Association of Sleep Disturbances With Reduced Semen Quality
Can poor sleep quality effect testosterone levels, sperm concentration and sperm count?
Category : Health & Medicine Journal & Academic : Health & Medical
Differentiating Burkitt and Diffuse Large B-cell Lymphoma
Differentiating Burkitt's lymphoma from DLBCL presents diagnostic difficulty. This study evaluated the use of immunophenotypic markers by flow cytometry to aid in this important determination.
Evaluating a Sick Child After Travel to Developing Countries
More and more children are traveling internationally with their families, many to developing countries. Would you recognize the symptoms of tropical disease?
Spontaneous Regression of NSCLC After Lymph Node Biopsy
This patient's advanced-stage NSCLC completely regressed after a biopsy of a mediastinal lymph node metastasis. Could an immune response be the explanation?
Systematic EBV-Positive T-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disease
This unusual case demonstrates how in rare instances, Epstein-Barr virus infection can result in hematological malignancy. What clinicopathological features served as a clue to diagnosis?
Acute Allergic-Like Reactions to Gadolinium-Containing IV Contrast Media
IV administration of gadolinium-containing contrast agents has been thought to pose a low risk of allergic-like reactions. How often and to what degree do they occur? What predicts these responses?
Dietary Calcium Intake and Obesity
Got milk? The benefits of low-fat dairy products on weight loss.
Impact of Clinical History on Chest Radiograph Interpretation
Does having additional clinical information help or hinder radiographic diagnosis of pneumonia in children?
The Growing Epidemic of HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Carcinoma
HPV-positive oropharyngeal carcinomas are on the rise, and primary care physicians are often the first line of defense. Learn how to screen for this serious disease in this review.
Major Complications of Airway Management: ICU and ED
At least one in four major airway events in a hospital are likely to occur in ICU or the ED. The outcome of these events is particularly adverse.
CV and Cancer Mortality in Women With and Without Diabetes
Utilizing data from the Women's Health Initiative, this study analyzed racial/ethnic disparities in mortality outcomes among postmenopausal women with and without diabetes.
More Skin, More Sun, More Tan, More Melanoma
This interesting review traces the continued rise in melanoma in the 20th century via changing social norms; from fashion, art and advertising, to the rise in outdoor leisure-time activities.
Blood Collection Tubes vs Thromboplastin Reagents for INR
This study compared the influence of different commercial blood collection tubes and different PT systems on INR measurements. How can discrepancies be minimized?
What's Wrong With Ward Rounds?
Improving ward round processes will enhance efficiency and increase the quality of patient care.
Severe Adverse Maternal Outcomes in Planned Home Births
How safe are home births? This study investigated whether planned home birth among low risk women leads to an increased risk of severe adverse maternal outcomes.
Clinical Use of C-reactive Protein for Cardiovascular Disease
CRP screening is recommended as an adjunct for risk assessment for people at intermediate risk.
Family Health History Discussions With College Students
How likely are young college students to share important parts of their family medical history with their clinicians? This new study takes a look at the data.
Uses of Epidemiology
What can epidemiology teach us about history, community diagnosis, and the individual's chances for survival?
Use of PET-CT to Localize a Paraganglioma in Pregnancy
A pheochromocytoma was apparently the cause of this pregnant patient's hypertension, but MRI could not localize a tumor. Was it safe to perform FDG PET-CT?
Management of HIV Infection in Treatment-Naive Patients
When should antiretroviral therapy be initiated?