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Zolpidem is a clinically effective hypnotic medication for treating chronic insomnia. In the last decade, there has been increasing documentation of altered consciousness and behavioral changes following zolpidem administration. This report presents a case of a probable zolpidem induced suicide attempt and highlights similar studies of suicidal thoughts and behaviors of other patients that have taken the drug. We examine zolpidem and other treatments for insomnia, including the FDA approved hypnotics and frequently prescribed off-label medications, in terms of prescribing practices and adverse effects, especially altered consciousness and risk of suicide. Parallels are identified between the untoward activating side effects of zolpidem and its off-label use for patients in persistent vegetative states. We hypothesize that similar to the proposed mechanism in which the wakefulness promoted by zolpidem in vegetative patients is mediated by disruption of GABAergic tone in neurodormant brain regions, there may occur in patients with parasomnias interference of GABA activity in brain regions that maintain a high level of inhibitory regulation. Dosing recommendations are offered together with the FDA Safety Announcement addressing dose reductions for women due to possible carry-over effects the morning after ingesting zolpidem.The recent outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 is responsible for high morbidity and mortality rate across the globe. This requires an urgent identification of drugs and other interventions to overcome this pandemic. Computational drug repurposing represents an alternative approach to provide a more effective approach in search for COVID-19 drugs. Selected natural product known to have antiviral activities were screened, and based on their hits; a similarity search with FDA approved drugs was performed using computational methods. Obtained drugs from similarity search were assessed for their stability and inhibition against SARS-CoV-2 targets. Diosmin (DB08995) was found to be a promising drug that works with two distinct mechanisms, preventing viral replication and viral fusion into the host cell. Isoquercetin (DB12665) and rutin (DB01698) work by inhibiting viral replication and preventing cell entry, respectively. Our analysis based on molecular dynamics simulation and MM-PBSA binding free energy calculation suggests that diosmin, isoquercetin, rutin and other similar flavone glycosides could serve as SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor, hence an alternative solution to treat COVID-19 upon further clinical validation.Performing a BOLD functional MRI (fMRI) acquisition during breath-hold (BH) tasks is a non-invasive, robust method to estimate cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR). However, movement and breathing-related artefacts caused by the BH can substantially hinder CVR estimates due to their high temporal collinearity with the effect of interest, and attention has to be paid when choosing which analysis model should be applied to the data. In this study, we evaluate the performance of multiple analysis strategies based on lagged general linear models applied on multi-echo BOLD fMRI data, acquired in ten subjects performing a BH task during ten sessions, to obtain subject-specific CVR and haemodynamic lag estimates. The evaluated approaches range from conventional regression models, i.e. Panobinostat including drifts and motion timecourses as nuisance regressors, applied on single-echo or optimally-combined data, to more complex models including regressors obtained from multi-echo independent component analysis with different grades ofould be incorporated in the analysis model is not straight-forward due to their complex interaction with the BH-induced BOLD response.
Current literature focuses on systemic corticosteroids for prevention of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in preterm infants with limited data on use for pulmonary disease after the first month of life. Prednisolone may be a reasonable option for late treatment given its desirable pharmacologic properties and use in other pediatric disease states.

To characterize a premature population that received an extended prednisolone course and determine the effect on respiratory and anthropometric outcomes over time.

Single-center, retrospective study.

Preterm infants who received ≥30days of prednisolone or methylprednisolone for treatment of respiratory complications following preterm birth.

Assessment of pulmonary severity score (PSS), weight, length, and occipital frontal circumference weekly during the first 4weeks of prednisolone and after discontinuation.

Thirty-four infants with a mean gestational age of 26.5±2.5weeks and birth weight of 846±353 g were identified. Nine patients were on invasive mechanical ventilation and 25 patients were on non-invasive respiratory support at prednisolone initiation. Prednisolone was initiated at a mean post-menstrual age of 41.7±5weeks and a mean dose of 1.7±0.6mg/kg/day. A significant decrease in PSS was seen over time (p<0.001) without rebound following discontinuation. Eleven patients decreased the mode of respiratory support during prednisolone treatment. No significant impact in anthropometric outcomes were identified.

Prolonged prednisolone use was associated with a sustained decrease in PSS without adverse effects on growth measurements. These results suggest potential benefit of prednisolone on respiratory outcomes in a subset of preterm infants.
Prolonged prednisolone use was associated with a sustained decrease in PSS without adverse effects on growth measurements. These results suggest potential benefit of prednisolone on respiratory outcomes in a subset of preterm infants.
Neonatal Near Miss (NNM) is a situation where a newborn narrowly survived the neonatal period. It has been hypothesized that identifying factors that contribute to the occurrence of NNM and taking timely interventions could enhance the quality of newborn care. However, there is limited evidence in Australia. This study aimed to identify the determinants of NNM in Australia.

Data from the 1973-78 cohort of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health (ALSWH) were linked with state-based Perinatal Data Collections (PDC) for 3655 mothers and 5526 newborns who were born between 01 January 2007 and 31 December 2015. A newborn was considered as a near miss case if presented with any of the pragmatic criteria (gestational age <32weeks, birth weight <1500g, five-minute Apgar score <7) and survived the neonatal period. A multilevel multivariable logistic regression model was used to identify the determinants of NNM.

Of the total 5526 live births included in this study, 95 live births met the criteria for NNM, corresponding to an incidence of 17.
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