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BMC Medicine

Ausgabe 1/2011

Inhalt (139 Artikel)

Open Access Research article

Risk of venous thromboembolism in people admitted to hospital with selected immune-mediated diseases: record-linkage study

Sreeram V Ramagopalan, Clare J Wotton, Adam E Handel, David Yeates, Michael J Goldacre

Open Access Research article

Tailored antiplatelet therapy can overcome clopidogrel and aspirin resistance - The BOchum CLopidogrel and Aspirin Plan (BOCLA-Plan) to improve antiplatelet therapy

Horst Neubauer, Andreas FC Kaiser, Heinz G Endres, Jan C Krüger, Andreas Engelhardt, Sebastian Lask, Fenena Pepinghege, Andreas Kusber, Andreas Mügge

Open Access Research article

Blood lipid profiles and peripheral blood mononuclear cell cholesterol metabolism gene expression in patients with and without methotrexate treatment

Der-Yuan Chen, Hui-Min Chih, Joung-Liang Lan, Hsin-Yueh Chang, Wei-Wen Chen, En-Pei Isabel Chiang

Open Access Research article

Perceived morbidity and community burden after a Chikungunya outbreak: the TELECHIK survey, a population-based cohort study

Patrick Gérardin, Adrian Fianu, Denis Malvy, Corinne Mussard, Karim Boussaïd, Olivier Rollot, Alain Michault, Bernard-Alex Gaüzere, Gérard Bréart, François Favier

Open Access Research article

Expenditures for the care of HIV-infected patients in rural areas in China's antiretroviral therapy programs

Feng Zhou, Gerald F Kominski, Han-Zhu Qian, Jiansheng Wang, Song Duan, Zhiwei Guo, Xinping Zhao

Open Access Research article

Variability of the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease key epidemiological data in Europe: systematic review

Kokuvi Atsou, Christos Chouaid, Gilles Hejblum

Open Access Research article

Treatment of myofascial trigger points in patients with chronic shoulder pain: a randomized, controlled trial

Carel Bron, Arthur de Gast, Jan Dommerholt, Boudewijn Stegenga, Michel Wensing, Rob AB Oostendorp

Open Access Research article

Synopsis and meta-analysis of genetic association studies in osteoporosis for the focal adhesion family genes: the CUMAGAS-OSTEOporosis information system

Elias Zintzaras, Chrysoula Doxani, Theocharis Koufakis, Alkibiadis Kastanis, Paraskevi Rodopoulou, Theofilos Karachalios

Open Access Research article

A randomized phase III trial of adjuvant chemotherapy with irinotecan, leucovorin and fluorouracil versus leucovorin and fluorouracil for stage II and III colon cancer: A Hellenic Cooperative Oncology Group study

Christos A Papadimitriou, Pavlos Papakostas, Maria Karina, Lia Malettou, Meletios A Dimopoulos, George Pentheroudakis, Epaminontas Samantas, Aristotelis Bamias, Dimosthenis Miliaras, George Basdanis, Nikolaos Xiros, George Klouvas, Dimitrios Bafaloukos, Georgia Kafiri, Irene Papaspirou, Dimitrios Pectasides, Charisios Karanikiotis, Theofanis Economopoulos, Ioannis Efstratiou, Ippokratis Korantzis, Nikolaos Pisanidis, Thomas Makatsoris, Fotini Matsiakou, Gerasimos Aravantinos, Haralabos P Kalofonos, George Fountzilas

Open Access Minireview

Advances in understanding ischemic acute kidney injury

Raj Munshi, Christine Hsu, Jonathan Himmelfarb

Open Access Commentary

Another tool in the genome-wide association study arsenal: population-based detection of somatic gene conversion

Matthew A Deardorff, Jesus Sainz, Struan FA Grant

Open Access Commentary

Effectively incorporating selected multimedia content into medical publications

Alexander Ziegler, Daniel Mietchen, Cornelius Faber, Wolfram von Hausen, Christoph Schöbel, Markus Sellerer, Andreas Ziegler

Open Access Debate

Significance testing as perverse probabilistic reasoning

M Brandon Westover, Kenneth D Westover, Matt T Bianchi

Open Access Research article

Analyses of cerebral microdialysis in patients with traumatic brain injury: relations to intracranial pressure, cerebral perfusion pressure and catheter placement

David W Nelson, Björn Thornquist, Robert M MacCallum, Harriet Nyström, Anders Holst, Anders Rudehill, Michael Wanecek, Bo-Michael Bellander, Eddie Weitzberg

Open Access Review

Regulation of vascular tone by adipocytes

Nele Maenhaut, Johan Van de Voorde

Open Access Research article

Chronic fatigue syndrome in an ethnically diverse population: the influence of psychosocial adversity and physical inactivity

Kamaldeep S Bhui, Sokratis Dinos, Deborah Ashby, James Nazroo, Simon Wessely, Peter D White

Open Access Research article

Nuclear envelope structural defects cause chromosomal numerical instability and aneuploidy in ovarian cancer

Callinice D Capo-chichi, Kathy Q Cai, Fiona Simpkins, Parvin Ganjei-Azar, Andrew K Godwin, Xiang-Xi Xu

Open Access Commentary

How can we improve the interpretation of systematic reviews?

Andrea C Tricco, Sharon E Straus, David Moher

Open Access Question and Answer

Q&A: Primary generalized glucocorticoid resistance

George Chrousos

Open Access Research article

Interprofessional simulated learning: short-term associations between simulation and interprofessional collaboration

Chris Kenaszchuk, Kathleen MacMillan, Mary van Soeren, Scott Reeves

Open Access Minireview

Understanding the benefit of metformin use in cancer treatment

Ryan JO Dowling, Pamela J Goodwin, Vuk Stambolic

Open Access Debate

Would the field of cognitive neuroscience be advanced by sharing functional MRI data?

Kristina M Visscher, Daniel H Weissman

Open Access Research article

Neuromuscular training with injury prevention counselling to decrease the risk of acute musculoskeletal injury in young men during military service: a population-based, randomised study

Jari Parkkari, Henri Taanila, Jaana Suni, Ville M Mattila, Olli Ohrankämmen, Petteri Vuorinen, Pekka Kannus, Harri Pihlajamäki

Open Access Research article

Risk of infection in patients with lymphoma receiving rituximab: systematic review and meta-analysis

Simone Lanini, Aoife C Molloy, Paul E Fine, Archibald G Prentice, Giuseppe Ippolito, Christopher C Kibbler

Open Access Research article

L-lysine as adjunctive treatment in patients with schizophrenia: a single-blinded, randomized, cross-over pilot study

Caroline Wass, Daniel Klamer, Evangelos Katsarogiannis, Erik Pålsson, Lennart Svensson, Kim Fejgin, Inga-Britt Bogren, Jörgen A Engel, Birgitta Rembeck

Open Access Research article

Increasing malaria hospital admissions in Uganda between 1999 and 2009

Emelda A Okiro, David Bitira, Gladys Mbabazi, Arthur Mpimbaza, Victor A Alegana, Ambrose O Talisuna, Robert W Snow

Open Access Review

Clinical trials for stem cell therapies

Alan Trounson, Rahul G Thakar, Geoff Lomax, Don Gibbons

Open Access Research article

Interpreting systematic reviews: are we ready to make our own conclusions? A cross-sectional study

Nai Ming Lai, Cheong Lieng Teng, Ming Lee Lee

Open Access Debate

Should Global Burden of Disease Estimates Include Depression as a Risk Factor for Coronary Heart Disease?

Fiona J Charlson, Nicholas JC Stapelberg, Amanda J Baxter, Harvey A Whiteford

Open Access Minireview

Revisiting the technical validation of tumour biomarker assays: how to open a Pandora's box

Caterina Marchiò, Mitch Dowsett, Jorge S Reis-Filho

Open Access Research article

Comparison of user groups' perspectives of barriers and facilitators to implementing electronic health records: a systematic review

Carrie Anna McGinn, Sonya Grenier, Julie Duplantie, Nicola Shaw, Claude Sicotte, Luc Mathieu, Yvan Leduc, France Légaré, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

Open Access Minireview

Circulating tumor cells in breast cancer: A tool whose time has come of age

Ramona F Swaby, Massimo Cristofanilli

Open Access Research article

Access to a polymerase chain reaction assay method targeting 13 respiratory viruses can reduce antibiotics: a randomised, controlled trial

Robin Brittain-Long, Johan Westin, Sigvard Olofsson, Magnus Lindh, Lars-Magnus Andersson

Open Access Debate

Studying technology use as social practice: the untapped potential of ethnography

Trisha Greenhalgh, Deborah Swinglehurst

Open Access Review

Metabolic syndrome: definitions and controversies

Eva Kassi, Panagiota Pervanidou, Gregory Kaltsas, George Chrousos

Open Access Debate

Results from evaluations of models and cost-effectiveness tools to support introduction decisions for new vaccines need critical appraisal

Raymond Hutubessy, Ana Maria Henao, Pem Namgyal, Vasee Moorthy, Joachim Hombach

Open Access Research article

Predictive factors of urinary tract infections among the oldest old in the general population. a population-based prospective follow-up study

Monique AA Caljouw, Wendy PJ den Elzen, Herman JM Cools, Jacobijn Gussekloo

Open Access Research article

Cost effectiveness of pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccines: a comparative assessment of decision-making tools

Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk, Ratchadaporn Somkrua, Raymond Hutubessy, Ana Maria Henao, Joachim Hombach, Alessia Melegaro, John W Edmunds, Philippe Beutels

Open Access Research article

A decision aid to rule out pneumonia and reduce unnecessary prescriptions of antibiotics in primary care patients with cough and fever

Johann Steurer, Ulrike Held, Anne Spaar, Birke Bausch, Marco Zoller, Roger Hunziker, Lucas M Bachmann

Open Access Research article

FTO gene polymorphisms and obesity risk: a meta-analysis

Sihua Peng, Yimin Zhu, Fangying Xu, Xiaobin Ren, Xiaobo Li, Maode Lai

Open Access Research article

α-Mangostin extracted from the pericarp of the mangosteen (Garcinia mangostanaLinn) reduces tumor growth and lymph node metastasis in an immunocompetent xenograft model of metastatic mammary cancer carrying a p53 mutation

Masa-Aki Shibata, Munekazu Iinuma, Junji Morimoto, Hitomi Kurose, Kanako Akamatsu, Yasushi Okuno, Yukihiro Akao, Yoshinori Otsuki

Open Access Research article

Human papillomavirus vaccine introduction in low-income and middle-income countries: guidance on the use of cost-effectiveness models

Mark Jit, Nadia Demarteau, Elamin Elbasha, Gary Ginsberg, Jane Kim, Naiyana Praditsitthikorn, Edina Sinanovic, Raymond Hutubessy

Open Access Review

Bone regeneration: current concepts and future directions

Rozalia Dimitriou, Elena Jones, Dennis McGonagle, Peter V Giannoudis

Open Access Minireview

Enhancer of zeste homolog 2 (EZH2) in pediatric soft tissue sarcomas: first implications

Roberta Ciarapica, Lucio Miele, Antonio Giordano, Franco Locatelli, Rossella Rota

Open Access Research article

Differential properties of human ACL and MCL stem cells may be responsible for their differential healing capacity

Jianying Zhang, Tiffany Pan, Hee-Jeong Im, Freddie H Fu, James HC Wang

Open Access Minireview

Advances in understanding and treating ADHD

Kevin M Antshel, Teresa M Hargrave, Mihai Simonescu, Prashant Kaul, Kaitlin Hendricks, Stephen V Faraone

Open Access Research article

Predicting streptococcal pharyngitis in adults in primary care: a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of symptoms and signs and validation of the Centor score

Jolien Aalbers, Kirsty K O'Brien, Wai-Sun Chan, Gavin A Falk, Conor Teljeur, Borislav D Dimitrov, Tom Fahey

Open Access Review

The role of lifestyle changes in the management of chronic liver disease

Valerio Nobili, Christine Carter-Kent, Ariel E Feldstein

Open Access Correspondence

Response: Infant EEG activity as a biomarker for autism: A promising approach or a false promise?

William Bosl, Adrienne Tierney, Helen Tager-Flusberg, Charles Nelson

Open Access Review

Early infant HIV-1 diagnosis programs in resource-limited settings: opportunities for improved outcomes and more cost-effective interventions

Andrea L Ciaranello, Ji-Eun Park, Lynn Ramirez-Avila, Kenneth A Freedberg, Rochelle P Walensky, Valeriane Leroy

Open Access Research article

High prevalence of potential biases threatens the interpretation of trials in patients with chronic disease

Daniela Vollenweider, Cynthia M Boyd, Milo A Puhan

Open Access Research article

Best practice for motor imagery: a systematic literature review on motor imagery training elements in five different disciplines

Corina Schuster, Roger Hilfiker, Oliver Amft, Anne Scheidhauer, Brian Andrews, Jenny Butler, Udo Kischka, Thierry Ettlin

Open Access Research article

Diabetes mellitus type 2 and other chronic non-communicable diseases in the central region, Saudi Arabia (riyadh cohort 2): a decade of an epidemic

Nasser M Al-Daghri, Omar S Al-Attas, Majed S Alokail, Khalid M Alkharfy, Mansour Yousef, Shaun Louie Sabico, George P Chrousos

Open Access Research article

Problematic internet usage in US college students: a pilot study

Dimitri A Christakis, Megan M Moreno, Lauren Jelenchick, Mon T Myaing, Chuan Zhou

Open Access Research article

Tinnitus in elderly patients and prognosis of mild-to-moderate congestive heart failure: a cross-sectional study with a long-term extension of the clinical follow-up

Claudio Borghi, Eugenio R Cosentino, Elisa R Rinaldi, Cristina Brandolini, Maria C Rimondi, Maddalena Veronesi, Arrigo FG Cicero, Ada Dormi, Antonio Pirodda

Open Access Opinion

Treating frailty-a practical guide

Nicola Fairhall, Colleen Langron, Catherine Sherrington, Stephen R Lord, Susan E Kurrle, Keri Lockwood, Noeline Monaghan, Christina Aggar, Liz Gill, Ian D Cameron

Open Access Research article

Strong association between non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and low 25(OH) vitamin D levels in an adult population with normal serum liver enzymes

Ilaria Barchetta, Francesco Angelico, Maria Del Ben, Marco Giorgio Baroni, Paolo Pozzilli, Sergio Morini, Maria Gisella Cavallo

Open Access Research article

MIA is a potential biomarker for tumour load in neurofibromatosis type 1

Mateusz Kolanczyk, Victor Mautner, Nadine Kossler, Rosa Nguyen, Jirko Kühnisch, Tomasz Zemojtel, Aleksander Jamsheer, Eike Wegener, Boris Thurisch, Sigrid Tinschert, Nikola Holtkamp, Su-Jin Park, Patricia Birch, David Kendler, Anja Harder, Stefan Mundlos, Lan Kluwe

Open Access Research article

Can user testing of a clinical trial patient information sheet make it fit-for-purpose? - a randomized controlled trial

Peter Knapp, David K Raynor, Jonathan Silcock, Brian Parkinson

Open Access Research article

The impact of diabetes on tuberculosis treatment outcomes: A systematic review

Meghan A Baker, Anthony D Harries, Christie Y Jeon, Jessica E Hart, Anil Kapur, Knut Lönnroth, Salah-Eddine Ottmani, Sunali D Goonesekera, Megan B Murray

Open Access Research article

Comparative review of three cost-effectiveness models for rotavirus vaccines in national immunization programs; a generic approach applied to various regions in the world

Maarten J Postma, Mark Jit, Mark H Rozenbaum, Baudouin Standaert, Hong-Anh Tu, Raymond CW Hutubessy

Open Access Commentary

Network meta-analysis-highly attractive but more methodological research is needed

Tianjing Li, Milo A Puhan, Swaroop S Vedula, Sonal Singh, Kay Dickersin

Open Access Research article

Simulation of an SEIR infectious disease model on the dynamic contact network of conference attendees

Juliette Stehlé, Nicolas Voirin, Alain Barrat, Ciro Cattuto, Vittoria Colizza, Lorenzo Isella, Corinne Régis, Jean-François Pinton, Nagham Khanafer, Wouter Van den Broeck, Philippe Vanhems

Open Access Research article

Cross-national epidemiology of DSM-IV major depressive episode

Evelyn Bromet, Laura Helena Andrade, Irving Hwang, Nancy A Sampson, Jordi Alonso, Giovanni de Girolamo, Ron de Graaf, Koen Demyttenaere, Chiyi Hu, Noboru Iwata, Aimee N Karam, Jagdish Kaur, Stanislav Kostyuchenko, Jean-Pierre Lépine, Daphna Levinson, Herbert Matschinger, Maria Elena Medina Mora, Mark Oakley Browne, Jose Posada-Villa, Maria Carmen Viana, David R Williams, Ronald C Kessler

Open Access Correspondence

Evidence-based guidelines for use of probiotics in preterm neonates

Girish C Deshpande, Shripada C Rao, Anthony D Keil, Sanjay K Patole

Open Access Research article

Prevalence of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in three regions of England: a repeated cross-sectional study in primary care

Luis C Nacul, Eliana M Lacerda, Derek Pheby, Peter Campion, Mariam Molokhia, Shagufta Fayyaz, Jose CDC Leite, Fiona Poland, Amanda Howe, Maria L Drachler

Open Access Research article

Reduced perinatal mortality following enhanced training of birth attendants in the Democratic Republic of Congo: a time-dependent effect

Richard Matendo, Cyril Engmann, John Ditekemena, Justin Gado, Antoinette Tshefu, Rinko Kinoshita, Elizabeth M McClure, Janet Moore, Dennis Wallace, Waldemar A Carlo, Linda L Wright, Carl Bose

Open Access Research article

Integrated postdischarge transitional care in a hospitalist system to improve discharge outcome: an experimental study

Chin-Chung Shu, Nin-Chieh Hsu, Yu-Feng Lin, Jann-Yuan Wang, Jou-Wei Lin, Wen-Je Ko

Open Access Review

Epigenetic regulation of caloric restriction in aging

Yuanyuan Li, Michael Daniel, Trygve O Tollefsbol

Open Access Minireview

Emerging therapies for severe asthma

Neil C Thomson, Rekha Chaudhuri, Mark Spears

Open Access Research article

The "smoker's paradox" in patients with acute coronary syndrome: a systematic review

Erlend Aune, Jo Røislien, Mariann Mathisen, Dag S Thelle, Jan Erik Otterstad

Open Access Research article

Developing risk prediction models for type 2 diabetes: a systematic review of methodology and reporting

Gary S Collins, Susan Mallett, Omar Omar, Ly-Mee Yu

Open Access Commentary

5-α reductase inhibitors and prostate cancer prevention: where do we turn now?

Robert J Hamilton, Stephen J Freedland

Open Access Research article

Buyer beware? Does the information provided with herbal products available over the counter enable safe use?

David K Raynor, Rebecca Dickinson, Peter Knapp, Andrew F Long, Donald J Nicolson

Open Access Minireview

Advances in the treatment of chronic myeloid leukemia

Anna M Eiring, Jamshid S Khorashad, Kimberly Morley, Michael W Deininger

Open Access Research article

Human papillomavirus prevalence among indigenous and non-indigenous Australian women prior to a national HPV vaccination program

Suzanne M Garland, Julia ML Brotherton, John R Condon, Peter B McIntyre, Matthew P Stevens, David W Smith, Sepehr N Tabrizi

Open Access Review

Procalcitonin for diagnosis of infection and guide to antibiotic decisions: past, present and future

Philipp Schuetz, Werner Albrich, Beat Mueller

Open Access Research article

A functional tandem-repeats polymorphism in the downstream of TERTis associated with the risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Chinese population

Yang Zhang, Hongxing Zhang, Yun Zhai, Zhifu Wang, Fuchao Ma, Hongxue Wang, Peiyao Li, Ying Zhang, Lixia Yu, Ying Cui, Fuchu He, Gangqiao Zhou

Open Access Commentary

Barriers and progress in the treatment of low back pain

Nadine E Foster

Open Access Research article

Even low level of physical activity is associated with reduced mortality among people with metabolic syndrome, a population based study (the HUNT 2 study, Norway)

Dorthe Stensvold, Javaid Nauman, Tom IL Nilsen, Ulrik Wisløff, Stig A Slørdahl, Lars Vatten

Open Access Question and Answer

Q&A: The Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative

Paul S Aisen

Open Access Opinion

Friedreich's ataxia: the vicious circle hypothesis revisited

Aurélien Bayot, Renata Santos, Jean-Michel Camadro, Pierre Rustin

Open Access Review

The epidemic of sexually transmitted infections in China: implications for control and future perspectives

Xiang-Sheng Chen, Rosanna W Peeling, Yue-Ping Yin, David C Mabey

Open Access Research article

Sex differences in the morphological failure patterns following hip resurfacing arthroplasty

Andrea Hinsch, Eik Vettorazzi, Michael M Morlock, Wolfgang Rüther, Michael Amling, Jozef Zustin

Open Access Research article

The 'help' question doesn't help when screening for major depression: external validation of the three-question screening test for primary care patients managed for physical complaints

Patrick Lombardo, Paul Vaucher, Nader Haftgoli, Bernard Burnand, Bernard Favrat, François Verdon, Thomas Bischoff, Lilli Herzig

Open Access Research article

Atrazine-induced apoptosis of splenocytes in BALB/C mice

Xiaofeng Zhang, Mingqiu Wang, Shuying Gao, Rui Ren, Jing Zheng, Yang Zhang

Open Access Research article

Mental illness related disparities in diabetes prevalence, quality of care and outcomes: a population-based longitudinal study

Qun Mai, C D'Arcy J Holman, Frank M Sanfilippo, Jonathan D Emery, David B Preen

Open Access Review

Novel pharmacotherapeutic treatments for cocaine addiction

Daryl Shorter, Thomas R Kosten

Open Access Minireview

New directions in migraine

Greg A Weir, M Zameel Cader

Open Access Review

Closed-loop insulin delivery for treatment of type 1 diabetes

Daniela Elleri, David B Dunger, Roman Hovorka

Open Access Opinion

Trauma networks: present and future challenges

Nikolaos K Kanakaris, Peter V Giannoudis

Open Access Review

Th17-related cytokines: new players in the control of chronic intestinal inflammation

Ivan Monteleone, Francesco Pallone, Giovanni Monteleone

Open Access Research article

Regular consumption of vitamin D-fortified yogurt drink (Doogh) improved endothelial biomarkers in subjects with type 2 diabetes: a randomized double-blind clinical trial

Sakineh Shab-Bidar, Tirang R Neyestani, Abolghassem Djazayery, Mohammad-Reza Eshraghian, Anahita Houshiarrad, A'azam Gharavi, Ali Kalayi, Nastaran Shariatzadeh, Malihe Zahedirad, Niloufar Khalaji, Homa Haidari

Open Access Question and Answer

Q&A: Food additive intolerance

Margitta Worm

Open Access Research article

A diagnostic algorithm combining clinical and molecular data distinguishes Kawasaki disease from other febrile illnesses

Xuefeng B Ling, Kenneth Lau, John T Kanegaye, Zheng Pan, Sihua Peng, Jun Ji, Gigi Liu, Yuichiro Sato, Tom TS Yu, John C Whitin, James Schilling, Jane C Burns, Harvey J Cohen

Open Access Research article

Non-pharmacological, multicomponent group therapy in patients with degenerative dementia: a 12-month randomized, controlled trial

Elmar Graessel, Renate Stemmer, Birgit Eichenseer, Sabine Pickel, Carolin Donath, Johannes Kornhuber, Katharina Luttenberger

Open Access Opinion

Biomarkers of acute lung injury: worth their salt?

Alastair G Proudfoot, Matthew Hind, Mark JD Griffiths

Open Access Research article

Septin 9 methylated DNA is a sensitive and specific blood test for colorectal cancer

Jorja D Warren, Wei Xiong, Ashley M Bunker, Cecily P Vaughn, Larissa V Furtado, William L Roberts, John C Fang, Wade S Samowitz, Karen A Heichman

Open Access Commentary

Asymptomatic neurocognitive disorders in patients infected by HIV: fact or fiction?

Carlo Torti, Emanuele Focà, Bruno M Cesana, Francois X Lescure

Open Access Commentary

A promising approach in comparative research on care for the elderly

Jouke van der Zee, Madelon Kroneman

Open Access Research article

A systematic review on the effect of sweeteners on glycemic response and clinically relevant outcomes

Natasha Wiebe, Raj Padwal, Catherine Field, Seth Marks, Rene Jacobs, Marcello Tonelli

Open Access Research article

Brief psychosocial education, not core stabilization, reduced incidence of low back pain: results from the Prevention of Low Back Pain in the Military (POLM) cluster randomized trial

Steven Z George, John D Childs, Deydre S Teyhen, Samuel S Wu, Alison C Wright, Jessica L Dugan, Michael E Robinson

Open Access Research article

The Alvarado score for predicting acute appendicitis: a systematic review

Robert Ohle, Fran O'Reilly, Kirsty K O'Brien, Tom Fahey, Borislav D Dimitrov

Open Access Debate

Mental disorders as risk factors: assessing the evidence for the Global Burden of Disease Study

Amanda J Baxter, Fiona J Charlson, Adele J Somerville, Harvey A Whiteford

Open Access Research article

Combinations of motor measures more strongly predict adverse health outcomes in old age: the rush memory and aging project, a community-based cohort study

Aron S Buchman, Sue E Leurgans, Patricia A Boyle,, Julie A Schneider,, Steven E Arnold, David A Bennett

Open Access Minireview

Pregnancy-related pelvic girdle pain: an update

Nikolaos K Kanakaris, Craig S Roberts, Peter V Giannoudis

Open Access Research article

Comparison of postmenopausal endogenous sex hormones among Japanese, Japanese Brazilians, and non-Japanese Brazilians

Motoki Iwasaki, Yoshio Kasuga, Shiro Yokoyama, Hiroshi Onuma, Hideki Nishimura, Ritsu Kusama, Gerson Shigeaki Hamada, Ines Nobuko Nishimoto, Maria do Socorro Maciel, Juvenal Motola Jr, Fábio Martins Laginha, Roberto Anzai, Shoichiro Tsugane

Open Access Research article

EEG complexity as a biomarker for autism spectrum disorder risk

William Bosl, Adrienne Tierney, Helen Tager-Flusberg, Charles Nelson

Open Access Research article

MUC4gene polymorphisms associate with endometriosis development and endometriosis-related infertility

Cherry Yin-Yi Chang, Hui-Wen Chang, Chih-Mei Chen, Chia-Ying Lin, Chih-Ping Chen, Chih-Ho Lai, Wei-Yong Lin, Hsing-Ping Liu, Jim Jinn-Chyuan Sheu, Fuu-Jen Tsai

Open Access Question and Answer

Q&A: The 'three Ps' of cancer survivorship care

Patricia A Ganz

Open Access Research article

Hypoperfusion of brain parenchyma is associated with the severity of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis: a cross-sectional preliminary report

Paolo Zamboni, Erica Menegatti, Bianca Weinstock-Guttman, Michael G Dwyer, Claudiu V Schirda, Anna M Malagoni, David Hojnacki, Cheryl Kennedy, Ellen Carl, Niels Bergsland, Christopher Magnano, Ilaria Bartolomei, Fabrizio Salvi, Robert Zivadinov

Open Access Research article

Divergence of gut permeability and mucosal immune gene expression in two gluten-associated conditions: celiac disease and gluten sensitivity

Anna Sapone, Karen M Lammers, Vincenzo Casolaro, Marcella Cammarota, Maria Teresa Giuliano, Mario De Rosa, Rosita Stefanile, Giuseppe Mazzarella, Carlo Tolone, Maria Itria Russo, Pasquale Esposito, Franca Ferraraccio, Maria Cartenì, Gabriele Riegler, Laura de Magistris, Alessio Fasano

Open Access Debate

'Gut health': a new objective in medicine?

Stephan C Bischoff

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