... taxonomy of diseases andthe choice of therapies, and whether the same choice of therapies were to be used onthe same clusters of diseases among the participants The par‐ ticipants’ choices on ... and disease belief andthe practice of qigong and tai chi is The folk taxonomy of diseases andthe therapeutic choices for these seventy-two dis‐ eases could provide part ofthe reasons why the ... demonstrated and established in Hong Kong Methods To understand how the cultural perceptions of qigong followers influence their understand‐ ing and organization of knowledge on diseases and...
... regarding television violence viewing and monitoring among parents Attitudes and practices varied onthe basis ofthe age ofthe child andthe gender ofthe parent Pediatrics 2004;114:94–99 J ... selection among them However, the majority ofthe panel recommended lithium or divalproex as the first medication choice for nonpsychotic mania Both the clinical experience ofthe clinician in the ... use of these agents andthe side effects profile ofthe medication for a given child must guide initial monotherapy selection Ziprasidone, aripiprazole, and oxcarbazepine were not included in the...
... existence of two different product lines, leading to the benign Aβ40 onthe one hand and to the pathogenic Aβ42 onthe other hand (Qi-Takahara et al 2005) The pathogenic product line generating Aβ42 ... impact on Aβ generation or speciation; (3) contrary to its well-documented acute actions, chronic protein kinase C activation increases Aβ generation; and (4) sorting of APP and/ or its α- and β- carboxyl-terminal ... understood, further analysis of these mutations and their effects on dynein function may provide further insight into the cargo selectivity of axonal transport The simplest hypothesis to explain the neurodegeneration...
... the duration of type diabetes, presence of chronic hypertension or preeclampsia, the degree of hyperglycemia, poor glycemic control at conception, andthe stage of disease at onset of pregnancy.39 ... discussion about the importance of continuing asthma medications andthe possible severe consequences for the patient and her fetus with discontinuation is vital Avoidance of Triggers Up to 80% of ... Data from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute as part ofthe National Institute of Health andthe Department of Health and Human Services National Asthma Education and Prevention Program Expert...
... lethal conditions In addition, TNFand NF- B activation can modify long-term depression and potentiation of synaptic transmission in the hippocampus (Albensi and Mattson, 2000) providing further ... are the most vulnerable to lipid peroxidation The second phase, propagation of lipid peroxidation, begins with reaction ofthe carbon- 28 Markesbery, Montine, and Lovell based radical onthe ... production and elevated levels increase soluble APP production High levels of Fe inhibit the maturation of APP production of downstream catabolites Iron modulation of APP may be at the level of -secretase...
... distortion of consciousness lies at the heart of both the individual experience of mental disorder andthe effect of it onthe embedding ofthe individual within both social relationships and cultural ... developmental onset and progression of a broad class of mental disorders andthe onset and progression of a certain class of cancers Recent resumption of scientific research on consciousness in ... is the sine qua non ofthe Global Workspace model of consciousness, and further analysis suggests that these disorders cannot be fully understood in the absence of a functional theory of consciousness,...
... (squares) andthe parking-lot model (diamonds) The definition of these quantities is provided in the text; a high value ofthe rescaled covariance indicates strong correlations ofthe power-fluctuations ... ofthe former within the framework of mean-field theory, as well as the finite connectivity ofthe latter Interest in these models has intensified lately since they occur in the context of random ... due to cascades of spin-flips, where the flipping of a single spin alters the local fields acting on its neighbouring sites The configuration ofthe spins on these sites may then no longer be locally...
... campaign One ofthe early target countries was the island nation of Borneo in Indonesia, which had 10 PERSPECTIVES ON DISEASES AND DISORDERS Introduction a significant incidence of malaria infection ... directly from one person to another Instead, a mosquito bites an inPERSPECTIVES ON DISEASES AND DISORDERS Understanding Malaria fected person and then passes the infection on to the next human ... program ofthe nonprofit organization PATH, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and scientists from across Europe, North America and Africa The studies focused onthe most vulnerable populations...
... on Diseases and Disorders: Hepatitis, the authors provide the latest information about the hepatitis viruses, they offer opinions on controversies related to hepatitis, and they provide personal ... alcohol and drug abusers The mission ofthe Hepatitis Foundation International is to heighten awareness ofthe need for more education and research to prevent the untold human suffering and economic ... Reproduced by permission of Gale, a part of Cengage Learning PERSPECTIVES ON DISEASES AND DISORDERS 31 Hepatitis (acute) and long-lasting (chronic) forms, and is one ofthe most common chronic infectious...
... beyond the scope of my expertise andthe boundaries concepts of this book I am interested in the social underpinnings of this expansion of medical jurisdiction andthe social implications of ... medical colonization Here the cultural or professional influence of medical authority is critical One way or another, the medical profession andthe expansion of medical jurisdiction were prime ... and testosterone in medical terms are contributing to the further medicalization ofthe aging male body Historical Context for the Emergence of Testosterone Therapy The discovery and isolation...
... workstation for analysis using software that extracts the initial and end contact time of each stride and determines stride and swing times To focus onthe assessment ofthe dynamics of continuous, ... safety and minimize the effects ofthe walking in darkness; since this condition is always performed second, subjects have more time to adapt to the environment and walking conditions Between the ... characterize the gait of older adults with a HLGD and their reliance on visual input, we examined the effect of lighting changes onthe gait of older adults with a HLGD and compared their response to...
... intervention produces better results Onthe other hand, it was hypothesized that the inclusion ofthe mothers in the intervention process would amplify the results of language therapy to other contexts ... recorded data of these sessions included the identification ofthe subject andthe intervention, or the moment established by the group to the theme There was great variation in the manner of each ... orientation to mothers of children ofthe autistic spectrum who attended weekly at the service andthe verification ofthe results by the observation ofthe patients’ development the quality of life...
... results concerning the opinion ofthe respondents about the efficacy of different modalities of treatment Finally, Table shows the respondents' opinion onthe safety of psychotropic medication http://www.annals-general-psychiatry.com/content/6/1/32 ... may change the attitude ofthe parents is whether they themselves would accept medication [13,14] In the literature there are only a few reports regarding the attitudes and opinions ofthe general ... take into consideration the opinions and attitudes ofthe family Only by paying attention to the desires, fears and beliefs of both parents and children will they be able to encourage and ensure...
... Another limitation ofthe study concerns cultural considerations The present study is based on data gathered in the Nordic countries of Denmark, Iceland, andThe Faroe Islands The results, therefore, ... describe the entire lifespan of PTSD distribution The inclusion of participants beyond the age of 80 would touch on something new and concurrently bring diversity into the range ofthe population examined ... might add some consideration to the ongoing discussion ofthe preference of dimensional models rather than categorical measures in the research agenda for the DSM-V [38] Limitations ofthe study In...
... the motor conduction velocity ofthe peroneal nerve at the ankle, below the fibular head and at the lateral popliteal fossa andthe sensory conduction velocities ofthe superficial peroneal and ... residual axonal damage The involvement of a considerable proportion of axons is associated with a less favorable outcome and a prolongation ofthe rehabilitation time The study of this group of patients ... patients were indicative of isolated damage ofthe peroneal nerve None ofthe patients had abnormalities in the distribution of other peripheral nerve ofthe limb, indication of lumbosacral radiculopathy,...
... together with a description ofthe offences committed The offences were classified into violent offences (all offences involving interpersonal aggression and threats, robbery, arson), sexual offences ... None ofthe offenders was sentenced to mandatory care Crime rates Ofthe total sample of 541 persons, 131 (24%) were found in the crime registry at follow-up (Table 2) Of these, 114 (31%) ofthe ... Distribution and overlap ofthe various crimes committed in the convicted group, n = 131 ª : sexual offences, of these sexual offences only ( )* = in combination with “other crimes” (Ex: 10 (2)*= of...
... Acknowledgements The authors thank Professor Wei-Tsun Soong for granting us use ofthe Chinese version ofthe K-SADS, and Professor Shur-Fen Gau for granting our use ofthe Chinese version ofthe SNAP-IV ... cutoff point of 60 onthe aggressive scale to subdivide the ADHD patients into aggressive and non-aggressive subtypes Furthermore, the correlation of aggression and hyperactivity might hinder the ... to the constellation of ADHD symptoms [37] In the traditional understanding of how CPT results relate to ADHD behaviors, errors of commission and omission are assumed to reflect impulsivity and...
... and needsrelated factors Methods Design and study population The study focuses on an epidemiologic catchment area in the south-western section of Montreal, Canada This area has a population of ... population from 23,205 to 90,640 Immigrants represent 25% ofthe population (versus 26% in Montreal) The proportion of low-income household represents 33% (versus 23% in the province of Quebec and ... computers Only one person per target household was selected using procedures and criteria contained in the National Population Health Survey (NPHS, 2003-2005) Participants had the option to choose the...
... analyses, and in the preparation and finalization ofthe manuscript JP was involved in the design and oversight ofthe trials, the analysis and interpretation of these post hoc analyses, and in the ... the preparation and finalization ofthe manuscript AvW and KN were involved in the analysis and interpretation of these post hoc analyses and in the preparation and finalization ofthe manuscript ... substantial contributions to the analysis and interpretation of data described within the publication, and contributed to the development and critical review ofthe intellectual content ofthe manuscript...
... application ofthe CCP andonthe promoting and impeding factors regarding the execution of CC The supervisions will be audio taped and transcribed verbatim The records of these supervisions will ... Amsterdam, the Netherlands Page of 10 Authors’ contributions BS is responsible for the initial draft of this article, and for the development, organization and implementation ofthe study BvM and BK ... treatment conditions will be compared: one functions as the experimental condition in which the Collaborative Care Program is provided; the other condition functions as the control condition in which...