Gender-Related Differences in Acute Aortic Dissection
Background— Few data exist on gender-related differences in clinical presentation, diagnostic findings, management, and outcomes in acute aortic dissection (AAD). Methods and Re...
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Host Phylogeny Constrains Cross-Species Emergence and Establishment of Rabies Virus in Bats
Threats to and from Bats Bats appear to be able to host an assortment of alarming pathogens, which, if they do not extirpate the bats, have implications for human health (see th...
Snoring as a risk factor for ischaemic heart disease and stroke in men.
The association of snoring with ischaemic heart disease and stroke was studied prospectively in 4388 men aged 40-69. The men were asked, in a questionnaire sent to them, whether...
Globalization, coca‐colonization and the chronic disease epidemic: can the Doomsday scenario be averted?
Abstract . Zimmet P (International Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia). Globalization, coca‐colonization and the chronic disease epidemic: can the Doomsday scenario be ave...
On the permanence of stored information in the human brain.
Many people believe that information that is stored in long-term memory is permanent, citing examples of techniques that are alleged to uncover previously forgotten information...
Access to primary health care services for Indigenous peoples: A framework synthesis
Indigenous health care services appear to be best placed to overcome both the social and cultural determinants of health which hamper Indigenous peoples from accessing health ca...
Clinical Presentation and Outcome in a Contemporary Cohort of Patients With Acute Myocarditis
Background: There is controversy about the outcome of patients with acute myocarditis (AM), and data are lacking on how patients admitted with suspected AM are managed. We repor...
The Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on Vitamin D Status and Parathyroid Function in Elderly Subjects*
Vitamin D deficiency is common in the elderly and may lead to secondary hyperparathyroidism, cortical bone loss, and hip fractures. The effect of vitamin D supplementation for 1...
Before–after study of a standardized hospital order set for the management of septic shock*
Our study found that the implementation of a standardized order set for the management of septic shock in the emergency department was associated with statistically more rigorou...
The evolution of happiness.
An evolutionary perspective offers novel insights into some major obstacles to achieving happiness. Impediments include large discrepancies between modern and ancestral environm...