GSK Biologicals’ reduced-antigen-content dTpa vaccine, Boostrix, is a combination booster vaccine (a vaccine against more than one disease combined into one shot) indicated for individuals from the age of four years onwards against diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis diseases. It was first licensed for use in Germany in 1999. A number of studies have shown that…
The purpose of the CARMELINA Study is to look at the impact of an investigational drug called linagliptin on the long-term occurrence of selected complications of cardiovascular disease (e.g. stroke or heart attack), as compared to placebo, in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus receiving standard of care. Register Today!
Over the past decades, the incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been rapidly rising worldwide, driven primarily by an increasing incidence of obesity and sedentary lifestyles. Patients with T2DM can develop severe microvascular complications, related to persistently elevated glucose concentrations, including blindness, renal failure, or nerve damage, and have a higher incidence of…
About Kelly Kelly began her nursing career working in family medicine, eventually moving to palliative care and then the operating room at the Sudbury Regional Hospital. Currently she balances her time between Primacy Medical Clinic, Medicor and raising a busy family.
Another great study with Nipissing University evaluating the effects of viewing sexually explicit movies vs non-sexually explicit movies on male testosterone levels. For men aged 18-35. Register Today!
Ulcerative colitis is more localized in nature than Crohn’s disease. Typically, the disease affects the colon (large bowel) including the rectum and anus, and only invades the inner lining of bowel tissue. It almost always starts at the rectum, extending upwards in a continuous manner through the colon. Colitis can be controlled with medication and…
Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It causes inflammation of the lining of your digestive tract, which can lead to abdominal pain, severe diarrhea, fatigue, weight loss and malnutrition. Inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease can involve different areas of the digestive tract in different people. The inflammation caused by Crohn’s disease often spreads…
Psoriasis is an autoimmune disease that causes raised, red, scaly patches to appear on the skin. It typically affects the outside of the elbows, knees or scalp, though it can appear on any location. Some people report that psoriasis is itchy, burns and stings. Psoriasis can be associated with rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn’s disease, and osteoporosis….
People with COPD usually have one or more of these symptoms: a cough that lasts a long time (longer than 3 months) a cough with mucus feeling short of breath lung infections (the flu, acute bronchitis, pneumonia, etc) that may last longer than other people you know wheezing (a whistling sound when you breathe) feeling…
Effects of testosterone on face perception, risk-taking, and decision-making An exciting Study with Nipissing University for men aged 18-35. A one visit study on the effects of topical testosterone on face perception, risk taking and decision making. Healthy Males aged 18-35 Register Today!
