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Diagnostic and treatment characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome: descriptive measurements of patient perception and awareness from 657 confidential self-reports
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background This investigation was undertaken to describe patient perception and awareness of the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), the most common cause of... -
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Rheumatoid arthritis associated autoantibodies in patients with synovitis of recent onset
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
An inception cohort of 238 patients having peripheral joint synovitis of less than 12 months duration was evaluated clinically and followed prospectively for 1 year... -
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Alterations of E-cadherin and β-catenin in gastric cancer
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The E-cadherin-catenin complex plays a crucial role in epithelial cell-cell adhesion and in the maintenance of tissue architecture. Perturbation in the... -
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Cell fate decision: T-helper 1 and 2 subsets in immune responses
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
After activation CD4+ helper T cells differentiate into T-helper (Th) 1 or Th2 effector cells. These two subsets are characterized by their distinct cytokine... -
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Early immune development, atopy and asthma: insights from ATS 2001, May 18-23, San Francisco
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
There is rising evidence that the initiation of atopy and asthma may occur in early life or even during fetal life. At the American Thoracic Society meeting 2001 in... -
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A cohort study of possible risk factors for over-reporting of antihypertensive adherence
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The identification of poor medicinal adherence is difficult because direct observation of medication use is usually impractical. Up to 50% of individuals... -
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Comparison of various characteristics of women who do and do not attend for breast cancer screening
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Information regarding the characteristics and health of women who do and do not attend for breast cancer screening is limited and representative data are... -
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Pancreatic hyperamylasemia during acute gastroenteritis: incidence and clinical relevance
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Many case reports of acute pancreatitis have been reported but, up to now, pancreatic abnormalities during acute gastroenteritis have not been studied... -
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Prevalence and risk factors for vaginal
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Diabetes mellitus increases the rate of vaginal colonization and infection with Candida species Methods We surveyed women with diabetes receiving care at... -
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Detection of malaria parasites by nested PCR in south-eastern, Iran: Evidence of highly mixed infections in Chahbahar district
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Rapid diagnosis and correct treatment of cases are the main objectives of control programs in malaria-endemic areas. Methods and results To evaluate these... -
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Evidence for modulation of pericryptal sheath myofibroblasts in rat descending colon by Transforming Growth Factor β and Angiotensin II.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Absorption of water and Na+ in descending colonic crypts is dependent on the barrier function of the surrounding myofibroblastic pericryptal sheath. Here... -
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The attributable mortality and length of intensive care unit stay of clinically important gastrointestinal bleeding in critically ill patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Objective To estimate the mortality and length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) attributable to clinically important gastrointestinal bleeding in mechanically... -
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia: a report from ATS 2001, May 18–23, San Francisco
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetic disorder of abnormal ciliary structure and function that leads to defective mucociliary clearance, resulting in oto-... -
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Response to Fionula Brennan's Commentary "A follow-up to 'Anti-cytokine therapy in chronic destructive arthritis' by Wim B van den Berg"
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Response to Fionula Brennan's Commentary "A follow-up to 'Anti-cytokine therapy in chronic destructive arthritis' by Wim B van den Berg" -
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Lactate: A key metabolite in the intercellular metabolic interplay
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Most physicians involved in intensive care consider lactate solely as a deleterious metabolite, responsible for high morbidity and bad prognosis in severe patients.... -
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HIV infection and aging: enhanced Interferon- and Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha production by the CD8
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background T cells from HIV+ and aged individuals show parallels in terms of suppressed proliferative activity and interleukin-2 (I1-2) production and an increased... -
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Abdominal compartment syndrome
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) associated with organ dysfunction defines the abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS). Elevated intra-abdominal pressure (IAP)... -
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Practice and professional development plans (PPDPs): results of a feasibility study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Dissatisfaction with uniprofessional education structures as a means of improving the quality of healthcare has led to proposals to develop ways of... -
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Isolation,
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Immotile cilia syndrome (ICS) or primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an autosomal recessive disorder in humans in which the beating of cilia and sperm... -
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Novel mutations in the
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Breast cancer is the most common female malignancy and a major cause of death in middle-aged women. So far, germline mutations in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes...