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Dermatology
To investigate the use of a topical oxygen emulsion (TOE), consisting of a supersaturated oxygen suspension using perfluorocarbon components, on second-degree burns and partial-thickness wounds.
Archives of Dermatology - Tue, 16 October 2007
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Dermatology
To prospectively determine the wound complication rate for dermatology inpatients undergoing diagnostic skin biopsies during their admission and to determine significant host and procedural risk factors.
Archives of Dermatology - Tue, 16 October 2007
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Dermatology
Objective is to evaluate Staphylococcus aureus isolates from infected skin lesions for their potential to produce immune system–modulating toxins and to correlate these with white blood cell (WBC) counts associated with these lesions.
Archives of Dermatology - Tue, 16 October 2007
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Plastic Surgery
Objective is to objectively assess the results of rhinoplasty in feminizing the facial profiles of male-to-female transsexual patients undergoing gender reassignment.
Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery - Tue, 16 October 2007
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Plastic Surgery
Objective of this study is to demonstrate technical advances for closing septal perforations that allow the perforation repair to be performed with primary or revisional closed rhinoplasty during the same operation.
Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery - Tue, 16 October 2007
http://archfaci.ama-assn.org/
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Oncology
The steady drop in cancer death rates in the US has gotten steeper in recent years, according to the Annual Report to the Nation. This year's report also looks at cancer trends in American Indian and Alaska Native populations.
American Cancer Society - Tue, 16 October 2007
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Neurology
The evidence for increased risk of dementia in relatives of patients with Parkinson disease (PD) remains conflicting. Objective is study the risk of cognitive impairment or dementia in first-degree relatives of patients with PD.
Archives of Neurology - Tue, 9 October 2007
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Oncology
No clear guidelines exist for managing localized prostate cancer because clinical studies have not yet established which treatment provides the best long-term outcome. We assessed the effect of treatment on prostate cancer–specific mortality considering the determinants of treatment and prognosis.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Tue, 9 October 2007
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Pneumology
Although 23-valent polysaccharide pneumococcal vaccine (PPV) does not prevent community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), it might still improve outcomes in those who develop pneumonia. We tested this hypothesis using a population-based cohort of hospitalized patients with CAP.
Archives of Internal Medicine - Tue, 9 October 2007
http://archinte.ama-assn.org/
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Neurology
A significant inflammatory pathologic disorder in the cortex of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been demonstrated by ex vivo studies.
Archives of Neurology - Tue, 9 October 2007
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