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Efficacy and safety of dimeticones in the treatment of epidermal parasitic skin diseases with special emphasis on tungiasis: an evidence-based critical review

Braz. j. infect. dis; 24 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Epidermal parasitic skin diseases encompass scabies, pediculosis, cutaneous larva migrans, myiasis, and tungiasis. Tungiasis is probably the most neglected of all Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD). It occurs in South America, the Caribbean and Sub-Saharan Africa and affects marginalized populati...

Clinical studies using stem cells for treatment of retinal diseases: state of the art

Arq. bras. oftalmol; 83 (2), 2020
ABSTRACT Degenerative retinal diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa, Stargardt's macular dystrophy, and age-related macular degeneration are characterized by irreversible loss of vision due to direct or indirect photoreceptor damage. No effective treatments exist, but stem cell studies have shown promisi...

Informe diário de evidências Covid-19: busca realizada entre 10 a 12 de abril de 2020
Covid-19 daily evidence report: search conducted between April 10 and 12, 2020

O uso de placebo no contexto de ensaios clínicos na doença inflamatória intestinal

Arq. gastroenterol; 57 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Inflammatory bowel disease comprises two distinct conditions - Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis - which can be treated with immunomodulators. A non-neglectable proportion of these patients will need biologic therapy, and many patients under biologic treatment will experience either primary...

Ongoing living update of potential COVID-19 therapeutics: summary of rapid systematic reviews - 13 January 2021

This is the fourteenth edition of this database of evidence on potential therapeutic options for COVID-19, in which 68 therapeutic options are examined. This information will help investigators, policy makers, and prescribers navigate the flood of relevant data to ensure that management of COVID-19, at b...

Do we have enough evidence to use chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine as a public health panacea for COVID-19?

Clinics; 75 (), 2020

Clinically relevant outcomes in dental clinical trials: challenges and proposals

Braz. oral res. (Online); 34 (supl.2), 2020
Abstract The impact of clinical trials on patient care depends on the outcomes that they evaluate. In Dentistry, many trials use outcomes that are important to clinicians, but not to the patients. Thus, the aim of the present manuscript is to present an overview of the limitations, challenges, and propos...

Patient-centered assessments: how can they be used in dental clinical trials?

Braz. oral res. (Online); 34 (supl.2), 2020
Abstract Recently, there has been greater interest in adopting a more holistic approach to healthcare. However, this trend should not limit itself merely to the notion that a human being lies behind the mouth being treated. Rather, it should embrace the understanding that this human can actively particip...

Clinical trials sponsored by industry and other private organizations

Braz. oral res. (Online); 34 (supl.2), 2020
Abstract The present manuscript discussed some relevant aspects related to private sponsored clinical trials in dentistry. For decades, the academy has been the major responsible for research in Brazil. Distant from the trade sector, academic research has not always provided clear benefits to society. A ...