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Determinants of abstract acceptance for the Digestive Diseases Week – a cross sectional study
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Background The Digestive Diseases Week (DDW) is the major meeting for presentation of research in gastroenterology. The acceptance of an abstract for presentation at... -
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Chromosomal mapping, gene structure and characterization of the human and murine
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Background Rab GTPases are regulators of intracellular membrane traffic. The Rab27 subfamily consists of Rab27a and Rab27b. Rab27a has been recently implicated in... -
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Risk factors for hospitalization among adults with asthma: the influence of sociodemographic factors and asthma severity
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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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Incomplete gastric metaplasia in children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and celiac disease. An ultrastructural study
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Background The association of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) and celiac disease (CD) has been widely reported in children but the relationship between the... -
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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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Plasma colloid osmotic pressure in healthy infants
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Background The plasma colloid osmotic pressure (COP) plays a major role in transcapillary fluid balance. There is no information on plasma COP of healthy infants... -
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Representation of women's health in general medical versus women's health specialty journals: a content analysis
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Background Women's health, traditionally defined, emphasises reproductive and maternal conditions without consideration of social contexts. Advocates urge a broader... -
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Use of antihypertensive medications in pregnancy and the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes: McMaster Outcome Study of Hypertension In Pregnancy 2 (
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Background Uncertainty remains about the potential harmful effects of antihypertensive therapy on the developing fetus, especially for beta-blockers (βb). Methods We... -
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and protective effects of food intake: from hypothesis to evidence?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Evidence for a role of diet in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been accumulating rapidly over the past decade. Associations have been... -
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Sildenafil (Viagra) for male erectile dysfunction: a meta-analysis of clinical trial reports
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Evaluation of company clinical trial reports could provide information for meta-analysis at the commercial introduction of a new technology. Methods... -
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PCR identification of
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Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) lewisi is a trypanosome of the sub-genus Herpetosoma (Stercoraria section), parasite of rats (Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus)... -
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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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Bone mineral density and the subsequent risk of cancer in the NHANES I follow-up cohort
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Backgroud Bone mineral density (BMD) is a marker of long-term estrogen exposure. BMD measurement has been used in this context to investigate the association of... -
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Pooling, meta-analysis, and the evaluation of drug safety
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The "integrated safety report" of the drug registration files submitted to health authorities usually summarizes the rates of adverse events observed for a... -
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Genetic epidemiology: Systemic lupus erythematosus
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Systemic lupus erythematosus is the prototype multisystem autoimmune disease. A strong genetic component of susceptibility to the disease is well established. Studies... -
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Results of a phase-I/II randomized, masked, placebo-controlled trial of recombinant human interleukin-11 (rhIL-11) in the treatment of subjects with active rheumatoid arthritis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Interleukin-11 (IL-11) is a pleiotropic cytokine that regulates the growth and development of hematopoietic stem cells and decreases the proinflammatory mediators of... -
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The baboon (
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Background As novel endovascular strategies are developed for treating neurological disease, there is an increasing need to evaluate these techniques in relevant... -
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Impact of nosocomial pneumonia on the outcome of mechanically-ventilated patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: Nosocomial pneumonia (NP) is a common complication in mechanically-ventilated patients and is considered to be one of the most common causes of morbidity... -
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Regular use of aspirin and pancreatic cancer risk
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Regular use of aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) has been consistently associated with reduced risk of colorectal cancer and... -
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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)...