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    FederalSafety of a new extensively hydrolysed formula in children with cow's milk protein allergy: a double blind crossover studyU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Formulae for infants with cow's milk protein allergy (CMA) should be based on extensively hydrolysed protein. 'Extensively' however is not strictly...
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    FederalAuto-protective redox buffering systems in stimulated macrophagesU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Macrophages, upon encounter with micro-organisms or stimulated by cytokines, produce various effector molecules aimed at destroying the foreign agents and...
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    FederalLittle qualitative RNA misexpression in sterile male FU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Although the genetics of hybrid sterility has been the subject of evolutionary studies for over sixty years, no one has shown the reason(s) why alleles...
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    FederalExertional dyspnea as initial manifestation of Takayasu's arteritis – A case report and literature reviewU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Takayasu's arteritis is a chronic systemic inflammatory disease that usually affects the aorta, its primary branches and occasionally the pulmonary and...
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    Federal13th Annual Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Rome, Italy, 1-4 October 2000U.S. Department of Health & Human Services — 13th Annual Congress of the European Society of Intensive Care Medicine, Rome, Italy, 1-4 October 2000
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    FederalThe Carvedilol Prospective Randomized Cumulative Survival (COPERNICUS) trialU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Previous trials (Metoprolol CR/XL Randomised Intervention Trial in Congestive Heart Failure [MERIT-HF], Cardiac Insufficiency Bisoprolol Study [CIBIS] II) have...
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    FederalThe evaluation of yeast derivatives as adjuvants for the immune response to the Bm86 antigen in cattleU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background The Gavac™ vaccine against the cattle tick Boophilus microplus has proven its efficacy in a large number of controlled and field experiments. However, this...
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    FederalThe (CTG)n polymorphism in the NOTCH4 gene is not associated with schizophrenia in Japanese individualsU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background The human NOTCH4 gene is a candidate gene for schizophrenia due to its chromosomal location and neurobiological roles. In a British linkage study, NOTCH4...
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    FederalSocio-demographic factors and self-reported funtional status: the significance of social supportU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background The aim of the present work was to investigate the relative importance of socio-demographic and physical health status factors for subjective functioning,...
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    FederalLong term benzodiazepine use for insomnia in patients over the age of 60: discordance of patient and physician perceptionsU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background The aim of this study was to determine and compare patients' and physicians' perceptions of benefits and risks of long term benzodiazepine use for insomnia...
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    FederalA case-control study of autism and mumps-measles-rubella vaccination using the general practice research database: design and methodologyU.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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    FederalRegular use of aspirin and pancreatic cancer riskU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Regular use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has been consistently associated with reduced risk of colorectal cancer and...
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    FederalAre proton pump inhibitors the first choice for acute treatment of gastric ulcers? A meta analysis of randomized clinical trialsU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Gastric ulcers are a frequent problem in the United States. Proton pump inhibitors have been shown to increase healing rates and improve clinical symptoms....
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    FederalMechanical ventilation in rural ICUsU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background: In recent years, rural hospitals have expanded their scope of specialized services, which has led to the development and staffing of rural intensive care...
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    FederalPrescribing patterns in premenstrual syndromeU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Over 300 therapies have been proposed for premenstrual syndrome. To date there has been only one survey conducted in the UK of PMS treatments prescribed by...
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    FederalDebate: Subgroup analyses in clinical trials: fun to look at - but don't believe them!U.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Analysis of subgroup results in a clinical trial is surprisingly unreliable, even in a large trial. This is the result of a combination of reduced statistical power,...
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    FederalColonic tuberculosis mimicking Crohn's disease: case reportU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Intestinal tuberculosis is a rare disease in western countries, affecting mainly immigrants and immunocompromised patients. Intestinal tuberculosis is a...
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    FederalWeight loss maintenance in women two to eleven years after participating in a commercial program: a surveyU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background After 5 years, most reports show that less than 10% of people maintain a 5% loss from initial body weight. Weight maintenance after 10 years is rarely...
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    FederalRed blood cell transfusion does not increase oxygen consumption in critically ill septic patientsU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background Red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is commonly used to increase oxygen transport in patients with sepsis. However it does not consistently increase oxygen...
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    FederalStatistical issues in randomized trials of cancer screeningU.S. Department of Health & Human Services — Background The evaluation of randomized trials for cancer screening involves special statistical considerations not found in therapeutic trials. Although some of...
