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Of 301 Norwegian female top athletes, all members of the national team in 27 different sports, who were approached with a questionnaire about menstrual function, 278 (92.4%) responded. Ninety-nine of the respondents who used oral contraceptives were excluded. Of the remaining 179, 18 (10.1%) reported secondary amenorrh…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) using single incision via MAST Quadrant retractor in the management of lumbar spondylolisthesis. METHODS: From July 2008 to June 2009, 20 cases of lumbar spondylolisthesis were treated with posterior lumbar interbody fusion via MAST Quadrant…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint locking with extension lag. METHODS: Between February 2009 and April 2014, 17 patients (17 fingers) with MCP joint locking with extension lag were treated. The patients included 4 males and 13 females, a…

Haemophysalis concinna Koch. ticks, found in the Pavlodar region adjacent to the Altay and situated in the North-East of Kazakhstan, play an important role in tularemia infection circulation. 58.5% of 212 strains of the tularemia infection agent, isolated from three pastural ticks species for the last 10 years, belong…

SUMMARY: BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Germany with high public health impact. In the last decade rapid changes in risk factor patterns, early breast cancer detection, and therapy have taken place. Their effects on breast cancer epidemiology in Germany are described. MATERIALS AND M…

Arrogance and aggressive behaviour occur more and more often in our lives. Especially at school there are observed negative attitudes of school youth. The aim of the study was to estimate the occurrence of aggressive behaviour among school youth towards teachers. Research based on questionnaires was carried out among 1…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the present study was to establish the age at onset of natural menopause and the prevalence of symptoms and identify any sociodemographic, physical, or other factors that may influence the onset of menopause among women in the Haridwar district of Uttarakhand, a state located in northern India. M…

BACKGROUND: Sacral neuromodulation is an effective treatment for fecal incontinence. OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term outcomes of sacral neuromodulation and establish the outcomes of patients with inactive devices. DESIGN: This is an observational study of patients treated for >5 years. A positive outcome was defin…

BACKGROUND: In a previous study, Chinese infants were vaccinated with 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7) ⩾7days before routine diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine (DTaP); PCV7 administered concomitantly with DTaP (PCV7+DTaP); or DTaP alone. This study examined antibody persistence at…

A seroepidemiological survey has shown a remarkable shift in the previously reported regular cyclic pattern of Mycoplasma pneumoniae epidemics which culminated every 4.5 years during the period 1958-74. The last of four regular epidemics occurred in 1972. It was followed by 'premature' epidemics in 1975 and 1977/8 whic…

8 patients over 30 years of age with a thyroglossal cyst, who had not been operated on before and who underwent excision of the cyst by a Sistrunk procedure, are described. In 8 additional patients, a wait-and-see policy was adopted. Follow-up data of these 16 patients are reported 1.5-14 years after their last visit t…

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: Determine surgical and swallowing outcomes after surgery for type III laryngotracheoesophageal cleft (LTEC). STUDY DESIGN: Case series with chart review. METHODS: Chart review was performed on patients with type III LTEC between 2000 and 2019. Demographics, surgical outcomes, and swallowing out…

OBJECTIVES: We determined whether glycerin enemas were appropriately prescribed in pediatric fecal impaction patients using the Leech score and identified factors that influenced the prescription of glycerin enemas in the pediatric emergency department (PED). METHODS: We included patients who received a glycerin enema…

The aim of the research was to find out if healthy lifestyle influences the longevity. The group of 906 monks and 866 nuns who worked and died in Poland in the years 1950-2000 was regarded as people who conducted a healthy lifestyle. The population of adult Poles was chosen as a control group. As a result of the resear…

Clinical hepatitis B among hospital staff in Sweden was studied in a 15-year follow-up, divided into three periods. During the first 5-year period, 1969-1973, 756 cases of hepatitis B were reported among hospital staff, for an attack rate of 102.0 per 100,000 person-years. In the second five-year period, 1974-1978, the…

BACKGROUND: Prevalence of overweight and obesity has been reported as high even in preschool age children. However, recent international reports suggest that prevalence is now plateauing in pediatric age. Up to now no data are available on prevalence changes in Italy in the new Millennium. Aim of the study was to descr…

Vasomotor rhinitis is a frustrating experience both for the consultant and for the patient. The purpose of vidian neurectomy is to destroy the secretomotor nerve supply to the nasal mucosa, the main indication being severe intractable non-atopic vasomotor rhinitis. A review of 208 cases which have undergone transnasal…

Summary This paper shows that the Indiana Amish, a high-fertility Anabaptist population, regulate their marital fertility according to their family finances. We linked demographic data from the Indiana Amish Directory with personal property tax records at 5, 15 and 25 years after marriage and found fertility difference…

The Japanese Society of Medical Oncology(JSMO)was founded in 1993 by the Research Society of Clinical Oncology, the predecessor of the Society. Twenty years have passed since the transition to JSMO in 2003. During this time, JSMO has contributed to the establishment of the academic field of medical oncology in Japan fo…

From summer to autumn, we noted the occurrence of a small epidemic of aseptic meningitis in adults. Over the last 10 years, we have encountered 203 male (mean age, 34.6 ± 15.0 years) and 157 female (mean age, 35.6 ± 16.3 years) patients with aseptic meningitis. We could identify the causative virus in 17 (81%…