Prostate Cancer Screening: A Decision Guide for African Americans
... pros and cons of prostate cancer screening to help him make an informed decision. Balanced information is important because medical experts disagree whether men should be screened regularly for prostate cancer. Medical experts who encourage regular screening believe current scientific evidence shows ...
... pros and cons of prostate cancer screening to help him make an informed decision. Balanced information is important because medical experts disagree whether men should be screened regularly for prostate cancer. Medical experts who encourage regular screening believe current scientific evidence shows ...
RESTRICTIVE PULMONARY DISORDERS: AN OVERVIEW
... estrictive pulmonary diseases represent only half of the spectrum in the lung disorder equation. They may range in severity and complexity and in the health care and medical treatments needed. The ultimate goals for management of the patient with any pulmonary disease are control of illness related ...
... estrictive pulmonary diseases represent only half of the spectrum in the lung disorder equation. They may range in severity and complexity and in the health care and medical treatments needed. The ultimate goals for management of the patient with any pulmonary disease are control of illness related ...
The Health Needs of East Merton Tom Dent January 2014
... practices, compared with elsewhere. Because of lack of time, this report focusses on chronic diseases of later life. It does not cover other important areas of public health such as acute illnesses, children and young people’s health and mental health, though other work is in hand about the latter t ...
... practices, compared with elsewhere. Because of lack of time, this report focusses on chronic diseases of later life. It does not cover other important areas of public health such as acute illnesses, children and young people’s health and mental health, though other work is in hand about the latter t ...
National guide to a preventive health assessment for Aboriginal and
... which there are ‘good practice points’ (ie. expert opinion based recommendations but little current evidence). Inappropriate preventive interventions may draw resources away from activities known to improve the health of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, such as risk factor modif ...
... which there are ‘good practice points’ (ie. expert opinion based recommendations but little current evidence). Inappropriate preventive interventions may draw resources away from activities known to improve the health of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, such as risk factor modif ...
Genetics of Male Infertility - the Infertility Center of St. Louis
... AZFa, has a completely different, more conventional and non-repetitive structure than AZFb or AZFc, making this much less commonly deleted region of the Y an ideal starting-off point. Therefore, the AZFa region of the Y chromosome was the first region of the Y to be sequenced, and two functional gen ...
... AZFa, has a completely different, more conventional and non-repetitive structure than AZFb or AZFc, making this much less commonly deleted region of the Y an ideal starting-off point. Therefore, the AZFa region of the Y chromosome was the first region of the Y to be sequenced, and two functional gen ...
Management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the Swiss guidelines
... progressive and associated with an inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles or gases. The airflow obstruction may be caused by structural alterations and/or functional factors. COPD, related in most cases to extensive cigarette smoking, is a leading cause of chronic morbidity and mort ...
... progressive and associated with an inflammatory response of the lungs to noxious particles or gases. The airflow obstruction may be caused by structural alterations and/or functional factors. COPD, related in most cases to extensive cigarette smoking, is a leading cause of chronic morbidity and mort ...
View PDF - G3: Genes | Genomes | Genetics
... japonicus varieties are genetically fertile when crossed with each other. Analysis of this cross demonstrated that the Natr drug resistance marker segregated by the expected four drug-resistant: four drugsensitive patterns in each octad (Figure 3). Moreover, we were able to score this marker in just ...
... japonicus varieties are genetically fertile when crossed with each other. Analysis of this cross demonstrated that the Natr drug resistance marker segregated by the expected four drug-resistant: four drugsensitive patterns in each octad (Figure 3). Moreover, we were able to score this marker in just ...
Discovery and classification of ecological diversity in the
... Survey of sequence divergence within and between bacterial taxa. We tested the hypothesis that sequence similarity clusters based on housekeeping protein genes should correspond to ecologically distinct groups of bacteria. Since species and subspecies are generally considered to be ecologically dist ...
... Survey of sequence divergence within and between bacterial taxa. We tested the hypothesis that sequence similarity clusters based on housekeeping protein genes should correspond to ecologically distinct groups of bacteria. Since species and subspecies are generally considered to be ecologically dist ...
- American Journal of Kidney Diseases
... for patients with a positive family history (Table 2). Specifically, the presence of a total of 3 or more kidney cysts for at-risk individuals aged 15 to 39 years and 2 or more cysts in each kidney for at-risk individuals aged 40 to 59 years are sufficient for a diagnosis of ADPKD. If ultrasonography ...
... for patients with a positive family history (Table 2). Specifically, the presence of a total of 3 or more kidney cysts for at-risk individuals aged 15 to 39 years and 2 or more cysts in each kidney for at-risk individuals aged 40 to 59 years are sufficient for a diagnosis of ADPKD. If ultrasonography ...
Infection Prevention and Control During Care of the Deceased
... Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICPs), designed to reduce the risk of infection from both recognised and unrecognised sources, have been agreed and described in the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM) published by Health Protection Scotland (HPS). Potential sources of i ...
... Standard Infection Control Precautions (SICPs), designed to reduce the risk of infection from both recognised and unrecognised sources, have been agreed and described in the National Infection Prevention and Control Manual (NIPCM) published by Health Protection Scotland (HPS). Potential sources of i ...
Conjugative plasmids: vessels of the communal gene pool
... were coined in response to the apparently significant differences in gene content that are observed in comparative genomic studies of different strains that were thought to be members of the same species. A weakness with the latter terms, however, is that they focus largely on chromosomal genes and ...
... were coined in response to the apparently significant differences in gene content that are observed in comparative genomic studies of different strains that were thought to be members of the same species. A weakness with the latter terms, however, is that they focus largely on chromosomal genes and ...
Conjugative plasmids: vessels of the communal gene pool
... were coined in response to the apparently significant differences in gene content that are observed in comparative genomic studies of different strains that were thought to be members of the same species. A weakness with the latter terms, however, is that they focus largely on chromosomal genes and ...
... were coined in response to the apparently significant differences in gene content that are observed in comparative genomic studies of different strains that were thought to be members of the same species. A weakness with the latter terms, however, is that they focus largely on chromosomal genes and ...
the Role of DNA Sequence Data - International Journal of
... Survey of sequence divergence within and between bacterial taxa. We tested the hypothesis that sequence similarity clusters based on housekeeping protein genes should correspond to ecologically distinct groups of bacteria. Since species and subspecies are generally considered to be ecologically dist ...
... Survey of sequence divergence within and between bacterial taxa. We tested the hypothesis that sequence similarity clusters based on housekeeping protein genes should correspond to ecologically distinct groups of bacteria. Since species and subspecies are generally considered to be ecologically dist ...
171 Estimation of admixture and detection of linkage in admixed populations... a Bayesian approach : application to African-American populations
... in admixed populations where there has been continuing gene flow from one or both founding populations. Existing methods assume that for any given individual the states of ancestry at different marker loci are independent of each other. This assumption will not hold if the marker loci are linked, be ...
... in admixed populations where there has been continuing gene flow from one or both founding populations. Existing methods assume that for any given individual the states of ancestry at different marker loci are independent of each other. This assumption will not hold if the marker loci are linked, be ...
Hidradenitis suppurativa - British Association of Dermatologists
... Bacteria play a part too, but a variety of germs, and not just one special type, is found in the spots. It is not clear whether they cause the disease, or just flourish within it. The immune system is involved in some way with the severity of hidradenitis and treatments that reduce the immune system ...
... Bacteria play a part too, but a variety of germs, and not just one special type, is found in the spots. It is not clear whether they cause the disease, or just flourish within it. The immune system is involved in some way with the severity of hidradenitis and treatments that reduce the immune system ...
Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests
... As mentioned, these tests—often referred to as in vitro2 diagnostic tests—are a key component of modern health care.3 These tests are performed on samples taken from the body, such as blood, urine, saliva, spinal fluid, and DNA, and they vary in their complexity. Some are simple tests that can be pe ...
... As mentioned, these tests—often referred to as in vitro2 diagnostic tests—are a key component of modern health care.3 These tests are performed on samples taken from the body, such as blood, urine, saliva, spinal fluid, and DNA, and they vary in their complexity. Some are simple tests that can be pe ...
... individuals which explains the health behaviours of such individuals. The perceived benefits of such health behaviours are greatly influenced by culture, religion and level of education among other factors. Ajibade, Abdullahi and Oyedele (2010) in a study on factors militating against compliance wit ...
Understanding Reproductive Isolation Based on the Rice
... Reproductive isolation is both an indicator of speciation and a mechanism for maintaining species identity. Here we review the progress in studies of hybrid sterility in rice to illustrate the present understanding of the molecular and evolutionary mechanisms underlying reproductive isolation. Findi ...
... Reproductive isolation is both an indicator of speciation and a mechanism for maintaining species identity. Here we review the progress in studies of hybrid sterility in rice to illustrate the present understanding of the molecular and evolutionary mechanisms underlying reproductive isolation. Findi ...
Direct and indirect consequences of meiotic recombination
... has also been discussed [20]. We refer to these processes as the direct effects of recombination (further details are presented in Box 1 and Figure 1). Although one of the advantages of the indirect effects of recombination is the efficient removal of deleterious alleles from a population, its direc ...
... has also been discussed [20]. We refer to these processes as the direct effects of recombination (further details are presented in Box 1 and Figure 1). Although one of the advantages of the indirect effects of recombination is the efficient removal of deleterious alleles from a population, its direc ...
IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS)
... primary pulmonary infection, even in the absence of overt pulmonary disease[19] Most cases of secondary cutaneous infection have no associated pulmonary findings on chest radiograph.[20-22] Primary cutaneous blastomycosis may result as a traumatic inoculation event, but systemic spread fromcutaneous ...
... primary pulmonary infection, even in the absence of overt pulmonary disease[19] Most cases of secondary cutaneous infection have no associated pulmonary findings on chest radiograph.[20-22] Primary cutaneous blastomycosis may result as a traumatic inoculation event, but systemic spread fromcutaneous ...
Clustering of mandibular organ-inhibiting hormone and moult
... directly or following sub-cloning into Bluescript vector) by using M13 forward and reverse primers, together with gene-specific primers. In addition, the sequence of continuous regions of 8.5 kb from a representative group 1 clone (l1) and 4.3 kb from a representative group 4 clone (l12) were determ ...
... directly or following sub-cloning into Bluescript vector) by using M13 forward and reverse primers, together with gene-specific primers. In addition, the sequence of continuous regions of 8.5 kb from a representative group 1 clone (l1) and 4.3 kb from a representative group 4 clone (l12) were determ ...
Package ‘GenomicFeatures’ October 14, 2014
... For asBED, a GRanges, with the columns name, thickStart, thickEnd, blockStarts, blockSizes added. The thick regions correspond to the CDS regions, and the blocks represent the exons. The transcript IDs are stored in the name column. The ranges are the transcript bounds. For asGFF, a GRanges, with co ...
... For asBED, a GRanges, with the columns name, thickStart, thickEnd, blockStarts, blockSizes added. The thick regions correspond to the CDS regions, and the blocks represent the exons. The transcript IDs are stored in the name column. The ranges are the transcript bounds. For asGFF, a GRanges, with co ...
A natural chimeric yeast containing genetic material from three species
... identical, while the sequences of other Saccharomyces species were different (Fig. 2). The data on the coding regions of the ATP8 and ATP9 genes suggested that a likely donor of the CID1 mitochondrial genome could be found among S. paradoxus-like and\or Saccharomyces sp. IFO 1802-like yeasts. Howeve ...
... identical, while the sequences of other Saccharomyces species were different (Fig. 2). The data on the coding regions of the ATP8 and ATP9 genes suggested that a likely donor of the CID1 mitochondrial genome could be found among S. paradoxus-like and\or Saccharomyces sp. IFO 1802-like yeasts. Howeve ...