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Assessment of cardiovascular disease risks using Framingham risk scores (FRS) in HIV-positive and HIV-negative older adults in South Africa

Preventive Medicine Reports, 2021
The relationship between HIV and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) remains complex. The aim of this study was to estimate the 10-year CVD risk among HIV-positive and HIV-negative people.
Makandwe Nyirenda
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Invasive Haemophilus influenzae Disease in Adults ≥65 Years, United States, 2011. [PDF]

, 2014
BackgroundSince the introduction of the Haemophilus influenzae serotype b vaccine, H influenzae epidemiology has shifted. In the United States, the largest burden of disease is now in adults aged ≥65 years.
Bennett, Nancy, Blain, Amy, Briere, Elizabeth, Clark, Thomas, Cohn, Amanda, Farley, Monica M, Harrison, Lee H, Lexau, Catherine, MacNeil, Jessica, Miller, Lisa, Nichols, Megin, Petit, Susan, Reingold, Arthur, Schaffner, William, Thomas, Ann, Wang, Xin   +15 more
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Prevalence and Trajectory of Household Material Hardship Among Children With Advanced Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background/Objectives Families of children with advanced cancer living in poverty experience inferior outcomes including poor parent mental health and worse child quality of life. Household material hardship (HMH: food, housing, transportation, and/or utility insecurity) is a modifiable poverty exposure—and potential intervention target—that ...
Sarah Wright, Morgan A. Paul, Selena Murcia Mendez, Emily Jones, Lucille Lokko, Chelsea Heneghan, Nicholas Purol, Morgan Arnold, Rahela Aziz‐Bose, Colleen A. Kelly, Sandi L. Pruitt, Joanne Wolfe, Kira Bona, Puja J. Umaretiya   +13 more
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Cost‐effectiveness of asthma clinic approach in the management of chronic asthma in Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2013
Objectives: To compare cost‐effectiveness of an asthma clinic that would provide education, promotion of self‐monitoring of symptoms, regular review of treatment by a medical practitioner and a written asthma action plan to current practice in Australia.
Vittal Mogasale, Theo Vos
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A New Approach in Risk Stratification by Coronary CT Angiography. [PDF]

, 2014
For a decade, coronary computed tomographic angiography (CCTA) has been used as a promising noninvasive modality for the assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD) as well as cardiovascular risks.
Budoff, Matthew J, Nakanishi, Rine
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
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Caregiver Burden and Perceived Health Competence when Caring for Family Members Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia [PDF]

, 2015
Purpose: To identify if there is a relationship between perceived health competence and burden of care of informal caregivers of family members with Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD).
Bailes, Christine
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Allergic Disorders in Africa and Africans: Is it Primarily a Priority? [PDF]

, 2010
In Africa, the burden of some diseases has been a problem for centuries. The spectrum of African diseases includes allergies, infections, nutritional deficiencies, and natural disasters.
Adams, Araujo, Araujo, Asmah, Breman, Brugman, Butler, Carvalho, Chaisson, Cooper, Cooper, Cooper, Cullinan, Dagoye, Dagoye, Du Toit, Erasto Vitus Mbugi, Estmbale, Gadermaier, Grant, Jaffu Othniel Chilongola, Jeannin, Jeebhay, Jeebhay, Kamradt, Linneberg, Linneberg, Lopata, Lynch, Lynch, Madsen, Marshall, Matricardi, Matricardi, Mercer, Modjarrad, Moore, Motala, Ndiaye, Nicolaou, Nyan, Obeng, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Okano, Pacifico, Palyvos, Pawankar, Platts-Mills, Potter, Potter, Potter, Potter, Rauter, Riedler, Scrivener, Sibanda, Sibanda, Steinman, Thyssen, Tohon, van den Biggelaar, van den Biggelaar, van den Biggelaar, van der Kleij, van Niekerk, Van Niekerk, Veien, Veien, Vergara, Weinberg, Westritschnig, Wuthrich, Yazdanbakhsh, Yazdanbakhsh, Yazdanbakhsh, Zar   +80 more
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The Fate (Outcome) of Clinically Apparent Single Lesion and Oligofocal Nephroblastomatosis Treated According to SIOP/GPOH Protocols for Wilms Tumor

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background The management of clinically apparent single lesions or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis, a facultative precursor of nephroblastoma, remains debated. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 37 patients with clinically apparent single or oligofocal nephroblastomatosis (two to three lesions per kidney) among 2347 patients registered between
Nils Welter, Jens‐Peter Schenk, Jenny Wegert, Manfred Gessler, Leo Kager, Stefan Wagenpfeil, Marina Müller, Jean‐Michel Wolff, Joerg Fuchs, Steven W. Warmann, Clemens‐Magnus Meier, Jochen Hubertus, Christian Rübe, Christian Vokuhl, Patrick Melchior, Lena Tschirner, Norbert Graf, Rhoikos Furtwängler   +17 more
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A Surgical Perspective on Targeted Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma. [PDF]

, 2015
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the second leading cause of cancer deaths worldwide, is difficult to treat and highly lethal. Since HCC is predominantly diagnosed in patients with cirrhosis, treatment planning must consider both the severity of liver ...
Busuttil, Ronald W, Faltermeier, Claire, Zarrinpar, Ali   +2 more
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