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    FederalDiagnostic and treatment characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome: descriptive measurements of patient perception and awareness from 657 confidential self-reportsU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background This investigation was undertaken to describe patient perception and awareness of the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common cause of...
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    FederalVentilator-associated pneumonia in a surgical intensive care unit: epidemiology, etiology and comparison of three bronchoscopic methods for microbiological specimen samplingU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background: Ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VAP) is a important intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infection in mechanically ventilated patients. Early and...
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    FederalSunlight and skin cancerU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Sunlight and skin cancer
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    FederalThe genetic structure of recombinant inbred mice: high-resolution consensus maps for complex trait analysisU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Recombinant inbred (RI) strains of mice are an important resource used to map and analyze complex traits. They have proved particularly effective in...
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    FederalImpact of obesity on glucose and lipid profiles in adolescents at different age groups in relation to adulthoodU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background As obesity is rapidly becoming a major medical and public health problem, the aim of our study was to determine: 1) if obesity in Caucasian adolescents at...
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    FederalHeart rate changes during partial seizures: A study amongst Singaporean patientsU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Introduction Studies in Europe and America showed that tachycardia, less often bradycardia, frequently accompanied partial seizures in Caucasian patients. We...
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    FederalThe effectiveness of reducing the daily dose of finasteride in men with benign prostatic hyperplasiaU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Finasteride, a 5 alpha reductase inhibitor, is an established treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia. The recommended dosage is 5 mg a day, however...
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    FederalKinetic comparison of tissue non-specific and placental human alkaline phosphatases expressed in baculovirus infected cells: application to screening for Down's syndromeU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background In humans, there are four alkaline phosphatases, and each form exibits a characteristic pattern of tissue distribution. The availability of an easy method...
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    FederalExpense and benefit of neoadjuvant treatment in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagusU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background The effectiveness of neoadjuvant treatment (NT) prior to resection of squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus (SCCE) in terms of prolonged survival has...
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    FederalUse of complementary/alternative therapies by women with advanced-stage breast cancerU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background This study sought to describe the pattern of complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) use among a group of patients with advanced breast cancer, to examine...
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    FederalIbuprofen 400 mg is effective in women, and women are well represented in trialsU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background A recent article in the New Scientist argued that women were under-represented in clinical trials which, until now, had masked the finding that ibuprofen...
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    FederalRepresentation of women's health in general medical versus women's health specialty journals: a content analysisU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Women's health, traditionally defined, emphasises reproductive and maternal conditions without consideration of social contexts. Advocates urge a broader...
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    FederalQuantitative analysis of DNA levels in maternal plasma in normal and Down syndrome pregnanciesU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background We investigated fetal and total DNA levels in maternal plasma in patients bearing fetuses affected with Down syndrome in comparison to controls carrying...
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    FederalEffects of de-industrialization on unemployment, re-employment, and work conditions in a manufacturing workforceU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a 20-year process of de-industrialization in the British Columbia (BC) sawmill industry on...
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    FederalLow frequency ofU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — In order to explore the possible role of E-cadherin in familial cancer, 19 familial breast cancer patients, whose tumours demonstrated loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at...
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    FederalAsthma and PMU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — PM10 (the mass of particles present in the air having a 50% cutoff for particles with an aerodynamic diameter of 10 μm) is the standard measure of particulate air...
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    FederalVirOligo: a database of virus-specific oligonucleotidesU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — VirOligo is a database of virus-specific oligonucleotides. The VirOligo database consists of two tables, Common data and Oligo data. The Oligo data table contains PCR...
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    FederalPlasma colloid osmotic pressure in healthy infantsU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background The plasma colloid osmotic pressure (COP) plays a major role in transcapillary fluid balance. There is no information on plasma COP of healthy infants...
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    FederalA mathematical model of optimized radioiodine-131 therapy of Graves' hyperthyroidismU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background The current status of radioiodine-131 (RaI) dosimetry for Graves' hyperthyroidism is not clear. Recurrent hyperthyroidism and iatrogenic hypothyroidism are...
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    FederalMolecular action of methotrexate in inflammatory diseasesU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Despite the recent introduction of biological response modifiers and potent new small-molecule antirheumatic drugs, the efficacy of methotrexate is nearly unsurpassed...
