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Assessing the knowledge of bronchial asthma among primary health care physicians in Crete: A pre- and post-test following an educational course
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Aim To assess the level of knowledge for bronchial asthma of the primary healthcare physicians serving a rural population on the island of Crete, both before and... -
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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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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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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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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... -
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The significance of opthalmologic evaluation in the early diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism: the Cretan experience
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM) are far from the rare systemic diseases that mainly affect the neural tissue. There are very few written reports on... -
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Staphylococcal peptidoglycans induce arthritis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most important pathogens in septic arthritis. To analyse the arthritogenic properties of staphylococcal peptidoglycan (PGN),... -
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Management of obstetric anal sphincter injury: a systematic review & national practice survey
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background We aim to establish the evidence base for the recognition and management of obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) and to compare this with current... -
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Research Article: Breast Cancer Research : BCR
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Disruption of the balance between apoptosis and proliferation is considered to be an important factor in the development and progression of tumours. In the... -
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Symptomatic hemorrhage after alteplase therapy not due to silent ischemia
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Stroke thrombolysis-related intracerebral hemorrhage may occur remotely from the anatomical site of ischemia. One postulated mechanism for this is... -
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Gene therapy for lipid disorders
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Lipid disorders are associated with atherosclerotic vascular disease, and therapy is associated with a substantial reduction in cardiovascular events. Current... -
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Systematic assessment of the quality of osteoporosis guidelines
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Numerous agencies have developed clinical practice guidelines for the management of postmenopausal osteoporosis. The study objective was to conduct a... -
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Craniodental variation among Macaques (
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background In terms of structure and function, the skull is one of the most complicated organs in the body. It is also one of the most important parts in terms of... -
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Clinical and immunohistochemical study of eight cases with thymic carcinoma
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Thymic carcinoma is a rare neoplasm with extremely poor prognosis. To evaluate the biological characteristics of thymic carcinoma, we reviewed 8 patients.... -
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Primary effect of chemotherapy on the transcription profile of AIDS-related Kaposi's sarcoma
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Drugs & used in anticancer chemotherapy have severe effects upon the cellular transcription and replication machinery. From in vitro studies it has... -
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Drug interaction: Omeprazole and Phenprocoumon
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Oral anticoagulants like the coumarin derivatives are characterised by a particularly narrow therapeutic range. Any interfering co-medication can pose a... -
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Icodextrin as salvage therapy in peritoneal dialysis patients with refractory fluid overload
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Icodextrin is a high molecular weight, starch-derived glucose polymer, which is capable of inducing sustained ultrafiltration over prolonged (12–16 hour)...