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Incidence and Characteristics of Total Stroke in the United States
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background and Purpose Stroke, increasingly referred to as a "brain attack", is one of the leading causes of death and the leading cause of adult disability in the... -
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Comparison of deferral rates using a computerized versus written blood donor questionnaire: a randomized, cross-over study [ISRCTN84429599]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Self-administered computer-assisted blood donor screening strategies may elicit more accurate responses and improve the screening process. Methods... -
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Weight loss maintenance in women two to eleven years after participating in a commercial program: a survey
U.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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Long-term reductions in tinnitus severity
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background This study was undertaken to assess long-term changes in tinnitus severity exhibited by patients who completed a comprehensive tinnitus management program;... -
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Adolescent standing postural response to backpack loads: a randomised controlled experimental study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Backpack loads produce changes in standing posture when compared with unloaded posture. Although 'poor' unloaded standing posture has been related to... -
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Antigen-specific cytometry
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
From its origins in the 16thcentury, microscopy has allowed the cell, as the basic unit of eukaryotic life and disease, to be identified and analyzed. Today,... -
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Red blood cell transfusion does not increase oxygen consumption in critically ill septic patients
U.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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Implications of troponin testing in clinical medicine
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
During the past decade considerable research has been conducted into the use of cardiac troponins, their diagnostic capability and their potential to allow risk... -
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Socio-demographic factors and self-reported funtional status: the significance of social support
U.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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Sex differences in risk factors for coronary heart disease: a study in a Brazilian population
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
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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Design and implementation of microarray gene expression markup language (MAGE-ML)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Meaningful exchange of microarray data is currently difficult because it is rare that published data provide sufficient information depth or are even in the same... -
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Correlation of the score for subjective pain with physical disability, clinical and radiographic scores in recent onset rheumatoid arthritis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background To analyse the relationship between subjective pain score and other measures of clinical, radiographic and functional status; in particular Larsen... -
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Open tension free repair of inguinal hernias; the Lichtenstein technique
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Recurrences have been a significant problem following hernia repair. Prosthetic materials have been increasingly used in hernia repair to prevent... -
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What kind of evidence is it that Evidence-Based Medicine advocates want health care providers and consumers to pay attention to?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In 1992, Evidence-Based Medicine advocates proclaimed a "new paradigm", in which evidence from health care research is the best basis for decisions for... -
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Prophylactic cranial irradiation in small cell lung cancer: a systematic review of the literature with meta-analysis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Purpose A systematic review of the literature was carried out to determine the role of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in small cell lung cancer (SCLC) .... -
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The use of alternative therapies in the Saskatchewan stroke rehabilitation population
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Many patients use alternative therapies. The purpose of this study was to determine the percentage of stroke rehabilitation patients in Saskatchewan using... -
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T-cell-mediated control of autoimmunity
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Inflammatory responses provoked by pathogens are antigen-specific in their induction but are nonspecific in their effects. Consequently, they are potentially damaging... -
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Aged garlic extract therapy for sickle cell anemia patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Sickle cell anemia is one of the most prevalent hereditary disorders with prominent morbidity and mortality. With this disorder oxidative, phenomena play a... -
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Appetite suppressants and valvular heart disease – a systematic review
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Although appetite suppressants have been implicated in the development of valvular heart disease, the exact level of risk is still uncertain. Initial... -
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Why the fair innings argument is not persuasive
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The fair innings argument (FIA) is frequently put forward as a justification for denying elderly patients treatment when they are in competition with younger patients...