... mortality in critically ill patients [14-17] We hypothesized that the use of SDD in patients treated with mild hypothermia mitigates the earlier mentioned increased riskof infection The aim of ... normothermia and hypothermia patients (Table 1) A total of 74.3% ofthe patients in the normothermia group and 54.2% ofthe patients in the hypothermia group were male (P = 0.167) Although the ... to 70% have been reported, with a three-fold increase in theriskof pneumonia in the hypothermia patients [19] From the present study, it is clear that theriskof (ventilator-induced) pneumonia...
... health benefits BREASTCANCER Factors influencing theriskofbreastcancer – established and emerging Other risk factors As well as those described above, other risk factors for breastcancer include ... also reduces breastcancerrisk and that the longer a woman breastfeeds, the greater the reduction in risk, with a 4.3% decrease in cancer for every 12 months ofbreast feeding20,21 It is not fully ... the ovaries) and is essential for the development ofthe breast, paradoxically oestrogen is also involved in the development ofbreastcancer via the stimulation and proliferation ofbreast cancer...
... guide does not cover other ways to lower your riskofbreastcancerItdoes not discuss having surgery to lower theriskofbreastcancerIt also does not cover reducing theriskofbreastcancer ... woman’s riskof some kinds ofbreastcancer Some women who take these medicines will still get breastcancer Taking the medicines does not reduce theriskof dying from breastcancerIt also does ... starts with cells in thebreast Malignant means that the cells are cancerous and may spread to other tissue in thebreast Sometimes thecancer cells spread outside thebreast to other parts of the...
... could be due to the high dose gradient in the lung, the choice of a small breasted women and the position ofthe detector in the ipsilateral lung that all could increasethe amount of scatter dose ... Scroggins T, Streeter O: Initial clinical experience with the MammoSite breast brachytherapy applicator in women with early-stage breastcancer treated with breast- conserving therapy Int J Radiat Oncol ... whole breast technique using physical wedge compensation the lifetime incremental riskof lung cancer is calculated at 0.49% This value is little higher but ofthe same order of magnitude than the...
... homogeneity of lung inflation, in recruitment ofthe dorsal lung relative to ventral derecruitment, in increases of end-expiratory lung volumes, in redirection ofthe compressive forces ofthe heart ... pressure (IAP) The direction ofthe movement associated with the sole action ofthe rib cage inspiratory muscles, abdominal expiratory muscles and the diaphragm are shown The direction ofthe latter ... along with obesity – often induces IAH, with adverse effects throughout the body but particularly in the lungs Despite the effort devoted to studies of PV, the potentially confounding issues of IAH...
... characteristics of both groups are shown in Table The majority of patients were post-menopausal Caucasian women with no prior history ofcancer and no family history ofbreastcancerThe study was initially ... Scroggins T, Streeter O: Initial clinical experience with the Mammosite breast brachytherapy applicator in women with early-stage breastcancer treated with breast- conserving therapy Int J Radiat Oncol ... radiation facilities with HDR brachytherapy afterloaders to be treated within their local communities and receive state ofthe art breast radiotherapy as an adjunct to modern breast conserving...
... repeats with an increase in breastcancerrisk [13-15] whereas others have limited the impact of AR-CAG repeat on BreastCancer [16-19] Because AR is located on the X chromosome, breast epithelial cells ... of CAG repeats ofthe longer ofthe two AR alleles (the “long” allele) was 20.1 ± 3.5 for cases and was 19.2 ± 3.8 for controls The mean length ofthe shorter ofthe two alleles (the “short” allele) ... with a role for AR in breastcancer outcome, AR potently inhibited ERa transactivation activity and 17b-estradiol-stimulated growth ofbreastcancer cells Transfection of MDA-MB-231 breast cancer...
... decreases the risk, the parity (number of births) also affected theriskofbreastcancer with those with higher parity having a decreased risk [13] Recent studies have investigated these risk factors ... role in the progression ofthe disease [4] 1.1.2.1 Age Theriskof developing breastcancer increases with age and older age is the largest risk factor other than female gender Most breast cancers ... with 16% of familial breast cancers not being linked to either of these genes [23] Mutations in both BRCA1 and BRCA2 also increasetheriskof ovarian cancer In families with a history of breast...
... The continuous cardiovascular monitor probe was placed on their non-dominant hand allowing them to feed themselves with their dominant hand The diaphragm ofthe stethoscope was placed under the ... taken to eat the bread was measured from when the leading edge ofthe first piece of bread passed the lips, to when the participant raised their hand On completion ofthe first condition, participants ... pleasure of eating may be greater than the effect ofthe experimental intervention This is a limitation of these types of studies To our knowledge, this is the first study to assess the effect of listening...
... effect of multiparity for SPM ofthebreast Obesity has been associated with increased incidence of thyroid cancer [15] In our study, the majority of patients were overweight with a mean BMI of 26.83 ... incidence only of in situ SPM breast cancer, we observed an increased riskof invasive breastcancer Chen et al (2001) [3] and Brown et al (2008) [11] observed a higher incidence of SPM ofthebreast ... exam ofthe women, the actual number of SPMs ofthebreast could have been underestimated Additionally, 72 ofthe 75 patients underwent radioactive iodine therapy Discussion Risk quantification The...
... in the control group) Furthermore, comparison and integration of these results with the existing body of knowledge regarding HFOV in ARDS are made more difficult by the lack of very explicit ... interests The author(s) declare that they have no competing interests Despite these limitations, the study does generate some new hypotheses In a post hoc analysis, the authors found that the subgroup ... patients with the most severe forms of ARDS [7] The potential benefits of this latter decision in terms of potential increased effect size would need to be weighed carefully with an inevitable decrease...
... termed, the large riskof unacceptable badness’, rather than a vanishingly small potential for benefit 318 There are far worse things than death, and many of them occur in ICUs when futility maxims ... examination ofthe medical and philosophical literature on the determination of death Dissertation Pittsburgh, PA: Duquesne University; 2004 Crippen D, Levy M, Whetstine L, Kuce J: Debate: What constitutes ... the question, ‘Will this treatment result in sustained life?’ If the answer is ‘yes’, then virtually any treatment is fair game, even if it will nothing to revitalize the patient population of...
... frequency and ORs ofthe Gab1 genotypes for gastric cancer among the seropositive subjects The Gab1 gene was not associated with theriskof gastric cancer among the seropositive subjects In ... seropositivity in healthy controls The seropositivity rate for those with A/A was lowest The decreased OR of A/A for H pylori seropositivity was 0.25 (95% CI: 0.08-0.71) Twenty-one ofthe 204 ... gene encoding SHP-2 increased theriskof gastric atrophy among the seropositive subjects [18] The present study examined the association of a polymorphism of Gab1 with gastric cancer and gastric...
... the amount consumed in lians (50g/lian) per unit of time A lian is the unit of weight in China equivalent to 50 g The reproducibility and validity ofthe FFQ was assessed in a random sample of ... consumption and BMI and theriskof type DM Red meat consumption was associated with a modest increase in theriskof type DM in the WHS (RR =1.28; 95%CI: 1.07-1.53), P
... above, the youth are usually the fastest to update with new stream of music Therefore, the study is concentrated on researching a part of them – students Because of limited time, it deals only with ... : 0918.775.368 With limited exposure to all types of students in other university, NEU students are the perfect entity to take the research The study illustrates the effects of music cover and ... newer, brings the song back to the listener with the whole new style and the performance is completely like remaining the life for the song The cover music in Vietnam is the kind of music, which...
... levels ofrisk within the spectrum of risks associated with participants in the P-1 study Because ofthe importance of knowing whether or not the finding that tamoxifen reduces the incidence of tumors ... interval of follow-up Numbers above the bars indicate numbers of events Invasive Cancers Other Than CanceroftheBreast and Uterus (Endometrium) Invasive cancers at sites other than thebreast ... a clinical trial about the magnitude oftheriskof invasive cancer in women with a reported history of LCIS or atypical hyperplasia Journal ofthe National Cancer Institute, Vol 90, No 18, September...
... because of their mainly glycolytic metabolism [7] In compliance with the increased fatigue resistance of PV– ⁄ – fast-twitch muscles, the fractional volume of mitochondria in the fast-twitch muscle ... mitochondria resulting from the absence of PV in fast-twitch PV– ⁄ – TA is not the result of a simple increaseof all mitochondrial constituents Based on the increased mitochondrial volume in PV– ... we addressed the question of whether the profile of selected mitochondrial proteins corresponds to the one observed in either fast- or slow-twitch muscles Beforehand, we evaluated whether such differences...
... increase with age but which have opposite effects on the absolute riskof developing breastcancer Thus, the lifetime riskof developing breastcancer is 14.4 percent, whereas the absolute riskof developing ... examination ofthebreast are now the mainstays for early detection ofbreastcancer Screening for early cancer detection has been credited for part ofthe recent reduction in breastcancer mortality, ... sensitivity of a screening test is the proportion of people with the disease who test positive Specificity is the proportion of people without the disease who test negative There is often a trade-off...
... RMI1 is one ofthe most promising targets for obesity treatment with the potential to strongly influence care of obesity patients Our hypothetical model for the regulation of adipocyte hyperplasia ... central players in the exit of cells from the cell cycle [11] Loss of p27Kip1 or p21Cip1 in mice leads to adipocyte hyperplasia as a result of increased proliferation or recruitment of preadipocytes ... tissue mass In addition, the mutants were also resistant to obesity induced by the Ay gene Of particular note is the fact that the deficient mice showed a rate of weight gain and amount of food intake...
... degree of risk, and the level ofrisk typically correlates with the return an investor can expect to receive Low risk generally means low yields, and high yields typically involve higher risk Fraud ... these accounts likely have not investigated the securities or the background ofthe promoter There are a number of ways that fraud promoters may use these weaknesses and misperceptions to perpetrate ... administering the assets in a self-directed IRA Self-directed IRA custodians generally not evaluate the quality or legitimacy of any investment in the self-directed IRA or its promoters Furthermore,...