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Anti-cholinergic load, health care utilization, and survival in people with advanced cancer: a pilot study.
(J Palliat Med, 2010-06)
INTRODUCTION: Anti-cholinergic medications have been associated with increased risks
of cognitive impairment, premature mortality and increased risk of hospitalisation.
Anti-cholinergic load associated with medication increases ...
Can metaphors and analogies improve communication with seriously ill patients?
(J Palliat Med, 2010-03)
OBJECTIVE: It is not known how often physicians use metaphors and analogies, or whether
they improve patients' perceptions of their physicians' ability to communicate effectively.
Therefore, the objective of this study was ...
Caregivers of people with neurodegenerative diseases: profile and unmet needs from a population-based survey in South Australia.
(J Palliat Med, 2010-06)
INTRODUCTION: Neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) are characterized by progressive decline
and loss of function, requiring considerable third-party care. NDD carers report low
quality of life and high caregiver burden. Despite ...
Changes in serum and synovial fluid biomarkers after acute injury (NCT00332254).
(Arthritis Res Ther, 2010)
INTRODUCTION: Acute trauma involving the anterior cruciate ligament is believed to
be a major risk factor for the development of post-traumatic osteoarthritis 10 to
20 years post-injury. In this study, to better understand ...
Radiographic severity of knee osteoarthritis is conditional on interleukin 1 receptor antagonist gene variations.
(Ann Rheum Dis, 2010-05)
BACKGROUND: A lack of biomarkers that identify patients at risk for severe osteoarthritis
(OA) complicates development of disease-modifying OA drugs. OBJECTIVE: To determine
whether inflammatory genetic markers could stratify ...
Predicting virologic failure among HIV-1-infected children receiving antiretroviral therapy in Tanzania: a cross-sectional study.
(J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr, 2010-08)
BACKGROUND: Many HIV care and treatment programs in resource-limited settings rely
on clinical and immunologic monitoring of antiretroviral therapy (ART), but accuracy
of this strategy to detect virologic failure (VF) among ...
Variation in the type and frequency of postoperative invasive Staphylococcus aureus infections according to type of surgical procedure.
(Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol, 2010-07)
OBJECTIVE: To determine the epidemiological characteristics of postoperative invasive
Staphylococcus aureus infection following 4 types of major surgical procedures.design.
Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Eleven hospitals ...
Similar T-cell immune responses induced by group M consensus env immunogens with wild-type or minimum consensus variable regions.
(AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses, 2010-05)
Consensus HIV-1 genes can decrease the genetic distances between candidate immunogens
and field virus strains. To ensure the functionality and optimal presentation of immunologic
epitopes, we generated two group-M consensus ...
Teaching yoga to seniors: essential considerations to enhance safety and reduce risk in a uniquely vulnerable age group.
(J Altern Complement Med, 2010-08)
BACKGROUND: Seniors age 65 and older represent the fastest-growing sector of the population
and, like many Americans, are increasingly drawn to yoga. This presents both an extraordinary
opportunity and a serious challenge ...
Young caregivers in the end-of-life setting: a population-based profile of an emerging group.
(J Palliat Med, 2010-10)
PURPOSE: Little is known about young caregivers of people with advanced life-limiting
illness. Better understanding of the needs and characteristics of these young caregivers
can inform development of palliative care and ...