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A double blind study was conducted utilizing the EDL/Biometrics Reading Eye Camera to determine if poor diets and altered reactions could have a detrimental effect on the eye movements of a group of dyslexic individuals. The study found that a poor diet, high in sugar, and a provocative challenge of cane sugar caused m…

Though the Hirschberg test has been used for over a 100 years, several different formulas are still being recommended and used clinically to determine the amount of a given ocular deviation. The purpose of this study was to obtain a double-masked clinical evaluation of the Hirschberg test. Several strabismic patients w…

The authors conducted a 16-week double-blind, crossover study in 11 patients with panic disorder to study the effects of verapamil, a calcium channel blocker commonly used in the treatment of cardiovascular disorders, on the treatment of panic disorder. Their findings suggest that verapamil has modest antianxiety and a…

A study was done on 40 outpatients suffering from major affective disorders (uni- and bipolar). Chlorimipramine or maprotiline was administered alternatively (means = 116.25 and 116.75 mg/day, respectively). The therapeutic effect of both antidepressive drugs is very similar, but maprotiline improves the gastrointestin…

Forty-nine patients were treated with either 3 x 75 MBq 89Sr or saline as placebo. Analysis of results 1 to 3 years after therapy revealed the ineffectiveness of 89Sr to relieve pain from metastases. Unexpectedly, a higher survival rate was found after Sr application (46% vs 4% after 2 years). Covariate analysis underl…

Ergot derivatives have been used in the treatment of migraine for more than 50 years. We have compared the efficacy of dihydroergotamine (DHE) nasal spray with that of placebo in patients with classic or common migraine attacks. The study was performed in accordance with a double-blind, crossover design. In this study…

As a treatment for tardive dyskinesia, sodium valproate was tested in a double-blind placebo-controlled parallel group trial, with 6-week base-line observation period followed by 6 weeks of treatment. Sodium valproate was not found to be an effective treatment for either tardive dyskinesia or drug-induced Parkinsonism,…

We report unsatisfactory results of electrothrombosis for the treatment of venous angiomas. After we reviewed a report of successful use of electrothrombosis for treating cirsoid angiomas of the face and scalp and varices of the leg, a clinical trial was begun with 6 patients in whom previous conventional surgery was r…

We compared nebulised beclomethasone dipropionate suspension against placebo in 16 children with moderately severe asthma in double blind crossover fashion. Three children withdrew due to deterioration while on placebo. Of the remaining 13, eight were better on beclomethasone and five on placebo. These trends in favour…

Uncomfortable or moderately painful radiologic diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are being performed increasingly on outpatients. If sedation and analgesia are used, patients cannot drive themselves home or return rapidly to normal activities. This study compares the effect of fentanyl (100 micrograms), diazepam (7…

Monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor antidepressants are widely thought by clinicians and researchers to be ineffective in the treatment of endogenous depression. This study reports an open clinical trial in which seven of eight outpatients (88%) with melancholia responded to phenelzine treatment. This response rate is co…

Given the high drop-out rates frequently noted in drug trials with bulimic subjects, we have attempted to correlate drop-out status with a greater level of psychopathology as measured by a thorough standardized psychological assessment battery (NIMH-DIS, EDI, POMS and SCL-90). Despite a trend toward higher scores on th…

In a single blind trial there was no significant difference between econazole (2 X 150 mg pessaries) and isoconazole (2 X 300 mg pessaries) given as a once only treatment for vaginal candidosis. Cure rates at 14 days were 70.4% for econazole and 77.6% for isoconazole, and at 28 days were 63.8% and 64.5% respectively. T…

24 patients were included in a double-blind, crossover trial to test the efficacy of doxepin (a tricyclic antidepressant) and mequitazine (a new antihistamine of the phenothiazine group). Compared to placebo treatment, both doxepin and mequitazine significantly improved the various clinical parameters evaluated. When t…

The patient-doctor relationship has two fundamental components. The first is the application of the skill and knowledge of the doctor in the care of the whole patient and family. The second is the right of the individual to have information about his or her illness or treatment, and to be involved in decision making. T…