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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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Compulsive checking behavior of quinpirole-sensitized rats as an animal model of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder(OCD): form and control
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background A previous report showed that the open field behavior of rats sensitized to the dopamine agonist quinpirole satisfies 5 performance criteria for compulsive... -
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An MCASE approach to the search of a cure for Parkinson's Disease.
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Parkinson's disease is caused by a dopamine deficiency state in the fore brain area. Dopamine receptor agonists, MAO-B inhibitors, and N-Methyl-D-Aspartate... -
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Analysis of a human brain transcriptome map
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Genome wide transcriptome maps can provide tools to identify candidate genes that are over-expressed or silenced in certain disease tissue and increase our... -
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Are women and providers satisfied with antenatal care? Views on a standard and a simplified, evidence-based model of care in four developing countries
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background This study assessed women and providers' satisfaction with a new evidence-based antenatal care (ANC) model within the WHO randomized trial conducted in... -
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Prevalence of hepatitis B and C markers in high-risk hospitalised patients in Crete: a five-year observational study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
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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Food intakes and preferences of hospitalised geriatric patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background A cross sectional survey was carried out on 120 hospitalised geriatric patients aged 60 and above in Hospital Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur... -
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Obstructive sleep apnea and vascular disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
There is emerging evidence linking obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) to vascular disease, including hypertension. This relationship may be independent of co-morbidity,... -
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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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Skeletal muscle dysfunction in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
It has become increasingly recognized that skeletal muscle dysfunction is common in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Muscle strength and... -
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Prevalence of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder among adults in obesity treatment
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Bariatric patients showing poor "focus" during treatment more often failed to lose weight or maintain reduced weight. Evaluation of these patients... -
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Sunlight and skin cancer
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A note on clinical presentations of amebic liver abscess: an overview from 62 Thai patients
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Amebic liver abscess is a tropical disease with a wide spectrum of clinical presentations. Given the often nonspecific nature of the complaints related to... -
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Impaired wound healing in mice deficient in a matricellular protein SPARC (osteonectin, BM-40)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background SPARC is a matricellular protein involved in cell-matrix interactions. From expression patterns at the wound site and in vitro studies, SPARC has been... -
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Time course of muscle soreness following different types of exercise
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Post-exercise muscle soreness is a dull, aching sensation that follows unaccustomed muscular exertion. Primarily on the basis of previous laboratory-based... -
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Specificity of T cells in synovial fluid: high frequencies of CD8
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
CD8+ T cells dominate the lymphocyte population in synovial fluid in chronic inflammatory arthritis. It is known that these CD8+ T cells are often clonally or... -
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B cells, BAFF/zTNF4, TACI, and systemic lupus erythematosus
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
B cells and B-cell/T-cell collaborations are instrumental in the pathophysiology of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This commentary highlights in particular the... -
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Research Article: Breast Cancer Research
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
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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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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Hospital competition, resource allocation and quality of care
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background A variety of approaches have been used to contain escalating hospital costs. One approach is intensifying price competition. The increase in price based...