Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Identification of Environmental Parameters and Risk Mapping of Visceral Leishmaniasis in Ethiopia by Using Geographical Information Systems and a Statistical Approach.

Identification of environmental parameters and risk mapping of visceral leishmaniasis in Ethiopia by using geographical information systems and a statistical approach.

Geospat Health. 2013 May; 7(2): 299-308
Tsegaw T, Gadisa E, Seid A, Abera A, Teshome A, Mulugeta A,… Continue reading

Women Versus Men With Chronic Atrial Fibrillation: Insights From the Standard Versus Atrial Fibrillation spEcific managemenT studY (SAFETY).

Women Versus Men with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation: Insights from the Standard Versus Atrial Fibrillation spEcific managemenT studY (SAFETY).

PLoS One. 2013; 8(5): e65795
Ball J, Carrington MJ, Wood KA, Stewart S,

Gender-based clinical differences are increasingly being identified as… Continue reading

Requests for Health Education From Chinese Cancer Patients During Their Recovery Period: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Requests for Health Education from Chinese Cancer Patients During Their Recovery Period: a Cross-Sectional Study.

J Cancer Educ. 2013 Jun 1;
Qiu WL, Lin PJ, Ruan FQ, Wu X, Lin MP, Liu L, Luo JY, Lin K

To determine… Continue reading

PROFILEing Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: Rethinking Biomarker Discovery.

PROFILEing idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: rethinking biomarker discovery.

Eur Respir Rev. 2013 Jun 1; 22(128): 148-152
Maher TM

Despite major advances in the understanding of the pathogenesis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), diagnosis and management of the condition continue to… Continue reading

Pharmacotherapies for COPD.

Pharmacotherapies for COPD.

Clin Med Insights Circ Respir Pulm Med. 2013; 7: 17-34
Ejiofor S, Turner AM

This review article summarizes the main treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, their mechanisms, and the key evidence from trials supporting their… Continue reading

Assessment and Evaluation of Primary Prevention in Spinal Cord Injury.

Assessment and evaluation of primary prevention in spinal cord injury.

Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil. 2013; 19(1): 9-14
Sandin KJ, Klaas SJ

Although the incidence of spinal cord injury (SCI) is low, the consequences of this disabling condition are… Continue reading

The Potential Role of Sports Psychology in the Obesity Epidemic.

The potential role of sports psychology in the obesity epidemic.

Prim Care. 2013 Jun; 40(2): 507-23
Morelli V, Davis C

Sports psychologists play an important role in enhancing performance among athletes. In conjunction with team physicians, they can also… Continue reading

Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults.

Long-Term Cognitive Impairment After First-Ever Ischemic Stroke in Young Adults.

Stroke. 2013 May 7;
Schaapsmeerders P, Maaijwee NA, van Dijk EJ, Rutten-Jacobs LC, Arntz RM, Schoonderwaldt HC, Dorresteijn LD, Kessels RP, de Leeuw FE

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Up to… Continue reading

Viability Reagent, PrestoBlue, in Comparison With Other Available Reagents, Utilized in Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Assays.

Viability Reagent, PrestoBlue, in Comparison with Other Available Reagents, Utilized in Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Assays.

Int J Microbiol. 2013; 2013: 420601
Lall N, Henley-Smith CJ, De Canha MN, Oosthuizen CB, Berrington D

This study compared different commercially available viability… Continue reading

Online Registration of Monthly Sports Participation After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury: A Reliability and Validity Study.

Online registration of monthly sports participation after anterior cruciate ligament injury: a reliability and validity study.

Br J Sports Med. 2013 May 3;
Grindem H, Eitzen I, Snyder-Mackler L, Risberg MA

BACKGROUND: The current methods measuring sports activity after… Continue reading