Are Air Pollution and Traffic Associated With Atherosclerosis?
Learn more about the impact of exposure to particulate matter and night-time traffic noise on the development of atherosclerosis.
Category : Health & Medicine Journal & Academic : Health & Medical
Malaria Rapid Diagnostic Test VIKIA Malaria Ag Pf/Pan
How does this new rapid diagnostic test compare to PCR-corrected microscopy for the detection of malaria?
Use of Genotyping to Prevent Allopurinol Induced SCARS
This study demonstrates a pharmacogenomics approach to reducing the risk of severe cutaneous adverse reactions from allopurinol, one of the most common drugs implicated in this serious condition.
Low Rate of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1
According to the WHO/UNAIDS, by the end of 2002, 3.2 million children younger than 15 years of age had HIV infection/AIDS worldwide, of whom 2.8 million resided in sub-Saharan Africa.
Spinal Analgesia, Colonic Resection and an Enhanced Recovery
What is the impact of regional analgesia on postoperative outcome after abdominal surgery?
Teratogen Use in Women of Childbearing Potential
Several commonly prescribed drugs have teratogenic potential, including ACE inhibitors, ARBs, and statins. How aware are physicians of the risks of these drugs to women of childbearing age?
Prognostic Value of Epha3 and CD133 in Colorectal Carcinoma
The biomarkers EphA3 and CD133 may play an important role in assessing the development and progression of colorectal cancer.
Understanding the Course of Peyronie's Disease
This article provides an overview of Peyronie's disease, an acquired, benign condition of the penis, which can be physically and psychologically devastating for patients.
Risk Stratification in Acute Pulmonary Embolism
Does risk stratification--either by measurement of a biomarker or the performance of an echocardiogram-- improve outcomes in patients with acute pulmonary embolism?
Stent Thrombosis Following Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in LMCA
Drug eluting stents placed in the left main coronary artery are evaluated for their risk of contributing to late and very late stent thrombosis.
A Practical Guide for Diagnosing Adult ADHD
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is often considered a childhood disorder, but symptoms can persist into adulthood.
Family Caregiving and All-Cause Mortality
Does being a family caregiver increase risk for all-cause mortality? This study came to a surprising conclusion.
Hypertriglyceridemia
A review of the evidence on diagnosing and treating hypertriglyceridemia.
Patients With HIV Retained in Care and Virally Suppressed
Is HIV retention in care really that bad? This study estimates the proportion of patients retained in care and virally suppressed in New York.
Suicide Ideation and Bullying Among US Adolescents
How do race/ethnicity, gender, and sexual orientation shape an adolescent's likelihood of being bullied and vulnerable to suicidal thoughts?
Effects of CRT on Morbidity in Symptomatic Heart Failure
What are the best predictors CRT's effects on morbidity and mortality in patients with symptomatic heart failure?
Artificial Skin in the Treatment of a Large Congenital Nevus
Read this case report of an 8-year-old girl who was treated with a novel biosynthetic product that generated an artificial dermis.
Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma in Women: A Study of 75 Cases
The varied morphology of peritoneal malignant mesotheliomas may raise a broad differential diagnosis, but in most cases the resemblance to other tumors is limited.
Ventilation Strategies in Obese Patients Undergoing Surgery
What is the ideal ventilation strategy in obese surgical patients?
Anaesthetic Management of the Patient With Ischaemic Stroke
Which anaesthetic technique is best for patients with acute ischemic stroke?