Oral clefts include cleft lip (CL), cleft palate (CP), and cleft lip and palate (CLP) and collectively these constitute a heterogeneous group of nonfatal birth defects known to be multifactorial in origin, in that both genes and environmental factors contribute to their etiology (Mitchell et al., ’02). The incidence of oral clefting varies from 0.6 to 1.7 per 1,000 Caucasian births. African Ame...

BACKGROUND Bleeding and rupture of blood vessels has been correlated with weather conditions in the past. This is the first study in the world literature with the aim of investigating the relationship between atmospheric pressure and temperature with the presentation of aortic dissection. METHODS The dates of all emergency aortic dissection repairs from 1996-2002 in a regional cardiothoracic ...

D epression is a recognized risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD), which shares risk factors and patho-physiological features with preeclampsia.1,2 Thus, it is reasonable to hypothesize an association between the presence of mood disorder during gestation and preeclampsia. Potential mechanisms are similar to those hypothesized for depression and CVD, including chronic ...

For many years, numerous investigators have been trying to better understand the evolution of the vertebrates, especially the phylogeny of the tetrapods or land vertebrates. Most of the information comes from paleontological or anatomic work. Nucleic acid and protein sequence analyses are very recent techniques and are providing new information on the subject (Bernardi et al., 1992). The relati...

Aim. Ovarian epithelial dysplasia was initially described in material from prophylactic oophorectomies performed in patients at genetic risk of ovarian cancer. Similar histopathological abnormalities have been revealed after ovulation stimulation. Since infertility is also a risk factor for ovarian neoplasia, the aim of this study was to study the relationship between infertility and ovarian dy...

A clear definition of 'alcohol quality' is currently not available and the use of the term varies considerably depending on the scientific field and the individual author. Intrinsic factors of 'alcohol quality' may be taste and flavour or the absence of certain toxic contaminants. Extrinsic factors may include price, brand image, labelling or perceived authenticity, which are typically unrelate...