Biomedical subjects

S Bálint Gábor

Publications and source records attributed to S Bálint Gábor.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1994

[Jet lag].

It is known that time-zone fatigue (jet lag syndrome) a transient physiological and mental condition occurs when people travel by jet between zones with time differences of five hours or longer. Jet lag syndrome is considered to develop because of internal desynchronization that results from a sudden difference between biological rhythm and living time. Among the symptoms of time-zone fatigue sleep-wakefulness disorder is observed most frequently. Utilizing external synchronous factors and careful use of medication are effective in preventing the syndrome.

Aircraft↗

PubMed1993

[Azidothymidine in the management of immune deficiency complex].

The nucleoside-analogue azidothymidine is the first effective drug in the management of HIV-infection although it is not a causal therapy. Azidothymidine increases the life-span of the HIV-positive patients, decreases the incidence of opportunistic infections and enhances the quality of life. The current recommendations is to use the drug at a dose of 500 mg daily in persons with CD4+ counts of less than 500. The (unwanted) side-effects are less prominent at this lower dose. Although there is a very significant research work all over the world for newer drugs for HIV-therapy, it seems that for the foreseeable future azidothymidine will remain the cornerstone of antiretroviral therapy.

AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections↗

PubMed1992

[Implications of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome affecting the digestive system].

Over the coming decades gastroenterology,--similarly to other branches of medicine,--will be confronted with AIDS and related disorders. In this article the gastrointestinal organ-associated symptoms are briefly reviewed with special reference to: esophagus, stomach, hepatobiliary system and the guts. Some special endoscopic problems of this field have also been mentioned.

AIDS-Related Complex↗