background: to investigate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (mets) in young chinese population and assess the as­sociation between homa-ir and different components of mets in young chinese men. methods: overall 5576 young chinese subjects (age range [19-44 yr], 3636 men) were enrolled in, who visited our health care center for a related health checkup from march to december 2008. the intern...

PROBLEM Gender differences of young drivers involved in crashes and the associated differences in risk factors have not been fully explored in the United States (U.S.). Accordingly, this study investigated the topic, where the odds ratios (ORs) were used to identify differences in crash involvements between male and female young drivers. METHOD Logistic regression models for injury severity o...

A preoperative diagnosis of solid pseudopapillary neoplasms (SPNs) in young male patients is difficult to achieve using radiological images. We herein present three cases of young male patients with relatively small SPNs. Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) showed well-encapsulated, smooth-surfaced, heterogeneous solid lesions in all patients, and all preoperative diagnoses were achieved by EUS-guided ...

INTRODUCTION To describe a young Chinese male with muscle dysmorphia, a recently proposed variant of body dysmorphic disorder. CLINICAL PICTURE A 24-year-old Chinese male with a morbid fear of weight and muscle loss with associated compulsive weight training, avoidance behaviour, forced eating, depressed mood and disturbed body image. TREATMENT Antidepressants and cognitive-behavioural psyc...

The ECG done on his arrival at the emergency room (see questions) shows (i) sinus tachycardia, (ii) a QRS complex that ends with a positive deflection (or prominent J wave) that is, a rsR9 pattern in V1 and V2, and (iii) an elevated downsloping ST segment ending in a small negative T-wave deflection. This ECG pattern in someone with a history of syncopy and documented ventricular fibrillation/a...

The ECG done on his arrival at the emergency room (see questions) shows (i) sinus tachycardia, (ii) a QRS complex that ends with a positive deflection (or prominent J wave) that is, a rsR9 pattern in V1 and V2, and (iii) an elevated downsloping ST segment ending in a small negative T-wave deflection. This ECG pattern in someone with a history of syncopy and documented ventricular fibrillation/a...

Yau Ma Tei Dermatology Clinic, 12/F, Yau Ma Tei Specialist Clinic, 143 Battery Street, Kowloon, Hong Kong A 22-year-old Chinese male patient presented with eighteen years history of extensive asymptomatic erythematous and hypopigmented papules over his hands, neck, back and knees. A diagnosis of epidermodysplasia verruciformis was made based on the characteristic clinical findings and the histo...

Vol. 26, No. 6, 2014 771 Received November 6, 2013, Revised November 28, 2013, Accepted for publication November 29, 2013 Corresponding author: Hee Young Kang, Department of Dermatology, Ajou University School of Medicine, 164 World Cup-ro, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-380, Korea. Tel: 82-31-219-5190, Fax: 82-31-219-5189, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article distributed under the...

BACKGROUND Rates of suicide and undetermined death increased rapidly in Scotland in the 1980's and 1990's. The largest increases were in men, with a marked increase in rates in younger age groups. This was associated with an increase in hanging as a method of suicide. National suicide prevention work has identified young men as a priority group. Routinely collected national information suggeste...