144 datasets found for "chronic disease indicators"
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Asthma and PM
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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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Use of antihypertensive medications in pregnancy and the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes: McMaster Outcome Study of Hypertension In Pregnancy 2 (
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Background Uncertainty remains about the potential harmful effects of antihypertensive therapy on the developing fetus, especially for beta-blockers (βb). Methods We... -
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and protective effects of food intake: from hypothesis to evidence?
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Evidence for a role of diet in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been accumulating rapidly over the past decade. Associations have been... -
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Immune ablation and stem-cell therapy in autoimmune disease: Clinical experience
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In the past 5 years, around 350 patients have received haematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation for an autoimmune disease, with 275 of these registered in an... -
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The genetics of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a significant cause of global morbidity and mortality. Previous studies have shown that COPD aggregates in families,... -
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Sex differences in risk factors for coronary heart disease: a study in a Brazilian population
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Background In Brazil coronary heart disease (CHD) constitutes the most important cause of death in both sexes in all the regions of the country and interestingly, the... -
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Noninvasive positive pressure ventilation as treatment for acute respiratory failure in critically ill patients
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Our current state of knowledge on noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NPPV) and technical aspects are discussed in the present review. In patients with chronic... -
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Genetics of osteoarticular disorders, Florence, Italy, 22–23 February 2002
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Osteoporosis (OP) and osteoarthritis (OA), the two most common age-related chronic disorders of articular joints and skeleton, represent a major public health problem... -
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Bridging case-control studies and randomized trials
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Randomized trials and observational studies, such as case-control studies, are often seen as opposing approaches. However, in many instances results obtained by... -
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What have transgenic and knockout animals taught us about respiratory disease?
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Over the past decade there has been a significant shift to the use of murine models for investigations into the molecular basis of respiratory diseases, including... -
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Debate: Should statin be used in patients with heart failure?
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Statins reduce mortality of patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, by protocol, trials have excluded patients with chronic heart failure. Since the... -
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Melatonin reduces TNF-a induced expression of MAdCAM-1 via inhibition of NF-kB.
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Background Endothelial MAdCAM-1 (mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1) expression is associated with the oxidant-dependent induction and progress of... -
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A prospective study of rural drinking water quality and acute gastrointestinal illness
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Background This study examined the relationship between the bacteriological contamination of drinking water from private wells and acute gastrointestinal illness... -
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Impact of obesity on glucose and lipid profiles in adolescents at different age groups in relation to adulthood
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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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Characterization of a protease produced by a
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Background Several Trichoderma strains have been reported to be effective in controlling plant diseases, and the action of fungal hydrolytic enzymes has been... -
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Patent AT-E399549-T1: [Translated] TREATMENT OF DISEASE CAUSED BY THE LJUNGAN VIRUS BY USING PLECONARIL
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A method of prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of a mammal for a disease that is caused by a Ljungan virus infection, such as Myocarditis, Cardiomyopathia,... -
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Cingulate cortex hypoperfusion predicts Alzheimer's disease in mild cognitive impairment
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Background Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) was recently described as a heterogeneous group with a variety of clinical outcomes and high risk to develop Alzheimer's... -
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CD26 immuno-expression and periodontal disease progression
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Immunological mechanisms participate in the pathogenesis of human chronic inflammatory periodontal disease (CIPD). Human CD4+ lymphocytes express functionally... -
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Four signature motifs define the first class of structurally related large coiled-coil proteins in plants.
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Background Animal and yeast proteins containing long coiled-coil domains are involved in attaching other proteins to the large, solid-state components of the cell.... -
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A follow-up to "Anti-cytokine therapy in chronic destructive arthritis" by Wim B van den Berg
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In recent years, the effectiveness of anti-TNF therapy in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has become apparent. While trials of IL-1 receptor antagonist in RA have...
144 datasets found for "chronic disease indicators"