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Public-Access Defibrillation and Survival after Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest [PDF]

, 2004
BACKGROUND The rate of survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest is low. It is not known whether this rate will increase if laypersons are trained to attempt defibrillation with the use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
Hallstrom, Alfred, Ornato, Joseph P.
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When the Earth trembles in the americas: the experience of haiti and chile 2010. [PDF]

, 2010
The response of the nephrological community to the Haiti and Chile earthquakes which occurred in the first months of 2010 is described. In Haiti, renal support was organized by the Renal Disaster Relief Task Force (RDRTF) of the International Society of ...
Borniche, D, Claus, S, Correa-Rotter, R, Crestani, R, Ferir, M C, Gibney, N, Hurtado, A, Luyckx, V A, Portilla, D, Rodriguez, S, Sever, M S, Vanholder, R, Vanmassenhove, J, Wainstein, R   +13 more
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Accelerated Progression of Gait Impairment in Parkinson's Disease and REM Sleep Without Atonia

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective People with Parkinson's disease (PD) and rapid eye movement (REM) sleep without atonia (RSWA) often have more severe gait disturbances compared to PD without RSWA. The association between the presence and expression of RSWA and the rate of progression of gait impairment in PD is unknown.
Sommer L. Amundsen‐Huffmaster, Jae Woo Chung, Maria E. Linn‐Evans, Matthew N. Petrucci, Chiahao Lu, Destiny J. Weaver, Joshua De Kam, Scott E. Cooper, Paul J. Tuite, Aleksandar Videnovic, Michael J. Howell, Colum D. MacKinnon   +11 more
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Traditional food availability and consumption in remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory, Australia

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2017
Objective: To explore availability, variety and frequency consumption of traditional foods and their role in alleviating food insecurity in remote Aboriginal Australia.
Megan Ferguson, Clare Brown, Claire Georga, Edward Miles, Alyce Wilson, Julie Brimblecombe   +5 more
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Utilising community volunteers can increase the detection and referral of Buruli ulcer cases in endemic communities in Southeast, Nigeria

Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2022
Background Buruli ulcer (BU) is a debilitating neglected tropical disease which causes disability and mostly affects inhabitants in impoverished settings where access to medical care is challenging.
Chihurumnanya Alo, Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-Alex, Ifeyinwa Chizoba Akamike, Adaoha Pearl Agu, Ifeyinwa Maureen Okeke, Chidinma Ihuoma Amuzie, Nneamaka C. Alo   +6 more
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Silver Dreams Fund Learning and Evaluation Contract: Final report June 2014 [PDF]

, 2014
This is a summary of the Final Report which presents the findings of the evaluation of the Big Lottery Fund's Silver Dreams Fund conducted by Ecorys.The Silver Dreams Fund was a £10 million programme which sought to address the gaps in provision by ...
Louise Scott, Martina Diep, Nicola Smith, Rachel Gardner, Sandra Frost   +4 more
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Network Localization of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fatigue is among the most common symptoms and one of the main factors determining the quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying fatigue are not fully understood. Here we studied lesion locations and their connections in individuals with MS, aiming to identify brain networks ...
Olli Likitalo, Jaakko Kungshamn, Albert Bellmunt‐Gil, Silvia Tommasin, Abhineet Ojha, Matias Viitala, Juho Aaltonen, Jyrki Lötjönen, Juha Koikkalainen, Pauli Ylikotila, Patrizia Pantano, Merja Soilu‐Hänninen, Juho Joutsa   +12 more
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Contribution of the community health volunteers in the control of Buruli ulcer in Bénin.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014
BackgroundBuruli ulcer (BU) is a neglected tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. Usually BU begins as a painless nodule, plaque or edema, ultimately developing into an ulcer.
Yves Thierry Barogui, Ghislain Emmanuel Sopoh, Roch Christian Johnson, Janine de Zeeuw, Ange Dodji Dossou, Jean Gabin Houezo, Annick Chauty, Julia Aguiar, Didier Agossadou, Patrick A Edorh, Kingsley Asiedu, Tjip S van der Werf, Ymkje Stienstra   +12 more
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Frailty Exacerbates Disability in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background To evaluate frailty in severe progressive multiple sclerosis (PMS) and to investigate the underlying mechanisms. Methods This prospective, cross‐sectional, multicenter study enrolled a late severe PMS group requiring skilled nursing (n = 53) and an age, sex, and disease duration‐matched control PMS group (n = 53).
Taylor R. Wicks, Anna Wolska, Diala Ghazal, Dejan Jakimovski, Bianca Weinstock‐Guttman, Alexander Burnham, Niels Bergsland, Michael G. Dwyer, Alan T. Remaley, Robert Zivadinov, Murali Ramanathan   +10 more
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Anxiety and Depression Profile Is Associated With Eating Disorders in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020
Objective: To compare the prevalence of anxiety and depression states and eating disorders (EDs) between patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and healthy volunteers without IBS.Methods: IBS patients according to Rome III criteria referred to our ...
Chloé Melchior, Chloé Melchior, Charlotte Desprez, Charlotte Desprez, Ghassan Riachi, Anne-Marie Leroi, Anne-Marie Leroi, Anne-Marie Leroi, Pierre Déchelotte, Pierre Déchelotte, Najate Achamrah, Najate Achamrah, Philippe Ducrotté, Philippe Ducrotté, Marie-Pierre Tavolacci, Marie-Pierre Tavolacci, Guillaume Gourcerol, Guillaume Gourcerol   +17 more
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