Clinical Trials in Chronic Liver Disease - What Do They Achieve? by Jenny Heathcote

“…The past 30 years have seen rapid growth in the number of clinical trials in liver disease; due mostly to effective drug discovery programs by the pharmaceutical industry. …”
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Diversity in the Regulation of Autophagy and Mitophagy: Lessons from Parkinson's Disease by Charleen T. Chu

“…Parkinson's Disease…”
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The Role of Adipose Tissue and Adipokines in Obesity-Related Inflammatory Diseases by Carmela Rita Balistreri, Calogero Caruso, Giuseppina Candore

“…This determines a chronic active inflammatory condition, associated with the development of the obesity-related inflammatory diseases. This paper describes the role of adipose tissue and the biological effects of many adipokines in these diseases.…”
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Neuroimaging: biochemical principles and its application in the cerebrovascular ischemic disease. by Zenaida Milagros Hernández Díaz, Adnolys Reyes-Berazaín, Miguel Ángel Buergo –Zuaznabar, Marianela Arteche-Prior

“…The knowledge of neurobiochemical principles has allowed understanding the ischemic cascade that takes place after the decrease of cerebral blood flow and the findings that are visualized in neuroimaging studies in cerebrovascular ischemic disease. The need for early diagnosis of acute events to reestablish the cerebral blood flow to reduce neurological sequels, has led to the development of advanced imaging techniques, which allows following the histochemical and morphological changes that take place within the brain in vivo, in a non-invasive way, as well as its development, extent of the cerebral damage and damaged cerebral structures. …”
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Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Periodontal Diseases: Recent Advances and Emerging Trends by S. Al-Mubarak, S. Ciancio, J. K. Baskaradoss

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Proton Pump Inhibitors in the Treatment of Acute Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by Lawrence J Worobetz

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Dance for Parkinson, multifaceted experiences of persons living with Parkinson’s Disease by Ingrid Andreasson, Ann Björkdahl, Sofi Fristedt, Paula Bergman, Katarzyna Filipowicz, Ida-Klara Johansson, Iolanda Santos Tavares Silva

“…Background Dance classes for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD) are offered worldwide; however, further studies are needed to explore patients’ experiences of how dance affects well-being.Purpose To explore how Dance for Parkinson (Dance for PD) is experienced, and how it contributes to the well-being and health of participants in Sweden.Methods This qualitative study collected data from four focus groups. …”
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Comment on “Prevalence of Anxiety and Depression in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease” by Wenwen Lai, Shaohang Cai

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Platelet–Monocyte Aggregate Instigates Inflammation and Vasculopathy in Kawasaki Disease by Yuan Zhang, Cuiping Jia, Manli Guo, Qian Chen, Ying Wen, Ting Wang, Yinyin Xie, Xuejiao Fan, Jingwen Gao, Timur O. Yarovinsky, Renjing Liu, Zhiyong Jiang, Mengmeng Wang, Jin Zhou, Di Che, Lanyan Fu, Richard Edelson, Xiaoqiong Gu, John Hwa, Wai Ho Tang

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Hypertrophic Neuropathy Secondary to Hansen's Disease. A Case Report by María Octavina Rodríguez Roque, Didiesdle Herrera Alonso, Ada Sánchez Lozano

“…A biopsy of the hypochromic lesions was performed, which led to the conclusion that the patient suffered from a hypertrophic polyneuropathy secondary to tuberculoid Hansen's disease. We decided to present this case since a neuropathy is usually slow, insidious and has a long course in these patients; however, leprosy reactions can lead to acute nerve damage, resulting in disabilities and deformities. …”
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Speech Impairment in a Large Sample of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Aileen K. Ho, Robert Iansek, Caterina Marigliani, John L. Bradshaw, Sandra Gates

“…This study classified speech impairment in 200 patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) into five levels of overall severity and described the corresponding type (voice, articulation, fluency) and extent (rated on a five-point scale) of impairment for each level. …”
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Organic Management of Vegetable Diseases, Part II: Foliar Pathogens by Gary Vallad

Subjects: “…Vegetable Diseases…”
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Mitochondrial DNA: A New Predictor of Diabetic Kidney Disease by Yajing Huang, Jingwei Chi, Fanxiang Wei, Yue Zhou, Yihai Cao, Yangang Wang

“…Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a common cause of end-stage renal disease, and diagnosis and treatment in time can help delay its progress. …”
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Mechanisms of bacterial-to-host interaction and their disorders at inflammatory bowel diseases by Ye. A. Poluektova, O. S. Lyashenko, A. V. Korolev, O. S. Shifrin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…To discuss modern concepts on interaction of bacterial cells with human body, and disorders of micro-and macroorganism interaction at inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD).Summary. Quantitative and qualitative changes of intestinal microflora are revealed in patients with IBD, with tendency to increase of opportunistic and pathogenic microorganisms contents. …”
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An Audit of Influenza Vaccination Status in Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Neeraj Narula, Amit S Dhillon, Usha Chauhan, John K Marshall

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Model Construction for the Intention to Use Telecare in Patients with Chronic Diseases by Jui-Chen Huang, Yii-Ching Lee

“…This study chose patients with chronic diseases as study subjects to investigate their intention to use telecare. …”
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Does Ménière's Disease in the Elderly Present Some Peculiar Features? by R. Teggi, A. Meli, M. Trimarchi, F. LiraLuce, M. Bussi

“…Aim of our study was to establish some peculiar features of Ménière's Disease (MD) in a group of elderly MD patients, in which the first vertigo spell happened when over 65 years old. …”
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Atypical Clinical and Diagnostic Features in Ménétrier's Disease in a Child by Michael Chung, Jaime Pittenger, Deborah Flomenhoft, Jeffrey Bennett, Eun-Young Lee, Harohalli Shashidhar

“…Ménétrier's disease is one of the rarest protein-losing gastropathies in childhood. …”
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Respiratory Involvement in Patients with Neuromuscular Diseases: A Narrative Review by Athanasios Voulgaris, Maria Antoniadou, Michalis Agrafiotis, Paschalis Steiropoulos

“…Respiratory muscle weakness is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with neuromuscular diseases (NMDs). Respiratory involvement in NMDs can manifest broadly, ranging from milder insufficiency that may affect only sleep initially to severe insufficiency that can be life threatening. …”
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Hemoglobin Variant (Hemoglobin Aalborg) Mimicking Interstitial Pulmonary Disease by Vasiliki Panou, Peter-Diedrich Mathias Jensen, Jan Freddy Pedersen, Lars Pilegaard Thomsen, Ulla Møller Weinreich

“…Initially she was suspected of idiopathic interstitial lung disease, yet a series of tests uncovered various abnormal physiological parameters and set the diagnosis of hemoglobinopathy Aalborg. …”
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