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OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the impact of parental use of dental services, ethnicity and socio-economic background on adolescents' recent use of dental services. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from the 2009 New Zealand Oral Health Survey (2009 NZOHS). PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS AND METHODS: A s…

CONTEXT: Although U.S. palliative care programs have substantial differences in their implementation, whether this heterogeneity impacts patient outcomes is unknown. OBJECTIVES: To determine if palliative care program characteristics are associated with differences in end-of-life quality metrics for patients with meta…

The early evolution of life spans an extensive period preceding the emergence of the first eukaryotic cell. This epoch, which transpired from 4.5 to 2.5 billion years ago, marked the advent of many fundamental cellular attributes and witnessed the existence of the Last Common Ancestor (LCA) of all life forms. Uncoverin…

OBJECTIVE: This study was undertaken to better understand the long-term palliative and disease-modifying effects of surgical resection beyond seizure freedom, including frequency reduction and both late recurrence and remission, in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy. METHODS: This retrospective database-driven coho…

OBJECTIVE: Vasomotor symptoms adversely affect the quality of life and functional status of most women during the menopausal transition, but little is known about how long these symptoms last. The most effective treatment, hormone therapy (HT), carries risks and benefits that depend on the timing and duration of use. I…

The influence of ACTH on the prognosis of patients with infantile spasms remains controversial. We have examined retrospectively the long-term benefits of initially successful ACTH therapy in patients treated at this institution between 1961 and 1974. Individuals with equivocal or minimal improvement during ACTH therap…

Through the last century there has been a steady progression in our understanding of the biology of melanin biosynthesis. Much of this work includes the analysis of coat color mutations of the mouse and albinism in man. Our understanding has been greatly enhanced in the last 10 years, as the molecular pathogenesis of a…

The use of opiate analgesics has led to a health and social emergency in the United States. In Spain, according to official data, the prescription of these drugs has risen dramatically in the last decade. This study explores the prevalence of the use of these drugs and the health and socio-demographic characteristics o…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between recent use of dental services, socioeconomic factors and oral health measures among elderly Brazilians. METHODS: The sample consisted of elderly individuals aged 65 to 74, who participated in the Brazilian Oral Health Survey in 2010 (Brazil SB-2010). The dependent variable…

Apoptosis is a natural process which accompanies human ovary from the moment of birth until old age. While it is a well-known process at the reproductive age, it still needs to be thoroughly examined when referring to the postmenopausal age. The study involved 30 postmenopausal women who had their ovaries removed by la…

BACKGROUND: Pressure pop-offs, such as high-grade vesicoureteral reflux with renal dysplasia, have historically been considered beneficial for renal and bladder outcomes in boys with posterior urethral valves (PUV). Recent longer-term studies have called into question the beneficial effects of pop-offs on renal functio…

The effects of gender and marital status on care utilisation in the last years of life are highly correlated. This study analysed whether gender differences in use of eldercare (home help services or institutional care) or hospital care in the last 5 years of life, and the place of death, could be attributed to di…

INTRODUCTION: Shigella spp. is a bacterium that frequently causes diarrhoea in underdeveloped countries, but not so much in Spain, where it has been published that its incidence has decreased in the last few years. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study has been to asses changes in the epidemiology of Shigella spp. infectio…

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this investigation was to analyse the ophthalmic follow-up care of former pre-term and full-term born infants aged 4 to 10 years in the clinical practice and the comparison to the recommendations of the national ophthalmic guidelines. METHODS: For the prospective Wiesbaden Prematurity Study…

Many living kidney donors (LDs) are young at donation; yet there are little data on long-term LD follow-up. We report on 66 LDs who donated ≥50 years ago: 22 (33.3%) are still alive (current age, 78.5 ± 7.25 years); 39 (59%) died (mean age at death, 74.2 ± 12.3 years)…

OBJECTIVE: To determine incidence rates and predictors of epilepsy after childhood stroke and compare these to published estimates of 3 to 5% cumulative epilepsy incidence by 5 years poststroke in adults. METHODS: In a retrospective population-based study of children with stroke (29 days-19 years) in an integrated hea…

Purpose. To evaluate the outcome and identify the prognostic factors of traumatic endophthalmitis over a 5-year period. Methods. We reviewed the medical records of all the traumatic endophthalmities that we treated in our department over the last 5 years (2009-2013). We extracted the following parameters: age, gender,…

This perspective, marking the 30th anniversary of the Tissue Engineering journal, discusses the exciting trends in the global commercialization of tissue engineering technology. Within a historical context, we present an evolution of challenges and a discussion of the last 5 years of global commercial successes and eme…

INTRODUCTION: The relevance of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in the diagnosis and treatment of common bile duct stones has increased since the introduction of laparoscopic cholecystectomy in 1989-1990. METHODS: The number, indications, success and complication rate of ERCP were analyzed retrosp…