Magnitude, patterns, and factors associated with liver disease among clinically suspected clients in Eastern Ethiopia: hidden public health tragedy by Aliya Nuri, Sufian Jeilu, Yared Teklu, Kadir Abdu, Ahmed Muhye, Milkiyas Solomon Getachew, Imam Dagne, Muluken Yigezu, Sewmehon Amsalu Adugna, Vanisha S. Nambiar, Abdu Oumer

“…Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among randomly selected 388 clinically suspected adults for liver disease visiting a public hospital in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. …”
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Amelioration of Sickle Cell Pain after Parathyroidectomy in Two Patients with Concurrent Hyperparathyroidism: An Interesting Finding by John Muthu, Mir Ali

“…Some coexisting conditions which cause pain similar to sickle cell disease may go undiagnosed in these patients. We report two adults with concurrent hyperparathyroidism who experienced significant improvement in sickle cell pain following parathyroidectomy thereby pointing to hyperparathyroidism as the principal causative factor for their pain. …”
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Does Divorce Make People Happy? by Donna Davis

“…In an attempt to further understand the outcomes of divorce, a team of family scholars headed by University of Chicago sociologist Linda Waite studied whether unhappily married adults who divorced were any happier than unhappily married people who stayed married.” …”
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Extensive Cutaneous Scalp Angiosarcoma by Zabeer Bhatti, Rameez Bhatti, Sharon Brangman, Kerry Whiting, Amit Dhamoon

“…Our case serves to remind physicians that an abnormal skin finding in older adults should raise their index of suspicion for angiosarcoma and an early biopsy should be performed.…”
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Perla carantana - a new species of the genus Perla (Plecoptera: Perlidae) from Austria and Slovenia by Ignac Sivec, Wolfram Graf

“…During a revisionary study of this genus, a new species was discovered at several localities in Austria and Slovenia; Perla carantana was named after Carantania, a 7th - 11th century political unit within the territories of Austria and Slovenia. Adults and larvae are nearly indistinguishable from the sympatric species, Perla burmeisteriana Claassen, but the two species can be clearly distinguished on the basis of egg chorion morphology. …”
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Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting with Cutaneous Metastasis: A Case Report by Nilufer Onak Kandemir, Figen Barut, Kıvanç Yılmaz, Husnu Tokgoz, Mubin Hosnuter, Sukru Oguz Ozdamar

“…Renal cell carcinoma is the most common kidney tumor in adults. Cutaneous metastasis is a rare first symptom of the disease. …”
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Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head in an Adolescent on Long-Term Inhalational Corticosteroids by Anthony C. Egger, R. Tracy Ballock

“…A relationship between the development of osteonecrosis of the femoral head and systemic corticosteroids has been well established in the literature, particularly in adults. However, the link between osteonecrosis and inhaled corticosteroids is less researched and understood. …”
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Cross-talk of renal cells through WNT signal transduction in the development of fibrotic kidneys by Yuhong Chen, Chao Xue

“…Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a progressive condition that can lead to chronic renal failure (CRF), affecting 8%–16% of adults globally and imposing a significant burden on healthcare systems. …”
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Financial Issues by Martie Gillen, Josephine Turner

“…This revised 4-page fact sheet highlights the main financial problems older adults face during retirements, and solutions to help plan and manage a successful retirement. …”
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Does Divorce Make People Happy? by Donna Davis

“…In an attempt to further understand the outcomes of divorce, a team of family scholars headed by University of Chicago sociologist Linda Waite studied whether unhappily married adults who divorced were any happier than unhappily married people who stayed married.” …”
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Primary Lymphangioma of the Palatine Tonsil in a 9-Year-Old Boy: A Case Presentation and Literature Review by Eleftheria Iliadou, Nektarios Papapetropoulos, Eleftherios Karamatzanis, Panagiotis Saravakos, Konstantinos Saravakos

“…The majority of the published cases concern adults. We report a case of a lymphangiomatous lesion of the right palatine tonsil of a 9-year-old boy. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Choroidal Metastases by Bożena Romanowska-Dixon, Karolina Gerba-Górecka, Agnieszka Nowak, Joanna Kowal, Magdalena Dębicka-Kumela, Dagmara Nowak

“…The most common intraocular tumors in adults are metastases from primary tumors: breast cancer, lung cancer, and other organ neoplasms. …”
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Young people in residential care talk about peer violence by Christine Barter

“…Research, however, has indicated that children and young people are more likely to be at risk from other residents than from adults (Morris and Wheatley, 1994; Farmer and Pollock, 1998; Sinclair and Gibbs, 1998).…”

Healthy Eating: Calcium by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Bobroff, uses a question-and-answer format to provide key information for elders about what calcium is, what foods contain it, what happens when people do not get enough, and how much older adults need. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Consumer Sciences, March 2010. …”
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Healthy Eating: Calcium by Linda B. Bobroff

“…Bobroff, uses a question-and-answer format to provide key information for elders about what calcium is, what foods contain it, what happens when people do not get enough, and how much older adults need. Published by the UF Department of Family Youth and Consumer Sciences, March 2010. …”
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Financial Issues by Martie Gillen, Josephine Turner

“…This revised 4-page fact sheet highlights the main financial problems older adults face during retirements, and solutions to help plan and manage a successful retirement. …”
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Dedifferentiated Liposarcoma Arising in an Esophageal Polyp: A Case Report by Jorge Torres-Mora, Ann Moyer, Mark Topazian, Jeffrey Alexander, Tsung-Teh Wu, Amber Seys, Karen Fritchie

“…Liposarcoma is one of the most common sarcomas in adults, but only rarely presents as an esophageal primary. …”
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Pruritus in Systemic Diseases: A Review of Etiological Factors and New Treatment Modalities by Nagihan Tarikci, Emek Kocatürk, Şule Güngör, Ilteriş Oğuz Topal, Pelin Ülkümen Can, Ralfi Singer

“…Pruritus is the most frequently described symptom in dermatology and can significantly impair the patient’s quality of life. In 10–50% of adults with persistent pruritus, it can be an important dermatologic clue for the presence of a significant underlying systemic disease such as renal insufficiency, cholestasis, hematologic disorder, or malignancy (Etter and Myers, 2002; Zirwas and Seraly, 2001). …”
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Towards tetanus elimination by Hamdy Ibrahim, Samy Zaky, Mahmoud Hagag, Ahmed S. El Bahawashy, Mohamed Elsawy

“…Based on the remarkable success of the World Health Organization (WHO) in reducing maternal and neonatal tetanus throughout the world, lowering tetanus among adults is also possible if a plan for disease elimination is promoted.…”
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Schwannoma Localized Retroperitoneally in a 14-Year-Old Boy by Hasan Cayirli, Halil Ibrahim Tanriverdi, Ali Aykan Ozguven, Cuneyt Gunsar, Betul Ersoy, Ali Riza Kandiloglu

“…Schwannomas usually occur in adults being between the second and fifth decades, and such neoplasms are extremely rare in a pediatric population. …”
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