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Abdominoplasty is a popular body-contouring procedure. In this study the authors review retrospectively 199 abdominoplasty patients during a 15-year period to identify factors that affect overall outcome. Patients included 190 women and 9 men. The…

The second most common cause of hypercalcemia is humoral hypercalcemia of malignancy (HHM), a condition associated with increased mortality. Although hypercalcemia is usually seen in squamous cell cancers, only 13 cases have been described in…

BACKGROUND: Microdermabrasion is a superficial peeling modality that has become quite popular with our patients and the media. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of microdermabrasion in patients with acne. METHODS: Twenty-five patients with grade

This study was conducted to further characterize the nature of leprosy-related bone alterations, to develop a hypothesis of their pathophysiology, and to define the impact of treatment on bone damage. Radiographs of 60 patients under care at the…

To determine the correlation between ultrastructural and physiological changes in blood-gas barrier function in lungs transiently exposed to very high vascular pressures, we increased capillary transmural pressure (Ptm) of 6 canine isolated perfused…

When patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) fail to respond after initiation of empirical therapy, it is necessary for the physician to consider a number of possibilities. The diagnosis should be reviewed, with consideration given to both…

Consumer advocacy has emerged as an important factor in mental health policy during the past few decades. Winning consumer support for evidence-based practices requires recognition that consumers' desires and needs for various types of treatments and…

In patients with operable breast cancer, adjuvant hormonal therapy and adjuvant chemotherapy result in significant and long-term reductions in the rates of disease recurrence and death. These reductions are evident in both patients with node-negative…

BACKGROUND: Substance P (SP) is a peptide neurotransmitter found in central and peripheral nerves. SP is involved in the control of smooth muscle, inflammation and nociception. The amino acid sequence of SP is…

Fosfructose is a cytoprotective natural sugar phosphate under development by Questcor (formerly Cypros) for the potential treatment of cardiovascular ischemia, sickle cell anemia and asthma. It acts by stimulating anaerobic glycolysis which generates…

Osteitis fibrosa cystica (brown tumors) can be a skeletal manifestation of advanced hyperparathyroidism, including parathyroid cancer. Severe osteitis fibrosa cystica can mimic metastatic bone diseases especially in patients with a history of cancer.…

Societal trends indicate ambivalent attitudes about marriage. Specifically, there is greater acceptance of divorce and nontraditional living arrangements such as cohabitation, as well as acceptance and prevalence of premarital sex, than in the past.…

Although there are no Class I data supporting the regionalization of trauma care the consensus is that trauma centers decrease morbidity and mortality. However, the controversy continues over whether trauma surgeons should be in-house or take call…

OBJECTIVE: Spondyloarthropathy has clearly been documented as not limited in occurrence to humans. Transmammalian in nature, it is of interest to understand the antiquity, and perhaps the origins, of this disorder in animal groups sufficiently…

OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship of what has been called pre-Columbian Old World rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to the RA identified in pre-Columbian North America. METHODS: All published claims of pre-Columbian Old World RA were reviewed against…

Hypertension is a widespread entity in the surgical intensive care unit. Not only is the clinical spectrum varied, but the armamentarium available to the clinician is also wide-ranging. Sodium nitroprusside, a potent vasodilator with a short…

Presents an interview with Mark Savickas, Chairperson of the Department of Behavioral Sciences at Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Participation of Savickas at the CRAC/NICE 'At the Cutting Edge' conference; Gratification of…

Substance P (SP) levels in the spinal cords of very old rats are less than the levels in younger rats (Bergman et al., 1996). After injury to a peripheral nerve in young rats, immunoreactivity (ir) to the SP receptor, NK-1 (neurokinin-1), increases…

The relationships among level of personal mastery, economic stress, number of sexual partners, pregnancy status, and perceived partner engagement in HIV-risk behaviors (i.e., intravenous drug use, imprisonment, and sex with other partners) were…

Societal trends indicate ambivalent attitudes about marriage. Specifically, there is greater acceptance of divorce and nontraditional living arrangements such as cohabitation, as well as acceptance and prevalence of premarital sex, than in the past.…

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