The influence of physicochemical properties, including lipophilicity, H-bonding capacity and
molecular size and shape descriptors on brain uptake has been investigated using a …

Forecasts of influenza activity in human populations could help guide key preparedness
tasks. We conducted a scoping review to characterize these methodological approaches …

Background All countries need effective disease surveillance systems for early detection of
outbreaks. The revised International Health Regulations [IHR], which entered into force for …

Context Web 2.0 applications, such as social networking sites, are creating new challenges
for medical professionalism. The scope of this problem in undergraduate medical education …

El Niño/Southern Oscillation related climate anomalies were analyzed by using a
combination of satellite measurements of elevated sea-surface temperatures and …

Rationale: The weaning process concerns all patients receiving mechanical ventilation. A
previous classification into simple, prolonged, and difficult weaning ignored weaning failure …

Epidemics of chikungunya fever, an Aedes spp.-borne viral disease, affected hundreds of
thousands of people in western Indian Ocean islands and India during 2005–2006. The …

Introduction While prone positioning (PP) has been shown to improve patient survival in
moderate to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) patients, the rate of …

The cause of pleural effusion was studied in 300 consecutive patients by clinical
examination and laboratory tests. The three most common causes were found to be cancer …

Hypertension is a leading cause of stroke, heart disease, and kidney failure. The genetic
basis of blood pressure variation is largely unknown but is likely to involve genes that …