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Introduction. Hodgkin lymphoma shows a well-known geographic pattern, but temporal changes have been found recently as well. Patients and Methods. 439 Hodgkin lymphoma patients' clinicopathological and treatment data were processed in calendar periods of approximately ten years. The patients were treated at our departm…

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to gain an overview of the active fields of acupuncture research in the last 5 to 10 years and before that. METHODS: Document co-citation clustering analysis method was used in this article. ISI web of knowledge-SCI-EXPANDED was used to retrieve the cited references of the documents publishe…

Data from the American Association of Dental Schools (AADS) and American Dental Association (ADA) were evaluated for trends in dental school enrollment and graduation. In the last 20 years, African-American enrollment has varied from a low of 4.7% (1980-1981) to a high of 6.9% (1988-1989). This figure declined to 5.2%…

OBJECTIVE: Tennis practiced intensively is generally held to be a risk factor for low back pain. The objective of our study was to evaluate the prevalence of low back pain with or without sciatica during the last week in tennis players versus controls. PATIENTS AND METHODS: During an international tennis competition h…

The aim of the study was to find out the percentage of patients with localization-related epilepsy achieving complete seizure control with gabapentin (GBP) add-on therapy. Patients under anti-epileptic drug monotherapy during 8 weeks baseline (BSL) with 6 or more seizures were treated with GBP for 26 weeks up to 2400 m…

On the material of Children Eye Department the Filatov Institute, changes in the structure of eye pathology for the period of 1947-1989 are analysed. It is shown that for the last years, among all eye diseases, the incidence of inflammatory eye diseases fell to 7.5%. The incidence of eye traumas and their outcomes reac…

The relationship between the development of microangiopathy and the degree of diabetic control was investigated in 61 noninsulin-dependent diabetics after 5-10 years of known duration of diabetes. The degree of diabetic control was assessed by fasting blood glucose (FBG) at the last assessment, haemoglobin A1 (HbA1) an…

PURPOSE: Previous investigations have recognized the critical role of pelvic parameters in the setting of a fixed sagittal deformity. Pelvic incidence (PI) is a constant, as everyone knows. However, PI might change reciprocally because of increased shear force on the sacroiliac joint, following surgical correction of f…

Microwave (MW) assisted reactions have became a powerful tool in azaheterocycles chemistry during the last decades. Five and six membered ring azaheterocycles are privileged scaffolds in modern medicinal chemistry possessing a large variety of biological activity. This review is focused on the recent relevant advances…

The last interglaciation (LIG, 129 to 116 thousand years ago) was the most recent time in Earth's history when global mean sea level was substantially higher than it is at present. However, reconstructions of LIG global temperature remain uncertain, with estimates ranging from no significant difference to nearly 2&#xb0…

The different complications of endocardial electrode systems in 185 patients during the last seven years are discussed. The surgical technique for the now routinely used cephalic route is described. The choice of anaesthesia is discussed. In the last 39 implantations there have not been any displacements or retractions…

OBJECTIVE: This study sought to determine the potential change in trends in the baseline characteristics of patients with symptomatic severe mitral regurgitation who underwent transcatheter edge-to-edge mitral valve repair (M-TEER) over the last decade in a high-volume center. METHODOLOGY: The investigation included 9…

BACKGROUND: Vaccination plays an important role in feline healthcare as it is the most effective measure for prevention against feline infectious diseases. Therefore, it is important to know owners' opinion towards cats' vaccination and current veterinary practices in order to advice owners on the use of the correct va…

INTRODUCTION: Musculoskeletal pain is a common symptom in childhood. It is estimated that 5 to 19% of healthy children experience musculoskeletal pain. AIMS: To estimate the prevalence of musculoskeletal pain and to describe epidemiological characteristics in children 3 to 12 years of age, who attend a community hospi…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the short-term effectiveness of unilateral biportal endoscopic transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (UBE-TLIF) in the treatment of Meyerding degree Ⅰ or Ⅱ single-segment lumbar spondylolisthesis. METHODS: The clinical data of 26 patients with Meyerding degree Ⅰ or &#x21…

OBJECTIVES: Acute pain is the main complication of sickle cell disease. Chronic pain (CP) and neuropathic pain (NP) may also be experienced, but have not been formally described in Jamaican patients. A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine their prevalence and characteristics, and to determine the common pai…

BACKGROUND: In developing countries such as Nigeria, limited resources require that health priorities be selected wisely and death-related research is clearly warranted. The aim of this study is to provide a comprehensive report on the various causes of death in our center from 1978 to 2006. METHODS: This was a descri…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of cementless revising cup or acetabular reinforcement cages for reconstructing the massive acetabular deficiency. METHODS: From September 2001 to September 2008, 22 loosening acetabular cases (24 hips) were revised using cementless revising cup or acetabular reinforcement cases for…

BACKGROUND: Although pulsed-dye-laser therapy is currently the gold standard for the treatment of port-wine stains, few objective data are available on its long-term efficacy. Using objective color measurements, we performed a 10-year follow-up of a previously conducted prospective clinical study of the treatment of po…

Upward trends in testicular cancer incidence have been reported in Europe and North America, particularly for seminomas. We considered incidence data between 1974 and 1999 from the Swiss cancer registry of Vaud, i.e. one of the highest incidence areas on a worldwide scale, including a total of 731 cases. Testicular can…