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Myocardial protection by hyperoxia
(2002-05-02)
Oxygen is essential for normal respiration in aerobic organisms, and prolonged deficit of oxygen always has detrimental consequences.However, all aerobic life forms are faced with the threat of oxidation from molecular ...
Smoking cessation during pregnancy
(2001-11-02)
attention to try to change their attitudes to smoking, while one of the other two centres acted as control and provided the usual care. In a post-intervention study, 385 women were included. 216 (56%) participated, compared with 194 men.
Smoking decreased...
Genetic polymorphism and natural killer cell activity in multiple myeloma
(2002-05-17)
Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a B cell malignancy characterised by an accumulation of clonal neoplastic plasma cells in bone marrow. Its aetiology remains unknown. Remarkable racial differences in the incidence of MM and ...
Molecular epidemiology of human papillomavirus and cervical cancer
(2001-11-16)
population-based case-control study from Latvia, containing 223 cervical cancer cases and 239 healthy controls.
Results: Exposure to oncogenic HPV is strongly dependent on sexual
history (OR 8,7; CI 95% 3,3-22,6), but exposure to benign HPV types...
Fatty acid transport proteins : candidate genes for the insulin resistance syndrome
(2004-05-07)
The insulin resistance syndrome is characterised by insulin resistance,
obesity, hypertension, and a typical dyslipidaemia, predisposing to
diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Metabolic disturbances of the
insulin ...
Obesity, life style and society : psychological and psychosocial factors in relation to body weight and body weight changes
(2004-04-16)
This dissertation consists of two cross-sectional population studies
(studies I and IV), and two prospective studies (studies II and III).
In study I the relative importance of obesity for self-rated health with
focus ...
Radiologic diagnosis of appendicitis in children
(2004-04-23)
Suspected appendicitis is the most common cause of emergency abdominal surgery in children. Because of the often atypical clinical findings, the diagnosis of appendicitis is difficult and may be delayed. Perforation has ...
Minimally invasive hernia surgery
(2003-04-25)
Lichtenstein (5 vs. 7 days). The time of rehabilitation was shorter after TEP than mesh-plug or Lichtenstein (14 vs. 24.5 vs. 28.5 days). There was a tendency of more pain after Lichtenstein than after TEP or mesh-plug at follow-up. Laparoscopic hernioplasty...
Studies on antioxidant and lipid lowering effects on human microcirculation
(2002-10-18)
In previous work from this laboratory, vital microscopy was successfully
used to study rnicrocirculatcry effects of hypercholesterolemia in a
rabbit model. Hypercholesterolemia caused a dramatic depression of the
blood ...
Hepatitis C in chronic kidney disease and kidney transplantation : with special reference to epidemiology and treatment
(2003-10-31)
chromatography (HPLC) method for ribavirin plasma concentration measurement was developed. A trough level interval of 7-17µmol/L was found in 10 patients with normal renal function treated with interferon-alpha and ribavirin. The ribavirin monitoring method...