The aim of the present study was to examine the possible neuroprotective effect of chronic nicotine treatment (1 mg kg) pre- and post surgery on bulbectomy induced changes in the rat. Male Sprague Dawley rats (150-250 g) were used. The animals were randomly assigned to one of two groups...
the OS of female patients was significantly better than that of male patients (median OS: 79.05 vs. 72.76 months,P < 0.001). However, for no surgery patients, male gastric cancer patients
history of substance or alcohol use disorder, lifetime substance dependence, problematic alcohol use (AUDIT ≥ 8); present psychotic disorder or significant depression (BDI-II > 20), under-controlled metabolic disease, serious medical illness or neurological disease, and current nicotine use...
Exacerbating the prolonged stress that characterizes medical school is that the adverse effects of stressors are not mitigated by health-promoting behaviors, as medical students tend to engage in unhealthy behaviors regard- ing diet, caffeine, nicotine, alcohol/drugs, physical exer- cise, and sleep ...
Pre-emptive application of 7 mg transdermal nicotine patch provided significant reduction of intra- and post-operative opioid requirements associated with decreased incidence of opioid related adverse effects in patients undergoing lumber disc surgery. However, it had no effect on sevoflurane requirement ...
Additionally, it is not only smoking, but also nicotine patches, that have been found to decrease the effect of insulin [78]. This further confirms that nicotine is an active compound that causes diabetes. Smoking is found to have severely aggravated glucose tolerance and the insulin sensitivity...
During the fall interview, a female graduate student with depression and anxiety recently had surgery that impacted her mobility. She expressed her concern of being a burden to others and internalized her negative emotions: “I can’t move when I want to. I can’t do the things I want to...
Christian Schlensak and Mario Lescan * Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Centre Tübingen, Hoppe-Seyler Strasse 3, 72076 Tübingen, Germany * Correspondence: mario.lescan@med.uni-tuebingen.de; Tel.: +49-(0)-7071-29-85047; Fax: +49-(0)-7071-29-4047 Citat...
Additionally, it is not only smoking, but also nicotine patches, that have been found to decrease the effect of insulin [78]. This further confirms that nicotine is an active compound that causes diabetes. Smoking is found to have severely aggravated glucose tolerance and the insulin sensitivity...