Abstract and Introduction Abstract Inulin has been shown to be an effective therapeutic for reducing total serum cholesterol and triglycerides in clinical trials with modest sample sizes. A systematic ...

Optimization of Settings Biventricular pacing has two primary (electrical) effects on the heart; the first effect is the change in atrioventricular (A-V) interval, which influences the timing of ...

Conclusions We suggest that IL-1α release from infundibular keratinocyte in response to P. acnes- mediated TLR activation is an important step in the complex natural history of the acne lesion (Figure ...

Conclusions This study adds to the very limited literature about how commonly GDs provide directly a comprehensive range of procedures, and factors associated with this provision. As a group, GDs do ...

Abstract and Introduction Abstract Background Three-dimensional (3D) technology has gained wide acceptance in dentistry. It has been used for treatment planning and surgical guidance. This case report ...

At the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute, University of California, Irvine, the review of our FLEK registry in 2011 included 176 eyes having undergone full-thickness FLEK and another 14 eyes having ...

Introduction There are four clinical dementia syndromes accounting for 90% of all cases after excluding other common reversible causes of cognitive impairment. [1] These four major diseases are ...

Methodology Program Development The nature and content of the Stacked Deck program was derived from existing programs, what is known about the causes of problem gambling, and a careful study of ...

Reports of false-positive UDS results were found for 25 (21.5%) of 116 formulary medications. The potential for false-positive UDS results was identified for the following medication classes on the ...

Tramadol is a synthetic centrally acting analgesic that binds weakly to µ-receptors. At the same time, it stimulates descendent inhibitory pathways in the spinal cord by enhancing release and ...

Only 15% of hospitals in the United States have the capability to perform PTCA. [21] Consequently, adopting a universal strategy of ERV in the setting of CS is difficult. Our experience in the SHOCK ...

Steatosis, and the metabolic factors that are so strongly associated with it, may also have a negative impact on other liver diseases. With hepatitis C, obesity, insulin resistance, and steatosis are ...