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In Iowa, public concern regarding Lyme disease has increased markedly over the last decade. In response to these concerns, a statewide surveillance program was initiated in 1990 based on ticks received by the Department of Entomology at Iowa State University. Ticks were received from health care professionals, state go…

Healthcare access and health behaviors differ between those living in urban and rural communities and contribute to inequitable cancer health outcomes. The COVID-19 pandemic led to significant disruptions in daily life and healthcare delivery. This cross-sectional survey aimed to measure the impact of the COVID-19 pand…

PURPOSE: to assess audiological performance in quiet and noise, quality of life and side effects of Vibrant Soundbridge (VSB) in children with congenital aural atresia (CAA). METHODS: A retrospective study including consecutive patients with unilateral or bilateral CAA implanted with VSB from 2009 to 2020 in a tertiar…

PURPOSE: To investigate the influence of multiple primary malignancies (MPMs) on the prognosis of patients with completely resected non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: The subjects of this retrospective study were 521 patients who underwent complete curative pulmonary resection for NSCLC. Patients were divide…

OBJECTIVE: To assess factors associated with favorable seizure outcome after surgery for symptomatic epileptic spasms and improve knowledge on pathophysiology of this seizure type. METHODS: Inclusion criteria were: (1) age between 6 months and 15 years at surgery; (2) active epileptic spasms; (3) follow-up after surge…

INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality in Kazakhstan. In the last decade, Kazakhstan has carried out a number of reforms in the healthcare sector, in particular, to reduce mortality from significant diseases, including CVD. This study aimed to provide the trend of avoidable morta…

This study is a survey conducted in Iju-Odo rural community of Ondo State in South West Nigeria to determine the prevalence and risk factors for low back pain amongst peasant farmers. Five hundred peasant farmers were selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. A questionnaire was administered which sought informa…

OBJECTIVE: Pregnancy in women with prosthetic heart valves remains a risk factor for both mother and fetus, but unselected and unbiased outcome and complication data remain scarce. We analyzed nationwide outcome data from 1977 to 2007 for all pregnancies in women with prosthetic valves. METHODS: Cardiac, obstetric, an…

BACKGROUND: Advancements in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) now permit HIV-positive patients to have longer life spans, increasing their cumulative risk of developing an advanced degenerative joint disease, necessitating total hip arthroplasty (THA). The purpose of this study was to provide an exte…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to examine the effect of adenoidectomy on occlusal/dentoalveolar development and nasal cavity volume in children who underwent tympanostomy tube insertion with or without adenoidectomy due to recurrent episodes of middle ear infection. METHODS: This prospective controlled study con…

A retrospective study was made on mortality due to burn injuries in Iceland 1971-1992. Data was obtained from the Bureau of Statistics, the Icelandic University Hospital and Department of Forensic Medicine. Analyzed were etiology, sex and age distribution, associated risk factors and mortality rate. In addition there w…

BACKGROUND: The accelerated increase in the use of e-cigarette by university students in recent years has incremented nicotine use in addition to tobacco, but it is not known whether the use of cannabis is related to these alternatives. This study analyzes the association between the use of electronic cigarettes and/or…

IMPORTANCE: Despite increasing obesity rates in adolescents, data regarding early kidney sequelae are lacking. OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between adolescent body mass index (BMI) and early chronic kidney disease (CKD) in young adulthood (<45 years of age). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cohort stud…

STUDY DESIGN: Single-center retrospective cohort. PURPOSE: To compare surgical outcomes of patients based on lumbar drain variables relating to output and duration. OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE: The use of drains following lumbar spine surgery, specifically with respect to hospital readmission, postoperative hematoma, post…

BACKGROUND: In 326 patients with Ewing's sarcoma family tumor (ESFT) and 628 extremity osteosarcoma (OS) treated with adjuvant and neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and event-free survivors 5 years from the beginning of treatment we evaluated outcome in the following years. Post 5-year follow-up for these patients was 9.7 year…

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of overweight and obesity has increased in all age groups, including older adults. However, it is not known whether higher body weight is maintained in the very old and in the years prior to death. The present study examines whether there are secular trends in body weight in old age among thr…

This study was undertaken to examine the validity of self-reported data on breast and cervical cancer screening behavior. An abbreviated version of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System telephone survey, including questions on mammography, clinical breast examination (CBE), and Papanicolaou test utilization, w…

OBJECTIVES: In the era where new biologicals are entering the market, the place of immunomodulators in the treatment of pediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) needs to be reassessed. METHODS: All children with Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) followed at our center over the last 10&#x202f;years were…

STUDY DESIGN: A prospective, a single-institution, nonrandomized study. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and effectivity of short-segment instrumentation in early-onset scoliosis (EOS) patients treated by magnetic-controlled growing rods (MCGRs). SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: Despite the comm…

We analysed the body growth of 121 prepubertal children with polycystic kidney disease participating in a longitudinal multicentre study. The patients were followed from an age of 1 to 9 years in girls and 1 to 10 years in boys over a mean period of 3.6 years. Children with end-stage renal disease were excluded. Fifty-…