To evaluate bronchial reactivity to methacholine in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, we submitted 25 HIV-seropositive subjects without full-blown AIDS and 25 HIV-seronegative subjects, all inmates in a drug rehabilitation center for previous intravenous drug abuse, to interview and to bronchial challenge with methacholine. Four (16 percent) HIV-seropositve and three (12 percent) HI...

http://iac.dtic.mil/iatac Configuration complexity imposes a heavy burden on both regular users and experienced administrators. This complexity dramatically reduces overall network assurability. For example, a report from the Center for Strategic and International Studies states that “inappropriate or incorrect security configurations were responsible for 80 percent of United States Air Force v...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to evaluate the self-reported aesthetic outcome of breast conservation therapy in a generalized sample of patients, and to describe potential barriers to referral for partial breast reconstruction. METHODS Consecutive breast conservation therapy patients completing radiotherapy over a 1-year period at a regional cancer center were identified. Eligible ...

IkIcllground: This study examines the frequency of nondiagnostic findings from colposcopic biopsies at the University of Washington Family Medical Center Colposcopy Clinic and reviews the literature for any current recommendations for management of such cases. Methods: We reviewed 138 consecutive colposcopy reports covering the period fromJanuary 1990 to August 1991 from the Colposcopy Clinic a...

OBJECTIVE This report presents data on current hospice care patients. Numbers and percents are shown by selected characteristics of the agencies from which the patients received services, by selected patient characteristics, by services provided, by types of personnel that provided the services, and by diagnoses of these patients. METHODS The data used for this report are from the National Ce...

Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronically painful and disabling disorder. However, no data are available even on the epidemiology of CRPS in Korea. This study was undertaken to retrospectively assess the epidemiologic characteristics of CRPS in 150 consecutive patients at a tertiary chronic pain center from March 2002 to February 2006. Information was obtained regarding patients' d...