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Van Dijk and colleagues investigated whether plasma Aß levels were associated with lacunar infarcts and matter lesions in the general population, and whether the apolipoprotein E genotype modified this association.
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How valuable are nerve conduction studies in the diagnosis and management of carpal tunnel syndrome?
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The cause of normal aging has been widely studied, and a large number of nuclear factors have been implicated in normal aging including DNA polymerase, P53, and klotho.
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It is heartbreaking dilemma faced by hospital staff everywhere a patient is brought to the emergency department (ED) unconscious, the victim of a severe stroke or brain hemorrhage that leaves the person incapacitated and unable to participate in decisions about his or her care.
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If you have exhibited at least 12 of the following behaviors since childhood, and if these symptoms are not associated with any other medical or psychiatric condition, consider an evaluation by a team of AD/HD professionals.
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Although recognized as a legitimate illness for more than a decade, many health care providers still refuse to acknowledge attention-deficit disorder (ADD) as an affliction affecting adults, say behavioral health experts.
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An average of 195,000 people in the United States died from potentially preventable medical errors in each of the years 2000, 2001, and 2002, a new study from the health care quality company HealthGrades Inc. estimates. This puts the annual death toll at nearly twice the rate indicated by previous studies.
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Readers looking for the latest reference on family planning methods and practice can obtain the 18th edition of Contraceptive Technology, to be published this summer.
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While family planning clinicians counsel on the permanency of vasectomy, more men are seeking reversals of the sterilization method. In the United States, approximately 500,000 vasectomies are performed each year. It is estimated that up to 6% of men who undergo voluntary sterilization eventually will request reversal.
