LIFETIME RISK ALGORITHM IDENTIFIES MORE PATIENTS WITH CAROTID AND FEMORAL PLAQUES THAN 10 YR OR 30 YR FRAMINGHAM RISK ALGORITHMS

Carotid intima-media thickness, plaques, and Framingham risk score as independent determinants of stroke risk.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The Framingham stroke risk score (FSRS) and Framingham cardiovascular risk score (FCRS) estimate the individual absolute cardiovascular and stroke risks. Common carotid artery intima-media thickness (CCA-IMT) and carotid plaques (CPs) are markers of subclinical atherosclerosis and help in the early identification of presymptomatic individuals. The purpose of this study wa...

Higher leptin-to-adiponectin ratio is associated with carotid and femoral stiffening in young adults: a 6-yr longitudinal study

Bronchodilator responsiveness and atopy in 5-10-yr-old coughers.

Cough-variant asthma is considered by some to be an asthma phenotype. Bronchodilator responsiveness (BDR) is an undisputed feature of asthma. Of school-aged wheezers, 90% are atopic. Are school-aged coughers who demonstrate BDR also atopic? If so, then it would be reasonable to reserve the diagnosis cough-variant asthma for this particular group. Airway resistance was measured by the interrupte...

Are COVID-19 Protective Behaviours and Risk Perception More Common in Diabetic Women than Non-Diabetics?

Objective: Diabetic patients are more likely to be infected and are at the higher risk of morbidity and mortality in COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to compare the preventive behaviours and perceived risk of COVID-19 in women with and without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Materials and Methods: The analytical cross-sectional study was conducted from June to July 2020 on 151 par...

Less teaching, more learning: 10-yr study supports increasing student learning through less coverage and more inquiry.

In this study, we compared gains in student content learning over a 10-yr period in which the introductory biology laboratory curriculum was changed in two ways: an increase of inquiry and a reduction of content. Three laboratory formats were tested: traditional 1-wk-long cookbook laboratories, two 7-wk-long inquiry laboratories, and one 14-wk-long inquiry laboratory. As the level of inquiry in...