INTRODUCTION Although corticosteroid therapy for asthma improves lung function and reduces airway inflammation, the relation between these two events is unclear. This article investigates associations between changes in bronchial inflammation and lung function during high-dose inhaled corticosteroid therapy for asthma. METHODS Nine subjects with atopic asthma received high-dose inhaled flutic...

OBJECTIVE To determine the creamatocrit values of breastmilk at different lactational periods during the first 6 months after delivery and its relation to infant growth. DESIGN Prospective follow-up study. SETTING Maternity and well baby clinics of a metropolitan teaching, a rural teaching and a suburban municipal hospital. SUBJECTS 1322 exclusively breastfed infants and their mothers. Th...

OBJECTIVES To report on a large experience with laparoscopic cholecystectomy-associated bile duct injuries (LC-BDIs) and examine factors influencing outcomes. DESIGN A retrospective medical record review. Univariate statistical analysis was used to identify risk factors for postoperative complications. SETTING Two university-affiliated hospitals. PATIENTS Sixty-nine patients who underwent...

In this study, alterations in the liver antioxidant enzymes status and lipid peroxidation in short-term (8-weeks) and long-term (24-weeks) diabetic rats were examined. Glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were significantly increased, but superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity was significantly reduced in 8-weeks diabetic rats, compared to control. Catalase (CA...

Introduction:  In order to assess echocardiographic left ventricular functional indices in patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC), after L-T4 withdrawal (short-term overt hypothyroidism) and during TSH suppressive therapy, we have evaluated cardiac hemodynamics in a single cohort study. Methods: 24 patients with DTC were studied in two phases: 1: at least 4 weeks after L-T4 withd...

The puipal responses to two microfilled composite resins and a conventional composite resin were investigated in adult rhesus monkey teeth. All materials were randomly placed in unetched and unlined Qass V buccal cavity preparations, A tota! of 90 teeth were used in the study. Each material was evaluated at 3 days, 5 weeks and 8 weeks. Following perfusion, the teeth were prepared using routine ...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The effect of the treatment of arterial hypertension with angiotensin inhibitors on the autonomic response to orthostatism was studied. PATIENTS AND METHOD In 20 hypertensive patients, enalapril (10 to 20 mg) was administered daily for four weeks. Then, irbesartan (150 to 300 mg) was given for four weeks. Finally, 10 mg of enalapril combined with 150 mg of irbesart...

Anterior fontanelles from 19 fetuses over a range of gestational ages (from 8 weeks to full term) were obtained to study the anatomy and development in relation to the application of the principles of fontanometry. The most important feature was the development of an elastic membrane by 23 weeks' gestation; a subcutaneous layer of fat had appeared by 28 weeks' gestation.