Chronic-Lyme-Final
... However, some of the arguments the authors put forth in support of their conclusions are irrelevant (untimely or inadequate antibiotic therapy in early studies), others can hardly be said to rule out the possibility persistent symptoms (study designs that were retrospective, patients with extra-cuta ...
... However, some of the arguments the authors put forth in support of their conclusions are irrelevant (untimely or inadequate antibiotic therapy in early studies), others can hardly be said to rule out the possibility persistent symptoms (study designs that were retrospective, patients with extra-cuta ...
Explanation and elaboration document (WORD, 855KB)
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Obesity - University of Birmingham
... In 1976, a study group in the UK reported to the DHSS/Medical Research Council: ‘We are unanimous in our belief that obesity is a hazard to health and a detriment to well-being. It is common enough to constitute one of the most important medical and public health problems of our time... ’1 In 1979, ...
... In 1976, a study group in the UK reported to the DHSS/Medical Research Council: ‘We are unanimous in our belief that obesity is a hazard to health and a detriment to well-being. It is common enough to constitute one of the most important medical and public health problems of our time... ’1 In 1979, ...
prediabetes_risk _treatment
... There is a continuous spectrum of glucose levels between those considered normal (fasting < 100 mg/dL [< 5.6 mmol/L]; postchallenge < 140 mg/dL [< 7.8 mmol/L]) and those that are considered diagnostic for diabetes (fasting ≥ 126 mg/dL [≥ 7 mmol/L]; postchallenge ≥ 200 mg/dL [≥ 11.1 mmol/L]). IGT sho ...
... There is a continuous spectrum of glucose levels between those considered normal (fasting < 100 mg/dL [< 5.6 mmol/L]; postchallenge < 140 mg/dL [< 7.8 mmol/L]) and those that are considered diagnostic for diabetes (fasting ≥ 126 mg/dL [≥ 7 mmol/L]; postchallenge ≥ 200 mg/dL [≥ 11.1 mmol/L]). IGT sho ...
National Cholesterol Education Program
... performance are optimal when all three goals are met. To evaluate total error cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, or TG, substitute the respective goals above. ...
... performance are optimal when all three goals are met. To evaluate total error cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, or TG, substitute the respective goals above. ...
Materia_Medica: Vis Medicatrix Naturae
... Smoking tobacco causes approximately 418,000 deaths each year to smokers, and 65,000 additional deaths through passive smoking. Compare this to 105,000 deaths from alcohol, 43,500 from auto accidents, 24,000 homicides, 22,500 deaths from AIDS, 4,500 related to all illegal drugs, and 4,200 from fires ...
... Smoking tobacco causes approximately 418,000 deaths each year to smokers, and 65,000 additional deaths through passive smoking. Compare this to 105,000 deaths from alcohol, 43,500 from auto accidents, 24,000 homicides, 22,500 deaths from AIDS, 4,500 related to all illegal drugs, and 4,200 from fires ...
Left Ventricular Non Left Ventricular Non
... Conclusion: A special regional deformation pattern (preserved deformation in basal segments of LVNC) seems to be of major diagnostic help for the definite differential diagnosis of LVNC and DCM. ...
... Conclusion: A special regional deformation pattern (preserved deformation in basal segments of LVNC) seems to be of major diagnostic help for the definite differential diagnosis of LVNC and DCM. ...
Left ventricular hypertrophy - International Society of Drug Bulletins
... landmark Losartan Intervention for Endpoint Reduction in Hypertension (LIFE) study, regression of LVH (diagnosed electrocardiographically by the Sokolow-Lyon index or the Cornell product criteria) in response to losartan (Cozaar) improved cardiovascular outcomes independent of blood pressure.10 Base ...
... landmark Losartan Intervention for Endpoint Reduction in Hypertension (LIFE) study, regression of LVH (diagnosed electrocardiographically by the Sokolow-Lyon index or the Cornell product criteria) in response to losartan (Cozaar) improved cardiovascular outcomes independent of blood pressure.10 Base ...
2013 ACCF/AHA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure
... historical clinical data, appropriate references (including clinical reviews) are cited if available. For issues for which sparse data are available, a survey of current practice among the clinicians on the writing committee is the basis for LOE C recommendations and no references are cited. The sch ...
... historical clinical data, appropriate references (including clinical reviews) are cited if available. For issues for which sparse data are available, a survey of current practice among the clinicians on the writing committee is the basis for LOE C recommendations and no references are cited. The sch ...
HeartSafe Community Application
... Most people wait two hours or more to seek medical assistance after experiencing symptoms of a heart attack. Further, countless people travel to the emergency room by privately owned vehicle. Both of these issues are contributing factors to the high mortality rate associated with cardiovascular emer ...
... Most people wait two hours or more to seek medical assistance after experiencing symptoms of a heart attack. Further, countless people travel to the emergency room by privately owned vehicle. Both of these issues are contributing factors to the high mortality rate associated with cardiovascular emer ...
Effect of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Quality of Life
... Improved QoL with PCI compared with medical therapy (Table V) has been reported at late follow-up 5–8 years post procedure [114,118] but not at 3 years post procedure [113]. A meta-analysis of 14 randomized, controlled trials of PCI versus medical therapy in 7,818 patients enrolled from 1987–2005 sh ...
... Improved QoL with PCI compared with medical therapy (Table V) has been reported at late follow-up 5–8 years post procedure [114,118] but not at 3 years post procedure [113]. A meta-analysis of 14 randomized, controlled trials of PCI versus medical therapy in 7,818 patients enrolled from 1987–2005 sh ...
Alzheimer`s Disease - World Health Organization
... million in 2030 and 115.4 million in 2050. The total number of new cases of dementia each year worldwide is nearly 7.7 million, implying one new case every four seconds. Much of the increase will be in developing countries, the fastest growth in the elderly population taking place in China, India, a ...
... million in 2030 and 115.4 million in 2050. The total number of new cases of dementia each year worldwide is nearly 7.7 million, implying one new case every four seconds. Much of the increase will be in developing countries, the fastest growth in the elderly population taking place in China, India, a ...
Effect of Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Quality of Life
... Improved QoL with PCI compared with medical therapy (Table V) has been reported at late follow-up 5–8 years post procedure [114,118] but not at 3 years post procedure [113]. A meta-analysis of 14 randomized, controlled trials of PCI versus medical therapy in 7,818 patients enrolled from 1987–2005 sh ...
... Improved QoL with PCI compared with medical therapy (Table V) has been reported at late follow-up 5–8 years post procedure [114,118] but not at 3 years post procedure [113]. A meta-analysis of 14 randomized, controlled trials of PCI versus medical therapy in 7,818 patients enrolled from 1987–2005 sh ...
Presentation
... Exercise Improves CV fitness, weight control, sensitivity to insulin, reduces incidence of diabetes Atherogenic diet Reduced intake saturate fat, trans fat, cholesterol Weight loss Improves lipids, insulin sensitivity, BP levels, reduces incidence of diabetes ...
... Exercise Improves CV fitness, weight control, sensitivity to insulin, reduces incidence of diabetes Atherogenic diet Reduced intake saturate fat, trans fat, cholesterol Weight loss Improves lipids, insulin sensitivity, BP levels, reduces incidence of diabetes ...
Assessment of the coronary venous system by using cardiac CT
... instructed on breath-holding exercises. The examination was performed with the patient in supine position and holding his/her breath. Contrast material of 75–90 mm3 (Ultravist 370 mg/ mL, Schering, Berlin, Germany) was given via the antecubital vein at a rate of 5–6 mm/s. Afterwards, 50-cc bolus of ...
... instructed on breath-holding exercises. The examination was performed with the patient in supine position and holding his/her breath. Contrast material of 75–90 mm3 (Ultravist 370 mg/ mL, Schering, Berlin, Germany) was given via the antecubital vein at a rate of 5–6 mm/s. Afterwards, 50-cc bolus of ...
the witness of science
... at the Boston City Hospital where Dr. Leary is pathologist, I became acquainted with him and he spent some time showing me the results of this research the year before it was published. These experiments revealed the cause of arteriosclerosis with its many serious results. In that same year, 1933, E ...
... at the Boston City Hospital where Dr. Leary is pathologist, I became acquainted with him and he spent some time showing me the results of this research the year before it was published. These experiments revealed the cause of arteriosclerosis with its many serious results. In that same year, 1933, E ...
Scientific Report 2011 Ongoing Research 2012
... BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH Prospective evaluation of platelet activation markers in patients treated with drug-eluting stents: platelet-associated Tissue Factor predicts the risk of future revascularization in a pilot study ...
... BASIC AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH Prospective evaluation of platelet activation markers in patients treated with drug-eluting stents: platelet-associated Tissue Factor predicts the risk of future revascularization in a pilot study ...
Protocol S1.
... Results of the Phase III studies have demonstrated that GARDASIL™ is highly efficacious in preventing HPV 6-, HPV 11-, HPV 16-, and HPV 18-related CIN, AIS, cervical cancer (via CIN 2/3 and AIS), VIN, VaIN, condylomata acuminata, vulvar cancer (via VIN 2/3), and vaginal cancer (via VaIN 2/3) in the ...
... Results of the Phase III studies have demonstrated that GARDASIL™ is highly efficacious in preventing HPV 6-, HPV 11-, HPV 16-, and HPV 18-related CIN, AIS, cervical cancer (via CIN 2/3 and AIS), VIN, VaIN, condylomata acuminata, vulvar cancer (via VIN 2/3), and vaginal cancer (via VaIN 2/3) in the ...
TrialNet New Protocol –
... little as a single dose of tacrolimus per week. ATG, either alone or in combination with other agents, has also been used to treat a variety of autoimmune conditions, including Wegner’s granulomatosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, scleroderma, aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic ...
... little as a single dose of tacrolimus per week. ATG, either alone or in combination with other agents, has also been used to treat a variety of autoimmune conditions, including Wegner’s granulomatosis, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, scleroderma, aplastic anemia and myelodysplastic ...
Clinical Guidance for the Management of Heart Failure in Primary
... guidelines. The MDT comprises of Cardiologists, Heart Failure Complex Case Manager (HFCCM) or Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specilist (HFCNS) and General Practitioner with a Special Interest in heart failure (GPSI). The term Advanced Heart Failure MDT is used; this is a monthly meeting comprising of ...
... guidelines. The MDT comprises of Cardiologists, Heart Failure Complex Case Manager (HFCCM) or Heart Failure Clinical Nurse Specilist (HFCNS) and General Practitioner with a Special Interest in heart failure (GPSI). The term Advanced Heart Failure MDT is used; this is a monthly meeting comprising of ...
Inhaled corticosteroids in COPD: the clinical evidence Pierre Ernst , Nathalie Saad
... forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) near 80% predicted [12, 13]. Neither of these studies was able to show a benefit on decline in FEV1 and in the study by VESTBO et al. [13], the exacerbation rate was similar in the ICS and placebo groups. The Lung Health Study included patients with a lower FEV ...
... forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) near 80% predicted [12, 13]. Neither of these studies was able to show a benefit on decline in FEV1 and in the study by VESTBO et al. [13], the exacerbation rate was similar in the ICS and placebo groups. The Lung Health Study included patients with a lower FEV ...
Heart failure - European Society of Cardiology
... About 26 million adults worldwide are living with heart failure,38 leading some to describe it as a global pandemic.39 In comparison, 32 million are living with cancer40 and 34 million with HIV/AIDS.41 In many countries, population-based studies have found that about 1–2% of people have heart failur ...
... About 26 million adults worldwide are living with heart failure,38 leading some to describe it as a global pandemic.39 In comparison, 32 million are living with cancer40 and 34 million with HIV/AIDS.41 In many countries, population-based studies have found that about 1–2% of people have heart failur ...
Heart failure - European Society of Cardiology
... About 26 million adults worldwide are living with heart failure,38 leading some to describe it as a global pandemic.39 In comparison, 32 million are living with cancer40 and 34 million with HIV/AIDS.41 In many countries, population-based studies have found that about 1–2% of people have heart failur ...
... About 26 million adults worldwide are living with heart failure,38 leading some to describe it as a global pandemic.39 In comparison, 32 million are living with cancer40 and 34 million with HIV/AIDS.41 In many countries, population-based studies have found that about 1–2% of people have heart failur ...
The Role of Lipid Biomarkers in Major Depression
... Various shared pathological mechanisms have been suggested for the increased risk of CVD and cardiac mortality in depressed patients, including altered cholesterol metabolism. Many forms of CVD are due to atherosclerosis, which is initiated by the accumulation of atherogenic lipids, such as the chol ...
... Various shared pathological mechanisms have been suggested for the increased risk of CVD and cardiac mortality in depressed patients, including altered cholesterol metabolism. Many forms of CVD are due to atherosclerosis, which is initiated by the accumulation of atherogenic lipids, such as the chol ...
The Role of Lipid Biomarkers in Major Depression
... Various shared pathological mechanisms have been suggested for the increased risk of CVD and cardiac mortality in depressed patients, including altered cholesterol metabolism. Many forms of CVD are due to atherosclerosis, which is initiated by the accumulation of atherogenic lipids, such as the chol ...
... Various shared pathological mechanisms have been suggested for the increased risk of CVD and cardiac mortality in depressed patients, including altered cholesterol metabolism. Many forms of CVD are due to atherosclerosis, which is initiated by the accumulation of atherogenic lipids, such as the chol ...