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Sexual life after childbirth and aspects of midwives’ counselling at the postnatal check-up
(2009-02-27)
The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe how sexual
life after childbirth is communicated, addressed and reflected upon among
new mothers, fathers and midwives and the impact of leaving first and
minor ...
Aprotinin for reduction of bleeding and transfusions in patients on clopidogrel undergoing urgent coronary surgery
(2009-05-08)
-860) in the aprotinin group vs. 1210 mL (95%CI:860-1550) in the control group (p=0.004). The aprotinin group received fewer transfusions of packed red blood cells (0.9 U, 95%CI:0.1-1.7, vs. 2.7 U, 95% CI:1.4-4.1; p=0.01), platelets (0.1 U, 95%CI:0-0.3, vs. 0.6 U, 0.2- 0...
Genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors of importance for CYP1A2 catalyzed drug metabolism
(2008-11-14)
The heme containing cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes participate in the phase I metabolism of drugs and other xenobiotics as well as endogenous substrates. CYP1A2 is one of the major CYP450 enzymes and account for about 13% of the total CYP450...
Brain MRI and CT morphology in healthy aging and Alzheimer's disease
(2010-02-05)
Background: The brain atrophy in individual Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients includes not only specific atrophy from AD pathology, but also atrophy induced by normal aging and cerebral vascular diseases. Although medial ...
HIV-1 genotype and vertical transmission in northern Vietnam
(2008-10-28)
After 18 years from the beginning of the HIV-1/AIDS epidemic in Vietnam, the number of HIV-1 infected individuals is still increasing. Investigations conducted at two distinct time points in two separate groups of HIV-1 infected intravenous drug...
The impact of tobacco use on postoperative complications
(2008-08-29)
of postoperative complications after inguinal hernia surgery (OR 1.34; 95% CI 1.04 1.72) and after appendectomy due to non-perforated appendicitis (RR 1.51; 95% CI 1.03 2.22). Smoking was also significantly associated with an increased risk of perforated...
Oral health in patients with chronic kidney disease
(2009-11-13)
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a complex disorder in which active intervention leads to longer survival expectancy. Oral diseases are complex disorders caused mainly by bacterial, fungal, or viral infections, where primary ...
Endothelial cells : dysfunction and repair mechanisms
(2010-05-20)
Endothelial cells (ECs) are crucial component of the normal vascular
wall, providing an interface between the bloodstream and surrounding
tissue of the blood vessel wall. Endothelial progenitors cells (EPCs)
circulate ...
Exploring a national practice-based register for the management of rheumatoid arthritis
(2008-10-17)
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, inflammatory, auto-immune disease with an unpredictable and debilitating course. From diagnosis and onward, RA patients who need treatment with anti-rheumatic drugs will require ...
Tissue biomarkers in prostate cancer
(2009-09-25)
in PC. A tissue microarray (TMA) of 289 PCs was constructed and immunostained. HSP 27 and 60, but not HSP 70 and PDX-1 correlated with biochemical recurrence. In multivariate analysis including histopathological prognostic factors, only HSP 60...