INTRODUCTION This study describes the incidence and risk factors of de novo nephrolithiasis among patients with lymphoproliferative or myeloproliferative diseases who have undergone chemotherapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS From 2001 to 2011, patients with lymphoproliferative or myeloproliferative disorders treated with chemotherapy were retrospectively identified. The incidence of image proven nep...

BACKGROUND Spinal manipulation therapy (SMT) is a popular though controversial practice. The debates surrounding efficacy and risk of SMT are only partially evident in popular discourse. OBJECTIVE This study aims to investigate the presence of critiques and debates surrounding efficacy and risk of SMT on the social media platform Twitter. The study examines whether there is presence of debate...

Few studies have been conducted on the relationship between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and cervical human papillomavirus (HPV) incidence and persistent infection. We performed a prospective cohort study including 8598 female employees in Hunan, China. First, the subjects were stratified into HPV-negative (N = 7282) and HPV-positive (N = 1316) subgroups, according to the results of an HPV DNA tes...

PRL/v98/e113602. Chen, S., Y.-A. Chen, T. Strassel, Z.-S. Yuan, B. Zhao,J. Schmiedmayer, and J.-W. Pan, 2006, Phys. Rev. Lett.97(17), 173004, URL http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v97/e173004.Chen, S., Y.-A. Chen, B. Zhao, Z.-S. Yuan, J. Schmiedmayer,and J.-W. Pan, 2007a, Phys. Rev. Lett. 99(18), 180505, URL http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v99/e180505. Chen, Y.-A., S. Chen, ...

HSPs (heat-shock proteins) are molecular chaperones synthesized under stress conditions, and are involved in renal cell survival and matrix remodelling in acute and chronic renal diseases. In the present study, we investigated whether the HSP70 gene polymorphisms affect susceptibility to DN (diabetic nephropathy) in patients with T2DM (Type 2 diabetes mellitus). The study group consisted of 452...

BACKGROUND A program, supported by the GEMHEP (Groupe d'étude Moléculaire des Hépatites), was established in 2007 in the sanitary district of Tokombéré, to prevent perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus (HBV). It comprises screening for HBV surface antigen (HBsAg) in all pregnant women and vaccinating the newborn if tests are positive. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS 1276 women were enrolled ...