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Recent studies have focused on the comorbid conditions of the COVID-19. According to the current studies, numerous diseases including lung disease, cardiovascular disease and immunosuppression appear to be at higher risk for severe forms of the COVID-19. To date, there are no data in the literature on the comorbid derm…

BACKGROUND: older people with cancer are at risk of complex and fluctuating health problems, but little is known about the extent to which their well-being changes in the last years of life. OBJECTIVE: to examine changes in physical, psychological and social well-being in the last 5 years of life of older people…

OBJECTIVE: This prospective cohort study assesses the long-term (5 years) clinical outcome of mini dental implants (MDIs) supporting maxillary overdentures with Periotest® and explores the applicability of Periotest® values (PTV) to predict implant failure. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Included patients were edent…

Angioplasty (PTCA) was successfully performed in 257 of 304 patients (85%) greater than or equal to 5 years after their last bypass surgery. A lesion was successfully dilated in 496 of 566 vessels attempted (88%): 332/386 coronary arteries (86%) and 164/180 vein grafts (91%). Significant complications included: 8 (2.6%…

OBJECTIVE: To discuss the effectiveness and the safety of accurate decompression via foraminoplasty in treating lumbar lateral recess stenosis patients who accompanied by disk-flavum ligamentum space and bony lateral recess stenosis, and to analysis the short-term effectiveness of the surgical procedures. METHODS: For…

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate students attitude and behaviour (16 years old) towards their lifestyle in consumption of tobacco, alcohol and illegal drugs; drugs' availability and the problems related; as well as some social and financial aspects; social relations of students etc. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A survey was conveyed w…

To investigate the long-term outcomes and risk factors in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS).A retrospective cohort study was conducted on newly onset SSNS admitted to the Department of Pediatrics of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University from January 2006 to December 2010 and 10…

OBJECTIVE: Meningiomas are benign intracranial tumors growing from the arachnoid cap cells. Although their behavior is usually benign, they tend to recur even after total removal, and their recurrence is dependent on different aspects. METHODS: Between 1991 and 2002, 463 patients with an intracranial meningioma were o…

A special search program for finding out hidden periodicity was used; such program made it possible to put in order the apparently chaotic sequence of numerical data that are summed up to form the resulting curve, the latter reflecting the actual dynamics of the epidemic process. The cyclic character of morbidity in ti…

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to describe the clinical manifestations and outcomes in a cohort of older Chinese patients. METHOD: A retrospective study of patients aged ≥ 45 years who had a first episode of optic neuritis (ON) between May 2008 and November 2012. Clinical features at onset and last fo…

BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) pose a substantial public health concern, ranking among the primary contributors to maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, impacting around 5-10% of pregnancies. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of HDP and its associated factors among mothers ag…

Turkey has a young population as a result of high fertility and growth rates in the recent past. Thirty-five percent of the population is less than 15 years of age, and 25 percent of the population comprises reproductive-age woman. The latest estimate of the population growth rate was 19 per thousand for the 1990-1995…

This review article describes the use of fibrin glue or fibrin sealants and their development over the past 5 years, with a focus on cardiac surgery. The roles of various types of sealants that are available in hemostasis control are reviewed briefly, together with the various potential risks and side effects of their…

All Grampian and North Tayside General Practitioners (GPs) were surveyed by a postal questionnaire to find out how often they had seen victims of child sexual abuse in the last two years; how they managed these patients; and whether any measures were needed to improve interagency working, especially at Case Conferences…

In the past, Medical Economics has conducted an annual survey of fees charged by office based physicians in general practice, family and internal medicine, obstetrics-gynecology and pediatrics, and general surgery. This year, the data-base was expanded to include six other specialties. The article provides a series of…

SETTING: Long-stay prisoners are not regularly screened for TB in Hong Kong. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate tuberculosis (TB) screening in prison. METHOD: All prisoners in a maximum security prison as of 31 October 2001 were screened by chest radiograph (CXR), except for those being followed up for TB or examined by CXR in t…

Due to the lack of comprehensive surveillance data representing Turkey, the authors aimed to derive information by panoramically reviewing all articles related to invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) published in the last 40 years. The following databases were reviewed: Ulakbim (the national database), BIOSIS Previews…

BACKGROUND: Notified tuberculosis (TB) cases in Korea have not decreased over the last decade (2001-2010). METHODS: To clarify the reasons, we analyzed an annual report on notified tuberculosis patients and age-specific population drift in Korea. RESULTS: Compared to the age-specific notified TB cases between 2001 an…

BACKGROUND: To investigate the mortality from cancer of the corpus uteri in relation to parity and age at first and last birth. METHODS: A cohort of 431,604 married women aged 45-74 years at the Norwegian Census in 1970 was followed over 15 years. A total of 752 deaths from cancer of the corpus uteri were diagnosed du…

The author describes his own unilateral multifocal and recurrent central serous retinopathy (CRS). After 71 recurrences during the first 19 years, he photocoagulated the diseased macula three times by sungazing. There were no more recurrences after photocoagulation treatment during the last 10 years. Fluorescence angio…