With increasing recognition of the importance of mental and substance use disorders for population health and health systems and the potential value of systems-based performance indicators in addressing this issue, we ...

Increasing emergency admissions place significant demands on limited hospital resources. We assessed national practices and resources for initiatives to reduce length of stay (LOS) and thereby improve efficiency of ...

Background: The Internet is a widely used source of information for patients searching for medical/health care information. While many studies have assessed existing medical/health care information on the Internet, ...

To review the use of the Months Backwards Test (MBT) in clinical and research contexts. METHODS: We conducted a systematic review of reports relating to the MBT based upon a search of PsychINFO and MEDLINE between ...

Rapid detection of patients with carbapenem-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) is essential for the prevention of nosocomial cross-transmission, allocation of isolation facilities and to protect patient safety. Here, we ...

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The mesentery in Crohn’s disease frequently displays disease manifestations, such as mesenteric thickening and fat wrapping. Fibrocytes are a precursor cell type that can differentiate into fibroblasts or adipocytes [1]. ...

Crohn’s disease (CD) displays mesenteric disease manifestations such as fat wrapping and mesenteric thickening. The frequency at which these occur in CD point to a pathobiological relevance. Fat wrapping in particular ...

Despite extensive efforts, cancer therapies directed at the Protein Kinase C (PKC) family of serine/threonine kinases have failed in clinical trials. These therapies have been directed at inhibiting PKC and have, in some ...

Background: Problem alcohol use is common among illicit drug users and is associated with adverse health outcomes. It is also an important factor in poor prognosis among drug users with hepatitis C virus (HCV) as it impacts ...