OBJECTIVES Previous studies have demonstrated that ischemia-modified albumin (IMA) is a useful marker for the diagnosis of ischemic events. This study aimed to determine the value of ischemia-modified plasma albumin in the early diagnosis of acute mesenteric ischemia in an experimental model. METHODS The study was performed on 32 Wistar albino rats divided into control (n = 8), sham (n = 8), ...

Dental impressions are often neglected in clinical practice as a source of spread of infectious diseases. In Pakistan more than fifty percent of the clinicians do not disinfect impressions. Blood and saliva contaminated impressions should be either disinfected or sterilized before further handling. Aim of this study was to determine effect of autoclave sterilization on the time dependent dimens...

PURPOSE This study was designed to determine the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics, and to seek preliminary evidence of anticancer activity of trabectedin, a novel marine-derived DNA minor grove binder, when administered as a 1-hour or 3-hour i.v. infusion for 3 consecutive weeks every 4 weeks in patients with advanced solid malignancies. The study also sought to determine the maximum ...

Food frequency questionnaires (FFQ) are designed to assess habitual diet by asking about the frequency with which food items or specific food groups are consumed over a reference period. In this study, we have developed a FFQ to assess habitual dietary intake of healthy adults to estimate the quality of their nutrition and conducted a study to validate the developed FFQ against a three-day 24-h...

INTRODUCTION The effect of varying portion size in a natural environment on the self-regulation of 24-hour energy intake has not been evaluated. We studied students at 16 preschools in Chicago to determine the effect of meals with variable energy and macronutrients on the amount consumed over a 24-hour period (ie, at preschool and outside of preschool). METHODS The food items and portion size...

SUMMARY A 24 hour urinary calcium was measured in 21 healthy women and 32 healthy men. There were 20 evaluated once, 30 twice, and in 3 cases, urine collections were repeated 3 times. Oral calcium intake and urinary creatinine over 24 hours were also measured. The mean urine calcium in women was 126 mg/24 h and the range was 45-225, in men the values were 171 and 65-246. Oral daily calcium in...

See also page 216 I n early 1964, folklore of the sanctity of medical marriages was shattered publically by none other than that stalwart television series General Hospital, the longest-running soap opera produced in Hollywood and, for a decade, one of the most viewed shows on television. Within its first 4 episodes, nurse Jessie Brewer (played by Emily McLaughlin) sought extramarital solace fr...