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BACKGROUND: In-depth analysis of distributions of historical malaria outbreak years is crucial for evaluating progress in malaria control, understanding the impact of previous interventions, and identifying regions that remain highly susceptible to outbreaks. METHODS: Numerous methodologies, including the 95…

BACKGROUND: Psychological features associated with execution are not fully understood. AIMS: To analyse demographics of individuals executed in Texas and investigate whether there has been any change in common themes and psychological factors evident in last statements before execution between 2002 and 2017. DESIGN:…

The records of patients who received an artificial urinary sphincter at the University of Minnesota were reviewed. A total of 19 patients fulfilled the following criteria: male gender, neurogenic sphincteric incompetence, no previous surgery on the bladder neck, myelodysplasia and more than 5 years of followup. Mean ag…

During the last 30 years community psychiatric nursing (CPN) services have become an established feature of mental health provision throughout the United Kingdom. The creation of new services peaked in the mid 1970s; however, the rate of individual service growth during the last 5 years has been variable. In 1980, the…

BACKGROUND: Pancreatic tuberculosis is very rare and most commonly involves the head and uncinate process of the pancreas. It closely mimics pancreatic malignancy and is often diagnosed after pancreatico-duodenectomy. Vascular invasion is believed to be a hallmark of malignant lesions and described as a point of differ…

The frequency of use of various drugs including certain opiates, diazepam, barbiturates, amphetamines, methadone, cocaine, propoxyphene, methaqualone, and phencyclidine has been determined in Los Angeles County probationers during January and February of each of the last 5 years. The results indicate that while the ove…

OBJECTIVE: Prostate cancer is the most common noncutaneous cancer among Danish men. During the last decade, use of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing has increased, and in clinically localized prostate cancer, curative intended treatment has gained a footing. Our aim was to examine possible changes in the short- a…

During the years 1970-1977, 234 pregnant diabetics were treated in Oslo. A regimen of close metabolic and obstetric control was used. The total perinatal mortality was 4.3%, and 3.1% in 160 patients followed from before week 28. In 74% of patients mean blood glucose (determined 4 times daily) during the last 5-6 weeks…

BACKGROUND: The last century has seen revolutionary changes in health-care delivery and treatment of surgical diseases. Equally dramatic has been the changes in health-care economics, including the creation of the Medicare and Medicaid programs in 1965. To better characterize the impact to surgical billing, we have und…

Survival of patients with testicular cancer was analysed with records of 3 patients observed during 3 periods between 1966 and 1985. This study was limited to Non Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumors (NSGCT): 922 cases were collected from 17 centres (Centres de Lutte Contre le Cancer) during 3 periods 1966-1974, 1975-1980, 19…

OBJECTIVE: To study the response of systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) and renal function after renal artery stenting at three months, six months, one year and last follow-up. METHODS: Patients with significant renal artery stenosis who underwent angioplasty with stenting from January 1999 to September 2006 we…

The guidelines for the use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) have changed significantly over the last 5 years. This paper reviews the current recommendations and documents the reasons for these changes, in a review of the world's literature on ADT over the last 5 years. Special emphasis on randomized controlled tri…

In the last 18 years, we have observed 24 cases of hypoparathyroidism (HPT) in beta-thalassemia major. At present, 4.5% of patients followed regularly in our department have this complication. HPT is thought to be mainly the consequence of iron deposition in the parathyroid glands. The age of our patients when HPT was…

INTRODUCTION AND METHODS: This article summarizes the general characteristics of heart transplantation in Spain and the results achieved, once data for 2005 have been included. RESULTS: In the course of the last year, 287 heart transplantations were performed, which brings the total to 4967 since 1984. Clinically, the…

Current pattern of blindness (i.e. visual acuity < or = 6/60) in Denmark was studied based on 1585 application forms for new membership to the Danish Society of the Blind during 1993. Statistics on blindness are very sensitive to the definitions used. A change of blindness definition to visual acuity < 6/60 reduced the…

The region Davos/Klosters is a big wintersport area in Switzerland, where more than 5 million kilometers of vertical drop are skied per year. Over the last 20 years 28,777 patients with wintersport accidents have been treated in the 100-bed hospital of Davos, 85% of these patients have sustained their accident while sk…

Our study aimed to describe safety and neurological impact of alemtuzumab as last-line rescue therapy in aggressive multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, previously treated by Mitoxantrone (MITOX). Between June 2004 and October 2013, 13 patients received alemtuzumab at 20 mg/day and 3 at 12 mg/day for 5 days. EDSS, relapse…

Due to their geographical mobility and long periods of separation from intimate partners, migrant workers are at increased risk for a variety of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV/AIDS. This study sought to investigate patterns in HIV/AIDS related knowledge, attitudes and sexual behaviour in migrant w…

AIM: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term medical risks of living-related donors in our center. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 185 living-related donors participated in the study. The factors assessed were creatinine clearance rate (CrCl), serum creatinine (SCr), BUN, hematocrit levels, proteinuria, microalbumin…

OBJECTIVES: In this research we analyzed the results of surgical treatment of cauda equina syndrome (CES) caused by acute lumbar disc herniation. We emphasize the early treatment for good neurological recovery. METHODS: A retrospective-prospective, non randomized, clinical study was performed between Jan 2010 and Dec…