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Since the beginning of the wide-scale anti-Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccination program, sporadic cases of thyroid disease following vaccination have been reported. We describe 19 consecutive cases of COVID vaccine-related thyroid disease. Medical records were reviewed for 9 patients with Graves' disease (GD…

In this study, we performed monitoring of the soil solution (SS) over 10 years on a loamy/clayey-textured Dark Red Dystroferric Oxisol that received sewage sludge for agricultural purposes. The SS was obtained by lysimeters installed along the walls of a well at 1 m, 2 m, 3 m, 4 m and 5 m in de…

BACKGROUND: The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in many restrictions worldwide, including lockdowns and school closures. This may have prevented children from meeting the recommended physical activity (PA) levels and screen time. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of the pandemic on school-age children's PA and…

A prospective epidemiological study of Crohn's disease in Malmö, Sweden, was carried out during the years 1958 to 1973. The mean annual incidence rate for the disease was 4.8 per 10(5) inhabitants at risk. The recorded incidence increased from 3.5 per 10(5) inhabitants during the initial 8-year period, to 6.0 per…

The height, weight and body mass index (BMI) of Japanese males and females aged from 6 to 24 years between 1960 and 1995 were studied. From 1960 to 1995 in males of all ages and in females aged 6-14 years height, weight and BMI increased. In females aged 15-24 years, the height increased and the weight slightly increas…

Liver cirrhosis is an important public health problem in Chile, accounting for 5% of all deaths, proportion that has increased 24 fold in the last 60 years. Chile has the highest death rate for cirrhosis in America and the second highest in the world, after Hungary. The risk of death and hospitalization for cirrhosis h…

The authors examined case records and autopsy protocols of 6173 dead children aged 0-15 years made in the regional pediatric dissecting room over the past 15 years. The incidence of congenital malformations (CM) in the dead children was found to range from 22.5 to 29.2%. The central nervous and cardiovascular systems,…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the long-term efficacy of Bryan cervical disc arthroplasty in the treatment of myelopathy patients compared with radiculopathy patients. METHODS: This study is a prospective study. Sixty-six patients (38 patients in myelopathy group and 28 patients in radiculopathy group) who were treated with B…

Uni- or bilateral vestibular hypofunction (VH) impairs balance and mobility, and may specifically lead to injury from falls and to disability. The extent of this problem in the general population is still unknown and most likely to be underestimated. Objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, determinants…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the radiographic and clinical outcomes of dorsal intercarpal ligament capsulodesis (DILC) procedure for chronic static scapholunate dissociation. METHODS: Between January 2008 and January 2011, 12 patients with chronic static scapholunate dissociation were treated with DILC. Of 12 cases, 10 w…

The purpose of the study was presentation of the characteristics of patients treated for various forms of pulmonary tuberculosis at the Chair and Department of Pulmonary Diseases and Tuberculosis Medical Academy in Gdansk in the years 1977-1991. On the basis of medical documentation the incidence and age distribution w…

This study investigates the effect of being exposed to the Soul City Southern Africa Regional OneLove campaign, a behavior change communication program, on sexual behavior and condom use among a mobile population in Swaziland. Data for this study come from a nationally representative sample of 845 individuals who repor…

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy and tolerability of the anti-diabetic agent acarbose (Glucobay(®)) as add-on or monotherapy in a range of patients with type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), including those with cardiovascular morbidities in India. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a part of a prospective, non-int…

BACKGROUND: The African Programme for Onchocerciasis Control has proposed provisional thresholds for the prevalence of microfilariae in humans and of L3 larvae in blackflies, below which mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin can be stopped and surveillance started. Skin snips are currently the gold standard te…

Cases listed in the U.T.M.D Anderson Cancer Center files as low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma and originally diagnosed before 2004 were reviewed. They were included in the study if the diagnosis was confirmed and if there was adequate histologic material and clinical information with at least 5 years of follow-up. Thirty-t…

OBJECTIVE: Thirty cases of adrenalectomy are presented. The diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of adrenal disease are reviewed. METHODS: Over the last 6 years, 30 adrenalectomies were performed in 28 patients (20 females and 8 males) aged 16-83 years (mean age 51 years). The lesion was incidentally discovered in 18.5%…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Previous studies on incident myasthenia gravis (MG) have shown inconsistent results. In this study, we determined the MG incidence rates (IRs) over a 36-year period to detect potential trends in MG incidence over time and for different age groups. METHODS: In this nationwide population-based…

Despite documented laboratory and clinical benefits of hydroxyurea for children with sickle cell anemia (SCA), the drug's long-term safety and efficacy remains poorly defined. The HUSOFT trial and extension study examined feasibility, toxicity, and hematological efficacy of hydroxyurea in infants with SCA. This report…

The main aim of this study was to analyze the optimal pre-competitive recovery period for young male professional soccer players to be in the best conditions to achieve a higher physical performance. Seventeen young male professional soccer players (age: 20.7 ± 1.0 years) who participated in the Tunisian soccer le…

As the human genome program gets under way, we examine the progress made since the first human genome meeting in Santa Cruz in 1985. The lessons of the last 5 years demonstrate that progress has been much slower than anticipated. The new technology being developed in 1985 was fluorescent sequencing and multiplexing. Th…