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Do gastrointestinal complaints increase the risk for subsequent medically certified long-term sickness absence? The HUSK study
(BioMed Central, 2011-07-29)
Background: Gastrointestinal complaints are very common in the general population and very often co-occur with
common mental disorders. We aimed to study the prospective impact of gastrointestinal complaints on long ...
Betaine as a determinant of postmethionine load total plasma homocysteine before and after B-Vitamin supplementation
(2004)
Objective—Betaine is a substrate in the betaine– homocysteine methyltransferase reaction, converting homocysteine to
methionine. There are only sparse data on plasma betaine as a determinant of the plasma total homocysteine ...
Genome-wide copy number variation (CNV) in patients with autoimmune Addison’s disease
(BioMed Central, 2011-08-18)
Background: Addison’s disease (AD) is caused by an autoimmune destruction of the adrenal cortex. The
pathogenesis is multi-factorial, involving genetic components and hitherto unknown environmental factors. The
aim of ...
Respiratory symptoms in adults are related to impaired quality of life, regardless of asthma and COPD: results from the European community respiratory health survey
(BioMed Central, 2010-09-27)
Background
Respiratory symptoms are common in the general population, and their presence is related to Health-related quality of life (HRQoL). The objective was to describe the association of respiratory symptoms with ...
Increased gastric chromogranin A cell density following changes to diets of patients with irritable bowel syndrome
(Spandidos, 2014-11)
The gut endocrine cells control and regulate several functions of the gastrointestinal tract. They have been reported to be abnormal in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), with alterations occurring in several functions regulated ...
Serum 25(OH)D Is a 2-Year Predictor of All-Cause Mortality, Cardiac Death and Sudden Cardiac Death in Chest Pain Patients from Northern Argentina
(Public Library of Science, 2012-09-06)
Background: Several studies have shown an association between vitamin D deficiency and cardiovascular risk. Vitamin D status is assessed by determination of 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] in serum. Methods: We assessed the ...
Relationship between Orthostatic Hypotension and White Matter Hyperintensity Load in Older Patients with Mild Dementia
(Public Library of Science, 2012-12-19)
Background/Objectives: White matter hyperintensities (WMH) in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain, and orthostatic hypotension (OH) are both common in older people. We tested the hypothesis that OH is ...
Severity of Giardia infection associated with post-infectious fatigue and abdominal symptoms two years after
(BioMed Central, 2009-12-15)
Background: A high rate of post-infectious fatigue and abdominal symptoms two years after a
waterborne outbreak of giardiasis in Bergen, Norway in 2004 has previously been reported. The
aim of this report was to identify ...
Quantitative proteomics comparison of arachnoid cyst fluid and cerebrospinal fluid collected perioperatively from arachnoid cyst patients
(BioMed Central, 2013-04-29)
Background: There is little knowledge concerning the content and the mechanisms of filling of arachnoid cysts.
The aim of this study was to compare the protein content of arachnoid cysts and cerebrospinal fluid by
quantitative ...
Changes in Gait symmetry, Gait velocity and self-reported function following total hip replacement
(Foundation for Rehabilitation Information, 2011-09)
Objective: To investigate the magnitude of change at different
time points in measures of gait symmetry, gait velocity
and self-reported function following total hip replacement.
Design: Longitudinal with test occasions ...