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Risk and benefit in food and additives.

Every human activity can be looked at from the point of view of risks and benefit, though we often have difficulty in deciding on an agreed definition for these terms. For risks of death and disease a few principles can be formulated, keeping in mind as our standard examples the risks of ski-ing, smoking, pregnancy, accidents to workers on a building site or in deep sea fishing, or risks in war...

Risk Factors for Renal Failure: From Infancy to Adulthood

The incidence and progression of renal injury vary substantially among individuals who are at risk for kidney disease. Variability of risk for the occurrence and progression of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) suggests that biologically relevant characteristics may influence the occurrence or course of the renal disease. Prediction of increased risk of occurrence or progression of CKD may enable cl...

Risk Factors and Prognostic Factors of Acute Renal Failure in Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit, Tehran-Iran

Acute renal failure (ARF) is defined as a sudden and continuous decrease of glomerular function associated with azotemia, and may be followed by decreased urinary output. There is a high incidence of ARF in ICU patients with a high mortality rate. Many factors can promote ARF development or influence its outcome. This study was done to assess the incidence, risk factors, outcome and treatme...

Manifestations and Risk Factors of Atherosclerosis in Chronic Renal Failure

5 CONTENTS 6 ABBREVIATIONS 8 LIST OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS 9 INTRODUCTION 10 REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 12 1. Cardiovascular disease in chronic renal failure 12 2. Clinical manifestations of atherosclerotic vascular disease in chronic renal failure 15 2.1. Coronary artery disease 15 Diagnosis of coronary artery disease 16 2.2. Cerebrovascular disease 18 Diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease 18 2.3...