Background: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), particularly semaglutide, have become the leading anti-obesity drugs for adults, and a similar trend may follow in adolescents with its recent approval for this age group. However, there is a lack of comparative analysis on the weight loss effects and safety of GLP-1 RAs in obese or overweight pediatric and adolescent populations, especially those who are non-diabetic. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to provide current evidence on the efficacy and safety of GLP-1 RAs as an anti-obesity treatment in obese or overweight non-diabetic pediatric and adolescent populations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTumors arising outside gastrointestinal systems are known as extra gastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs). Outside gastrointestinal sites include the mesentery, omentum, peritoneum, pancreas, and liver. Our case highlights a rare occurrence of an EGIST in jejunal mesentery in a 45-year-old male with an asymptomatic large abdominal growth and weight loss.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground Drug promotional literature (DPL) is used as a marketing tactic to publicize the introduction of new medications. As drug companies are promoting the literature for their brand products, bias is possible. Various studies have demonstrated that printed DPLs disseminated by pharmaceutical companies are typically skewed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Statins are well-established agents for dyslipidemia and have successfully been used for the prevention of coronary artery diseases for a long time; this is attributed not only to their lipid-lowering action but also to their pleiotropic actions. Recently many pleiotropic actions of statins have been explored, but very few studies were done to explore statins' antinociceptive action; therefore, the current study was planned to evaluate the antinociceptive activity of Simvastatin in different pain models in mice.
Materials And Methods: Antinociceptive activity of Simvastatin was evaluated by using Eddy's hot plate method (central analgesic model), acetic acid-induced writhing method (peripheral analgesic model), and biphasic formalin-induced paw licking method.
Introduction Thyroid hormones play a crucial role in the proper functioning of the nervous system. Both T3 and T4 hormones have many significant actions on the neuromuscular system and brain. In hypothyroid patients, various neurological signs and symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, paresthesias, arthralgias, etc.
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