High frequency of JCV DNA detection in prostate cancer tissues [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer (PC) represents the most frequently diagnosed cancer in men. Exposure to infectious agents has been considered to induce prostatic inflammation and cancerous transformation.
Anzivino, Elena+7 more
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Spatial clusters of gonorrhoea in England with particular reference to the outcome of partner notification: 2012 and 2013 [PDF]
Background: This study explored spatial-temporal variation in diagnoses of gonorrhoea to identify and quantify endemic areas and clusters in relation to patient characteristics and outcomes of partner notification (PN) across England, UK.
O'Brien, A+4 more
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Non-neural phenotype of spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy: Results from a large cohort of Italian patients [PDF]
Objective: To carry out a deep characterisation of the main androgen-responsive tissues involved in spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA). Methods: 73 consecutive Italian patients underwent a full clinical protocol including biochemical and hormonal ...
Angelini, Lorenzo+37 more
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Chlamydia control activities in Europe: cross-sectional survey [PDF]
Background: Chlamydia is the most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted infection in Europe. The objective of the Screening for Chlamydia in Europe (SCREen) project was to describe current and planned chlamydia control activities in Europe.
A. Martin Hilber+23 more
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Pain-primary symptom in the diagnosis of urogenital disease preventive [PDF]
In this paper, the author, a practicing urologist highest category for the first time in Moldova conducted a study of genitourinary diseases among the rural population of Moldova.
Balagura, Marcel
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Revisiting the mortality of France and Italy with the multiple-cause-of-death approach [PDF]
In this paper, we use the multiple cause-of-death approach to compare the mortality profiles of France and Italy in 2003. Our analysis leads to a substantial re-evaluation of the role played by certain conditions in the process leading to death ...
Aline Desesquelles+6 more
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The epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in the United Kingdom: impact of behaviour, services and interventions [PDF]
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a major public health concern. The United Kingdom (UK) has some of the most advanced STI surveillance systems globally.
Field, NM, Hughes, G
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The Cost of Care: New Insights into Healthcare Spending Growth [PDF]
[Excerpt] The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is celebrating the first anniversary of experimental disease-based price indexes, which adjust expenditures on disease for inflation.
Bradley, Ralph
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Monitoring the incidence of morbidity and diseases of the genitourinary system of the child population of the Tyumen region [PDF]
The prevalence of diseases of the genitourinary system in children over 9 years. Tendencies to reduce the incidence of morbidity and urogenital system in children since 2006, with stabilization in the last 2 years. The correlation trends in incidence and
Khramova, Е. В.+5 more
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[The impact of smoking on diseases of the genitourinary system].
The fight against smoking is now one of the priorities of the health system. This habit is one of the most serious threats of the modern world, both for health as also socioeconomic reasons. Smoking has a harmful proven action on the human body, causing cardiovascular, digestive or neurological diseases. Tobacco smoke contains more than 40 carcinogenic
Marcin, Zyczkowski+2 more
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