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Treating common warts - options and evidenceLawrence Leung
Department of Family Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Aust Fam Physician 39:933-7. 2010..Nongenital warts are a common condition seen in general practice, affecting patients of all ages. There are many treatment options and patients often self medicate with remedies from folklore or tradition before presenting to their doctor...
Recalcitrant nongenital wartsLawrence Leung
Department of Family Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Aust Fam Physician 40:40-2. 2011..This article reviews the available methods of treatment for recalcitrant nongenital warts as described in the medical literature...
Neurophysiological basis of acupuncture-induced analgesia--an updated reviewLawrence Leung
Centre of Neurosciences Studies, Queen s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
J Acupunct Meridian Stud 5:261-70. 2012..This article presents an up-to-date review of the various neurophysiologic mechanisms that have been proposed to produce acupuncture-induced analgesia...
Painful black toe - a case studyLawrence Leung
Department of Family Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Aust Fam Physician 41:704-6. 2012..Depending on the severity of disease and level of occlusion, endovascular revascularisation and vascular surgical bypass are indicated to salvage the limb before the inevitable lifesaving choice limb amputation...
From ladder to platform: a new concept for pain managementLawrence Leung
Department of Family Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston ON K7L 5E9, Canada
J Prim Health Care 4:254-8. 2012..There is a need for a better concept which is universally applicable that acknowledges the value of, and need for, other domains of treatment for pain...
Effect of self-administered auricular acupressure on smoking cessation--a pilot studyLawrence Leung
Department of Family Medicine, Queen s University, 220 Bagot Street, Kingston, ON K7L 5E9, Canada
BMC Complement Altern Med 12:11. 2012..We hereby describe the protocol for a three-arm randomised controlled trial to examine the possible benefits of self-administered acupressure for smoking cessation...
Cellular therapies for treating pain associated with spinal cord injuryLawrence Leung
Centre of Neurosciences Study, Queen s University, 18 Stuart Street, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
J Transl Med 10:37. 2012..This article reviews the various options and their latest developments with an update on their therapeutic potentials and clinical trialing...
Gastrointestinal adverse effects of varenicline at maintenance dose: a meta-analysisLawrence K Leung
Centre of Studies in Primary Care, Queen s University, Kingston Ontario, K7L 5E9, Canada
BMC Clin Pharmacol 11:15. 2011..The purpose of this study is to critically evaluate the extent of gastrointestinal adverse effects of varenicline when used at maintenance dose (1 mg twice a day) for smoking cessation...
Cannabis and its derivatives: review of medical useLawrence Leung
Department of Family Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston ON K7L 5E9, Canada
J Am Board Fam Med 24:452-62. 2011..This article aims to update the current knowledge and evidence of using cannabis and its derivatives with a view to the sociolegal context and perspectives for future research...
Chronic constipation: an evidence-based reviewLawrence Leung
Department of Family Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
J Am Board Fam Med 24:436-51. 2011..Physicians prescribe various treatments, and patients often adopt different over-the-counter remedies. Chronic constipation is either caused by slow colonic transit or pelvic floor dysfunction, and treatment differs accordingly...
An odd looking lesionLawrence Leung
Department of Family Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Aust Fam Physician 40:125-6. 2011..He vaguely recalls a smaller lump at the same site years ago, which he squeezed, with subsequent resolution. Mark denies any bleeding, however, he has noticed occasional yellowish-brown stains on his shirt...
Genomics and general practice: the next 10 yearsLawrence Leung
Department of Family Medicine, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Aust Fam Physician 39:339-40. 2010..Should general practitioners care about genomics? Perhaps not right now, but definitely within the next decade...
TNF-alpha and neuropathic pain--a reviewLawrence Leung
Centre for Neurosciences Studies, 18, Stuart Street, Queen s University, Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6, Canada
J Neuroinflammation 7:27. 2010..g., chemokines and p38 MAPK) has indeed inspired a systems approach perspective for future drug development in treating neuropathic pain...
Anti-diabetic and hypoglycaemic effects of Momordica charantia (bitter melon): a mini reviewLawrence Leung
Department of Family Medicine, Centre for Studies in Primary Care, Queen s University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Br J Nutr 102:1703-8. 2009..The present article reviews the clinical data regarding the anti-diabetic potentials of M. charantia and calls for better-designed clinical trials to further elucidate its possible therapeutic effects...
Perfused human organs versus Mary Shelley's FrankensteinLawrence Leung
Department of Family Medicine, Queen s University, 220 Bagot Street, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
J Transl Med 7:9. 2009..This commentary expresses the author's views regarding this technology of perfused human organs...
