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Tension - free vaginal tape (tvt) is now the treatment of choice for female stress urinary incontinence because of its ease of use, minimal invasiveness, and high success rate . Mesh in the bladder or urethra following midurethral sling has been reported to occur in somewhere between less than 1% to 6% of patients and ... |
Generalized anxiety disorder (gad) is a chronic disorder mainly characterized by pathological worry . Gad also presents with a variety of somatic and psychological symptoms such as restlessness, muscle tension, sleep disturbance, irritability, difficulty concentrating, and fatigue . Gad is one of the most prevalent anx... |
Renal clear cell carcinomas represent about 3% of all visceral cancers and account for 85% of renal cancers in adults . The tumours occur most often in older individuals, usually in the sixth and seventh decades of life, and are often diagnosed at incurable stages . In western countries the frequency of renal cancer re... |
Intracranial hypotension syndrome (ihs) is characterized by a postural headache that is aggravated in the erect or sitting position and relieved in the supine position . It is often associated with one or more of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, diplopia, photophobia, hearing impairment, neck stiffn... |
Pituitary insufficiency in childhood is often secondary to pituitary or hypothalamic space - occupying lesions . The differential diagnosis in etiologies of a mass in the sella is broad in spectrum, including rathke s cyst, tumor, autoimmune diseases, primary or metastatic neoplasms, and granulomatous inflammation . Am... |
A 52-year - old female patient visited the hospital complaining of pain in both breasts . The pain started immediately after breast reduction surgery she underwent 3 years previously at a private plastic surgery hospital, and it had continued despite a subsequent surgery . The pattern of the pain included burning, shoo... |
The generation of expressed sequence tags (ests) was originally proposed as a strategy for cdna characterization over a decade ago (1). Subsequent improvements in sequencing methods and dramatically reduced unit costs have increased the attractiveness of the est - based research, such that it is now one of the most wid... |
Nature evolved a very limited number of chromophores in the different evolutionary branches of the tree of life because of the similar needs of the most diverse organisms for both the detection of the external world and the interaction with it . The study of these chromophores and their distribution inside cellular str... |
The rostral ventromedial medulla (rvm) is an important relay region that contributes to the descending pain control pathway from the periaqueductal gray (pag) to the superficial laminae (laminae i and ii) of the spinal cord [1, 2]. It is well known that the rvm is closely linked to long - lasting activation of descendi... |
Traditional diagnostic methods and liberal indications for surgery have resulted in negative laparotomy rates ranging from 12 - 40% . While negative laparotomy was previously accepted as the inevitable and innocuous result of this policy, recent reports by renz and others have highlighted the 6 - 40% incidence of compl... |
Selenium (se) has been recognized as an essential nutrient for plant, animal, and human body, but at high concentration it can become toxic . The range between the concentration in which selenium is essential and toxic is very narrow [1, 2]. This element plays an important role in elderly people as well as in the preve... |
Data on individuals aged 029 years diagnosed with any type of diabetes (excluding gestational) from 1 january 1991 to 31 december 2006 were extracted from clinical notes by a dedicated register manager and entered onto the population - based yorkshire register of diabetes in children and young people for residents of w... |
Familial adenomatous polyposis (fap) is a rare cause of colorectal cancer and is caused by a wide spectrum of mutations in the apc gene.1 2 fap usually presents with a 100 to 1,000 of precancerous colonic polyps . Without colectomy, while pathogenic apc mutations have a complete penetrance in the colon, this is not the... |
Down's syndrome (ds) is one of the common chromosomal disorders and the most common cause of mental retardation . It is well - known that patients with ds have an increased prevalence of autoimmune disorders affecting both endocrine and non - endocrine organs . Although cases of ds associated with diabetes mellitus (dm... |
Recent progress in our understanding of brain development has significantly altered concepts for treating neurodegenerative diseases, including those that affect the retina to cause blindness . Contrary to previous thought, it is now recognized that neurons are generated in the sub ventricular zone (svz) of the lateral... |
The field of utility organometallics is increasingly turning to more complex mixed - metal systems to deliver superior results, whether this be for metal halogen exchange, alkylation, insertion, or the trapping of reactive intermediates . In theory, mixed - metal reagents can offer more flexible, tunable solutions to a... |
We reviewed the literature for reports of e. sakazakii disease in infants . Using medical subject heading terms " e. sakazakii " or " enterobacter " in combination with " newborn, " " infant, " or " meningitis, finally, we reviewed e. sakazakii case consultations conducted by the centers for disease control and prevent... |
Sterilization in orthodontics has repeatedly been discussed and emphasized in the dental literature. [16] the orthodontic personnel are at a great risk of various contagious diseases and hepatitis b, acquired immuno deficiency syndrome (aids) and herpes infections are some of the serious conditions encountered in an or... |
Most pituitary adenomas are clinically inactive . In patients with long - standing compression of the optic chiasm, ganglion cells may undergo axonal degeneration . Spectral domain optical coherence tomography (sd - oct) is able to identify retinal nerve fiber layer (rnfl) and ganglion cell loss in the retina . We pres... |
Percutaneous nephrolithotomy (pcnl) is a widely accepted treatment for urinary calculi> 2 cm or resistant to other modalities . Complications of this procedure are well reported; however, to our knowledge no mention has occurred in the literature of a retained nephrostomy tube after pcnl . Thus, we will present the man... |
Radical prostatectomy (rp) is a common curative surgical treatment option in localized prostate cancer (pca). Pelvic lymph node (ln) dissection is performed in order to determine the disease stage, prognosis, and the necessary future treatment options [1, 2]. The fatty tissue overlying the prostate is removed in order ... |
The american marten (martes americana) is an arboreal mesocarnivore that ranges from the boreal forests of northern north america into coniferous and mixed coniferous / deciduous forests of the northern and northeastern united states, including the great lakes region (clark et al ., 1987). The american marten was reint... |
In korea, close to 86.8% of the elderly population (aged 65 or older) has chronic degenerative disease1 . Among these degenerative diseases, arthritis has the highest prevalence rate . Osteoarthritis mainly occurs in the hip joints and knee joints, which are weight - bearing joints, and most elderly persons aged 65 yea... |
New - onset diabetes after transplantation (nodat) represents a common comorbidity after solid organ transplantation . Nodat after kidney transplantation is associated with inferior outcomes, including higher risk of infections, decreased graft survival, higher rates of cardiovascular disease, and increased overall mor... |
Substantial improvement in survival of people living with hiv has been observed with the introduction of antiretroviral therapy (art) in sub - saharan africa . However, the introduction of art has led to new immune - mediated complications from dysfunction of the recovering immune system, termed immune reconstitution i... |
Dermatophytosis is a common clinical entity characterized by the infection of keratinized tissues such as skin, hair, and nails . These dermatophytes are closely related filamentous fungi and cause the disease by virtue of their unique ability to degrade keratin and invade the skin and its appendages . Dermatophytic in... |
Gemcitabine is a modified cytidine analog having two fluorine atoms at the 2-position in the deoxyribose sugar moiety (scheme 1). For nearly 20 years, it has been widely used to treat specifically pancreatic cancer . It has been proposed that gemcitabine inhibits ribonucleotide reductase (rnr) activity as well as actin... |
It has a significant impact on the patient s quality of life (1). Post - prostatectomy urinary incontinence (ppi) is a potential complication of prostate surgery and although it is more frequently seen after radical prostatectomy it can also occur after endoscopic or open surgery for benign prostate hyperplasia (bph) (... |
Fibromyalgia syndrome (fms) is a prevalent chronic pain condition among middle - aged females and is characterized by chronic widespread pain . Various comorbid symptoms of fms include fatigue, cognitive disturbances, depression, sleep impairments, and weight gain, to name but a few . It is a challenging disorder, and ... |
Overweight and obesity are conditions that have been increasing in the united states and these risk factors for diseases are estimated to affect more than one - half of those over the age of 20 . Over the last few years obesity is a major public health concern because it increases the risk for many chronic conditions, ... |
Vascular diseases are among the most common causes of morbidity and mortality, and both number and severity of morbid vascular conditions increase with age . Regulations of angiogenesis, coagulation, and inflammation are very important issues in vascular biology, both in normal physiology and pathology . It is now well... |
Type 2 diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder worldwide and its prevalence is growing at an alarming rate in both developed and developing countries . It is characterized by abnormalities in carbohydrate, lipid and lipoprotein metabolism, which lead to hyperglycemia and many complications such hyperlipidemia, h... |
. Failed endotracheal intubation and inadequate ventilation with insufficient oxygenation may lead to serious complications, even death . Management of an unexpectedly difficult airway consists of laryngeal mask ventilation, gum - elastic bougie and video laryngoscopy - assisted intubation . Gum - elastic bougie is the... |
We reviewed the medical records of patients who had l. monocytogenes isolated from blood and body fluids from sterile sites during 19962008 at the national taiwan university hospital (ntuh), a 2,500-bed hospital in taiwan . We evaluated disease severity using modified acute physiology and chronic health evaluation ii s... |
Three cats, siamese or siamese cross, were presented with a chronic thoracic limb weightbearing lameness . Previous anti - inflammatory administrations were unable to improve lameness consistently in the three cats . Two of the three cats had undergone onychectomy several years before presentation . A permanent flexion... |
One of them, adiponectin, also known as acrp30, adipoq, gbp28, and apm1, was discovered by four independent research teams in 1995/1996, [25] as the most abundant product of the adipose tissue . The hormone is a 244-amino acid protein with 30 kda molecular weight that circulates in the serum in different multimeric for... |
Molecular and morphological evidence together support the idea that the anterior end of the amphioxus nerve cord contains regions homologous with vertebrate forebrain and hindbrain 1,2, though it is generally the ventral portion of these regions that are best represented 3 . Its most probable position, as defined by ge... |
A seventy five year old libyan man was seen in the urology department of tripoli medical centre, tripoli, libya with six month history of left loin pain . The patient noted a mass in the left loin two days before he was assessed in the hospital . The urine analysis revealed pus cells, protein, and no sugar, but urine c... |
Medicinal plants have been used for centuries in traditional medicine because of their therapeutic value . Mentha piperita, (family lamiaceae) is a species found in iran and many parts of the world which has an economical value for its flavoring, odor, and therapeutic properties in foods and cosmetic industrial product... |
Falls of the elderly always lead to serious health issues as the decline of their physical fitness . Fracture is the most common injury in fall of an elderly and there is also a certain possibility to get coma, brain trauma, and paralysis . At most fall situations, the fall process is the main source of injury because ... |
One radiologist retrospectively reviewed the medical records of the patients who received tfesi using the conventional approach at our department during a 1-year period, from june 2003 to may 2004 . This involved performing tfesi at the location of the exiting nerve root, regardless of the level of the nerve root compr... |
One of the key challenges in the development of novel materials is the ability to tune and control their macroscopic physical and chemical properties on a molecular level by external stimuli . Such a degree of control is challenging but crucial for a wide range of applications ranging from catalysis to pharmacological ... |
The patellofemoral joint is one of the most common sources of knee pain in younger people . Maltracking and instability of the patellofemoral joint are responsible for the majority of symptoms and are associated with the development and progression of osteoarthritis1). The position of the patella relative to the trochl... |
The knowledge of mechanical materials behaviour is of great importance particularly for some innovative engineering applications, which involve a single material, bimaterials, or multiple materials . Some bimaterials are obtained by means of a coating process and consist of coupled layers that may or may not contain fi... |
Epilepsy is a common and serious chronic neurological disease that affects over 50 million people worldwide . Anti - epileptic drugs (aeds) are effective at controlling seizures in many patients, acting through a range of neuronal targets, including ion channels, neurotransmitter release, and receptor mechanisms.1, 2 h... |
It is a common discomfort making to the top ten list of complaints in ambulatory medical care, but our understanding of the epidemiology of headache disorders is still incomplete . Most of the recurrent headache cases are due to benign chronic primary headache disorders, such as tension headache and migraine . Less fre... |
A 55-year - old woman visited the emergency clinic of hanyang university seoul hospital with chest pain that had persisted for one month and had become aggravated two days earlier . Ten years before this admission, the patient had undergone double valve replacement with aortic and mitral mechanical valves due to aortic... |
Posterior urethral valve (puv) is the most common cause of congenital bladder outlet obstruction in boys and causes renal failure in 25% to 30% of cases before adolescence . Puv is associated with considerable morbidity, including urinary tract infection (uti), chronic renal failure, urinary incontinence, and even deat... |
White spot lesions are areas of demineralized enamel that represent an early stage of caries, since they can progress to cavitated lesions if untreated . The demineralization process can be arrested or reversed by noninvasive means, including oral hygiene counselling and/or topical fluoride application [2, 3]. Therefor... |
Hematoxylin and eosin - stained slides and formalin fixed paraffin embedded blocks of eight cases of hca were retrieved from the archives of the department of pathology, korea university medical center and seoul national university hospital . The hematoxylin and eosin slides were reviewed, and immunohistochemical stain... |
Microglia account for approximately 10% of the adult brain cell population and represent the first and main form of immune defense in the central nervous system (cns; lawson et al . Microglia become activated and they can be identified and distinguished from their resting phenotype based on a combination of morphologic... |
Rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease affecting predominantly joints, synovial membranes, articular cartilages, and subchondral bones . Disease progression is attributed to increases in reactive oxygen species (ros) and oxidative stress (os) in the lesion sites . Proinflammatory cytokines... |
Although studies on the effects of children s use of computers are still undetermined, some initial studies showed positive and negative effects in this regard . Children commonly use computers for playing games, completing school assignments, sending / receiving e - mails, and connecting to the internet . This may som... |
, it must develop tolerance to paternal antigens to avoid a lethal immunologic attack against the fetus . On the other hand, it must preserve the ability to fight infections from a multitude of commensal and environmental pathogens . Disruption of this balance can have devastating consequences, including preterm labor ... |
Sarcoidosis - related granulomatous reaction of the immune system could be attributed to environmental factors . However, data supporting this hypothesis remain controversial . Clinical features of this disease include the following nonspecific symptoms: cough, dyspnea, erythema nodosum, febrile arthritis, uveitis, and... |
This retrospective observational study was approved by the western institutional review board (olympia, washington, usa). It complied with the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 and followed the tenets of the declaration of helsinki . Informed consent was obtained from the subjects after explan... |
Endocarditis of the right side of the heart is uncommon by virtue of the low hemodynamic pressure and lack of isolated or significant right - sided valvular deformities . The valves fall prey to an infective process in settings of congenital heart disease or endothelial injury . Pulmonary arterial endarteritis is a rar... |
Most commonly affects people of african descent . In nigeria, sickle cell anaemia affects about 1 - 3% of the nigerian population . Individuals who have only one copy of the mutation are said to have sickle cell trait.12 these people are usually healthy but can transmit the disease to their children.3 sickle cell anaem... |
Pulse rate, also called heart rate, is the number of heartbeats per unit of time, commonly used as beats per minute (bpm). Pulse rate is varied in accordance with the body's need for oxygen changes, such as during exercise or sleep . Since various health - related phenotypes are closely correlated with pulse rate [1 - ... |
This complication usually occurs during abdominal aortic surgery and is an unusual complication following live donor nephrectomy . Live kidney donors are healthy individuals who willingly undergo major surgery to improve the well - being of another individual . Therefore, it is of utmost importance to minimize the risk... |
Obesity is a worldwide phenomenon, with an incidence increasing in parallel with obesity - associated diseases such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and hypertension . The combination of obesity and hypertension places patients at a higher risk of hypertensive end - organ damage and vascular events [2, ... |
During the past 2 decades, laparoscopic surgery has gained worldwide popularity resulting from its well - known characteristics of less postoperative pain, fewer complications, earlier discharge, and better cosmesis . Smaller skin incisions in laparoscopic surgery were related to fewer unwanted side effects, including ... |
Pancreatitis, the commonest adverse event following endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp), has been found to occur at widely varying rates, in 1% to 15.1% of pateints.14 post - ercp pancreatitis (pep) has been found at lower rates in recent studies because noninvasive methods, such as magnetic resonance... |
Sole aim and the prerequisite for dentistry is an effective pain control during dental procedures . To achieve this goal local anesthesia is being used since long . In 1943, lofgren synthesized the first modern anaesthesia.1 it is lidocaine, which was an amide derivative of diethyl amino acetic acid . It is because of ... |
The ras association domain family (rassf) consists of 10 members: rassf1 - 10 . Importantly, all isoforms contain a ras association (ra) domain either in their c - terminal (rassf1 - 6) or n - terminal (rassf7 - 10) regions . To date, no known catalytic activity has been described for this family, and the general conse... |
It is one of the most commonly used medicines in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis or psoriatic arthritis . We report the case of an adult woman with psoriatic arthritis who developed acute severe hepatitis following long - term treatment with mtx . The periodic biological monitoring of liver enzymes: alanine amino... |
Mirizzi syndrome is a rare complication of cholecystolithiasis characterized by jaundice due to compression of the common hepatic duct . The diagnosis may not be immediately apparent, and management is controversial with open surgery still recommended by some authors . A case is detailed herein of a 67-year - old man w... |
Dirofilaria immitis (the canine heartworm) is a filarial nematode naturally hosted by dogs, cats, foxes, muskrat, raccoons, and bears . Adult worms live in the right heart of these animals and produce a debilitating disease . This filarial nematode is transmited by mosquitoes . When an infected mosquito takes blood fro... |
The maxillary posterior area contains cancellous bones with low bone density and thin cortical bones, the quantity and quality of which are lower than those of the mandibular bone . This is due to the small implant - to - bone contact area and the inferior bone quality.123 moreover, the severe bone loss caused by sinus... |
Hydatid disease (echionococcosis; hydatidosis) is a parasitic disease, endemic in many sheep raising countries (australia, south america, mediterranean countries, russia, middle east, and central asia). Adult cestodes of echinococcus granulosus inhabit the small intestine of a definitive host (dogs, foxes, and wolves) ... |
Workers' health may be protected by his / her own preventive behavior, despite numerous health hazards in the workplace . However, worker behavior is constrained by various workplace pressures such as working conditions, including what is considered to be accepted working behavior and overall morale of the working grou... |
A cross - sectional retrospective study was carried out according to world health organization guidelines over 6 months and included 197 general practitioners (gps) and 19,700 prescriptions.this study revealed that the overall index of rational drug prescribing (irdp) indicator for gps was below the optimal prescribing... |
Blunt traumatic infrarenal aortic injuries are rare, with a few case reports in the literature . A more common occurrence is an intimal flap which may form after blunt injury to the aorta, and most of these will resolve with anticoagulation alone [1, 2]. Blunt aortic injury which initially presents as an intimal flap (... |
Strains carrying proa - tev - rpt1 were grown in 6 l of sd medium to od600 0.8 to 1.2 . Cells were harvested, washed once with ice - cold water and drop - frozen in liquid nitrogen . Frozen yeast samples were then ground using an mm301 grinding mill (restch) under liquid nitrogen following manufacturer s instructions, ... |
Worldwide, head injury is the single largest cause of death and disability following an injury . The burden of head injury is greatest in low- and middle - income countries (lamic), where 85% of the world's population live . The world health organization estimates that almost 90% of deaths due to injuries occur in thes... |
Their marbling has been increased over many decades to meet domestic consumer preferences . In both countries, highly marbled beef is greatly prized for traditional meat cooking methods such as sukiyaki for japanese and gogigui for korean . Because of these demands, the use of heifers and steers instead of bulls, inten... |
N - acetyl - l - cysteine (nac) is an endogenous aminothiol present both in human plasma and in urine . N-(2-mercaptopropionyl)glycine (mpg), also known as tiopronin, is a synthetic aminothiol antioxidant . Nac has been in clinical use for more than 40 years, primarily as a mucolytic agent in a variety of respiratory i... |
Vascular malformation is known as one of the major therapeutic problem even to the most experienced clinicians . These malformations grow proportionately with age, and may involve multiple anatomical spaces and encase critical neuromuscular structures, associated with nerve damage, massive bleeding, and deformity . Man... |
In the 1980s, the prevalence of rickets in extremely low birth weight (elbw) infants was around 50% and was 17% for fractures (1, 2). After introduction of a high mineral containing diet in the late 1980s, the prevalence decreased to 30% or lower (3, 4). There is little information, however, beyond 1985, concerning the... |
Kyphosis is a progressive curvature of the thoracic spine, which results in rounding or bowing of the back . A curved spine accompanied by restricted neck motion and poor lung reserve present challenges for an ophthalmic surgeon, who is used to patients neck and head resting flat on the operating table and the eye in t... |
Using water as solvent in the organic reactions is one of the most important targets to organic chemists because of the easy availability, nontoxicity, and ecofriendly nature of the water [17]. In this endeavour, a number of chemical reactions such as diels alder, hetero diels - alder, 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition, oxidat... |
Parental drug misuse and its effects on children and families are policy priorities in the uk and elsewhere (flavin & paltrow, 2010; hm government, 2010). Polydrug use is the norm among drug users in the uk, and benzodiazepine use is common (bird & robertson, 2011; department of health (england), 2007; hay, gannon, cas... |
In industrialized countries, cardiovascular disease (cvd) remains the predominant cause of morbidity and mortality . It is current scientific opinion that cvd occurs as a part of a series of events that form a continuum . The first stage of this continuum corresponds to the presence of risks factors that predispose to ... |
Compounds 14, 7, 8, and 11 were synthesized following our previously reported synthetic routes . Saturated derivatives 5 and 6, unique to this work, were synthesized via the hydrogenation of diastereomers 1 and 2, respectively . Palmyrolide alcohol (9) and acid (10) were prepared exploiting the known acid - catalyzed r... |
The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s00414 - 009 - 0352 - 9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users . Microbes can negatively interfere with the postmortem assessment of alcohol abuse and in this way pose problems for forensic investigators . However, microbial forensics is ... |
Assisted / supported mechanical ventilation is designed to interact with patient muscle activity and' share' the work of breathing . If properly done, assisted /, the ventilatory's flow and pressure delivery must synchronize with patient effort during all three phases of breath delivery: breath initiation, flow deliver... |
Postanginal septicaemia in the early 20 century; originally associated with a mortality reaching 90% it involves a classic triad of oropahryngeal sepsis, internal jugular vein (ijv) thrombophlebitis and metastatic abscess formation (1). Clinical findings can therefore vary considerably from neck pain and swelling assoc... |
Helicobacter pylori is a gram - negative, spiral and microaerophilic microorganism that was first isolated from the stomach of patients afflicted with peptic ulcer (1, 2). This bacterium can cause gastritis and peptic ulcer in the short - term and carcinoma of the stomach in the long - term (3, 4). Polymerase chain rea... |
Trigeminal neuralgia (tn) is a disorder of cranial nerve (cn) v that results in severe episodes of shock - like or lancinating pain in one or more of its three divisions (v1v3). Idiopathic tn and cases due to vascular compression of cn v are categorized as classical tn . Patients diagnosed with symptomatic tn experienc... |
A 55-year - old caucasian female was undergoing elective coronary artery bypass surgery following a recent myocardial infarction . Intravenous midazolam was given to the patient in the holding area, and the right radial artery was cannulated . In the operating room, intraoperative monitors, included five - lead electro... |
Drywood termites cause significant damage to wood in structures in the united states, with two species, incisitermes minor (hagen) and cryptotermes brevis (walker), being responsible for the majority of damage (su and scheffrahn, 1990; grace, 2009). The economic cost of control and repair of damage is second only to th... |
There is a need for computer methods that can calculate the aqueous solvation free energies of solute molecules accurately and efficiently . Explicit - solvent models provide a physically accurate and atomistically detailed model of solvent, but they can be computationally expensive . Boltzmann (pb), generalized born (... |
Hydatidosisis term used to refer to infection with the parasite larva in humans and echinococcosis restricted to infection with the adult stage in carnivorous animals (1). Recently, the genetics, structure and function of the human cytosolic gst enzyme with emphasis on their roles in the cellular metabolism has been de... |
The risk of stroke and myocardial infarction is considerably increased in subjects with diabetes . Already at the time of diagnosis of type 2 diabetes, many patients have manifest cardiovascular disease (cvd). This could be due to a long presymtomatic period with increased glucose level as evident by the increased cvd ... |
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris), serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, and noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressants are categorized as first - line treatments in many countries, including japan.1,2 thus, health care providers have the opportunity to choose an antidepressant fr... |
We all have a very different understanding of how we define a need for help . This is most clearly felt when encountering individuals who, despite outside temperatures below zero, prefer sleeping rough in the street over the warm place in an overnight homeless shelter that a social worker or other care worker has offer... |
Foodborne liver and intestinal flukes are important groups of parasites from the public health point of view [1 - 4]. Lao peoples democratic republic (lao pdr) is located in the middle of the indochina peninsula, and the mekong river runs through the whole length of the country from north to south . Until the 1990s, th... |
For patients and families, the issue of data quality is personal . When treatment decisions or research conclusions are based on incomplete or inaccurate information a misdiagnosis, an incomplete medication list, the wrong demographic data thanks in part to the power of health information technology, individuals have n... |
Adverse drug reactions (adrs), including interactions, in older people are a common cause of admission to hospital1 and are also a common cause of disease in hospitalized patients . Frail elderly patients appear to be particularly at risk of adrs . In some cases, this is because insufficient account is taken of the eff... |
Supravalvar mitral ring is a circumferential ridge or membrane arising from the left atrial wall overlying the mitral valve and frequently attached to the mitral valve.1 variable in thickness and extent, the ring ranges from a thin membrane to a thick discrete fibrous ridge.2 the membranous variety may be difficult to ... |
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