The authors examine work-family commitment and attitudes toward feminism in a cross-sectional, medical student sample (126 women, 145 men). Results indicated no significant gender differences in commitment levels. Third-year students reported…
A fluorinated detergent, CF(3)(CF(2))(5)C(2)H(4)-O-maltose, was reconstituted into a lipid bilayer model membrane system to demonstrate the feasibility of determining solvent accessibility and membrane immersion depth of each fluorinated group by…
Background: Despite the availability of effective screening measures, physicians fail to identify and manage many children with psychosocial problems. Physicians are most likely to identify children with psychosocial problems when parents voice…
Urokinase plasminogen activator (uPA) and its cellular receptor (uPAR) are important mediators in the cellular process of cancer invasion and metastasis. Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) is classified by lack of invasion into the adjacent stroma, yet…
For the primary infection of genital herpes, antiviral therapy with acyclovir is the gold standard. For recurrences, there are two options: antiviral treatment of each outbreak as it arises, or suppression of outbreaks with daily oral therapy.…
This is the story of one medical educator's attempt to combine literary and epistemological inquiry in a 4th-year elective called Women's Health: Views from Literature, Communities, and Clinical Medicine. The assumption fueling this attempt was that…
The regulation of Col2a1, which encodes type II collagen, likely results from a balance of both positive and negative proteins. Here we present evidence that the transcription factor delta EF1 participates in the negative regulation of Col2a1…
Mammals elastically store energy in leg and foot tendons during locomotion. In the turkey, much of the force generated by the gastrocnemius muscle is stored as elastic energy during tendon deformation and not within the muscle. During growth, avian…
OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of thromboembolic events among women with extended bed rest prescribed as part of the treatment of premature labor or preterm premature rupture of membranes. STUDY DESIGN: A…
Laparoscopic surgery has been rapidly accepted without rigorous scientific study. New procedures and technologies have advanced rapidly, and most gynecologists have embraced these techniques. I believe that the new technology has given rise to the…
Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are the most common, and potentially most severe, of infections treated by health care practitioners. Lower RTIs along with influenza, are the most common cause of death by infection in the United States. Risk…
We examined the effect of glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) upon nigrostriatal dopaminergic function in response to two-pulse potassium (K(+)) stimulation in rats under in vivo microdialysis conditions. The two-pulse infusion…
Seven cats were trained to perform a forelimb conditioned response to a paired tone conditioned stimulus (CS)/shock unconditioned stimulus (UCS). Brachium conjunctivum section ipsilateral to the trained limb was carried out following criterion…
The ability to secure a patient's airway is crucial in the management of acutely life-threatening illnesses and injuries. Since a number of factors can make routine endotracheal intubation difficult or impossible, critical care clinicians must be…
The authors propose that professionalism, rather than being left to the chance that students will model themselves on ideal physicians or somehow be permeable to other elements of professionalism, is fostered by students' engagement with significant,…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: Glucagon is a rapid-acting smooth muscle relaxant with a short half-life. Previous studies suggested glucagon may have bronchodilator effects. We sought to determine whether intravenous glucagon produces clinically important…
PURPOSE: We examined the knowledge and understanding of male teenagers of the necessity for genital examination, and signs and symptoms of serious testicular pathology. Furthermore, current national guidelines for health education were reviewed to…
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain current faculty attitudes regarding teaching of vaginal breech delivery (VBD) and external cephalic version (ECV). STUDY DESIGN: A questionnaire was sent to obstetrics ann gynecology residency programs. Respondents were…
Low back pain (LBP) is a significant public health problem that frequently restricts patient activity and boosts health care costs. LBP is also a vexing clinical problem. Although it is usually associated with specific work and social factors, in…
The purpose of this study was to correlate the preoperative level of antioxidant defenses, measured by the plasma total antioxidant capacity (TAC), to the degree of postoperative systemic inflammatory response, measured by the severity of pulmonary…
A convenient laboratory process for the preparation of thin-walled (similar to 0.02 cm) tubular amphiphilic membranes has been developed. The membranes are suitable for implantation and isolation of pancreatic islets from immune responses. The…
Objective: To describe a case of warfarin resistance apparently caused by malabsorption and to review the literature regarding warfarin resistance. Case Summary: A 28-year-old renal transplant patient with systemic lupus erythematosus was admitted…
