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Overweight and obesity in the young and old: Prevalence, prevention and eating behavior
(2007-03-09)
ABSTRACT
Background: During the last 25 years the prevalence of overweight and obe-sity has increased dramatically, both in developed and developing countries. The World Health Organization is declaring it an epidemic. ...
How can we optimize bystander basic life support in cardiac arrest?
(2007-11-23)
The aim of this thesis was to describe various aspects of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and CPR training in order to find approaches for enhancing bystander interventions. Cardiac care patients (n=401) were interviewed ...
THE WINDING ROAD TO WOMANHOOD. Adolescents´ attitudes towards menstruation, womanhood and sexual health - observational and interventional studies
(2008-05-15)
Menarche is a unique marker of female maturation representing the transition from childhood to womanhood. When entering adolescence, children face a number of challenges in areas such as the parent-adolescent relationship, ...
Bile Acid Induced Diarrhoea Pathophysiological and Clinical Aspects
(2008-03-18)
A common cause for referral to gastroenterologists is chronic watery diarrhoea. Approximately 40% of these patients have idiopathic bile acid malabsorption (BAM) – a condition with unknown aetiology. The 75SeHCAT test, ...
Importance of cardiac reserve for evaluation and prediction of cardiac function and morbidity assessed by low-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography
(2007-05-22)
This thesis aimed to evaluate the cardiac reserves capacity to be used to predict treatment effects, sub clinical heart disease and to evaluate b1-adrenoceptor (AR) gene polymorphism (Ser49Gly).
Studies were performed ...
Expression profiling of human macrophages and atherosclerotic plaques to identify genes and mechanisms that modulate the development of atherosclerosis
(2008-11-10)
Macrophages play an important role in atherosclerosis, a disease that affects large and
medium size arteries and causes clinical manifestations such as myocardial infarction or
stroke. The aim of this thesis was to ...
Open heart surgery and its consequences for well-being - the perspectives of patients, relatives and health care professionals
(2008-05-23)
Introduction: Adjustment to open heart surgery (OHS) is complex and necessitates multidimensional explanations. The surgery does not always provide the desired outcome, which can contribute to reduced well-being among ...
Proteases in Staphylococcal Arthritis
(2007-02-06)
Proteases in Staphylococcal Arthritis
Ann-Marie Calander
Department of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Sahlgrenska Academy,
Göteborg University, Guldhedsgatan 10A, 413 46 Göteborg, Sweden
Staphylococcus ...
Storage organelles that are distinct from the classical granules in human neutrophils
(2006-12-27)
The human neutrophil is a crucial participant in acute inflammation. Appropriate immune response is dependent on rapid direction of phagocytic cells through the tissue, towards the inflammatory focus. Such movement is ...
Microarray analysis of gene expression in human adipocytes and adipose tissue
(2008-02-21)
Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide and is associated with several serious conditions such as insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis. Adipose tissue exerts important endocrine ...