2,009 datasets found
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Diagnostic criteria for diabetes revisited: making use of combined criteria
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Existing cut-offs for fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and post-load glucose (2hPG) criteria are not equivalent in the diagnosis of diabetes and glucose... -
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Atrial fibrillation in a primary care practice: prevalence and management
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Atrial fibrillation is a common serious cardiac arrhythmia. Knowing the prevalence of atrial fibrillation and documentation of medical management are... -
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Flow cytometric assessment of the reactivity of a panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAb) against two populations of human dendritic cells (DC)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background The identification of antigens on human DC has been a very difficult and elusive task because of the lack of appropriate reagents. Therefore, we evaluated... -
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Incomplete gastric metaplasia in children with insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and celiac disease. An ultrastructural study
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
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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What have transgenic and knockout animals taught us about respiratory disease?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Over the past decade there has been a significant shift to the use of murine models for investigations into the molecular basis of respiratory diseases, including... -
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A new direction in the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
A recent review article suggested that idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a disease that is associated more with abnormal wound healing than with inflammation.... -
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Do bronchodilators have an effect on bronchiolitis?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Over the past 12 years there have been 12 randomised control trials, involving 843 infants, evaluating the effect of salbutamol or albuterol on bronchiolitis. Of... -
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Korean women: breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Introduction Clustered within the nomenclature of Asian American are numerous subgroups, each with their own ethnic heritage, cultural, and linguistic... -
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Severe renal bleeding caused by a ruptured renal sheath: case report of a rare complication of percutaneous nephrolithotomy
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Percutaneous nephrolithotomy is a minimally invasive intervention for renal stone disease. Complications, which are rare and usually presented as case... -
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Genetics of rheumatoid arthritis: confronting complexity
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The genetic basis for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is likely to be extremely complex. Even the role of MHC genes remains to be fully defined, and may involve interactive... -
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Effect of simvastatin on bone markers in osteopenic women: a placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial [ISRCTN85429598]
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors increase new bone formation in vitro and in rodents. Results of epidemiologic analyses evaluating the... -
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Genetics of osteoarticular disorders, Florence, Italy, 22–23 February 2002
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Osteoporosis (OP) and osteoarthritis (OA), the two most common age-related chronic disorders of articular joints and skeleton, represent a major public health problem... -
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Policy mapping for establishing a national emergency health policy for Nigeria
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
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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Acute respiratory distress syndrome: estimated incidence and mortality rate in a 5 million-person population base
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background: Various estimates of the incidence and mortality rate of the acute (adult) respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) have been published. The studies that led... -
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High-throughput genotyping of single nucleotide polymorphisms with rolling circle amplification
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the foundation of powerful complex trait and pharmacogenomic analyses. The availability of large SNP databases,... -
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Elevated nerve growth factor and neurotrophin-3 levels in cerebrospinal fluid of children with hydrocephalus
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Background Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) resulting from impaired drainage of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) causes hydrocephalus with damage to the central nervous... -
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Optimality of the genetic code with respect to protein stability and amino-acid frequencies
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Background The genetic code is known to be efficient in limiting the effect of mistranslation errors. A misread codon often codes for the same amino acid or one with... -
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A short purification process for quantitative isolation of PrP
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are neurodegenerative diseases affecting both humans and animals. They are associated with post-... -
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Complex splicing pattern generates great diversity in human
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Mutation analysis of the neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) gene has shown that about 30% of NF1 patients carry a splice mutation resulting in the production... -
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Absence of rapid selection for acyclovir or penciclovir resistance following suboptimal oral prodrug therapy of HSV-infected mice
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Acyclovir (ACV) resistant herpes simplex virus (HSV) isolates can be readily selected in animal infection models receiving suboptimal ACV treatment,...
2,009 datasets found