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“Scientific Evidence for Homeopathy”Marcus Zulian Teixeira
Clinics. 2023;78C:100255
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Homeopathy is based on heterodox and complementary four scientific assumptions.
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Pseudosceptics deny these assumptions and any scientific evidence that proves them.
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The dossier describes hundreds of clinical and experimental studies in homeopathy.
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The dossier demystifies the fallacy that “there isn't scientific evidence for homeopathy”.
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Endoscopic Biliary Darinage (EBD) versus Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage (PTBD) for biliary drainage in patients with Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma (PCCA): A systematic review and meta-analysisCaroline Flaksbaum Moll, Diogo Turiani Hourneaux de Moura, Igor Braga Ribeiro, Igor Mendoça Proença, Epifanio Silvino do Monte Junior, Sergio A. Sánchez-Luna, Maria Fernanda Shinin Merchán, Josselyn Mariana Vera Intriago, ... Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura
Clinics. 2023;78C:100163
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There is no consensus about which method is preferred for biliary drainage for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma (PCCA).
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Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (EBD) or Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage (PTBD) are options of choice.
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PTBD is superior to EBD regarding crossover rate, overall post-drainage complications, and post-drainage pancreatitis.
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EBD is superior to PTBD when it comes to hospital length of stay.
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For the palliation of PCCA, PTBD is superior to EBD in terms of clinical success and post-drainage cholangitis.
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Comparison of gefitinib plus chemotherapy versus gefitinib alone for advanced non‑small‑cell lung cancer: A meta analysisMin Yi, Ting He, Kaijin Wang, Yonggang Wei
Clinics. 2023;78C:100152
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This meta-analysis shows that gefitinib plus chemotherapy showed significantly better efficacy in improving objective response rate, disease control rate, progression-free survival, and OS as compared with gefitinib alone.
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Similar efficacy of gefitinib plus chemotherapy is found in the sub-population with positive EGFR mutation.
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The toxicity of gefitinib plus chemotherapy is also increased but within clinical management.
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A new systematization of histological analysis for the diagnosis of Hirschsprung's diseaseSuellen Serafini, Maria Mercês Santos, Ana Cristina Aoun Tannuri, Celso Di Loreto, Josiane de Oliveira Gonçalves, Uenis Tannuri
Clinics. 2023;78C:100198
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Hirschsprung's disease is a congenital disorder characterized by intestinal sub-occlusion and the absence of neurons in the enteric nervous system, with involvement of varying segments of the large intestine.
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The treatment is only surgical, for this reason the diagnosis must have a good accuracy.
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This research demonstrates a simplified method to perform the diagnosis with 93% of accuracy.
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The use of this method brings benefits to the patient, the pathologist, and the service.