Extrahepatic Manifestations of ...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common blood-borne infection in the United States and is a leading cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. Ext ...
Update on Current Epidemiologic ...
Hepatitis C virus infection remains a leading cause of liver disease worldwide and is currently the principal reason for liver transplantation in th ...
Hepatitis C Virus and Innate Im ...
The innate immune response represents the first line of defense against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The response is an early, coordinated eff ...
The DASH Diet and Insulin Sensi ...
Lifestyle modifications, including adoption of the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) dietary pattern, weight loss in individuals who ar ...
Prognosis of Intractable Epilep ...
Until recently, very little data existed on longterm seizure prognosis of patients with intractable epilepsy. We review recent work that assessed se ...
Systematic Therapy for Unresect ...
Unresectable or metastatic disease occurs in 40% to 60% of soft-tissue sarcoma (STS) patients and portends a poor prognosis. For decades, doxorubici ...
Oral Contraceptive Use and Bone
Sex hormones play a key role in bone homeostasis, and oral contraceptive (OC) use may affect bone mass in women. However, the nature of the associat ...
The Hypothalamus: Specific or N ...
The clinical features of trigeminal autonomic cephalalgias (TACs), such as trigeminal distribution of pain, circadian/circannual rhythmicity, and ip ...
Long-term Treatment of Pediatri ...
Major depressive disorder in children and adolescents is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, and benefits from intervention. Howeve ...
Attachment and its Vicissitudes ...
This article reviews the recent literature on attachment and attachment-related constructs in borderline personality disorder, with attention given ...
Contemporary Imaging of the Ren ...
Renal masses increasingly are detected incidentally in asymptomatic individuals. Accurate characterization of these lesions is important for clinica ...
Salvage Cryotherapy for Radiati ...
Potentially curative salvage options for radiorecurrent prostate cancer include prostatectomy, brachytherapy, high-intensity focused ultrasound, and ...
Riboflavin Depletion Impairs Ce ...
Background and Aims Riboflavin (vitamin B2) is an essential dietary component with a known function in oxidative metabolism. Our previous data using ...
Surgical Prophylaxis of Pouchit ...
Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is now the procedure of choice for most patients requiring proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis. The J-shaped ...
Activated Syndecan-1 Shedding C ...
Background Syndecan-1(Sdc1) plays important roles in many steps of inflammatory responses. In ulcerative colitis patients, decreased Sdc1 expression ...
Endoscopy in the Diagnosis and ...
Background Gastrointestinal illness may result from either an underlying structural abnormality (e.g. neoplastic obstruction), or a functional disor ...
Smoking and Barrett’s Esophagus ...
Background Cigarette use is associated with esophageal adenocarcinoma, and cross-sectional studies suggest an association between smoking and Barret ...
Disease-Specific Knowledge, Cop ...
Background Little is known about the effects of diseaserelated education and knowledge in individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The lim ...
Hepatobiliary Disease Associate ...
Gastrointestinal involvement in the idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) most commonly manifests as gastroenteritis. There are, however, case ...
Use of Enterally Delivered Angi ...
Background Renin-angiotensin system blockade reduces inflammation in several organ systems. Having found a fourfold increase in angiotensin II type ...
Relationship of Pancreatic Mass ...
Background Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is central to discerning the diagnosis of solid pancreatic tumors through t ...
Pharyngeal Swallowing Sound Pro ...
Recently, we described three components of a normal pharyngeal swallowing sound. The aim of the present study was to identify variations of these co ...
Promoting Shared Decision-Makin ...
To address the risks of aspiration pneumonia, patients with dysphagia may be prescribed a modified diet. The goal of diet modification is to decreas ...
Environmental home inspection s ...
This review deals with environmental home inspection services in Western Europe provided for patients at the request of attending physicians to impr ...
Insight into physical activity ...
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is increasingly reported in children, mainly in the presence of overweight/ obesity. From the most recent report, up to 60 ...