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OBJECTIVE: To describe the sexual behavior of freshmen undergraduate students according to demographic, economic, psychosocial and behavioral characteristics, and evaluate the prevalence of risky sexual behavior and its associated factors. METHODS: A cross-sectional study of the census type with undergraduate students…

The insights gained from the last 100 years of vitamin research and applications have contributed substantially to our fundamental understanding of biology and importantly to the promotion of human health. There is no reason to think that the next 100 years will be any less fruitful if we are committed to preparing for…

Background Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is a common surgical procedure that patients undergo for cervical disc herniations and degenerative disc disease, aimed at relieving radicular symptoms and restoring cervical alignment. The impact of preoperative kyphotic cervical imbalance versus preoperative l…

INTRODUCTION: Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem, primarily in low- and middle-income countries. Evaluating treatment outcomes and investigating factors associated with them are essential for the treatment and control of tuberculosis. Hence, this study aims to assess the TB treatment outcomes and associ…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: No previous large-scale studies have evaluated the prognosis of ulcerative colitis (UC) over a period of three decades in a non-Caucasian population. The aims of this study were to update the current information on the natural course of UC in a sizable cohort of Korean patients and to evaluate chan…

BACKGROUND: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is an evidence-based intervention focused on premature and low-birth-weight (LBW) infants. In different healthcare systems, outpatient KMC programmes (KMCPs) have been pioneers in the follow-up of these high-risk newborns.Here, we describe an overview analysis performed in an unpr…

BACKGROUND: Migraine-and episodic headache-is one of the most common types of primary headache. Migraine is considered a serious health problem that affects the quality of life. During university life, students often report increased levels of stress, depression, anxiety, and irregular sleep, all of which are associate…

BACKGROUND: Limited studies conducted on children <2 years old and/or involving a skin prick test (SPT) for fresh milk (FM) have examined the predictive value of allergometric tests for outgrowth of cow's milk allergy (CMA). We investigated the optimal decision points for outgrowth (ODP) with SPT for commercial cow's m…

STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective, case-control, matched cohort. OBJECTIVE: Compare the radiographic and clinical outcomes of adult spinal deformity patients treated with thoracic pedicle screw (TPS) or thoracic hook constructs. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: The efficacy of TPS instrumentation for pediatric spinal deformity…

The study reports the prevalence of syphilis determined at intervals of ten years amongst attendees of the Sexually Transmitted Diseases Centre (STD), in New Delhi, from 1954, to 1994. It was observed that the number of STD cases increased by about eight times in 1984 as compared to 1954. The prevalence of STDs had ris…

IMPORTANCE: In light of the promising neuroprotective properties of recombinant human erythropoietin (RHEpo), the Swiss EPO Neuroprotection Trial was started to investigate its effect on neurodevelopment in very preterm infants. The results of the primary and secondary outcome analysis did not show any effect of RHEpo…

AIMS: To study the refractive development in children with Down's syndrome longitudinally. METHODS: An unselected population of 60 children with Down's syndrome was followed with repeated retinoscopies in cycloplegia for 2 years or more (follow up 55 (SD 23) months). Accommodation was assessed with dynamic retinoscopy…

BACKGROUND: The number of medical and health apps in the App Store and Google Play repositories has been increasing in the recent years, and most of these apps are in English. However, little is known about the domain of Spanish health apps and their evolution. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to perform a retrosp…

In previous work, we found evidence that chaotic dynamics characterize the human menstrual cycle. Here, we examine chaotic dynamics in menstruation year-by-year over the lifespan, with special attention to later life. Using data in the Tremin research program archives, lifelong menstrual cycle histories known for 143 s…

Rhinoliths are mineralised foreign bodies in the nasal cavity that are a chance finding at anterior rhinoscopy. Undiscovered, they grow appreciably in size and can cause a foul-smelling nasal discharge and breathing problems. Giant nasal stones are now a very rare occurrence, since improved diagnostic techniques, such…

The last part of the chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) habituation process of the Ta&#xef; South Group was monitored over 2 years (1994-1996), during which all males and most of the females became habituated to observation by humans. The time needed (5-7 years) to habituate the community was similar to that recorded for the…

After reporting on characteristics, structure and contents of the specialised informatics-based curriculum for medical informatics (MI) at the University of Heidelberg/University of Applied Sciences Heilbronn, the paper describes the development during the last 5 years, and in particular a complementary health care ori…

Twenty-six children with idiopathic toe-walking (ITW) were evaluated as to their neurodevelopmental outcome by means of a follow-up study. The ages of the subjects at the last follow-up ranged from 3 years and 4 months to 14 years and 10 months (mean: 7 years and 4 months). The neurodevelopmental outcome in the subject…

8 children with a mean age of 13 years with paralytic scoliosis due to myelomeningocele (MMC) were operated on according to Zielke with anterior fusion and instrumentation. There were no infections. All fusions healed. The postoperative mean follow-up was 4 years. The average correction of the primary curve was 62 degr…

31 cases of criminal dismemberment or mutilation were investigated in the period from 1959 to 1987 at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Hamburg. With regard to all legal autopsies the average frequency was about 1:500. A distinct increase of the number of cases is noticeable within the last years; i.e. 1984 there w…