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Acute Coronary Syndromes. Characteristics, management and prognosis in relation to gender and type of syndrome
(2006-12-20)
ABSTRACT
Background: Acute coronary syndromes (ACS) represent a wide spectrum of conditions from ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) to unstable angina pectoris (UAP). Randomized trials tend to focus on ST-elevation ...
Counselling Patients with Hypertension at Health Centres - a Nursing Perspective
(2006-10-03)
Counselling in hypertension care relating to lifestyle changes, i.e. non-pharmaco-logical treatment regarding smoking, alcohol, weight, diet, physical activity and stress, aims to reduce complications such as stroke and ...
Transfemoral amputation, Quality of Life and Prosthetic Function. Studies focusing on individuals with amputation due to reasons other than peripheral vascular disease, with socket or osseointegrated prostheses.
(2006-10-27)
Background: Individuals who have undergone a transfemoral amputation (TFA) due to causes other than peripheral vascular disease (PVD) constitute a sub-group of all amputees. This group is usually of young age at the ...
Commensal microbes, immune reactivity and childhood inflammatory bowel disease
(2009-06-29)
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by chronic and relapsing intestinal inflammation of unknown etiology, but immune activation by the commensal microbiota probably plays a major role. The two major categories ...
Functional characterization of the secretory pathway and the role of COPI vesicles
(2007-12-18)
In the secretory pathway, proteins synthesized in the endoplasmatic reticulum move through the Golgi apparatus in a cis-to-trans direction and then sorts into different types of vesicles at the trans-Golgi network. How ...
Applied Population Pharmacokinetic/ Pharmacodynamic Modeling of Antiretroviral and Antimalarial Drug Therapy
(2009-02-02)
HIV/AIDS and malaria are two major global infectious diseases. Although better drugs against these conditions are becoming more available, dosages may not always be optimal with respect to effectiveness, safety, cost or ...
Working technique during computer work Associations with biomechanical and psychological strain, neck and upper extremity musculoskeletal symptoms
(2007-03-30)
About 35 % of the working population in Sweden report that computer use accounts for 50% or more of their total working hours. Among this population approximately 40% of the women and 25% of the men experienced symptoms ...
The Nordic Expert Group for Criteria Documentation of Health Risks from Chemicals and the Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Standards : 130. Tin and inorganic tin compounds
(Arbetslivsinstitutet, 2002)
Exposure to inorganic tin occurs in the mining and smelting of tin ore, in tin plating, solder, alloy, toothpaste, ceramics and textile production. Acute gastrointestinal illness follows the intake of food containing high ...
Oxidant-induced cell death in lymphocytes: mechanisms of induction and resistance
(2007-04-16)
Reactive oxygen species (oxidants, oxygen radicals) produced by the phagocytic NADPH oxidase have pivotal roles in immunity. Patients lacking a functional NADPH oxidase suffer from chronic granulomatous disease, which is ...
141. Isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane
(2009-11-13)
Saber AT and Hougaard KS. The Nordic Expert Group for Criteria Documentation
of Health Risks from Chemicals. 141. Isoflurane, sevoflurane and desflurane.
Arbete och Hälsa 2009;43(9):1-117.
Isoflurane, sevoflurane and ...