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Systematic reviews of complementary therapies - an annotated bibliography. Part 1: Acupuncture
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Background Complementary therapies are widespread but controversial. We aim to provide a comprehensive collection and a summary of systematic reviews of clinical... -
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Prevalence of hepatitis B and C markers in high-risk hospitalised patients in Crete: a five-year observational study
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Background So far the prevalence of viral hepatitis infection in hospitalized patients has not been extensively studied. Therefore we conducted the present five-year... -
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Polymorphisms in the
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Background Oxidative stress, resulting in a marked increase in the level of oxygen free radicals (OFR), has been implicated in the etiology of diabetic neuropathy... -
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Identification of bacteria in drinking and purified water during the monitoring of a typical water purification system
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Background A typical purification system that provides purified water which meets ionic and organic chemical standards, must be protected from microbial proliferation... -
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Assessing health-related quality of life in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, in Crete, Greece
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Background Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) is an important outcome measure in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). The aim of our study was to assess HRQoL in a... -
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Research Article: Breast Cancer Research
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Background The contribution of BRCA1 and BRCA2 to the incidence of male breast cancer (MBC) in the United Kingdom is not known, and the importance of these genes in... -
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Reporting of measures of accuracy in systematic reviews of diagnostic literature
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Background There are a variety of ways in which accuracy of clinical tests can be summarised in systematic reviews. Variation in reporting of summary measures has... -
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Cardiac rehabilitation: a comprehensive review
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Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a commonly used treatment for men and women with cardiovascular disease. To date, no single study has conclusively demonstrated a... -
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Heart rate changes during partial seizures: A study amongst Singaporean patients
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Introduction Studies in Europe and America showed that tachycardia, less often bradycardia, frequently accompanied partial seizures in Caucasian patients. We... -
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Practising evidence-based medicine: the design and implementation of a multidisciplinary team-driven extubation protocol
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Background Evidence from recent literature shows that protocol-directed extubation is a useful approach to liberate patients from mechanical ventilation (MV).... -
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Expression profiling of
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A combination of linear RNA amplification and DNA microarray hybridization has allowed the determination of expression profiles of individual imaginal discs and... -
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The MRC trial of assessment and management of older people in the community: objectives, design and interventions [ISRCTN23494848]
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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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Detection ofMycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosisspecific IS900 insertion sequences in bulk-tank milk samples obtained from different regions throughout Switzerland
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SinceMycobacterium aviumsubspeciesparatuberculosis(MAP) was isolated from intestinal tissue of a human patient suffering Crohn's disease, a controversial discussion... -
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Is clopidogrel superior to aspirin in secondary prevention of vascular disease?
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The cornerstone in clinical evidence of the relative efficacy of thienopyridines (clopidogrel, ticlopidine) versus aspirin in the secondary prevention of vascular... -
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Gene expression neighborhoods
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The finding that neighboring eukaryotic genes are often expressed in similar patterns suggests the involvement of chromatin domains in the control of genes within a... -
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Drug-induced and postnatal hypothyroidism impairs the accumulation of diacylglycerol in liver and liver cell plasma membranes
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Background Thyroid hormones are well known modulators of signal transduction. The effect of hyper- and hypo-thyroidism on diacylglycerol/protein kinase C (DAG/PKC)... -
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Mitochondria from cultured cells derived from normal and thiamine-responsive megaloblastic anemia individuals efficiently import thiamine diphosphate
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Background Thiamine diphosphate (ThDP) is the active form of thiamine, and it serves as a cofactor for several enzymes, both cytosolic and mitochondrial. Isolated... -
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Binding specificity of
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Background To better understand the molecular interactions of Bt toxins with non-target insects, we have examined the real-time binding specificity and affinity of... -
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Direct microscopic examination of imprints in patients undergoing cardiac valve replacement
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Background Bacteriological analysis of cardiac valves might be indicated in patients with suspected endocarditis. Methods We report here a prospective study on fifty-... -
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Looking beyond 28-day all-cause mortality
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A growing body of evidence indicates that survivors of intensive care have an impaired quality of life. It is not entirely clear from the available literature whether...