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Microsurgery in the lumbar intertransverse interval.

The intertransverse interval has long been known as a place to lay bone graft in hope of achieving a solid arthrodesis. Opening it to use the interval to gain access into the foraminal and extraforaminal regions of the spinal canal has only recently…

Tags: *Lumbar Vertebrae, 2002, Decompression, Diskectomy/methods, Humans, Instructional course lectures, Intervertebral Disc Displacement/diagnostic imaging/surgery, McCulloch John A, Microsurgery/*methods, Radiography, Spinal Diseases/pathology/*surgery, Spinal Fusion/methods, Spinal Stenosis/diagnostic imaging/surgery, Surgical/methods, Weiner Bradley K

Advantages of the operating microscope in lumbar spine surgery.

Tags: *Lumbar Vertebrae, 2002, Decompression, Diskectomy/*instrumentation, Humans, Instructional course lectures, Kruse Cyril F, McCulloch John A, Microsurgery/*instrumentation, Retrospective Studies, Snook Derek, Spinal Diseases/*surgery, Spinal Fusion/*instrumentation, Surgical/*instrumentation

Possible leukopenia associated with long-term use of echinacea.

Tags: 2002, Echinacea/*adverse effects, Female, Franco Kathleen N, Humans, Kemp David Eric, Leukopenia/*chemically induced, Middle Aged, Phytotherapy/*adverse effects, The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, Time Factors

American Urological Association - 97th Annual Meeting.

Tags: 2002, IDrugs : the investigational drugs journal, Jamison Jim

Stages of change analysis of smokers attending clinics for the medically underserved.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether smokers at clinics providing care for the medically underserved can be characterized according to the transtheoretical stages of change model. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, descriptive study. POPULATION: Smokers in the…

Methamphetamine-gonadal steroid hormonal interactions: effects upon acute toxicity and striatal dopamine concentrations.

Methamphetamine (MA)-related deaths and nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) neurotoxicity are greater in males. The exact basis for this gender difference is not known, but data, which show that estrogen (E) can function as a protectant of both the…

Rhodotorula minuta: an unusual fungal infection in hip-joint prosthesis.

Fungal infections of total joint arthroplasty are uncommon complications, and most cases have been associated with Candida species. In this article, we present a case in which a total hip arthroplasty was infected with Rhodotorula minuta.…

Contributions of paleorheumatology to understanding contemporary disease.

As paleopathology has evolved from observational speculation to analysis of testable hypotheses, so too has recognition of its contribution to vertebrate paleontology. In the presence of significant structural and density variation (between matrix…

Black-dot tinea capitis. Patchy hair loss is common in pediatric patients.

Tags: 2002, Alopecia – Etiology, Alopecia/*etiology, Antifungal Agents/administration & dosage, Brodell Robert T, Child, Griseofulvin/administration & dosage, Humans, Ketoconazole/administration & dosage, Male, Postgraduate medicine, Preschool, Tinea – Diagnosis, Tinea – Drug Therapy, Tinea Capitis/*complications/*diagnosis/drug therapy, Vescera Giorgio

Writing for publication in biomedical journals.

Although not as significant as the dissemination of your results, the sense of accomplishment associated with publishing a manuscript in a medical journal is a welcome reward for working through the research process. Three basic strategies will help…

Tags: *Authorship, 2002, Health Services Research, Humans, Peer Review, Periodicals as Topic, Prehospital emergency care : official journal of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of State EMS Directors, Publishing/*standards, Research, United States, White Lynn J, Writing/*standards

Projection to the inferior colliculus from the basal nucleus of the amygdala.

This report describes a projection from the amygdala, a forebrain center mediating emotional expression, to the inferior colliculus (IC), the midbrain integration center of the ascending auditory system. In the IC of mustached bats (Pteronotus…

Literary inquiry and professional development in medicine: against abstractions.

The professional development discourse currently circulating in academic medicine owes much to the work of the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) and their Project Professionalism. They identify the elements of altruism, duty, excellence,…

Tags: *Literature, *Professional Competence, 2002, Altruism, Bioethics and Professional Ethics, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Education, Humans, Medical/*methods, Narration, NEOMED College of Medicine, Nixon Lois LaCivita, Perspectives in biology and medicine, Wear Delese

From pragmatism to politics: a qualitative study of abortion providers.

Twenty-eight years after the United State Supreme Court issued its landmark Roe v. Wade, the struggle continues to ensure that all women have the full range of reproductive choices, including abortion. While the struggle can be addressed through its…

Tags: *Abortion, *Attitude of Health Personnel, *Politics, 2002, Department of Family & Community Medicine, Female, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Legal, Motivation, NEOMED College of Medicine, Physicians/*psychology, Quality of Life, United States, Wear Delese, Women & health

Bile acid regulation of gene expression: roles of nuclear hormone receptors.

Bile acids derived from cholesterol and oxysterols derived from cholesterol and bile acid synthesis pathways are signaling molecules that regulate cholesterol homeostasis in mammals. Many nuclear receptors play pivotal roles in the regulation of bile…

Tags: 2002, Animals, Bile Acids and Salts/*physiology, Chiang John Y L, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/*physiology, Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Endocrine reviews, Gene Expression Regulation/*physiology, Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Receptors

Effect of massive sympathetic nervous system activation on coronary blood flow and myocardial energy pool.

Our previous work indicates that myocardial ischemia could be the mechanism responsible for the left ventricular (LV) dysfunction that frequently develops after massive sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activation. In this study, coronary blood flow…

Tags: 2002, Animals, Coronary Circulation/*physiology, Energy Metabolism, Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.), Female, Heart/innervation/*physiology, Male, Pilati Charles F, Rabbits, Smith Jennifer M, Sympathetic Nervous System/drug effects/*physiology, Veratrine/pharmacology

Prolonged isoproterenol infusion impairs the ability of beta(2)-agonists to increase alveolar liquid clearance.

We determined if prolonged isoproterenol (Iso) infusion in rats impaired the ability of the beta(2)-adrenergic agonist terbutaline to increase alveolar liquid clearance (ALC). We infused rats with Iso (at rates of 4, 40, or 400 microg.kg(-1).h(-1))…

Distal air space epithelial fluid clearance in near-term rat fetuses is fast and requires endogenous catecholamines.

Knowledge about the conversion of the epithelium in the distal air spaces of the lung from secretion to absorption is imperative to the understanding of postnatal lung development; little such information is available in rats. Distal air space fluid…

Sexual dimorphism in prostanoid-potentiated vascular contraction: roles of endothelium and ovarian steroids.

The effects of constrictor prostanoid (CP) pathway inhibitors on vascular reactivity to vasopressin (VP) and phenylephrine (PE) were examined in thoracic aortas of male, female, and ovariectomized (OVX) female Sprague-Dawley rats. Maximal contractile…

Circadian variation in cell-adhesion molecule expression by normal human leukocytes.

Adhesion molecules located on the surface of blood-borne leukocytes permit adherence of leukocytes to the microvascular endothelium, diapedesis of leukocytes across vessel walls, formation of intimate multicell interactions, and enhanced…

A novel mechanism of neurokinin-1 receptor resensitization.

Prolonged or repeated activation of many G protein-coupled receptors induces rapid desensitization followed by a period during which receptors are resensitized. In this study, concanavalin A (Con A) and monensin were used to investigate the…

Tags: 2002, Animals, Bennett V J, Cell Membrane/drug effects/metabolism, CHO Cells, Concanavalin A/pharmacology, Cricetinae, Monensin/pharmacology, Neurokinin-1/*agonists/*metabolism, Perrine S A, Phosphorylation/drug effects, Rats, Receptors, Simmons M A, The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics

Estrogen, anti-estrogen, and gender: differences in methamphetamine neurotoxicity.

In Part 1 of this report, we review data on the effects of estrogen (E), the anti-E tamoxifen (TMX), and testosterone (T) on methamphetamine (METH)-induced neurotoxicity in female and male CD-1 mice. Treatment of gonadectomized females with a…

Tags: *Neurotoxins, *Sex Characteristics, 2002, Animals, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, Biological, Dluzen Dean E, Estrogen Antagonists/*pharmacology, Estrogens/*physiology, Female, Humans, Male, McDermott Janet L, Methamphetamine/*toxicity, Mice, Models, Tamoxifen/pharmacology, Testosterone/pharmacology

Assessment of emergency medicine residents' computer knowledge and computer skills: time for an upgrade?

OBJECTIVE: To describe emergency medicine residents' (EMRs') personal computer (PC) use and educational needs and to compare their perceived and actual PC skills. METHODS: This was a prospective, cross-sectional study. Subjects were all EMRs at seven…

Use of the alexandrite laser for treatment of seborrheic keratoses.

BACKGROUND: Seborrheic karatoses are benign lesions that are easily irritated and often cosmetically objectionable. Liquid nitrogen cryotherapy and other surgical methods are useful in treating these lesions, but are difficult to tolerate in patients…

Tags: 2002, Back, Beryllium/*therapeutic use, Brodell Robert T, Dermatologic surgery : official publication for American Society for Dermatologic Surgery [et al.], Humans, Keratosis, Laser Therapy/*methods, Mehrabi Don, Seborrheic/*surgery

The lateral buttress: an anatomic feature of the lumbar pars interarticularis.

STUDY DESIGN: A morphometric study of the lateral buttress region of the lumbar pars interarticularis from L1-L5 on 10 dried lumbar spines was performed. OBJECTIVE: To qualitatively describe and quantitatively evaluate this portion of the pars and to…

Tags: 2002, Humans, Lumbar Vertebrae/anatomy & histology, Lumbosacral Region, McCulloch John A, Reference Values, Spine, Spine/*anatomy & histology, Walker Matthew, Weiner Bradley K, Wiley William

Parotid gland metastasis from renal cell carcinoma.

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the diagnosis and management of metastatic renal cell carcinoma presenting as a parotid mass by studying such cases. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective review. METHODS: Identification of 24 previously reported cases of renal cell…

Tags: 2002, 80 and over, Aged, Biopsy, Carcinoma, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Hlivko Thomas J, Humans, Kidney Neoplasms/*pathology, Needle, Park Youn W, Parotid Neoplasms/pathology/*secondary, Renal Cell/pathology/*secondary, Retrospective Studies, The Laryngoscope

Academic medicine gets a poor report card–what are we going to do?

Tags: *Career Mobility, *Physicians, *Women's Rights, 2002, Academic medicine : journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges, Faculty, Female, Humans, Leadership, Medical/*organization & administration, Nora Lois Margaret, Women

The House of God : another look.

Since its publication in 1978, Samuel Shem's The House of God has sold over two million copies in over 50 countries. While it has remained popular among medical students, its value as a literary text to promote critical reflection on self and…

Appropriate use of antimicrobials for drug-resistant pneumonia: focus on the significance of beta-lactam-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae.

The beta-lactam antibiotics (penicillins and cephalosporins) are commonly prescribed for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia. However, Streptococcus pneumoniae, the most common etiologic agent of community-acquired pneumonia, has become…

Tags: *beta-Lactam Resistance, 2002, beta-Lactams/economics/*therapeutic use, Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, Contraindications, Department of Internal Medicine, File Thomas M Jr, Humans, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pneumococcal/*drug therapy/economics/pathology, Pneumonia, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Streptococcus pneumoniae/*drug effects/metabolism

An N-terminal arginine-rich cluster and a proline-alanine-threonine repeat region determine the cellular localization of the herpes simplex virus type 1 ICP34.5 protein and its ligand, protein phosphatase 1.

The ICP34.5 protein facilitates herpes simplex virus replication by binding and activating protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) by means of a very conserved C-terminal

The effect of various insufflation gases on tumor implantation in an animal model.

OBJECTIVE: The expanded use of laparoscopy has led to reports of tumor dissemination and spread to laparoscopic port sites. We previously showed that carbon dioxide insufflation produced tumor dissemination compared with laparotomy. It is unknown…

The structure and function of normally mineralizing avian tendons.

The leg tendons of certain avian species normally calcify. The gastrocnemius, or Achilles, tendon of the domestic turkey, Meleagris gallopavo, is one such example. Its structure and biomechanical properties have been studied to model the adaptive…

Tags: 2002, Animals, Biomechanical Phenomena, Birds/*anatomy & histology/*physiology, Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology, Landis William J, Minerals/*metabolism, Non-programmatic, Silver Frederick H, Tendons/anatomy & histology/*cytology/*physiology

Outcome of treatment of respiratory tract infections due to Streptococcus pneumoniae, including drug-resistant strains, with pharmacokinetically enhanced amoxycillin/clavulanate.

The efficacy of a new pharmacokinetically enhanced formulation of amoxycillin/clavulanate (AMX/CA) 2000/125 mg, twice daily, designed to provide adequate levels of amoxycillin over the 12-h dosing interval to eradicate penicillin-resistant…

Tags: *Treatment Outcome, 2002, 80 and over, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination/administration & dosage/*pharmacokinetics/pharmacology/*therapeutic use, Amoxicillin/adverse effects/therapeutic use, Bacterial, Bacterial/drug therapy/immunology, Bronchitis/drug therapy/microbiology, Combination/adverse effects/*therapeutic use, Department of Internal Medicine, Double-Blind Method, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Resistance, Drug Therapy, Female, File Thomas M Jr, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, International journal of antimicrobial agents, Jacobs Michael R, Male, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Middle Aged, Multicenter Studies as Topic, NEOMED College of Medicine, Pneumonia, Poole Michael D, Respiratory Tract Infections/*drug therapy/metabolism/microbiology, Streptococcal Infections/*drug therapy/metabolism/microbiology, Streptococcus pneumoniae/*drug effects, Wynne Brian

Isolated and combined fractures of the diaphysis of the radius and ulna.

In summary, treatment of diaphyseal fractures requires accurate assessment of the injury to rule out concomitant ligamentous injury at the wrist or the elbow. Minimally displaced ulnar fractures can be managed with bracing. Displaced diaphyseal…

Tags: 2002, Device Removal/adverse effects, Diaphyses/*injuries/surgery, Hand clinics, Humans, Orthopedic Procedures/methods, Radius Fractures/*complications/surgery, Radius/anatomy & histology/surgery, Reilly T J, Treatment Outcome, Ulna Fractures/*complications/surgery, Ulna/anatomy & histology/surgery

Excitatory and facilitatory frequency response areas in the inferior colliculus of the mustached bat.

In the mustached bat's central nucleus of the inferior colliculus (ICC), many neurons display facilitatory or inhibitory responses when presented with two tones of distinctly different frequencies. Our previous studies have focused on spectral…

Tags: 2002, Acoustic Stimulation, Animal, Animals, Auditory, Auditory Perception/*physiology, Brain Stem, Chiroptera/*physiology, College of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology, Echolocation, Evoked Potentials, Hearing research, Inferior Colliculi/*physiology, NEOMED College of Medicine, Neurons/physiology, Portfors Christine V, Vocalization, Wenstrup Jeffrey J

The otolithic organ as a receptor of vestibular hearing revealed by vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials in patients with inner ear anomalies.

The human vestibule has preserved an ancestral sound sensitivity and it has been suggested that a reflex could originate from this property underlying cervical muscle micro-contractions secondary to strong acoustic stimulation. Previous studies have…

Castration increases nisoxetine-evoked norepinephrine levels in vivo within the olfactory bulb of male rats.

In the present experiment we compared differences in extracellular norepinephrine levels in vivo within the olfactory bulb of intact and castrated male rats following infusion of the norepinephrine transport inhibitors, nisoxetine and tomoxetine.…

Calcitonin gene-related peptide-receptor component protein expression in the uterine cervix, lumbosacral spinal cord, and dorsal root ganglia.

The neuropeptide calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) may play a role in neurogenic inflammation, tissue remodeling of the uterine cervix, promoting vasodilation, parturition, and processing of sensory information in the spinal cord.…

Tags: 2002, Animals, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide/*biosynthesis/immunology/metabolism, Cervix Uteri/*metabolism, Dickerson I M, Female, Ganglia, Lumbosacral Region, Papka R E, Peptides, Pokabla M J, Rats, Receptors, Spinal Cord/*metabolism, Spinal/*metabolism, Sprague-Dawley, Uterus/metabolism

Sensory nerves and neuropeptides in uterine cervical ripening.

At the time of parturition (fetal delivery) the uterine cervix must "ripen," becoming soft, pliable, and dilated to accommodate the fetus' delivery. The fundamental processes underlying cervical ripening remain poorly understood. Knowledge that…

Modulation of olfactory bulb tyrosine hydroxylase and catecholamine transporter mRNA by estrogen.

Since estrogen exerts wide ranging effects within the central nervous system, it is important to investigate the sites and actions of this gonadal steroid hormone at extra-hypothalamic locations. In the present report, the effects of estrogen upon…

A modification of the epidermal scarification model of herpes simplex virus infection to achieve a reproducible and uniform progression of disease.

A slight modification in the method used to remove the top keratinized layer of skin in the epidermal scarification model of HSV infection results in an easier, less painful, more uniform and reproducible means of infection. The back of mice was…

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