Epidemiology supports oral contraceptives as a risk factor in Crohn's disease

periodontal disease as a risk factor for ischemic heart disease

background: coronary artery disease is recognized as one of the three major causes of mortality around the world. the role of inflammation in producing coronary artery disease has been established in previous studies. since periodontitis, which is highly prevalent, is considered as a cause of inflammation, its influence on producing coronary artery disease was investigated in the present study ...

Oral contraceptives after liver disease.

Administration of oral contraceptives to 10 women was started two weeks after the normalization of the serum enzyme activities in the convalescent period of viral hepatitis, and to five women eight weeks after an operation of obstructive jaundice. Routine liver function tests were performed at intervals of two weeks for two to three months. The liver function tests stayed within normal limits d...

Oral contraceptives and thromboembolic disease.

Oral contraceptives postdatism as a complication.

The relationship between previous use of oral contraceptives (OCs) and postdatism was investigated in 1496 women attending an antenatal clinic in a 7-month period in 1981. Postdatism was defined as spontaneous labor and delivery 14 or more days beyond the expected date of delivery as calculated by Naegele's rule (i.e., 9 months plus 1 week from the last menstrual period). 186 of the women rep...

AGE proteins as a causative factor in Alzheimer's Disease

The reaction between reducing sugars and protein free amines, known as the Maillar reaction results in the formation of advanced glycation endproducts (AGEs). AGE modification changes the structure of proteins to amyloid cross-beta structure. These protein structures can activate receptors known as RAGE on glial cells (microglia and astrocytes), and induce the expression of inducible nitric oxi...