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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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Decreases in blood perfusion of the anterior cingulate gyri in Anorexia Nervosa Restricters assessed by SPECT image analysis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background It is possible that psychopathological differences exist between the restricting and bulimic forms of anorexia nervosa. We investigated localized... -
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia in a surgical intensive care unit: epidemiology, etiology and comparison of three bronchoscopic methods for microbiological specimen sampling
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: Ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia (VAP) is a important intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infection in mechanically ventilated patients. Early and... -
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Oral contraceptive use before first birth and risk of breast cancer: a case control study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The aim of this study was first, to investigate whether women starting oral contraceptive (OC) use at a young age and before first birth have an increased... -
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The effectiveness of reducing the daily dose of finasteride in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Finasteride, a 5 alpha reductase inhibitor, is an established treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia. The recommended dosage is 5 mg a day, however... -
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Autoantibody profiling for the study and treatment of autoimmune disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Proteomics technologies enable profiling of autoantibody responses using biological fluids derived from patients with autoimmune disease. They provide a powerful tool... -
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Continuous haemofiltration in the intensive care unit
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) was first described in 1977 for the treatment of diuretic-unresponsive fluid overload in the intensive care unit (ICU).... -
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Tumour Fas ligand:Fas ratio greater than 1 is an independent marker of relative resistance to tamoxifen therapy in hormone receptor positive breast cancer
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The objective of the present study was to examine the prognostic and predictive significance of the apoptosis-related marker Fas ligand (FasL):Fas ratio in... -
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Risk factors for hospitalization among adults with asthma: the influence of sociodemographic factors and asthma severity
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The morbidity and mortality from asthma have markedly increased since the late 1970s. The hospitalization rate, an important marker of asthma severity,... -
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Linkage analysis of HLA and candidate genes for celiac disease in a North American family-based study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Celiac disease has a strong genetic association with HLA. However, this association only explains approximately half of the sibling risk for celiac... -
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"Bronchial Artery Delivery of Viral Vectors for Gene delivery in Cystic Fibrosis; Superior to Airway Delivery?"
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Attempts at gene therapy for the pulmonary manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis have relied mainly on airway delivery. However the efficiency of gene transfer... -
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Platelet count and Interleukin 6 Gene polymorphism in healthy subjects
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Interleukin 6 (IL-6) is thought to play important roles in the development of reactive thrombocytosis caused by inflammation by its stimulatory effect on... -
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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 clustering method for repeat analysis in DNA sequences
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background A computational system for analysis of the repetitive structure of genomic sequences is described. The method uses suffix trees to organize and search the... -
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Prehospital point of care testing of blood gases and electrolytes — an evaluation of IRMA
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: This study evaluated the feasibility of blood gas analysis and electrolyte measurements during emergency transport prior to hospital admission. Results: A... -
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Long-term experience with implanted intrathecal drug administration systems for failed back syndrome and chronic mechanical low back pain
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Continuous intrathecal drug delivery has been shown in open studies to improve pain and quality of life in those with intractable back pain who have had... -
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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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Evolution of gene fusions: horizontal transfer versus independent events
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Gene fusions can be used as tools for functional prediction and also as evolutionary markers. Fused genes often show a scattered phyletic distribution,... -
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Paper reports overview: The many guises of respiratory support, microalbuminuria and delirium
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Paper reports overview: The many guises of respiratory support, microalbuminuria and delirium