2,009 datasets found
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Brief report on the effect of providing single versus assorted brand name condoms to hospital patients: a descriptive study
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Objectives This study examined condom acquisition by persons in a hospital setting when single versus assorted brand name condoms were provided. Methods Condom... -
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Autoantibodies in cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The pathogenesis of cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA) involves injury, an immune/inflammatory response and fibrosis. The cause of the injury is unknown, but the... -
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Successful immunotherapy with matrix metalloproteinase-derived peptides in adjuvant arthritis depends on the timing of peptide administration
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We have recently found that matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are targets for T-cell and B-cell reactivity in experimental arthritis. In the present article, we... -
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CTLA4 gene polymorphisms are associated with, and linked to, insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in a Russian population
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Background The association between the human cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA4) gene and insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is unclear in... -
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What can we hope to gain for trypanosomiasis control from molecular studies on tsetse biology ?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
At times of crisis when epidemics rage and begin to take their toll on affected populations, as we have been witnessing with African trypanosomiasis in subSahara, the... -
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Enzyme replacement reverses abnormal cerebrovascular responses in Fabry disease
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Background Fabry disease is a lysosomal X-linked enzyme deficiency of α-galactosidase A associated with an increased mortality and morbidity due to renal failure,... -
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Cathepsin B cleavage of the trypsinogen activation peptide
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Cathepsin B is thought to play a central role in intrapancreatic trypsinogen activation and the onset of pancreatitis. A recent investigation of the... -
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Research Article: BMC Genetics
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background To date, in eukaryotes, ribosomal protein expression is known to be regulated at the transcriptional and/or translational levels. But other forms of... -
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Debate: Transfusing to normal hemoglobin levels improves outcome
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Red cells are uniquely designed to transport oxygen and facilitate oxygen uptake by systemic tissues. Blood transfusions are thus logical therapeutic choices in... -
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Myelin contributes to the parallel orientation of axonal growth on white matter
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Background Brain and spinal cord white matter can support extensive axonal growth. This growth is generally constrained to an orientation that is parallel to the... -
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Verbal autopsy of 48 000 adult deaths attributable to medical causes in Chennai (formerly Madras), India
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Background In the city of Chennai, India, registration of the fact of death is almost complete but the cause of death is often inadequately recorded on the death... -
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New functions for Cox-2 in health and disease: Report of "The Third International Workshop on Cox-2", Ka'upulehu, Kona, Hawaii, USA, 30 August to 2 September 1999
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New functions for Cox-2 in health and disease: Report of "The Third International Workshop on Cox-2", Ka'upulehu, Kona, Hawaii, USA, 30 August to 2 September 1999 -
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Research Article: BMC Pharmacology
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Background Leishmaniasis is a common parasitic disease in Southern Europe, caused by Leishmania infantum. The failures of current treatment with pentavalent... -
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The evaluation of yeast derivatives as adjuvant of the immune response to the Bm86 antigen in cattle: Correction
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The evaluation of yeast derivatives as adjuvant of the immune response to the Bm86 antigen in cattle: Correction -
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Current perspectives on synovitis
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The synovium lines the noncartilaginous surfaces of the diarthrodial joints, and synovial tissue is also found in tendon sheaths and bursae [1]. Several rheumatic... -
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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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Serum organochlorines and urinary porphyrin pattern in a population highly exposed to hexachlorobenzene
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Background Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is caused by hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in several species of laboratory mammals, but the human evidence is contradictory. In a... -
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Effect of paper quality on the response rate to a postal survey: A randomised controlled trial. [ISRCTN32032031]
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Background Response rates to surveys are declining and this threatens the validity and generalisability of their findings. We wanted to determine whether paper... -
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Debate: Do all patients with heart failure require implantable defibrillators to prevent sudden death?
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Sudden death is a major cause of mortality in patients with ventricular dysfunction. The highest risk occurs among patients with less severe functional impairment....
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