An important problem exists in the interpretation of modern medical research data: Biological understanding and previous research play little formal role in the interpretation of quantitative results. This phenomenon is manifest in the discussion sections of research articles and ultimately can affect the reliability of conclusions. The standard statistical approach has created this situation b...

The assessment of male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms presents a common urological request and prostatic surgery places heavy demands on Health Service resources. Sixty male patients attended a urine flow clinic during their preliminary clinical assessment, to identify those with objective evidence of bladder outflow obstruction. Nineteen were shown to have a reduced urine flow rate...

In This Issue: • NovoSeven • Therapeutic Interchanges Introduction: Recombinant human activated Factor VII (rFVIIa), or NovoSeven, is a hemostatic agent which is structurally similar to human plasma-derived coagulation Factor VIIa. Recombinant FVIIa is currently licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in patients with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors to Factor VIII or Factor IX o...

The studentlegislature passed a bill Thesday that ·ccindemned "the ~ntofhomo~:·~. however, the legislators defeated another bill that would have recommended amending the university's policy of non-discrimination to include non-discrimination on the basis of sexual preference. Bill36, the Harassment Condemnation Resolution, passed after a short -discussion. It read, "The legislatUre condemns the...

Sterilization is defined as process by which an article surface or medium is freed of all micro-organisms including virus, bacteria, spores and fungi both pathogenic and non-pathogenic. A sterile object, in the microbiological sense, is free of living microorganisms. The objective of sterilization is to remove microorganisms or destroy them from materials or from areas since they cause contamin...

Background: Correlation between blood glucose or glycemic load and neoplastic growth has been established for a number of types of cancer. Previous studies involved mice and/or fewer than 20 human subjects and/or were retrospective. This is a 7-year interventional study of 317 consecutive human cancer patients at one clinic, who were treated naturopathically, with cancer-disrupting nutrients an...

Sustaining access to healthcare in a resourcepoor setting is a key challenge in achieving global health.1 While there exist huge differences in healthcare systems between developing and developed countries, shortages of doctors and other health professionals in rural and remote areas are universal issues.2 In rural areas, both patient-specific and extrinsic factors affect access to healthcare.3...

The CFPB, whose primary mission involves increasing transparency in financial markets and providing means to empower consumers to make solid financial decisions, has conducted research to better understand the problems consumers face in the mortgage closing process. Collected through reviews of consumer complaints, public requests for information, and interviews with consumers and industry stak...

Lymphoedema is a clinically unusual picture characterized by slowing down or block of the lymphatic circulation of limb or limbs affected, with progressively worsening evolution and appearance of recurrent acute lymphangitis complications, responsible for a further increase in volume and consistency of edema. The diagnosis or early identification of lymphoedema as well as its predisposition, ca...