However, meloxicam, another COX-2 inhibitor showed an increased utilisation over the year following rofecoxib withdrawal.
These results suggest that in cachectic tumour-bearing animals mobilisation of body lipids is accompanied by an increased utilisation.
The very elderly (>80 years) UK population is increasing and along with it there is an increased utilisation of critical care resources [ 1].
With a higher carbon reduction target, there is an increased utilisation of biomass for transport biofuels instead of heat and electricity in LC Acctech (no fuel cells) (80%).
Perinatal healthcare service characteristics are presented in table 2. There was an increased utilisation of antenatal services, trained delivery attendants, institutional deliveries and postnatal services in the last 10 years.
The reasons for this are, however, not entirely clear, especially whether this reflects an increased utilisation of informal services to compensate for inadequate formal services or rural carers simply managing with an overall lower level of, predominantly informal, support.
Back pain represents a common context for CAM use, with increasing utilisation of a wide range of therapies provided within and outside conventional medical facilities.
Finally, we should remember that, as a consequence of the increasing utilisation of CPT-11 combined with modulated-FU in the adjuvant setting as well as in front-line treatment for the advanced disease, in the next few years the medical oncologists will have to face the management of irinotecan- and FU-pretreated patients.
1 With an ageing UK population and increasing utilisation of PCa screening in asymptomatic men, 2 the incidence rates of PCa are predicted to continue increasing year on year. 1 In light of such a substantial and sustained disease burden, the management of survivorship issues within PCa assumes paramount importance.
There are two principal approaches to addressing the discard problems; namely a) reducing bycatch and b) increasing utilisation of bycatch.
