A 5 percent of family physicians and 7 percent of all physicians are sued for malpractice in the United States each year, according to a recent study. The incidence of lawsuits is much greater in some surgical subspecialties, with annual rates approaching 20 percent among neurosurgeons and cardiothoracic surgeons. For low-risk specialties including family medicine, the annual incidence of claim...

Both from Escherichia coli K12 W3630 carrying an R-factor, R+75, and from the parent strain at least six penicillin- and cephalosporin-binding proteins were obtained as soluble forms. The molecular weights of the binding proteins of the strain carrying an R-factor were similar to those of the parent strain and not affected by the presence of an R-factor which specified the production of a beta-...

OBJECTIVES To determine the impact of introducing copayments on medical care use and expenditures for low-income, adult Medicaid beneficiaries. DATA SOURCES/STUDY SETTING The Oregon Health Plan (OHP) implemented copayments and other benefit changes for some adult beneficiaries in February 2003. STUDY DESIGN Copayment effects were measured as the "difference-in-difference" in average monthly...

Citrobacter freundii bacteria were grown in LB medium containing cadmium ion. In order to reduce adverse effect caused by cadmium, different concentrations of vitamin C, added the growth medium. While concentration was determined spectrophotometer, amounts water and fat-soluble vitamins also HPLC. The varied from 0 (control), 10, 20, 40, 60, 75, 100, 125 ppm has not been observed on bacteria, u...

According to the latest update from the National Cancer Institute (February 1988), "the age adjusted mortality rate for all cancers combined except lung cancer has been declining since 1950 for all individual age groups except 85 and above."['] That represents a 13-percent decrease overall, 44 000 deaths below expected, and a 0.1-percent increase in the over-85 group (unless otherwise noted, al...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to identify the anatomical basis for perception of lower eyelid bags in patients seeking aesthetic surgery and to evaluate the cumulative contribution of different anatomic characteristics before surgery. METHODS The histories and photographs of patients whose motivation for aesthetic consultation was lower eyelid bags were analyzed. Six categories of ...