review of the evidence and clinical guidelines

... cancers of the mouth and pharynx, esophagus, lung, stomach, and colon and rectum; evidence of probable risk reduction was found for cancers of the larynx, pancreas, breast, and bladder [1] Many of the ... adequate The glycemic index is an indication of the blood sugar response of the body to a standardized amount of carbohydrate in a food The glycemic load takes into account the amount of food ... urinary secretion of isothiocyanates, was inversely related to the risk of breast cancer; the quartile with the highest intake only had 50% of the risk of the lowest intake group [89] In the Nurses'...

Ngày tải lên: 06/03/2014, 02:21

... carcinogen and childhood leukemia and other cancers Although the human evidence of the links between these chemicals and childhood cancer is weaker than it is for pesticides and solvents, the overall evidence ... products) We examine the evidence for each class of substance and discuss the strengths and limitations of the literature We conclude that there is sufficient human and laboratory evidence that exposure ... underestimation of the increase in the likelihood of cancer rather than an overestimation Thus, the inability to find an increased risk of cancer is often the result of study design (the study did...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 16:21

... and the levels peak just before ovulation Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is the major androgen produced by the adrenal glands, both in women and men Up to 20% of DHEA in women is produced by the ... Thus, for example, low androgen levels in fibromyalgia could well be a result of chronic pain rather than the cause of it 11 12 While the central theme of the present review is that chronic stress ... the morning and the evening to detect the loss of normal diurnal variation The most common dynamic test is the ‘dexamethasone suppression test’, which tests the suppressiblity of the HPA axis...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23

... airways so the pressure swings in the alveoli are much less The Paw, on the other hand, is believed to be similar in the ventilator circuit and the alveoli The operator uses the parameters of power ... limit their use to rescue situations For more detailed reviews of these modes of ventilation, the reader is referred to a few of the many reviews on these topics [2,3] HFOV is similar to other ... received by the patient depends on a number of factors, including the size of the endotracheal tube, the airway resistance, and the compliance of the total respiratory system Unfortunately, there are...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 19:22

... articles and writing of the manuscript Both authors approved the final manuscript MEF had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the review of the data ... monitoring of urinary output and of neurological status, and the avoidance of concurrent administration of other agents with known nephrotoxicity or neurotoxicity may help prevent the development of ... cessation of the drugs In the presence of neuromuscular blockade, immediate discontinuation of polymyxins and other neurotoxic agents is also the first-line approach Further management consists of mechanical...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:21

... competition If offered by suppliers, then the potential for competitive foreclosure and raising of barriers to entry is clear On the other hand, much of the empirical and anecdotal evidence suggests ... tools to address the imbalance of power in the produce industry? Unfortunately, there have been few systematic studies of their performance Central was the grandfather of the breed of cooperatives ... either on the number of voters or on the volume of product marketed) from the producers who will be subject to its provisions Depending upon the provisions of the order, the agreement of handlers...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 13:20

... Academies consists of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine The National Research Council is the advisory arm of the National Academies ... members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences ... by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... which conducts research and analysis for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Commands, the defense agencies, the Department of the Navy, the U.S Intelligence Community, ... within the RAND National Security Research Division (NSRD) of the RAND Corporation NSRD conducts research and analysis for the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Commands, ... and through the demands of their daily jobs These types of stressors can take a significant toll on the performance, functioning, and effectiveness of military personnel For example, Mareth and...

Ngày tải lên: 29/03/2014, 18:20

... in the design of the study, carried out some of the literature searches, synthesized the findings and drafted the manuscript DB participated in the design of the study, carried out some of the ... in their birth region or the area where they studied However, the validity of these findings may be limited by the relatively small size of the subsamples used for each estimation and because the ... of areas where other research methods, such as qualitative tools, could be helpful in understanding the results of the DCEs better, and take the debate on the limitations and interpretation of...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 17:20

... reports of MV genotypes and to standardize the published genotype nomenclature, according to the current WHO criteria, with the aim of giving a comprehensive overview of the distribution of MV ... providing a means to identify the source or transmission pathway of infection and by contributing to our understanding of the global distribution of MV genotypes [2] The purpose of this summary is to ... required to assign a virus to a genotype are the 450 nucleotides encoding the carboxy terminus of the N protein The entire sequence of the coding region of the H gene should be obtained from representative...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... during pyrolysis • The extent of vapor dilution in the reactor • The time and temperature history of the vapors in the reactor • The time and temperature history of the vapors in the heated transfer ... volume” of the solute, solubility is predicted This is satisfied if the distance from the center of the solvent sphere to the center of the solute sphere (Rij) is smaller than the radius of the solute ... fines • The water content of the bio-oil • The extent of contamination of the bio-oil during storage by corrosion or leaching of the containers • Exposure to air during storage • The length of storage...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 14:02

... reports of MV genotypes and to standardize the published genotype nomenclature, according to the current WHO criteria, with the aim of giving a comprehensive overview of the distribution of MV ... providing a means to identify the source or transmission pathway of infection and by contributing to our understanding of the global distribution of MV genotypes [2] The purpose of this summary is to ... required to assign a virus to a genotype are the 450 nucleotides encoding the carboxy terminus of the N protein The entire sequence of the coding region of the H gene should be obtained from representative...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 04:20

... low latitudes of central Vietnam There were only relatively small differences in the growth of the Vietnam and Queensland sources of PCC and PCH evaluated in the Cam Quy (Table 17) and Lang Hanh ... of the trials (Tables 11 and 13) include all three varieties of P caribaea Relative performance of these varieties differed in these two trials – the first in northern Vietnam at Ha Tay, and the ... had the smallest mean diameter and volume This difference between the Ha Tay and Pleiku sites may reflect the differences in age between the trials and differences in the growth curves of these...

Ngày tải lên: 21/06/2014, 06:20

... the Observatory of Women's Health of the Ministry of Health and Social Policy of Spain WHO is grateful for the contributions of the authors of the individual chapters as well as the comments made ... The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the ... describes the problems of fuel poverty in the Czech Republic (4–11% of the population) and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (up to 60% of the population) In relation to housing standards,...

Ngày tải lên: 28/06/2014, 23:20

... Hicks is the Senior Agroindustries and Postharvest Officer of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand These are ... 34.0% of the world’s arable and permanently cropped land The Region contains 57.0% of the world’s total population and 74.0% of the world’s agricultural population; thus nearly three quarters of the ... The views expressed in this publication are those of the author and not necessarily reflect the views of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations The designation and presentation...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 22:20

... concerning radiotherapy and followed up the patient at his out-patient clinic AK was the radiologist performing the preoperative and postoperative CT and MRI scans and wrote the part of the paper concerning ... KG the relevant literature research RK was the neurosurgeon who operated the patient, was the supervisor of the clinic admitted the patient, decided for the therapy procedures and revised the ... respectively The rarity of intracranial MPNSTs hampers the establishment of evidence based strategies for their optimal treatment Thus, the management of the intracranial MPNSTs should also consider the...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 09:20

... of liver biopsy rate in HCV-infected injectors and others; • uptake and outcome of anti-viral therapy in the treatment of HCV carriers; • cohort studies of HCV progression; • sample surveys of ... according to type of intervention 11 papers were categorised according to the theme of "needle exchange", according to the theme "opiate replacement therapy", according to the intervention of "bleach ... series of large observational studies conducted in Scotland in the mid-1990s compared prevalence of anti-HCV for the periods before during and after introduction of NEPs The supporting data and...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 20:20

... compression The most frequent location is the tongue, although they may occur at any site, especially on the palate, cheek mucosa and floor of the mouth [1,11-14] Even intraosseous location of the mandible ... plexiform neurofibroma with neurofibromatosis type Head Neck 2002, 24:207-211 Polak M, Polak G, Brocheriou C, Vigneul J: Solitary neurofibroma of the mandible: case report and review of the literature ... Solitary neurofibroma of the oral mucosa: a previously undescribed variant of neurofibroma J Oral Sci 2002, 44:59-63 Sinha R, Paul R, Sen I, Sikdar B: A solitary huge neurofibroma of the soft palate...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 20:20

... of ten cases and review of the literature J Bone Joint Surg Am 1968, 50:487-502 Reid EN, Lawoyin DO, Suresh L, Longwe E: Desmoplastic fibroma of the anterior mandible Case report and review of ... desmoplastic fibroma of the mandible: report of case J Am Dent Assoc 1987, 115:705-707 Schmaman A, Smith I, Ackerman LV: Benign fibro-osseous lesions of the mandible and maxilla A review of 35 cases Cancer ... Desmoplastic fibroma of the bone A report of two patients, review of the literature, and therapeutic implications Cancer 1996, 78:1011-1023 Weiss S, Goldblum J: Enzinger and Weiss's soft tissue tumors...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 20:20

... no evidence of recurrence and no apical resorption of the adjacent teeth could be observed (Fig 5) With respect to the age of the patient and the localization of the AOT in the lower jaw, the ... Histologically, the tumor is solid and there is a cyst formation (Fig 2) The epithelium is in the form of whorled masses of spindle cells as well as sheets and plexiform strands Rings of columnar ... all variants of AOT show identical histology The histological typing of the WHO defined the AOT as a tumor of odontogenic epithelium with duct-like structures and with varying degrees of inductive...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 23:22