The clinical importance of reliable and universally interpretable measurements of ROM has been acknowledged [ 24 ]. Reliability is of particular importance when assessing multiarticular finger motion prone to errors owing to various anatomic …

Media are an important source of breast cancer information for women. Visual images influence recall and comprehension of information. Research on breast cancer in the media has infrequently focused on images. Using directed content analysis, we …

Barium appendicitis is a rare complication that has only been reported in a small number of case reports in the medical literature. A 57-year-old male presented to the emergency room with a sudden onset of sharp right lower quadrant abdominal …

Obesity, and the associated physical inactivity, is a major public health concern [ 1 ], with accumulation of activity during daily living one current public health solution [ 2 – 4 ]. Unlike walking, stair climbing is a physiologically vigorous …

“Divine Encounter” is a poem depicting a place-based religious experience.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate health-related quality of life and other psychosocial characteristics, including eating self-regulation and body image, in a group of successful long-term weight loss maintainers. Women enrolled in the …

Treatment programs for intimately abusive men seek to stop and prevent partner and family violence by applying a variety of methods based on different disciplinary premises. For professionals working with this particular group of clients, the …

Objective: (1) To introduce photovoice, a participatory action research methodology, for use by MCH program managers to enhance community health assessments and program planning efforts, (2) to enable community people to use the photovoice …

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a worldwide disease that is characterized by a preferential chronic evolution with mild to severe liver disease, including cirrhosis and, in lesser proportion, hepatocarcinoma. Out of these complications …

The Bergmann glia is composed of unipolar protoplasmic astrocytes in the cerebellar cortex. Bergmann glial cells locate their cell bodies around Purkinje cells, and extend radial or Bergmann fibers enwrapping synapses on Purkinje cell dendrites.

The sculpting of blood vessels to meet the changing requirements of the tissues they supply is essential for life. Many researchers believe that endothelial cell apoptosis plays an important role in this process. This belief is bolstered by the …

Cryoglobulinaemia is an infrequent process and has been classified in types I, II and III. Type I corresponds to monoclonal cryoglobulinaemia; types II and III are comprised in the group of mixed cryoglobulinaemias (MC). In MC type II …

Radiation therapy in combination with other treatments, such as surgery and chemotherapy, increases locoregional control and survival in patients with thoracic, abdominal and pelvic malignancies. Nevertheless, significant clinical toxicity with …

In tumour cells, activation of the apoptotic machinery by death receptor ligands of the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily of cytokines represents a novel therapeutic strategy. However, systemic treatment of tumours with TNF-α and …

Sepsis is a common cause of death in hospitalized patients worldwide. The early detection of sepsis remains a great challenge for clinicians, and delayed diagnosis frequently undermines treatment efforts, thereby contributing to high mortality.

Leptin is secreted into the bloodstream by adipocytes and is required for the maintenance of energy homeostasis and body weight. Leptin deficiency or genetic defects in the components of the leptin signaling pathways cause obesity. Leptin controls …