Original Articles

A Survey of Neurologists on Bothersome Patient Behaviors Respondents in this pilot survey rated 30 patient behaviors on how often they experienced the behavior and how bothersome it was to them.
Journal Article, November 16, 2006
Coronary Risk Factors in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients in Yemen A comparative study was performed to compare the distribution of risk factors and complications in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) at high- vs low-altitude areas in Yemen.
November 07, 2006
Prostatic Massage and Drug Therapy for Transurethral Prostate Resection This article describes 5 men with urinary retention and indwelling urethral catheters who were treated with repetitive prostatic massage, antimicrobials, alpha blockers, and (in 2 cases) finasteride.
Journal Article, October 25, 2006
Is Medical Student Choice of a Primary Care Residency Influenced by Debt? This article investigates whether medical student debt affects residency choice.
October 24, 2006
Comparing the Efficacy of Medications for ADHD Using Meta-analysis Recently published literature was analyzed on the pharmacotherapy of ADHD to describe the variability of drug-placebo effect sizes.
October 05, 2006
Attitudes Toward the Autopsy -- An 8-State Survey We conclude that the decline in autopsy performance is multifactorial, although the variable in this analysis is the perception that improved diagnostic technology renders the autopsy redundant.
September 21, 2006
Neurocognitive Effects of Psychotropic Anticonvulsants and Lithium Which 2 of these 6 medications cause the fewest problems with attention, memory, reaction time, and more? How will what you prescribe have a real-world impact on your patients with bipolar disorder?
August 23, 2006
Predictors of Bipolar Disorder Risk The primary objectives of this study were to assess the rate of bipolar disorder (BPD) risk among patients unsuccessfully treated for major depression and to identify predictors of bipolarity.
Journal Article, August 15, 2006
Lidocaine Patch 5% vs Naproxen 500 mg BID for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome This study demonstrates that the lidocaine patch 5% is effective in relieving the pain from carpal tunnel syndrome.
Journal Article, August 08, 2006
Rosuvastatin: An Independent Analysis of Risks and Benefits This Original Article evaluates the risks and benefits of rosuvastatin and compares it with other statins presently on the market.
Journal Article, June 14, 2006
Early TV Viewing Is Associated With Protesting toTurning it Off Early television exposure is associated with resistance to turning off the television at school age.
Journal Article, June 01, 2006
An Ethno-medical Perspective on Research Participation This article highlights culturally appropriate methods for recruiting and retaining racial/ethnic minorities in research.
Journal Article, May 02, 2006
Heartburn Severity Does Not Predict Disease Severity This article analyzes data from 5 clinical trials to investigate the relationship between the baseline severity of heartburn and the baseline severity of EE.
Journal Article, April 06, 2006
Nephrotic Patients in Iraq This article explains how the evaluation of TIL in the cortex could reflect glomerular injury and could contribute to the assessment of prognosis in patients with idiopathic nephrotic syndrome.
Journal Article, January 10, 2006
Effect of In Vitro Glucose and Diabetic Hyperglycemia This article tested the possible roles of diabetic hyperglycemia. The in vitro effect of increasing glucose concentrations on protein synthesis of kidneys from adult male mice was studied.
Journal Article, September 07, 2005
Periodontal Disease Among Diabetics in Iraq The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of periodontal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Journal Article, August 23, 2005
LDL-C Goal Attainment This article compares patients at risk of coronary heart disease achieving the LDL-C treatment goal of < 100 mg/dL and the optional LDL-C target of < 70 mg/dL with different medication levels.
Journal Article, July 14, 2005
Medical Investigations of Homicides of Prisoners of War This article reviews a human rights issue -- the medical evaluation of cases in which prisoners potentially died due to mistreatment or under suspicious circumstances in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Journal Article, July 05, 2005
Brain White and Gray Matter Anatomy of MRI Segmentation This study evaluates MR sequences known as T1-weighted images in axial sliced section. Intensity group clustering algorithms are proposed to achieve further diagnosis for brain MR images.
Journal Article, June 27, 2005
Serum Antibodies to Oral Anaerobic Bacteria in Patients With RA This study was conducted to find the component that causes the disease in RA, which shows great resemblance to periodontitis in pathologic context.
Journal Article, June 16, 2005

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