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Severe community-acquired meningitis
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Community-acquired meningitis is associated with high morbidity and mortality. The epidemiology of community-acquired meningitis has changed over the past 15 years... -
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Oral sildenafil (Viagra™) in male erectile dysfunction: use, efficacy and safety profile in an unselected cohort presenting to a British district general hospital.
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Introduction Sildenafil (Viagra®) is one of the drugs used in the first line therapy of male erectile dysfunction (MED). We have recorded outcomes, adverse events and... -
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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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Nerve growth factor selectively regulates expression of transcripts encoding ribosomal proteins
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Background NGF exerts a variety of actions including promotion of neuronal differentiation and survival. The PC12 rat pheochromocytoma cell line has proved valuable... -
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Intensive care management of organophosphate insecticide poisoning
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Introduction Organophosphate (OP) insecticides inhibit both cholinesterase and pseudo-cholinesterase activities. The inhibition of acetylcholinesterase causes... -
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Endothelial [Ca2+]iis an integrating signal for the vascular tone in rat aortae
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Although various endothelium-dependent relaxing factors (endothelial autacoids) are released upon the elevation of endothelial cytosolic free Ca2+concentration (EC... -
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Policy mapping for establishing a national emergency health policy for Nigeria
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Background The number of potential life years lost due to accidents and injuries though poorly studied has resulted in tremendous economic and social loss to Nigeria.... -
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Design and performance of a multi-centre randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation of joint tele-consultations [ISRCTN54264250]
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Background Appropriate information flow is crucial to the care of patients, particularly at the interface between primary and secondary care. Communication problems... -
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Continuous haemofiltration in the intensive care unit
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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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On the species of origin: diagnosing the source of symbiotic transcripts
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Background Most organisms have developed ways to recognize and interact with other species. Symbiotic interactions range from pathogenic to mutualistic. Some... -
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Research Article: Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
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An intense suppression of T cell proliferation to mitogens and to antigens is observed in a large number of parasitic infections. The impairment of T cell... -
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Bone loss: Epidemiology of bone loss
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Bone loss occurs when the cellular events of bone formation are quantitatively larger than bone formation. This manuscript discusses the measurement of bone loss,... -
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Acetaminophen toxicity: suicidal vs accidental
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Introduction Acetaminophen toxicity, which can lead to hepatotoxicity, is a burden on our health care system and contributes significantly to intensive care unit... -
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Angiotensin receptor blockers in heart failure after the ELITE II trial
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Specific blockers of the angiotensin type1 receptor, angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), have been introduced as an alternative to angiotensin-converting enzyme... -
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Melatonin reduces TNF-a induced expression of MAdCAM-1 via inhibition of NF-kB.
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Background Endothelial MAdCAM-1 (mucosal addressin cell adhesion molecule-1) expression is associated with the oxidant-dependent induction and progress of... -
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Measurement of tracheal temperature is not a reliable index of total respiratory heat loss in mechanically ventilated patients
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Background: Minimizing total respiratory heat loss is an important goal during mechanical ventilation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate whether changes in... -
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Lipoprotein profile in older patients with vascular dementia and Alzheimer's disease
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Background Some alterations of the lipoprotein profile have been associated with cerebrovascular disease. Recently, it has been suggested that cerebrovascular disease... -
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Subjective response to antipsychotic treatment and compliance in schizophrenia. A naturalistic study comparing olanzapine, risperidone and haloperidol (EFESO Study)
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Background In order to compare the effectiveness of different antipsychotic drugs in the treatment of schizophrenia it is very important to evaluate subjective... -
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New immunosuppressive drugs in heart transplantation
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Only a few randomized clinical trials have been performed so far in heart transplant recipients, mainly because of the relatively small number of heart transplants... -
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Medical informatics in an undergraduate curriculum: a qualitative study
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Background There is strong support for educating physicians in medical informatics, and the benefits of such education have been clearly identified. Despite this,...