Irritable Bowel Syndrome: News from an Old Disorder
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorder, which can affect all members of a society, regardless of age, sex, race or socioeconomic status. Because of its high prevalence and chronic nature, it represents a significant
Ana Isabel Ferreira +2 more
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Oral contraceptives combined with interferon β in multiple sclerosis [PDF]
Objective: To test the effect of oral contraceptives (OCs) in combination with interferon b (IFN-b) on disease activity in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS).
Barletta, Valeria T. +10 more
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Irritable bowel syndrome - from etiopathogenesis to therapy
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic and relapsing functional gastrointestinal disorder that affects 9-23% of the population across the world. Patients with IBS are often referred to gastroenterology, undergo various investigations, take various ...
Biljana Radovanovic-Dinic +4 more
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Clinical management of endoscopically resected pT1 colorectal cancer [PDF]
Background Implementation of colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programs increases endoscopic resection of polyps with early invasive CRC (pT1). Risk of lymph node metastasis often leads to additional surgery, but despite guidelines, correct management ...
Angeletti, Stefano +11 more
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C-peptide: a predictor of cardiovascular mortality in subjects with established atherosclerotic disease [PDF]
Aim: Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are independent risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. Levels of C-peptide are increased in these patients and its role in the atherosclerosis progression was studied in vitro and in vivo over the past ...
Ballanti, Marta +13 more
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Functional gastrointestinal disorders in infants: to treat, observe or correct?
The article discusses the functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract in infants. The prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders is extremely high in all age groups, but in young children, functional diseases are actually a normal variant:
O.Yu. Belousova, L.V. Kazaryan
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Development of the opto-mechanical design for ICE-T
ICE-T (International Concordia Explorer Telescope) is a double 60 cm f/1.1 photometric robotic telescope, on a parallactic mount, which will operate at Dome C, in the long Antarctic night, aiming to investigate exoplanets and activity of the hosting ...
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Geomorphological classification of urban landscapes. The case study of Rome (Italy) [PDF]
The results of a long-lasting geomorphological survey carried out in Rome are summarized. A method aimed at integrating survey data, historical maps, aerial photographs and archaeological and geomorphological literature produced a geomorphological map ...
D'Orefice, Maurizio +5 more
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Functional dyspepsia: modern views on the problem and treatment options
Recently, functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract are increasingly attracting the attention of specialists. According to numerous epidemiological studies, functional disorders of the digestive system occur in up to 50-60% of adults and 30-40 ...
Y. V. Vasilyev
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FUNCTIONAL DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT IN CHILDREN AS A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROBLEM
Wide prevalence, multiplicity, great variety of etiological factors, diversity of clinical manifestations, and difficulties in registration of the gallbladder and bile ducts disorders and sphincter of Oddi dysfunction – all support the interest of ...
N. I. Ursova
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