AIMS The incidence of myocarditis is uncertain as diagnostic criteria have been vague. We evaluated the incidence of myocarditis presenting in three well defined forms (mimicking myocardial infarction, presenting as dilated cardiomyopathy, and as a cause of sudden death) in young men in military service over a 20-year period. METHODS AND RESULTS The study population consisted of 672 672 Finni...

A 76-year-old female patient presented to our hospital because of skin necrosis with purulent exudate from a four to five-standing relapsed umbilical hernia with no associated fever, vomiting, or bowel obstruction signs. Her relevant history included diabetes mellitus and high blood pressure, as well as hernioplasty for an umbilical hernia that relapsed twice. Examination reveals a large tender...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the risks associated with wildlife rehabilitation and the reemergence of wildlife rabies in North Carolina through assessment of the status of knowledge and attitudes of licensed in-state wildlife rehabilitators about rabies and rabies vector species (RVS). DESIGN Questionnaire survey. SAMPLE POPULATION 672 North Carolina licensed wildlife rehabilitators registered in ...

672 Am J P Abstract: Exposure to ultraviolet radiation from indoor tanning device use is associated with an increased risk of skin cancer, including risk of malignant melanoma, and is an urgent public health problem. By reducing indoor tanning, future cases of skin cancer could be prevented, along with the associated morbidity, mortality, and healthcare costs. On August 20, 2012, the CDC hosted...

The leptin receptor (LR) complex is composed of a single subunit belonging to the class I cytokine receptor family and exists as a preformed complex. The extracellular portion contains two cytokine receptor homology (CRH) domains, separated by an Ig-like domain and followed by two membrane-proximal fibronectin type III (FNIII) domains. The mechanisms underlying ligand-induced receptor activatio...

INTRODUCTION We assessed the possible consequences of applying the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for imaging studies of children younger than 3 years with urinary tract infection (UTI) to clinical practice, in terms of altered diagnoses and treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a retrospective cohort of 672 patients with UTI, we evaluated indications for ...

فاصله بین سقوط ایلخانان (736 ق) تا روی کار آمدن صفویان (907 ق) از پرآشوب­ترین و آشفته­ترین دوره­های تاریخ ایران است که عرصه را برای نضج و قدرت­گیری حکومت­های مختلفی در گوشه و کنار ایران فراهم آورد. جغرافیای سیاسی قبایل کُرد در غرب و شمال غرب که صحنه قدرت­نمایی آل جلایر، تیموریان، قراقویونلوها و آق قویونلوها بود از جمله حوزه­های موردتوجه و فعالیت حکومت­های مورد اشاره بود. پژوهش حاضر درصدد پژوهش د...