Statistical heartburn: an attempt to digest four pizza publications from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab.
We present the results of a reanalysis of four articles from the Cornell Food and Brand Lab based...
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Month: March 2020
Long-term outcomes of per-oral endoscopic myotomy compared to laparoscopic Heller myotomy for achalasia: a single-center experience.
Many centers have reported excellent short-term efficacy of per-oral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for...
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Novel prognostic score for outcomes after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy for colorectal cancer with metachronous peritoneal carcinomatosis.
This study aimed to determine pre- and peri-operative parameters with significant predictive value...
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Although with intact mucosa at colonoscopy, chagasic megacolons have an overexpression of Gal-3.
To evaluate the density of anti-galectin-3-immunostained cells, collagen percentage, mast cell...
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Colorectal Cancer Risk Following Bariatric Surgery in a Nationwide Study of French Individuals With Obesity.
Although bariatric surgery is effective against morbid obesity, the association of this surgery...
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Safety and Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients With Cancer Living With HIV: A Perspective on Recent Progress and Future Needs.
Recent studies have identified durable responses with the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors in...
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Development of a Multicriteria Decision Analysis Framework for Evaluating and Positioning Oncologic Treatments in Clinical Practice.
Several frameworks have been developed to define and quantify the value of oncologic therapies and...
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Establishing a Satellite Transfusion Service Within an Academic Medical Center.
Increasingly complex medical care requires specialized transfusion support close at hand. Hospital...
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Primary Cutaneous Clear Cell Sarcoma, Clinical Outcome With Sentinel Lymph Nodes Status.
Primary cutaneous clear cell sarcoma (PCS) is a rare malignancy and difficult to differentiate...
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Safety and Efficacy of PD-1 Inhibitors Plus Chemotherapy in Advanced Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Retrospective Study.
Programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) inhibitors are ineffective as monotherapy for the treatment of soft...
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Thyrotoxicosis after massive triiodothyronine (LT3) overdose: a coast-to-coast case series and review.
Excessive exogenous thyroid hormone ingestion may lead to severe thyrotoxicosis and cause...
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The Current Debate over Treatment of Subclinical Hypothyroidism to Prevent Cardiovascular Complications.
Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is an asymptomatic condition associated with increased thyroid...
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LONG-TERM OUTCOMES OF RADIOIODINE THERAPY FOR JUVENILE GRAVES’ DISEASE WITH EMPHASIS ON SUBSEQUENTLY DETECTED THYROID NODULES: A SINGLE INSTITUTION EXPERIENCE FROM JAPAN.
To investigate the long-term outcomes of radioiodine therapy (RIT) for juvenile Graves’...
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Artificial neural network analysis of bone quality DXA parameters response to teriparatide in fractured osteoporotic patients.
Teriparatide is a bone-forming therapy for osteoporosis that increases bone quantity and texture,...
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Stromal Cells in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Up till now, research on inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] has mainly been focused on the immune...
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Prevalence of extra-articular manifestations in psoriatic arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
To describe the prevalence of extra-articular manifestations-enthesitis, dactylitis, nail disease,...
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Comparison of cannulated lag screws and lateral locking plate in the treatment of Schatzker type II tibial plateau fractures.
This study aims to compare the clinical and radiological outcomes of the two fixation methods...
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Mood sensitivity to estradiol predicts depressive symptoms in the menopause transition.
The risk for depression markedly rises during the 5-6 years leading up to the cessation of...
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Mid-life predictors of late-life depressive symptoms; determining risk factors spanning two decades in the Women’s Heathy Ageing Project.
Data available from longitudinal studies of adequate duration to explore midlife risk factors for...
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Parity and incidence of thyroid autoimmunity a population-based study Tehran thyroid study (TTS).
Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) is the most common autoimmune disorder. Evidence regarding high...
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