简介:Coronaryarterydisease(CAD)istheleadingcauseofdeathworldwide,butbecauseofseveralfactors,oneofwhichisantiplatelettherapy,themortalityrateshavesteadilydeclined.However,womencontinuetoexperiencehigherCADmortalityratesthanmen.Thismaybeexplainedbydifferencesincomorbidities,increasedtimetopresentation,higherbleedingrates,anddifferencesinmanagement.Therearenumerouslandmarktrialsinthefieldofantiplatelettherapy;however,womenareconsistentlyunderrepresentedinthesetrials.Theresultsofthesetrialsrevealthatwomenexperiencethesamebenefitasmenfromantiplatelettherapybutexperiencehigherbleedingrates;thereforebleeding-reductionstrategiesareimperativeinthispatientpopulation.ThisreviewprovidesanoverviewoftheavailableevidenceonCADinwomenanditsimplicationsforantiplateletmedications.
简介:ThisarticleprovidesexplanationstohowdistanceexternalQitherapyworksbyquotingvariousrigorouslydesignedcontrolledexperimentsconductedatvariouspartsoftheworld.Italsointroducesanewmethodoftherapy,Informationtherapythatreliesontheentanglementofinformationcarriedbylowhissingsoundplaybackwithmp3playertoentanglewiththeinformationofsubjectsexhibitedbythefacialphotowiththewholesystemplacedinasealedcarton.Preliminaryresultshaveshownhugepotentialforinformationtherapytobeappliedonneurologicalcases,particularlyonautismanddementia.
简介:Palliativecareisthereliefofsymptomswithoutdealingwiththeunderlyingcause,e.g.useofanalgesia,torelievepain.Theuseofsuchanagentalleviatesthesymptomswithoutcuringtheunderlyingdisease.Thisisthetypeofcareforpatientswithseriousillnesses.Itfocusesonimprovingqualityoflife,notjustinyourbody,butalsoinyourmindandspirit.Thereisathinlinebetweenpalliativecareandhospicecare.