Objective To determine whether prasterone administration results in improvement or
stabilization of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) disease activity and its symptoms. Methods …

A review of the adverse effects of isoniazid (INH) was undertaken and it was found that these
effects could be divided into: (1) toxic, (2) idiosyncratic and (3) hypersensitivity reactions. …

Background: Exposure to envionmental tobacco smoke (passive smoking )has been suggested
to be a cause of lung cancer, although early epidemiologic studies have produced in-…

Objective This study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that a tracheal tube occlusion
protocol predicts clinically important obstruction to air flow in patients requiring prolonged …

• To determine the daily variability of spirometry, we performed spirometry on five consecutive
days on 15 normal subjects and on 24 patients with chronic bronchitis. The patients with …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the timing of onset of clinical benefit following the initial infusion of
infliximab and to obtain additional safety experience of infliximab when given in an office …

Filling the pericardial sac with ice and saline during open heart surgery protects the myocardium
during periods of ischemic arrest. Bilateral diaphragmatic paralysis complicated intense …

Nine patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were given oral aminophylline,
intravenous aminophylline, and various inhaled and oral adrenergic bronchodilators to …

Nonspecific bronchial provocation testing is clinically useful in the evaluation of patients with
symptoms suggestive of asthma. Testing is usually reserved for those with normal or near …

In an attempt to formulate indications for mediastinoscopy, the histologic tumor type and the
radiographic manifestations of the tumor were correlated with the occurrence of mediastinal …