Low Serum Oxytocin Concentrations Are Associated with Painful Menstruation

On Painful Menstruation

Low serum albumin concentrations are associated with disease severity in patients with myasthenia gravis

Serum albumin (S-Alb) is a widely used biomarker of nutritional status and disease severity in patients with autoimmune diseases. We investigated the correlation between S-Alb and the severity of myasthenia gravis (MG).A total number of 166 subjects were recruited in the study. Subjects were divided into 3 groups (T1 to T3) by S-Alb levels: T1: 21.1 to 38.4 g/L, T2: 38.5 to 41.5 g/L, T3: 41.6 t...

Low Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentrations Are Associated with Increased Risk for Melanoma and Unfavourable Prognosis

BACKGROUND Low vitamin D status (serum 25(OH)D concentration) is associated with increased incidence and unfavourable outcome of various types of cancer. However, there are limited data on influence of serum 25(OH)D on risk and prognosis of malignant melanoma. METHODS Basal serum 25(OH)D concentrations were retrospectively analyzed in a cohort of melanoma patients (n = 324) and healthy contro...

A Case of Painful Menstruation, Attended with Vomiting

A Young woman, aged 19, has, ever fince (he firft menftruated, been affiidted, at that period, with fevere and incelTant vomitings. They were lefs fo, indeed, in the beginning, but for two or three years paft they have regularly returned with her menfes, and continued in a very fevere degree during the whole time of that difcharge. She fays, that in a very fhort time after Ihe perceives the fym...

Are 25(OH) D concentrations associated with asthma control and pulmonary function test?

Background: The relationship between vitamin D and asthma is still under investigation. We aimed to evaluate the association between serum vitamin D levels and clinical characteristics of asthma, and the impact of vitamin D deficiency on the clinical manifestations, as them being the issues of debate. Methods: Patients who were admitted to the outpatient clinics of Chest Diseases Department of...