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Psychological health and life situation in spouses of stroke patients
(2007-05-25)
About 30,000 people in Sweden are affected by stroke each year. The
effect on physical functioning, and also consequences such as depression
and aphasia, are likely to affect not only the life of the patient, but
also the ...
Icodextrin metabolism in peritoneal dialysis : clinical and experimental studies
(2007-10-19)
Icodextrin is a glucose polymer which is used as osmotic agent to provide
sustained ultrafiltration (UF) during the long (8-16 hours) dwell in
end-stage renal disease patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). The
aims ...
Experimental pharmacodynamic and kinetic studies related to new combination therapies against P. falciparum malaria
(2007-02-09)
Artemisinin (ART) class of compounds are of special interest due to their
rapid onset of action and high activity against multidrug resistant
malaria. The major drawback in monotherapy with ART and its derivatives
is ...
Glossopharyngeal breathing
(2008-03-21)
. VC increased in the TG compared to the CG in Study I, p<0.01. VC increased for the female swimmers and chest expansion increased for all the swimmers after the training period. Most of the pulmonary function variables and chest expansion increased...
Aspects on chronic stress and glucose metabolism in women with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis and in women with localized provoked vulvodynia
(2007-04-06)
cortisol was registered more often in women with RVVC (p<0.002). Mean levels of salivary cortisol were lower the first 45 minutes after awakening in women with RVVC, compared with controls. Blunted morning rise cortisol was registered more often in women...
Studies on the occurence and effects of human papillomavirus in tumors of the head and neck
(2008-03-07)
The presence of human papillomavirus (HPV) in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (HNSCC) was first reported in 1985. Since then, this association has been studied intensively and today there is substantial evidence ...
Swedish moist snuff and the risk of cardiovascular diseases
(2007-10-19)
The snuff consumption in Sweden has increased substantially during recent
decades and today more than every fifth male adult uses snuff daily.
However, the evidence on health effects from long-term use of snuff is
limited, ...
Identification of the susceptibility genes in type 1 diabetes and diabetic nephropathy
(2007-11-02)
Genetic susceptibility plays an important role in the pathogenesis of
type 1 diabetes (T1D) and diabetic nephropathy (DN). The present study
aims to investigate the association between single nucleotide
polymorphisms ...
Long-term results of phakic refractive lenses (PRL) for correction of myopia and hyperopia
(2007-11-23)
The phakic refractive lens (PRL) is a silicone lens implanted into the
posterior chamber to correct myopia and hyperopia. At the beginning of
2002, when the PRL was introduced at St. Erik Eye Hospital, there had
been ...
Alcohol and inflammation : a study of effects of ethanol on endothelial and epithelial cell functions
(2007-10-26)
Although short–term alcohol drinking causes euphoric and stress relieving effects, alcohol abuse is a major risk factor for neurobehavioural, liver and muscle injury as well as reduced host defence with enhanced susceptibility ...