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... live in Asia, mainly in South Central Asia, and one quarter of them live in Africa. Better understanding of this problem and meaningful invest- ment in policies to improve the physical growth and ... days, losing of all but 3% of body weight in fat and one-third of lean body mass. A small amount of fat is essential to maintain the functions of the brain, bone marrow, and cell membranes. In a ... considered critical wasting. In adults the amount of body swelling (hunger or famine edema) and body mass index, or BMI, are often used to predict risk of death. The severity of swelling appears to be...

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... pierrot shows, exhibition boxing contests, nigger troupe entertainments a list of jollifications, indoors in winter and in the open air in summer, infinite in variety and guaranteed never once to ... be circumspect in the performance of his job. The few minutes which the walking-case spends in the receiving hall are occupied (1) in drinking a cup of cocoa, and (2) in "having his particulars ... up and placed neatly behind each bed, could I tackle the tin in earnest. I abhor dabbling in grease; but life is full of abhorrent dilemmas which must be endured; and the interior of that dinner-tin...

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... in modulating pain intensity. Conclusion In summary, we found a high prevalence of pain of mild intensity, increased neuropeptide levels, increased every- day stress, and diminished quality of ... [15]. The BPI-SF inquires as to the location and intensity of pain during daily life. The BPI-SF utilizes a rat- ing scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain possible) and is administered by the ... task. In addition, uplifts specific to MDD subjects were laughing and visiting, phoning, or writing someone. The most common uplifts for controls included hugging and/ or kissing and getting enough sleep. SF-36...

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... Nevertheless, explaining aging in terms of one universal, driving force is not entirely unrealistic in view of the universality of the principles behind the living world on this planet. In spite of its bewildering ... grand understanding of the logic of life would prove equally important for understanding its demise: the logic of aging. Before the seventeenth century our state of knowledge was static and, in ... way of interrupting the pathway of mutation accumulation increasing the chance of sexual reproduction to produce high-fitness off- spring. In this case, senescence has been explained as offering...

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... including the repression or inhibition of BIM. Arising from this is a growing understanding of (a) the role that these pathways play in repressing BIM and in promoting aberrant cell survival in ... rationale for the use of combinations of MEK1 ⁄ 2 inhibitors and PI3K–PKB pathway inhibitors. Indeed, rapamycin, an inhibitor of mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) downstream of PKB, can synergize with ... combination of the MEK1 ⁄ 2 inhibitor, PD0325901, and rapamycin was remarkably effective at inhibiting the growth of prostate cancer cell lines and the growth of prostate cancer in vivo in Pten-deficient...

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... utilization of health facilities, using their drugs as prescribed, eating and drinking on time in clean and wholesome environment promote quality of life in old age. Of importance was consumption of ... which indicated a sign of lack of awareness and interest in the use of such health care facilities. Hence, awareness in terms of its type, cost, level of attention and proximity had influence ... status traditional life style practices were strong determinant of health behaviours and quality of life. The findings in a vastly changing society cannot be analyzed in isolation of the family...

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... contributions PvK, CK, KC, ZK, MB, and JTW participated in the concept and design, interpretation of data, and the drafting and revising of the manuscript. PvK was involved in collecting the data. JTW conducted ... urgency urinary incontinence. Competing interests PVK has been an investigator and lecturer for Astellas, Eli- Lilly, Ferring, Pfizer Inc, and Novartis; CK has been a con- sultant, investigator, and ... importance of measuring patients' assessment of treatment impact has been demonstrated by evidence of disparity between the opinions of clinicians and patients regarding the level of bother and...

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... quality of life in affected individuals. In addition to a poor subjective perception of quality of life, suffering from a chronic inborn disease might impose special problems resulting in an exceptional ... Profile of Quality of Life in the Chronically Ill (PLC). In this ques- tionnaire the two aspects of QoL, performance capacity and well being, are weighted equally resulting in an eval- uation of ... tremor of hands, tremor of arms and legs, lack of dexterity, slow reaction and skin abnormalities which are rather frequent symptoms in PKU [10-13] during the last seven days before filling in the...

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... quality of life, and the amount of change in these measures following TE voice restoration. For some individuals, improvements in QOL and degree of handicap may have been constrained by some of the more ... his quality of life from the physical disfigurement. Conclusion The present study indicated that the quality of life and degree of voice handicap of the laryngectomized individ- ual in Jordan could ... patient, with the help of a clinician or a family member, com- pleted an Arabic translation of the University of Michigan Head and Neck Quality of Life instrument (HNQOL) and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI)....

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... efficacy and safety of three non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-containing regimens (nevirapine, efa- virenz, and nevirapine plus efavirenz in combination with stavudine and lamivudine) ... counsellors were trained in the administra- tion of the HRQoL instrument. The quality of life question- naire was administered at each of the following scheduled visits: screening, baseline, week 16, ... numbers of HIV-positive individuals being enrolled onto HAART and increasing survival among these patients, there is a growing need to understand the impact of HAART use on the quality of lives of...

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... quality of life (QOL) via health promotion efforts and medical care interventions is a desirable outcome for both adolescents and adults [1-3] and monitoring adult QOL continues to be of interest in ... sense of well-being, including aspects of happiness and satisfaction with life as a whole. "It is broad and subjective rather than specific and objective" [[8], p.5]. Through this definition, ... 322:1240-1243. 12. Smith KW, Avis NE, Assmann SF: Distinguishing between quality of life and health status in quality of life research: A meta- analysis. Qual Life Res 1999, 8:447-459. 13. Segovia J, Bartlett...

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... authors were involved in the interpreta- tion of the data. LA, RA, and JK were involved in drafting the article, which was then revised following critical Table 5: Changes in RLSQoL overall life impact ... Ropinirole: Efficacy And Tolerability in RLS [TREAT RLS] 1 and 2). Findings from both studies have been published in full elsewhere [11,13]. The primary endpoint in both studies was change in ... eligible for inclusion in TREAT RLS 1 and 2 if they were at least 18 years of age, had a baseline IRLS total score of ≥ 15 (on a scale of 0 to 40, indicating mod- erate-to-severe RLS) and had moderate-to-severe...

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