Description of Procedure or Service Populations Interventions Comparators Outcomes Individuals:  With signs and symptoms of bladder cancer or a history of bladder cancer Interventions of interest are:  Urinary tumor marker tests Comparators of interest are:  Cytology  Cystoscopy  Biopsy Relevant outcomes include:  Overall survival  Disease-specific survival  Test accuracy  Test validit...

Background and aim: Pigmented purpuric dermatoses are a group of chronic and recurrent skin diseases resulting from lymphocyte-mediated leakage of erythrocytes. No effective treatment has been suggested for these conditions. This study was performed to evaluate the efficacy of oral pentoxiphylline in the treatment of pigmented purpuric dermatoses.Materials and Methods: ...

Over the past fifteen years, positive psychology research has validated a set of happiness enhancing techniques. These techniques are relatively simple exercises that allow happiness seekers to mimic thoughts and behavior of naturally happy people, in order to increase their level of well-being. Because research has shown that the joint use of these exercises increases their effects, practition...

over the past two decades, shanghai, the largest megacity in china, has been coping with unprecedented growth of its economy and population while overcoming previous underinvestment in the health system by the central and local governments. we study the evolution of shanghai’s healthcare system by analyzing “avoidable mortality” (am) – deaths amenable to public health and healthcare interventio...

RATIONALE There is a low risk of developing Graves disease (GD) with elevated thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAbs) in patients undergoing radioiodine therapy for toxic adenoma. PATIENT CONCERNS An old female patient with a history of Hashimoto thyroiditis was referred to our department due to thyrotoxic symptoms. After the administration of radioiodine, a significant remission was achieved...

BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is characterized by significant prevalence and cost in the managed care setting. Despite overwhelming evidence in favor of statin use for lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), medication compliance to these agents remains suboptimal, as it does in other disease states. OBJECTIVE To establish the benefits of statin therapy in cardiovascular dis...

The global burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) continues to grow in part due to better outcomes in other major diseases and in part because a substantial portion of the worldwide population continues to be exposed to inhalant toxins. However, a disproportionate burden of COPD occurs in people of low socioeconomic status (SES) due to differences in health behaviors, sociopolit...

background and aims. lichen planus is a chronic inflammatory disorder with unspecified etiology, appearing as a result of stress, genetic predisposition and immunologic factors. erosive type of the disease is more important because of its clinical symptoms of pain, irritation and malignancy risk. despite various medications used, a definite cure for lichen planus is unknown. regarding the effec...