Should it be Called Alzheimer’s?

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Why birdshot retinochoroiditis should rather be called ‘HLA-A29 uveitis’?

BIRDSHOT RETINOCHOROIDITIS: THE ORIGINS OF THE DISEASE NAME Birdshot retinochoroiditis (BRC) is a uveitis predominantly affecting the posterior segment of the eye with dual, independent retinal and choroidal inflammation and almost only seen in Caucasians. 2 Ryan and Maumenee first described the bilateral retinochoroidal inflammatory disease in early 1980, reporting on 13 patients. These author...

Willke : Pro - choice should be called pro - abortion

in s ta l ls e -m a il in a ll d o rm ro o m s w ith in th e n e x t tw o y ea rs . A ccord ing to L arissa Herczeg, executive coordinator of Board of T ru stees rep o rts , installing e-m ail and cable at the same time is the most sen­ sible and cost-effective action for the University to take. “Since they’re already going to be w iring the room s for email, it m akes sense to install cable no...

Should Leg Weakness in Growing Chicks Be Called Rickets?*

The authors (1, 2), as well as other investigators (3) in the field of poultry nutrition, have called the condition in growing chicks, popularly known as leg weakness, rickets. The use of the term rickets is in harmony with the idea expressed by Park (4) in a discussion of the etiology of rickets in which he states, “Increasing knowledge concerning rickets has made it necessary to broaden the v...

Renin angiotensin system blockade and nephropathy: why is it being called into question, and should it be?

Renin Angiotensin System Blockade and Nephropathy: Why Is It Being Called into Question, and Should It Be? Norman K. Hollenberg* and Murray Epstein *Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Department of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts; and Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 1: 1046–1048, 2006. doi: 10.2215...