PREVALENCE OF ANXIETY SYMPTOMS AMONG THE CLIENTS MAINTAINED IN METHADONE MAINTENANCE TREATMENT PROGRAMME AT TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL

Prevalence of anxiety symptoms among the clients maintained in methadone maintenance treatment programme at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital

Background: The symptoms of anxiety are widely prevalent among the former opioid addicts in methadone maintenance treatment (MMT).It is clinically important to be aware of the severity of the co-morbidity as it plays a crucial role in the methadone dosage, length of time in treatment and the relapse rate and the co-existence of co-morbidity has bee

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Oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy: The con argument

Background: In some countries of the world, peanut allergy represents an important source of anaphylactic reactions.Traditionally treated with the avoidance of responsible allergens, this condition can also be targeted by oral peanut immunotherapy.Methods: In this study, we review the beneficial and side effects of currently available forms of pean

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Methotrexate Treatment Suppresses Monocytes in Nonresponders to Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of infections; therefore, immunization against vaccine-preventable diseases is important.Methotrexate (MTX) impairs the antibody response to pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) in patients Blankets with arthritis, and the underlying mechanism is largely unknown.Here, we investigate the

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