Exposure-based cognitive behavioral therapy (“exposure therapy”) is the most effective psychological treatment for anxiety disorders. However, popular exposure-based treatments differ substantially in how exposure is delivered, and emerging research indicates that the effectiveness of exposure is closely tied to its manner of delivery. The author will present research indicating tha...

The potential dangers of exposure to X-rays were apparent early after the first clinical applications, prompting the eventual development of standards regarding exposure. Physicians performing interventional procedures that are guided by X-rays are not immune to these potential dangers despite remaining outside of the primary beam. Contemporary studies regarding deleterious subclinical and clin...

OBJECTIVE Although individuals differ substantially in their flavor and food preferences, the source of such differences remains a mystery. The present experimental study was motivated by clinical observations that early experience with formulas establishes subsequent preferences. DESIGN Infants whose parents had chosen to formula-feed them were randomized into 1 of 4 groups by the second wee...

Cancer is the one of most prevalent and leading causes of death in the world. Current ad­vancements in technology improve the understanding of the pathogenesis and pathology of cancers. But, due to enlarging mortality rates, poor prognosis, and lacunae in clinical early predictive biomarkers provide an important momentum to investigate novel early diagnos­tic/prognostic markers and spec...

original article   evaluation of lymphadenopathy is of clinical significance as the underlying disease may range from a treatable infectious etiology to malignant neoplasm. the aim and objective of the present study was to evaluate palpable lymph nodes of population working in small to medium scale industries represented as group a by fine needle aspiration cytology (fnac) and to compare the re...

OBJECTIVE To identify factors associated with excessive proportions of early fetal losses associated with mare reproductive loss syndrome in central Kentucky during 2001. DESIGN Case-control study. PROCEDURE Questionnaires were used to collect information on farm-, pasture-, and individual animal-level factors purportedly associated with mare reproductive loss syndrome. Data were collected ...

Background: The aim of the conservative treatment is the regression of the hyperplastic to normal endometrium. Conservative treatment of endometrial hyperplasia is based on the administration of agents with either antioestrogenic action or direct anti-proliferative effect on the endometrium. Progestagens have been used widely in the treatment of endometrial hyperplasias. Materials and Methods: ...

BACKGROUND Current clinical wisdom is that the vast majority of those who complete suicide suffer from a mental disorder. Uncritical adherence to this belief may limit our understanding and restrict the full range of prevention activities. We aimed to examine the public record for accounts of suicide by men who had been, or were about to be, investigated or apprehended for "sex only" child sex ...

PURPOSE It has recently been reported that intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator improves the clinical outcome after acute stroke. Computed tomography (CT) is the standard imaging method used to determine the indication for thrombolysis. However, detection of early ischemic change often results in an increase in local radiation exposure. Therefore, the effects of decreased matrix...

A complex interplay between genetic and environmental factors partially contributes to the development of allergic diseases by affecting development during prenatal and early life. To explain the dramatic increase in the prevalence of allergic diseases, the hygiene hypothesis proposed that early exposure to infection prevented allergic diseases. The hygiene hypothesis has changed to the microbi...