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12 Minutes and the simple seven
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2-DPMP (desoxypipradrol, 2-benzhydrylpiperidine, 2-phenylmethylpiperidine) and D2PM (diphenyl-2-pyrrolidin-2-yl-methanol, diphenylprolinol) : A preliminary review
Corkery, John; Schifano, Fabrizio; Ghodse, A. Hamid; Elliott, S.; Corazza, Ornella (2012)2-DPMP (desoxypipradrol, 2-benzhydrylpiperidine, 2-phenylmethylpiperidine) and D2PM (diphenyl-2-pyrrolidin-2-yl-methanol, diphenylprolinol) are psychoactive substances, sold primarily over the Internet and in 'head' shops ... -
25C-NBOMe: preliminary data on pharmacology, psychoactive effects and toxicity of a new potent hallucinogenic drug
Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Corazza, Ornella; Albano, Gabriella; Valeriani, Giuseppe; Santacroce, Rita; Bolzan, Flamina; Cinosi, Eduardo; Simonato, Pierluigi; Martinotti, Giovanni; Bersani, Giuseppe; Schifano, Fabrizio (2014-07-03)Introduction. The use of novel psychoactive substances (NPSs) has rapidly increased as well as their online availability. The aim of this paper is to provide a comprehensive review of the nature and the risks associated ... -
A 5 item version of the Compliance Questionnaire for Rheumatology (CQR5) successfully identifies low adherence to DMARDs
Hughes, Lyndsay D.; Done, D.J.; Young, Adam (2013-10)Taking DMARDs as prescribed is an essential part of self-management for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis. To date, the Compliance Questionnaire for Rheumatology (CQR) is the only self-report adherence measure created ... -
Adverse psychiatric effects associated with herbal weight-loss products
Bersani, Francesco Saverio; Coviello, Marialuce; Imperatori, Claudio; Francesconi, Marta; Valeriani, Giuseppe; De Stefano, Gianfranco; Bolzan Mariotti Posocco, Flaminia; Santacroce, Rita; Minichino, Amedeo; Corazza, Ornella (2015)Obesity and overeating are among the most prevalent health concerns worldwide and individuals are increasingly using performance and image-enhancing drugs (PIEDs) as an easy and fast way to control their weight. Among ... -
All patients receiving renal replacement therapy in the United Kingdom in 2005 (chapter 4)
Farrington, Ken; Rao, R.; Stenkamp, R.; Ansell, D.; Feest, T. (2007)Summary data are provided for the whole United Kingdom. There were 41 776 adult patients alive on renal replacement therapy (RRT) in the UK at the end of 2005, a prevalence for adults of 694 pmp. Addition of 748 children ... -
Analisi dei report online relativi al potenziale uso errato della benzidamina
Schifano, Fabrizio; Corazza, Ornella; Marchi, Alessandro; di Melchiorre, Giuditta; Sferrazza, Elias; Enea, Aurora; Davey, Z.; Blaszko, Ursula; Deluca, Paolo (2013)Benzydamine/Tantum Rosa is a drug for external use. It is typically available in Europe, without the need of a medical prescription, for the treatment of vaginal inflammatory processes. Between December 2009 and January ... -
Analytical quality goals for parathyroid hormone based on biological variation
Viljoen, A.; Singh, D.K.; Twomey, P.J.; Farrington, Ken (2008)Background: Measurement of parathyroid hormone (PTH) is central in the investigation of pathologies of bone and mineral ion metabolism. Knowledge of the biological variation of an analyte forms an essential part of evaluating ... -
Aortoiliac arteriovenous fistula masquerading as deep vein thrombosis
Jolly, E.C.; Alaeddin, F.; Farrington, Ken (2008)A male smoker in his 60s with hypertension and hyperlipidaemia presented with progressive swelling of his left leg, abdominal discomfort and oliguria. He was obese and had an extensive left deep vein thrombosis (DVT) ... -
Are low erythropoietin and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels indicative of tubulo-interstitial dysfunction in diabetes without persistent microalbuminuria?
Singh, D.K.; Winocour, P.; Summerhayes, B.; Viljoen, A.; Sivakumar, G.; Farrington, Ken (2009)Aims: To investigate the relationship between Erythropoietin (EPO) and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D levels, and tubular damage in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) without persistent microalbuminuria. Methods: We measured ... -
An association between depressive symptoms and survival in incident dialysis patients
Chilcot, Joseph; Davenport, Andrew; Wellsted, D.; Firth, John; Farrington, Ken (2011)Depression in end-stage renal disease patients is detrimental to quality of life, and is also associated with adverse clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to examine whether depression symptoms in 'incident dialysis' ... -
An Association between Residual Renal Function and Depression Symptoms in Haemodialysis Patients
Chilcot, J.; Wellsted, D.; Vilar, Enric; Farrington, Ken (2009)Background: The loss of residual renal function (RRF) and subsequent urine volume among haemodialysis (HD) patients may influence affect. Although RRF has been associated with improved patient outcome, its relationship ... -
Automated external defibrillation in cardiac surgery
Knaggs, A. L.; Delis, K. T.; Spearpoint, K.G.; Zideman, D. A. (2002-12)Revision open heart surgery may be impeded by a dense network of pericardial adhesions rendering cardiac mobilization laborious or incomplete, and internal defibrillation impossible. External defibrillation, the current ... -
Az elektronikus prevenció lehetőségei az új (szintetikus) drogok használatának megelőzésében : a Rekreációs Drogok Európai Hálózatának (Recreational Drugs European Network) bemutatása
Demetrovics, Zsolt; Mervo, Barbara; Corazza, Ornella; Davey, Zoe; Deluca, Paolo; Drummond, C.; Enea, Aurora; Moskalewicz, Jacek; Di Melchiorre, G.; Di Furia, Lucia; Flesland, Liv; Floridi, Luciano; Iszaj, F.; Scherbaum, Norbert; Siemann, Holger; Skutle, Arvid; Torrens, Marta; Pasinetti, Manuela; Pezzolesi, Cinzia; Pisarska, Agnieszka; Shapiro, Harry; Sferrazza, Elias; van der Kreeft, Peer; Schifano, Fabrizio (2010) -
Baseline factors predicting change from the initial DMARD treatment during the first 2 years of rheumatoid arthritis : experience in the ERAN inception cohort
McWilliams, Daniel F.; Kiely, Patrick D. W.; Young, Adam; Walsh, David A. (2013-05)Outcomes in early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) may be improved by rapidly establishing a stable and effective disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) treatment regimen. We aimed to investigate whether baseline factors ... -
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
McNicholas, T.A.; Swallow, D. (2011)Microscopic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) develops in most Western men, many of whom will develop measurable enlargement of the prostate. Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), in association with prostatic enlargement, ... -
“Benign” hypergammaglobulinemic purpura is not benign in pregnancy
Jolly, E.C.; Hunt, B.J.; Ellis, S.; Griffiths, M.; Farrington, Ken (2009)A woman presented at 25 weeks gestation in her first pregnancy with severe preeclampsia and an intrauterine death. It later emerged that she had Waldenstrom’s benign hypergammaglobulinemic purpura. We discuss the implications ... -
Better cervical screening for women with learning disabilities
Shaughnessy, Philomena (1999)Issues of consent, acceptability and assumptions concerning women with learning disabilities often block their access to screening programmes. This article reports on the efforts of the Horizon NHS Trust in Hertfordshire ... -
Bloody diarrhoea : A rare presentation of a systemic disease
Mann, S.D.; Young, Adam; Barrison, Ian; Catnach, S. (2003)Bloody diarrhoea in adolescents is usually due to enteric infection or inflammatory bowel disease. We describe a patient with bloody diarrhoea and endoscopic features of colitis in association with a systemic vasculitis. ... -
Broadening options for long-term dialysis in the elderly (BOLDE) : differences in quality of life on peritoneal dialysis compared to haemodialysis for older patients
Brown, E.A.; Johansson, L.; Farrington, Ken; Gallagher, H.; Sensky, T.; Gordon, F.; Da Silva Gane, M.; Beckett, N.; Hickson, M. (2010)Background. Health-related quality of life (QOL) is an important outcome for older people who are often on dialysis for life. Little is, however, known about differences in QOL on haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis ...