dose combination analgesics facilitate a reduction in ...

OBJECTIVE : To assess the effects of “sperm-friendly” coital lubricants on sperm motility. METHODS : This study compared the effects of five lubricants (Optilube®, Pre-Seed®, Yes Baby®, olive oil, and egg white) on sperm ...

Switching antidepressants because of lack of efficacy or unacceptable side-effects, while often required in general practice, may result in toxic drug-drug interactions, worsening depression or unpleasant discontinuation ...

The anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are common and debilitating, often coexist with medical and psychiatric conditions, and usually require long-term ...

At 9 am on the 23rd of November 1910, Dr Harvey Hawley Crippen, an American who had originally trained as a homeopathic doctor, was dispatched to the next world by public hanging in London’s Pentonville prison for ...