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Diagnostic and treatment characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome: descriptive measurements of patient perception and awareness from 657 confidential self-reports
U.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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Obstructive sleep apnea and vascular disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
There is emerging evidence linking obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to vascular disease, including hypertension. This relationship may be independent of co-morbidity,... -
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Decreases in blood perfusion of the anterior cingulate gyri in Anorexia Nervosa Restricters assessed by SPECT image analysis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background It is possible that psychopathological differences exist between the restricting and bulimic forms of anorexia nervosa. We investigated localized... -
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia in a surgical intensive care unit: epidemiology, etiology and comparison of three bronchoscopic methods for microbiological specimen sampling
U.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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Organization specific predictors of job satisfaction: findings from a Canadian multi-site quality of work life cross-sectional survey
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Organizational features can affect how staff view their quality of work life. Determining staff perceptions about quality of work life is an important... -
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Oral contraceptive use before first birth and risk of breast cancer: a case control study
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Background The aim of this study was first, to investigate whether women starting oral contraceptive (OC) use at a young age and before first birth have an increased... -
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Impact of obesity on glucose and lipid profiles in adolescents at different age groups in relation to adulthood
U.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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Time course of muscle soreness following different types of exercise
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Post-exercise muscle soreness is a dull, aching sensation that follows unaccustomed muscular exertion. Primarily on the basis of previous laboratory-based... -
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Application of the development stages of a cluster randomized trial to a framework for evaluating complex health interventions
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Introduction Trials of complex health interventions often pose difficult methodologic challenges. The objective of this paper is to assess the extent to which the... -
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A cross-sectional study of early identification of postpartum depression: Implications for primary care providers from The Ontario Mother & Infant Survey
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background This survey's objective was to provide planning information by examining utilization patterns, health outcomes and costs associated with existing practices... -
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To what degree does cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease predict dependence of patients on caregivers?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Patients with Alzheimer's disease experience a progressive loss of cognitive function, and the ability to independently perform activities of daily life.... -
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Prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adults in obesity treatment
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Bariatric patients showing poor "focus" during treatment more often failed to lose weight or maintain reduced weight. Evaluation of these patients... -
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Sunlight and skin cancer
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The genetic structure of recombinant inbred mice: high-resolution consensus maps for complex trait analysis
U.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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The effectiveness of reducing the daily dose of finasteride in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
U.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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Genetic epidemiology: Systemic lupus erythematosus
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Systemic lupus erythematosus is the prototype multisystem autoimmune disease. A strong genetic component of susceptibility to the disease is well established. Studies... -
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Autoantibody profiling for the study and treatment of autoimmune disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Proteomics technologies enable profiling of autoantibody responses using biological fluids derived from patients with autoimmune disease. They provide a powerful tool... -
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Problems in early diagnosis of bladder cancer in a spinal cord injury patient: Report of a case of simultaneous production of granulocyte colony stimulating factor and parathyroid hormone-related protein by squamous cell carcinoma of urinary bladder
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Typical symptoms and signs of a clinical condition may be absent in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients. Case presentation A male with paraplegia was passing... -
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The role of IFN-gamma in systemic lupus erythematosus: a challenge to the Th1/Th2 paradigm in autoimmunity
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Cytokines play a critical role in regulating lymphoid cell responses to most antigenic stimuli, and it is therefore very likely that these molecules profoundly affect... -
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Internet hand x-rays: A comparison of joint space narrowing and erosion scores (Sharp/Genant) of plain versus digitized x-rays in rheumatoid arthritis patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The objective of the study is to examine the reliability of erosion and joint space narrowing scores derived from hand x-rays posted on the Internet...