Aesculus hippocastanum L. seed extract shows virucidal and antiviral activities against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and reduces lung inflammation in vivo.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a leading cause of lower respiratory tract disease and bronchiolitis in children worldwide. No vaccine or specific, effective treatment is currently available. β-escin is one of the main bioactive constituents of Aesculus hippocastanum L.

Agony and ecstasy: a review of MDMA effects and toxicity.

Background: Ecstasy is a recreational drug with an anecdotal reputation for safety. However, reports of adverse effects and fatalities have increased in the medical and popular press.

Method: Literature search and review.

MDMA toxicity: no evidence for a major influence of metabolic genotype at CYP2D6.

3,4 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or ecstasy) has become a major drug of abuse over the last decade. It produces a mixture of systemic and neuropsychological effects. Animal studies show a range of short- and long-term toxic effects, both systemically and neurochemically.

The use of recombinant human erythropoietin in end stage renal disease.

We treated 57 patients who suffered from end stage renal disease (ESRD) with recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO) for a mean period of 56 weeks. Patients were aged between 18 and 81 years. Forty three patients were on haemodialysis and 14 on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD).