the european court lifted the italian ban on pre-implantation diagnostics (pgd). as such the court accepted pgd as a generally accepted means for medically assisted procreation, which may have consequences for other member states prohibiting pgd.

This study was designed to determine the therapeutic efficacy and safety of the Shi-cha capsule, a Chinese herbal formula, in the treatment of patients with wind-cold type common cold. In our multi-center, prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation trial, patients with wind-cold type common cold received 0.6 g of Shi-cha capsule plus 0.6 g placebo (group A), 1.2 ...

The objective of this retrospective practice-based study was to evaluate the survival molar teeth and endodontic success after complex treatment up 89 months. Endodontically (Endodontic Treatment Classification (ETC) scores II III) treated first second molars between January 2011-October 2017 within a referral setting were included. Open apices, combined surgical treatment, ETC score I, patient...

Results Almost15 000 trauma events werereported (n1⁄413 481,Pol Pot period; n1⁄41249, past year).Traumatic brain injury wasmostcommoninthehighlyeducated and in individualswiththe highest levels of cumulative trauma.Of all trauma categories, traumaticbraininjuryrevealed the strongest associationwith symptoms of depression, and aweaker association with PTSD.Brain injuryrepresented 4% of the total...

while our knowledge of anuran embryonic and larval surface ciliation and their diversity ofciliation patterns are significant, very few references were noticed on embryonic ciliation in direct-developinganurans, such as species in the genus eleutherodactylus. eleutherodactylus urichi embryos were found tohave surface ciliated cells during much of their development until a few days before hatchi...

BACKGROUND We aimed to estimate the risk of ischemic stroke after intracranial hemorrhage in patients with atrial fibrillation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using discharge data from all nonfederal acute care hospitals and emergency departments in California, Florida, and New York from 2005 to 2012, we identified patients at the time of a first-recorded encounter with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillat...

Background Uncertainty exists about the appropriate use of screening mammography among older women because comorbid illnesses may diminish the benefit of screening. We examined the risk of adverse tumor characteristics and false positive rates according to screening interval, age, and comorbidity. Methods From January 1999 to December 2006, data were collected prospectively on 2993 older women ...

In many arthropods, the appearance of new segments and their differentiation are not completed by end embryogenesis but continue, in different form degree, well after hatching, some cases up to last post-embryonic molt. Focusing on segmentation process currently described as segment addition (or, anamorphosis), we revise here current knowledge discuss it an evolutionary framework which involves...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate predictors of early distant brain failure (DBF) and salvage whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) after treatment with stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) for brain metastases and create a clinically relevant risk score to stratify patients' risk for these events. METHODS The records of 270 patients with brain metastases who were treated with SRS bet...