BACKGROUND Depression costs the United States dollars 40 billion annually. Primary care physicians play a key role in the identification and treatment of depression. This study focused on the treatment options recommended by physicians and whether physicians were following the recommended treatment guidelines. METHODS We recorded treatment recommendations by examining charts for all patients ...

j u l y/ a u g u s t 2 0 1 0 , v o l . 6 8 , n o 7 / 8 Primary myelofibrosis (PMF) belongs to the group of Philadelphia chromosome negative (Ph) chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms caused by a clonal stem cell disorder presenting with myeloproliferation and fibrosis. The clinical presentation is characterised by anaemia, marked hepatosplenomegaly, leuko-erythroblastosis, constitutional symptom...

Sternal tumors are very rare and challenging. Secondary sternal tumors are more common than primary tumors. These tumors are usually refractory to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, and surgery is the best choice for their treatment. In this study, we reported the collected data of 15 patients with primary and secondary tumors of the sternum, histological type, as well as kind of resection and reco...