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The science and technology of intermediate moisture foods has advanced during the last 25 years. Developments during this period are reviewed. Knowledge of the relationship of water activity and food degradation has advanced considerably during this period. Many new intermediate moisture foods have been developed. Seve…

OBJECTIVE: To study prenatal cocaine exposure, emphasizing its behavioral effects. METHODS: Literature review of the last 15 years, through Medline and direct search. RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: According to the literature, the incidence of prenatal cocaine exposure is up to 15.5%, and its effects on the newborn are parti…

In the last 10 years nearly 4450 patients who had undergone laryngectomy have attended speech therapy as part of a resident rehabilitation programme. Most of them mastered the technique of esophageal speech. The most surprising finding was that only 1.5% achieved speech by way of a tracheo-esophageal fistula or voice p…

The aim of this study was to know if cholecystectomy rates have decreased in young women, considering that these rates have decreased in the last years in the general chilean population. The frequency of previous cholecystectomy was compared in 1582 women aged 23.9 +/- 5.8 years admitted to a maternity for delivery bet…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical outcomes of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) by using the condylar constrained knee prosthesis in the treatment of destructive hemophilic arthritis. METHODS: Between September 2007 and July 2015, 8 cases (8 knees) of destructive hemophilic arthritis accepted TKA by using condylar co…

The objective of the study was to evaluate the epidemiologic trends (1993-2008) in Kawasaki disease (KD) and Henoch Schonlein purpura (HSP) among children as seen in a tertiary care north Indian hospital. A hospital-based retrospective chart analysis of all the patients diagnosed with KD and HSP in our pediatric rheuma…

UNLABELLED: The impact of the new pneumococcal conjugate vaccines on invasive disease burden in Danish children was evaluated by analysing the results from the last 19 years of a nationwide surveillance of invasive pneumococcal infections. During 1981-1999, the Streptococcus Unit at Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen,…

Peripartum cardiomyopathy is a rare disease of unknown etiology. Its onset is rarely in the last trimester of pregnancy but more often during the first 5 months after delivery. A hemodynamically well documented case from Switzerland with a follow-up period of 6 1/2 years is reported.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: During the past few decades, females had been making conscious decision to have antenatal checkup from skilled health care provider due to improved education which had played a vital role to enhance their awareness regarding the importance of this comprehensive health service. The objective w…

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to report on our last nine years' experience in the diagnosis and treatment of retrocaval ureter. METHODS: Eight patients with retrocaval ureter were reviewed. Intravenous urography and retrograde pyelography were used for confirming the diagnosis. All of the patients had undergone…

Anomalous pulmonary venous connection of the entire left lung into the left innominate vein is very rare. 5 patients with this anomaly were managed in the authors' institution over the last 12 years. Clinically they were diagnosed as cases of pretricuspid left-to-right shunt at atrial level. Cardiac catheterisation and…

Twenty-six patients, mean age 20.5 years (range 11-33 years) at last assessment or death, attended an adult cystic fibrosis clinic between 1975 and 1983. Twenty-one presented in infancy, and 5 later (3-17 years). Most morbidity was due to recurrent respiratory infection and 5 of the 7 deaths were from respiratory failu…

The study was aimed to the evaluation of the therapeutic effect of the drug Silodosin at a dose of 8 mg once a day in patients with symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This study included 1,000 patients. The average age of the patients was 64.99 ± 8.07 years (median 64.5 years), mean duration of BPH--3…

OBJECTIVES: A proportion of children with chronic liver disease have severe portal hypertension (PH) and a preserved synthetic and biliary function. In our institution these children have been managed with transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts (TIPS). We aimed to evaluate the long-term patency of TIPS placed i…

A probabilistic household survey was made with the following objectives: to estimate the prevalence of consumption of tobacco, alcohol and legal and illegal drugs; to identify attitudes and values, risk factors and problems associated with the consumption of addictive substances in a population from 12 to 65 years old,…

The final formation of the Central American Isthmus (CAI) about 3.5 million years ago altered global ocean circulation, connected North and South America terrestrial biotas, and established the Caribbean Sea. The nature of this event creates a natural scenario to test vicariance, divergence, and speciation by allopatry…

Methotrexate is the folic acid analogue drug that used in various dermatological disorders, especially in psoriasis. Cutaneous and systemic side effects can be seen during methotrexate treatment. A 58-year-old female patient presented with persistent cough last one month. The patients past medical history was remarkabl…

BACKGROUND: The doctoral degree regulations at German faculties partially show fundamental differences. Against this background in 2016 the Medical Faculty Association (MFT) published a position paper on teaching scientific competence in medical studies. This study project aims to analyze the quality of doctoral d…

Consumers are increasingly turning their attention to the quality and origin of products that they consume. European Union (EU) quality schemes are associated with a label, which was introduced to allow consumers to perform an informed choice and to protect producers from unfair practices. This present study provides a…