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ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic genetic disorder causing severe pain, anemia, and systemic complications that negatively affect patients’ physical and mental well‐being. The aim of this global cross‐sectional study was to evaluate the relationship between oral pain medication (OPM) use frequency and health outcomes ...
Akshat Jain, Lisa Roberts, Safiye Sahin
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Gallstone ileus: retrospective review of a single centre\u27s experience using two surgical procedures [PDF]
Introduction:Gallstone ileus is responsible for 1-3 percent of cases of mechanical small bowel obstruction. Debate continues regarding choice of optimal surgical procedure.
Khan, M. R., Riaz, N., Tayeb, M.
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Motion Mitigation Techniques for Abdominal and Cardiac MR Imaging
ABSTRACT MRI of the heart and abdominal organs provides unparalleled soft tissue contrast and quantitative biomarkers, yet remains highly susceptible to physiological motion. Contractions of the myocardium, respiratory excursions, peristalsis, vascular pulsatility, and unpredictable bulk patient movement generate artifacts that impair image quality ...
Eric M. Schrauben +3 more
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ABSTRACT Objective Cholecystectomy (GBX) may alter energy metabolism, but human evidence is limited. We examined whether GBX alters energy expenditure (EE), respiratory exchange ratio (RER), and substrate oxidation. Methods A total of 384 healthy Southwestern Indigenous American adults (222 males, age 28 ± 6 years) were studied, including individuals ...
Beyza N. Aydin +6 more
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Buckwheat - an old crop with new health prospects [PDF]
Interest in buckwheat has incresed due to it being a valuable raw material for functional food production. It has been reported to have general beneficial effects on health. Buckwheat competes well with weeds and suffers little from other pests.
Keskitalo, Marjo +6 more
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ABSTRACT Background Pancreatic cancer and pancreatitis cause substantial mortality and morbidity, yet their joint global burden, epidemiology and determinants are rarely assessed together. We quantified their joint incidence burden, identified co‐occurrence patterns, and examined shared risk exposures across countries.
Laiang Yao +4 more
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Association between sleep and gallstone disease in United States adults: A cross-sectional study
Background Both gallstone disease and sleep disorders are important public health problems. Few studies to date have investigated the associations between sleep and gallstone disease in humans. This study aimed to assess whether sleep factors (sleep time,
Qian Zhuang +8 more
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Cd36 knockout mice are protected against lithogenic diet-induced gallstones [PDF]
Abumrad, Nada A. +9 more
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Bile Concentration is a key factor for nucleation of cholesterol crystals and cholesterol saturation index in gallbladder bile of gallstone patients [PDF]
Jüngst, Dieter
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