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A case-control study of autism and mumps-measles-rubella vaccination using the general practice research database: design and methodology
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background An association between mumps-measles-rubella (MMR) vaccination and the onset of symptoms typical of autism has recently been suggested. This has led to... -
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Expense and benefit of neoadjuvant treatment in squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus
U.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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Genetics of osteoarticular disorders, Florence, Italy, 22–23 February 2002
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
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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Beta-Adrenergic gene therapy for cardiovascular disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Gene therapy using in vivo recombinant adenovirus-mediated gene transfer is an effective technique that offers great potential to improve existing drug treatments for... -
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Korean women: breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Introduction Clustered within the nomenclature of Asian American are numerous subgroups, each with their own ethnic heritage, cultural, and linguistic... -
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The MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community: objectives, design and interventions [ISRCTN23494848]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The benefit of regular multidimensional assessment of older people remains controversial. The majority of trials have been too small to produce adequate... -
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Vector algebra in the analysis of genome-wide expression data
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Data from thousands of transcription-profiling experiments in organisms ranging from yeast to humans are now publicly available. How best to analyze these... -
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Acceptability of local made baits for oral vaccination of dogs against rabies in the Philippines
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In the Philippines, traditional mass dog vaccination campaigns have only achieved limited and transient success in dog rabies control, mainly because a... -
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Cre reporter strains produced by targeted insertion of
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Several Cre reporter strains of mice have been described, in which a lacZ gene is turned on in cells expressing Cre recombinase, as well as their daughter... -
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Ecdysteroids and oocyte development in the black fly
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Oocyte development was studied in the autogenous black fly, Simulium vittatum (Diptera, Nematocera), a vector of Onchocerca volvulus, the causative agent... -
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A comparative study of gallstones from children and adults using FTIR spectroscopy and fluorescence microscopy
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Cholelithiasis is the gallstone disease (GSD) where stones are formed in the gallbladder. The main function of the gallbladder is to concentrate bile by... -
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Polyethylene glycol-superoxide dismutase inhibits lipid peroxidation in hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: Hepatic injury after ischemia/reperfusion is attributed to the development of oxygen free radical (OFR)-mediated lipid peroxidation - a process that can... -
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Effects of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases on left ventricular structure and function: a study protocol
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Experimental evidences suggest an increased collagen deposition in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). In particular, large amounts of collagen type I, III... -
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Comparative evaluation of gene delivery devices in primary cultures of rat hepatic stellate cells and rat myofibroblasts
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The hepatic stellate cell is the primary cell type responsible for the excessive formation and deposition of connective tissue elements during the... -
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The tripeptide feG ameliorates systemic inflammatory responses to rat intestinal anaphylaxis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Food allergies are generally associated with gastrointestinal upset, but in many patients systemic reactions occur. However, the systemic effects of food... -
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Jejunum free flap in hypopharynx reconstruction: Case series
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Surgical treatment of hypopharyngeal cancers with extension to the retrocricoid region generally requires a circumferential pharyngolaryngectomy followed... -
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General Practitioners' views on the provision of nicotine replacement therapy and bupropion
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Nicotine replacement therapies (NRT) and a new drug, bupropion, are licensed in several countries as aids to smoking cessation. General practitioners (GPs)... -
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The CXC chemokine cCAF stimulates precocious deposition of ECM molecules by wound fibroblasts, accelerating development of granulation tissue
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background During wound repair, fibroblasts orchestrate replacement of the provisional matrix formed during clotting with tenascin, cellular fibronectin and collagen... -
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A comparison of efficacy and toxicity between electroporation and adenoviral gene transfer
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Electroporation of skeletal muscle after injection of naked DNA was shown by others to increase transgene expression. Information regarding tissue damage... -
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Amyloid associated with elastin-staining laminar aggregates in the lungs of patients diagnosed with acute respiratory distress syndrome
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The heterogeneity of conditions underlying respiratory distress, whether classified clinically as acute lung injury (ALI) or the more severe acute...