www.aafp.org/afp AMERICAN FAMILY PHYSICIAN 1405 unclear in approximately 30 percent of cases. Factors that complicate the diagnosis include the complex anatomy of the region and the frequent coexistence of two or more disorders. In one study of 21 patients with groin pain, 19 patients were found to have two or more disorders. The investigators concluded that groin pain in athletes is complex an...

We describe the avidity maturation of IgGs in human toxoplasmosis using sequential serum samples from accidental and natural infections. In accidental cases, avidity increased continuously throughout infection while naturally infected patients showed a different profile. Twenty-five percent of sera from chronic patients having specific IgM positive results could be appropriately classified usin...

Cerebellar metastases from superficial bladder cancer are extremely rare. Bladder cancer is the second most common cancer of the urinary tract. It is the fourth most common cancer in men and eight most common in women in Europe where its incidence is estimated at 104,000 in 2006. Seventy percent of bladder cancer is confined to the mucosa (Ta, CIS-T1), but 30% is invasive. The most common solid...

to investigate the effects of deficit irrigation and different levels of nitrogen fertilizer on somequantitative and qualitative properties of melissa, a pot experiment was conducted for one year (2011) inmazandaran province. experiment was carried out as a factorial based on randomized complete blockdesign with three replications. irrigation treatments (25, 52 and 75 percent field capacity, fc...

UNLABELLED LATEST DATA: This Issue Brief examines the level of participation by workers in public- and private-sector employment-based pension or retirement plans, based on the U.S. Census Bureau's March 2011 Current Population Survey (CPS), the most recent data currently available (for year-end 2010). SPONSORSHIP RATE: Among all working-age (21-64) wage and salary employees, 54.2 percent worke...

Highlights:1. The selection of delivery methods in pregnant patients with myopia is needed to prevent blindness.2. Although there was no report retinal detachment either spontaneous or cesarean section this study, all pathologic peripheral degeneration should be consulted by Ophthalmologist. AbstractIntroduction: blindness. This study aimed calculate and prevalence myopia.Methods: a descriptive...

Social capital refers to various levels of social relationships formed through social networks. Measurement differences have lead to imprecise measurement. A meta-analysis of eligible studies assessing the bivariate association between social capital and self-reported health and all-cause mortality was performed. Thirty-nine studies met inclusion criteria, showing social capital increased odds ...