AHA Scientific Statement
... overweight that is associated with adverse physical or psychological health problems. The risk of overweight relates, however, to health outcomes in a continuous manner, with no clear threshold or cutoff associated with dramatically increased risks. As a result, most definitions of obesity have been ...
... overweight that is associated with adverse physical or psychological health problems. The risk of overweight relates, however, to health outcomes in a continuous manner, with no clear threshold or cutoff associated with dramatically increased risks. As a result, most definitions of obesity have been ...
Case series reporting the effectiveness of mycophenolate mofetil in treatment- resistant asthma
... It must be recognised, however, that these positive outcomes have arisen in an open label case series. Although most of these patients had been trialled with other novel therapies, including enrolment in formal trials, and MMF appears to have had an effect where these other medications had not, a pl ...
... It must be recognised, however, that these positive outcomes have arisen in an open label case series. Although most of these patients had been trialled with other novel therapies, including enrolment in formal trials, and MMF appears to have had an effect where these other medications had not, a pl ...
AdvAnces learning objectives SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2014
... Improving Outcomes from Pre-diabetes to Diabetes: Strategies to Minimize Progression and Complications ACPE# 0008‐0000‐14‐004‐L01‐P (1 contact hour – knowledge‐based) 1. Outline the current evidence for the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for the prevention or delay of progression to diab ...
... Improving Outcomes from Pre-diabetes to Diabetes: Strategies to Minimize Progression and Complications ACPE# 0008‐0000‐14‐004‐L01‐P (1 contact hour – knowledge‐based) 1. Outline the current evidence for the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions for the prevention or delay of progression to diab ...
von willebrand`s disease
... von Willebrand’s disease; the risk of abnormal bleeding is greatest for dogs with von Willebrand’s factor levels of less than 25%; von Willebrand’s factor is a type of protein that binds to platelets, causing them to crowd or mass together (aggregate) and to adhere to one another to stop bleeding ...
... von Willebrand’s disease; the risk of abnormal bleeding is greatest for dogs with von Willebrand’s factor levels of less than 25%; von Willebrand’s factor is a type of protein that binds to platelets, causing them to crowd or mass together (aggregate) and to adhere to one another to stop bleeding ...
Cholesterol
... promoting and maintaining high standards for family physicians — the doctors who provide ongoing, comprehensive care for people of all ages. Visit the CFPC website http://www.cfpc.ca to learn more. This health education material was developed and adapted by The College of Family Physicians of Canada ...
... promoting and maintaining high standards for family physicians — the doctors who provide ongoing, comprehensive care for people of all ages. Visit the CFPC website http://www.cfpc.ca to learn more. This health education material was developed and adapted by The College of Family Physicians of Canada ...
A Tuberculosis Guide for Specialist Physicians
... Can the drugs be administered only 2 to 3 times a week? Intermittent treatments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Should regimens without rifampicin be used in the second phase? When are they advisable? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
... Can the drugs be administered only 2 to 3 times a week? Intermittent treatments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Should regimens without rifampicin be used in the second phase? When are they advisable? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...
Untitled - Bundesministerium für Gesundheit
... For reasons of legibility the authors do not necessarily distinguish between male and female forms. The terms employed always refer to both sexes. ...
... For reasons of legibility the authors do not necessarily distinguish between male and female forms. The terms employed always refer to both sexes. ...
Section 2: Peptic Ulcer Disease
... As you will recall the intestinal lumen is populated by bacteria, and other noxious agents such as viruses. Therefore, an effective defense system is necessary to identify and neutralize potentially harmful substances. In a normal intestinal immune system pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cell ...
... As you will recall the intestinal lumen is populated by bacteria, and other noxious agents such as viruses. Therefore, an effective defense system is necessary to identify and neutralize potentially harmful substances. In a normal intestinal immune system pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cell ...
Q Fever (Coxiella burnetii)
... fever infection that develops in approximately 2% of acute symptomatic cases (5) and can become manifest even years after primary infection (9). Chronic Q fever may be defined by a clinical evolution lasting longer than six months, and is ...
... fever infection that develops in approximately 2% of acute symptomatic cases (5) and can become manifest even years after primary infection (9). Chronic Q fever may be defined by a clinical evolution lasting longer than six months, and is ...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
... of breath or feeling tired because you are working harder to breathe. COPD is a term that is used to include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or a combination of both conditions. Asthma is also a disease where it is difficult to empty the air out of the lungs, but asthma is not included in the definit ...
... of breath or feeling tired because you are working harder to breathe. COPD is a term that is used to include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or a combination of both conditions. Asthma is also a disease where it is difficult to empty the air out of the lungs, but asthma is not included in the definit ...
Sulphasalazine and lung toxicity REVIEW
... discussion regarding the various histological terms and features of interstitial lung disease are out of the scope of this article. Rechallenge/desensitization or provocation tests were carried out in 13 cases [11, 13, 18, 19, 21, 26, 28–30, 35, 37, 51, 55] and are discussed later. ...
... discussion regarding the various histological terms and features of interstitial lung disease are out of the scope of this article. Rechallenge/desensitization or provocation tests were carried out in 13 cases [11, 13, 18, 19, 21, 26, 28–30, 35, 37, 51, 55] and are discussed later. ...
von_willebrand_disease
... prevalence of von Willebrand disease; the risk of abnormal bleeding is greatest for dogs with von Willebrand factor levels of less than 25%; von Willebrand factor is a type of protein that binds to platelets, causing them to crowd or mass together (aggregate) and to adhere to one another to stop ble ...
... prevalence of von Willebrand disease; the risk of abnormal bleeding is greatest for dogs with von Willebrand factor levels of less than 25%; von Willebrand factor is a type of protein that binds to platelets, causing them to crowd or mass together (aggregate) and to adhere to one another to stop ble ...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
... of breath or feeling tired because you are working harder to breathe. COPD is a term that is used to include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or a combination of both conditions. Asthma is also a disease where it is difficult to empty the air out of the lungs, but asthma is not included in the definit ...
... of breath or feeling tired because you are working harder to breathe. COPD is a term that is used to include chronic bronchitis, emphysema, or a combination of both conditions. Asthma is also a disease where it is difficult to empty the air out of the lungs, but asthma is not included in the definit ...
NAP1 Strain Type Predicts Outcomes From Clostridium
... 41 were admitted to an ICU within 7 days after infection, 6 underwent colectomy, and 70 died within 30 days of infection. Cases developing severe outcomes were more likely to be infected with a NAP1 strain compared with those who did not develop severe outcomes (46.0% vs 27.5%, P < .0001). NAP1 stra ...
... 41 were admitted to an ICU within 7 days after infection, 6 underwent colectomy, and 70 died within 30 days of infection. Cases developing severe outcomes were more likely to be infected with a NAP1 strain compared with those who did not develop severe outcomes (46.0% vs 27.5%, P < .0001). NAP1 stra ...
Role of selected Indian plants in management of type 2 diabetes:
... consider the fact that approximately 80% of the people living in less developed countries rely exclusively on traditional medicine for their health care needs. Traditional Indian and Ayurvedic medical system for example, have been evolved during thousands of years and have left for posterity a well ...
... consider the fact that approximately 80% of the people living in less developed countries rely exclusively on traditional medicine for their health care needs. Traditional Indian and Ayurvedic medical system for example, have been evolved during thousands of years and have left for posterity a well ...
EVD - Regional Public Health
... DHB Emergency Planner for further information on Health EMIS if required. The timeframe for receiving a result is up to 72 hours. If a patient meets the suspected case definition, a negative test within the first three days of the onset of symptoms cannot rule out EVD. A repeat sample should be se ...
... DHB Emergency Planner for further information on Health EMIS if required. The timeframe for receiving a result is up to 72 hours. If a patient meets the suspected case definition, a negative test within the first three days of the onset of symptoms cannot rule out EVD. A repeat sample should be se ...
Bloodborne Pathogens
... infected and many are unaware of their infection because they are not clinically ill. HCV is transmitted primarily through large or repeated direct percutaneous exposures to blood. Blood transfusion accounted for a large proportion of HCV infections acquired prior to 1990, but is now rarely a source ...
... infected and many are unaware of their infection because they are not clinically ill. HCV is transmitted primarily through large or repeated direct percutaneous exposures to blood. Blood transfusion accounted for a large proportion of HCV infections acquired prior to 1990, but is now rarely a source ...
Herpes Simplex Virus: An Important Etiology for Secondary
... The HSV, type 1, is carried in an inactive state in up to 90% of adults. HSV-1 can cause a wide variety of problems in the eye, including blepharitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, and uveitis.2 Actual virus particles have been identified in the human iris,3 aqueous,4,5 and cornea.1 It has also been im ...
... The HSV, type 1, is carried in an inactive state in up to 90% of adults. HSV-1 can cause a wide variety of problems in the eye, including blepharitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, and uveitis.2 Actual virus particles have been identified in the human iris,3 aqueous,4,5 and cornea.1 It has also been im ...
Forecasting US ivacaftor outcomes and G551D mutation Piyameth Dilokthornsakul
... expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) % pred in CF patients with mild to moderate lung disease [5, 6]. Moreover, several studies report the improvement of lung function among CF patients with severe lung disease who received ivacaftor [7–11]. Ivacaftor has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administrat ...
... expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) % pred in CF patients with mild to moderate lung disease [5, 6]. Moreover, several studies report the improvement of lung function among CF patients with severe lung disease who received ivacaftor [7–11]. Ivacaftor has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administrat ...
Hepatitis B
... • Most individuals are unaware of when they became infected and are only identified when they develop chronic liver disease. • Eighty- ninety per cent of individuals exposed to the virus become chronically infected and late spontaneous viral clearance is rare. • Hepatitis C infection is usually iden ...
... • Most individuals are unaware of when they became infected and are only identified when they develop chronic liver disease. • Eighty- ninety per cent of individuals exposed to the virus become chronically infected and late spontaneous viral clearance is rare. • Hepatitis C infection is usually iden ...
leukopenia - DFCM Open
... Although it is inaccurate to use the terms “leukopenia” and “neutropenia” interchangeably, both deficiencies usually come alongside in the clinical realm: The vast majority of patients with leukopenia also have neutropenia because neutrophils are far more numerous in the blood than lymphocytes, and ...
... Although it is inaccurate to use the terms “leukopenia” and “neutropenia” interchangeably, both deficiencies usually come alongside in the clinical realm: The vast majority of patients with leukopenia also have neutropenia because neutrophils are far more numerous in the blood than lymphocytes, and ...
Microbiology
... • Viral hepatitis – Hepatitis A and E • Transmitted by personal contact or ingestion of contaminated water or food • Vaccines and boosters are available for children in areas at high risk ...
... • Viral hepatitis – Hepatitis A and E • Transmitted by personal contact or ingestion of contaminated water or food • Vaccines and boosters are available for children in areas at high risk ...
crusted scabies! - MidAmerica Center for Public Health Practice
... revealed that staff cases with the earliest onset of symptoms were those who had direct contact with the source case, or the source case’s immediate environment. Staff cases with later onset of symptoms were likely infected by contact with other health care workers or contact with the hospital’s phy ...
... revealed that staff cases with the earliest onset of symptoms were those who had direct contact with the source case, or the source case’s immediate environment. Staff cases with later onset of symptoms were likely infected by contact with other health care workers or contact with the hospital’s phy ...
Lymphoma
... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the cause of mononucleosis, is highly associated with Burkitt's lymphoma and NHLs associated with immunodeficiency diseases. It is also a risk factor for Hodgkin's disease. The human immodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, increases the risk for Burkitt lymphoma ...
... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), the cause of mononucleosis, is highly associated with Burkitt's lymphoma and NHLs associated with immunodeficiency diseases. It is also a risk factor for Hodgkin's disease. The human immodeficiency virus (HIV), which causes AIDS, increases the risk for Burkitt lymphoma ...
Risks and Health Effects from Tattoos, Body Piercing and Related
... syndrome (AIDS); Papillomavirus causing cutaneous infections; Vaccinia ...
... syndrome (AIDS); Papillomavirus causing cutaneous infections; Vaccinia ...