Testosterone Deficiency, Cardiac Health, and Older Men by G. Hackett, M. Kirby, A. J. Sinclair

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Cardiovascular and Renal Links along the Cardiorenal Continuum by José A. García-Donaire, Luis M. Ruilope

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The Role of Serine Proteases and Antiproteases in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung by Matthew S. Twigg, Simon Brockbank, Philip Lowry, S. Peter FitzGerald, Clifford Taggart, Sinéad Weldon

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Cancer Risk in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Anders M Ekbom

“…There is an increased risk of cancer in both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. In 3121 patients with ulcerative colitis, 225 cases of cancer were diagnosed compared with 142.1 expected (standardized incidence ratio [SIR] 1.6, 95% CI 1.4 to 1.8), and in 1655 patients with Crohn's disease, 58 cases of cancer were detected compared with 47.1 expected (SIR 1.2, 95% CI 0.9 to 1.6). …”
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β-Carboline Alkaloids and Essential Tremor: Exploring the Environmental Determinants of One of the Most Prevalent Neurological Diseases by Elan D. Louis, Wei Zheng

“…Replication studies of populations outside of New York and studies of brain harmane levels in ET have yet to be undertaken. A small number of studies have explored several of the biological correlates of exposure to harmane in ET patients. …”
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Secondary Primary Malignancies in Multiple Myeloma: An Old Nemesis Revisited by Jay Yang, Howard R. Terebelo, Jeffrey A. Zonder

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Demonstration of sizing nursing staff methods in intensive care by Érica Batassini, João Lucas Campos de Oliveira, Mariur Gomes Beghetto

“…In both equations, the proportion of 52% of nurses was respected. Results: in the 9,610 evaluations, the mean of Nursing Activities Score was 85.9% (80.8% to 96.4%). …”
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Tracheobronchial Manifestations of Aspergillus Infections by Rafal Krenke, Elzbieta M. Grabczak

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Chlamydophila pneumoniae Infection and Its Role in Neurological Disorders by Carlo Contini, Silva Seraceni, Rosario Cultrera, Massimiliano Castellazzi, Enrico Granieri, Enrico Fainardi

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Effect of Basal Testosterone and Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulphate Levels on in Vitro Fertilization Outcome in Normoresponders by İnci Kahyaoğlu, Nafiye Yılmaz, Serkan Kahyaoğlu, Ayten Türkkanı, Mahmut Nedim Çiçek, Leyla Mollamahmutoğlu

“…RESULTS: No significant difference was found between pregnant and non-pregnant groups regarding the AFC, hormone and controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) parameters (total dose of gonadotrophins (1995.7±851.1 vs 2296.4±845.3 IU), >14 mm follicles (9.3±3.1 vs 7.3±3.9), retrieved oocytes (12.4±5.1 vs 8.7±6.1) or number of good quality embryos (7.4±3.7 vs 4,4±3.6) (p>0.05). …”
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Polyethylene Glycol 3350 in the Treatment of Chronic Idiopathic Constipation: Post hoc Analysis Using FDA Endpoints by Stacy B. Menees, Anthony J. Lembo, William D. Chey

“…Reductions in the mean number of hard/lumpy stools/week (–2.1 vs –0.9; P=0.0014) and the weekly mean five-point cramping rating (–0.3 vs –0.1; P=0.0272) also significantly favored polyethylene glycol 3350. …”
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The Impact of Endovascular Repair of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm on the Gastrointestinal and Renal Function by R. R. Makar, S. A. Badger, M. E. O’Donnell, C. V. Soong, L. L. Lau, I. S. Young, R. J. Hannon, B. Lee

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Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Two Cryotherapy Protocols in the Treatment of Common Viral Warts: A Prospective Observational Study by Jihan M. Muhaidat, Firas A. Al-qarqaz, Diala M. Alshiyab, Hadeel S. Alkofahi, Yousef Khader, Mawaddah Y. Ababneh

“…Cryotherapy (freezing by liquid nitrogen) is an effective and widely used method for treatment of common warts. Patients often need multiple sessions at variable intervals. …”
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Timing of Type I Open Distal Radius Fracture Fixation Does Not Affect Early Complication Rates by Eric R. Taleghani, MD, James Rex, MD, Samuel Gerak, BA, John Velasquez, MS, Kathryn Rost, BS, Sonu A. Jain, MD, FACS

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Treatment compliance at initial and maintenance therapy at gastroesophageal reflux disease by V. I. Simanenkov, S. V. Tikhonov, N. B. Lischuk

“…Results. Of all patients 17.9% missed the second visit, the logistic regression analysis revealed no factors associated to the early low compliance; 38% of patients made all five visits for 12 months. …”
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Whole Exome Sequencing Uncovers Germline Variants of Cancer-Related Genes in Sporadic Pheochromocytoma by Milena Urbini, Margherita Nannini, Annalisa Astolfi, Valentina Indio, Valentina Vicennati, Matilde De Luca, Giuseppe Tarantino, Federica Corso, Maristella Saponara, Lidia Gatto, Donatella Santini, Guido Di Dalmazi, Uberto Pagotto, Renato Pasquali, Andrea Pession, Guido Biasco, Maria A. Pantaleo

“…Additional somatic passenger mutations can be associated with known susceptibility VHL, NF1, and RET genes in PCCs, and a wide number of germline variants with still unknown clinical significance can be detected in these patients. …”
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Scheimpflug Imaging Parameters Associated with Tear Mediators and Bronchial Asthma in Keratoconus by Dorottya Pásztor, Bence Lajos Kolozsvári, Adrienne Csutak, András Berta, Ziad Hassan, Beáta Andrea Kettesy, Péter Gogolák, Mariann Fodor

“…Tear samples were collected from 69 patients and 19 controls. Concentrations of mediators—IL-6, -10; CXCL8, CCL5; MMP-9, -13; TIMP-1; t-PA, PAI-1—were measured by Cytometric Bead Array. …”
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Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial on the use of intraoperative ultrasound-guided laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy (UGLOC) as a method of fertility preservation in the... by Srdjan Saso, Sadaf Ghaem-Maghami, Jan Yvan Jos Verbakel, Benjamin P Jones, Joseph Yazbek, Mona El-Bahrawy, Lorraine S Kasaven

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STD Training in Canadian Medical Schools by Jo-Anne A Doherty, A Gordon Jessamine

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Building a practice-based research network for healthcare integration: a protocol paper for a mixed-method project by Danielle Mazza, Sanne Peters, Grant Russell, Christopher Barton, Elizabeth Ann Sturgiss, Samantha Paubrey Chakraborty, Timothy Staunton-Smith, Maria De Leon - Santiago

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