OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between Agent Orange exposure and self-reported diseases in Korean Vietnam veterans. METHODS A postal survey of 114 562 Vietnam veterans was conducted. The perceived exposure to Agent Orange was assessed by a 6-item questionnaire. Two proximity-based Agent Orange exposure indices were constructed using division/brigade-level and...

A study of 20 cases of glycogen storage disease type I has shown differences from the classical picture. Hyperuricemia was observed in fewer than half of the cases. All patients had increased triglycerides in serum, but fewer than two thirds had increased concentrations of total cholesterol. There was a consistent increase of aminotransferases in serum. Many textbooks discuss hyperuricemia, lac...

We carefully selected 30 men withprimary gout, rendered asymptomatic by therapy, to examine the frequency and type of hyperlipidemia and hyperlipoproteinemia, with the objective of determining whether serum uric acid, alcohol intake, liver function, kidney function, and (or) drugs were participating in the secondary lipid disorder. Sixty-one ageand sex-matched men were used as controls. About 7...

Skeletal muscle insulin resistance is a predictor of the development of type 2 diabetes and maintenance of adequate muscle glucose disposal in muscle may help to prevent diabetes. Lipodystrophy is a type of diabetes caused by a reduction of white adipose tissue and the adipokine leptin. Lipidemia, insulin resistance and hyperphagia develop as a consequence. In a recent study, we showed that inc...

The clinical impact of risk factors and vasodilator therapy in prevention of acute ischemic stroke remains uncertain. Ischemic stroke was considered severe in the Romanian Stroke Prevention Society. Poor outcome are at 10 days after onset of a minor ischaemic stroke or a transient ischaemic attack. The association between predictors and outcome was assessed using unconditional multivariable log...