BACKGROUND The bed is commonly regarded as the main site of house dust mite exposure; however this has not been directly established by continuous measurements. The objective of this study was to determine the pattern of personal exposure to mite aeroallergen over 24 hours. METHODS 12 adults each collected 9 sequential samples (8 during the day, mean 115 mins, and one overnight, mean 514 mins...

everyone there is a rational, informed, and sensitive presentation of the history, current status, and prospects regarding AIDS. There is even an excellent, well-illustrated introduction to the immunology of AIDS. Also provided are summaries of the pathology and clinical presentation of AIDS and of its cousin and sometime precursor, AIDS-related complex (ARC). Last, policy issues related to AID...

In 1999 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) published the landmark report "To err is human: building a safer healthcare system" highlighting critical deficiencies within the area of patient safety. As a consequence, safety culture evolved as a core component of quality management in medicine. Purpose of the investigation at hand was to find out to what extent this is reflected in standard quality r...

The larger portion of the organic carbon in carbonaceous chondrites (CC) is present as a complex and heterogeneous macromolecular material that is insoluble in acids and most solvents (IOM). So far, it has been analyzed only as a whole by microcopy (TEM) and spectroscopy (IR, NMR, EPR), which have offered and overview of its chemical nature, bonding, and functional group composition (e. g., [1]...

Methods Consecutive adolescents with JIA (16-18 years) were recruited from the pediatric rheumatology outpatient clinic at St. Olavs Hospital. Healthy controls were recruited from a local upper secondary school. Both completed a validated questionnaire on health and quality of life (SF-36), and reported pain from the last week (VAS scale). Quantitative sensory testing was conducted, and thermal...

BACKGROUND A recent study showed that methylphenidate induces emergence from isoflurane anesthesia. Methylphenidate inhibits dopamine and norepinephrine reuptake transporters. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that selective dopamine receptor activation induces emergence from isoflurane anesthesia. METHODS In adult rats, we tested the effects of chloro-APB (D1 agonist) an...