Case-control study

Victimization Experiences, Substance Misuse, and Mental Health Problems in Relation to Risk for Lethality Among African American and African Caribbean Women.

...  Mental Health Problems in Relation to Risk for Lethality Among African American and African Caribbean Women. J Interpers Violence. 2013 Aug 7; Sabri B, Stockman JK, Bertrand DR, Campbell DW, Callwood GB, Campbell JC The purpose of this study… Continue reading

A Case Study of Sexual Abuse and Psychological Correlates Among an HIV-Serodiscordant Couple.

...  throughout the trial, and at follow-up assessments. We propose that the success of sexual risk reduction interventions may be attenuated and compromised over time by the presence of sexual trauma histories and the residual mental health issues. We discuss… Continue reading

Transitional Changes in Energy Intake, Skeletal Muscle Content and Nutritional Behavior in College Students During Course-Work Based Nutrition Education.

...  a few investigations documenting the etiology and source have been conducted. In April, we learnt of 49 acute diarrhoea cases in a village following a wedding banquet. We undertook an investigation to identify the pathogen, source and mode of… Continue reading

Estimation of the Serum and the Salivary Trace Elements in OSMF Patients.

...  MSH, NPY, AgRP, MCH and dopamine are modulated by HPG function. Finally, sex differences in the physiology of eating may contribute to human obesity, anorexia nervosa, and binge eating. The variety and physiological importance of what has been learned… Continue reading

A Study of 6-Year Retention in Methadone Maintenance Treatment Among Opioid-Dependent Patients in Xi’an.

...  to CM- group. In addition, only CM- participants increased plasma levels of adiponectin during detoxification. This is the first study evaluating adipokines during crack cocaine abstinence. Our results suggest a modulator effect of childhood maltreatment on inflammatory status in… Continue reading

Prognostic Factors for Work Ability in Women With Chronic Low Back Pain Consulting Primary Health Care: A 2-Year Prospective Longitudinal Cohort Study.

...  D, Molloy DW There is growing evidence that antihypertensive agents, particularly centrally acting ACE inhibitors (CACE-Is), which cross the blood-brain barrier, are associated with a reduced rate of cognitive decline. Given this, we compared the rates of cognitive decline… Continue reading

Urgent Catheter Ablation for Sustained Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Patients With Acute Heart Failure Decompensation.

...  in 12 patients (80%), and the AHF ameliorated in 13 patients (93%). Twelve patients (80%) were discharged alive.CONCLUSION: Urgent RFCA for drug-resistant sustained ventricular tachyarrhythmias during AHF decompensations would be an appropriate therapeutic option. Purkinje fibres can be ablation… Continue reading

Biocompatibility and Preclinical Feasibility Tests of a Temperature-Sensitive Hydrogel for the Purpose of Surgical Wound Pain Control and Cartilage Repair.

...  study, we found that a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of x-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1), a DNA repair gene, was associated with TS. Previous studies also showed that tyrosyl-DNA phosphodiesterase 1 (TDP1) interacts with XRCC1 to repair damaged DNA. However, the relationship between TS and SNPs of TDP1 gene is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that if the TDP1 SNP, rs28365054 (c.400G>A, Ala134Thr), was associated with TS or not.A case-control study was designed to test the hypothesis. A total of 122 TS children and 106 normal children participated in the study. We used polymerase chain reaction to identify the SNP, rs28365054,… Continue reading

Antidepressant Medication Use Among Patients With Depression: Comparison Between Usual Care and Collaborative Care Using Care Managers.

...  and health outcomes in patients with heart disease; (2) to evaluate the methodological quality of included studies. Method: PubMed and PsychINFO were searched for quantitative studies assessing the multiple effects of low social support and depression on prognosis outcomes… Continue reading

Antidepressant Utilization and Suicide in Europe: An Ecological Multi-National Study.

...  between 1980 and 1994.Suicide rates have tended to decrease more in European countries where there has been a greater increase in the use of antidepressants. These findings underline the importance of the appropriate use of antidepressants as part of… Continue reading