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Lourdes has been an important Catholic pilgrimage site for the elderly and infirm since 1858. This year marks the 150th anniversary of the apparition known as the "Lady of Lourdes," which was observed on multiple occasions that year by a 14-year-old peasant girl out searching for firewood.
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Single nucleotide polymorphisms were examined within TLR2, TLR3, TLR4, and TLR9 in a population of 336 HSCT recipients and their unrelated donors. Using multivariate Cox regression analysis, two donor TLR4 haplotypes were found to be associated with increased risk of developing invasive aspergillosis in the HSCT recipients.
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In the issue: 5-á reductase inhibitors and hip fracture in men; the effects of drug-reimbursement policy on outcomes; new guidelines for type 2 diabetes; beta-blocker-associated brady-cardia is linked to CVD events; FDA Updates.
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Soft-tissue rheumatism often is a challenging disorder for the primary care physicians. The patient's symptoms often are vague, and the physical examination and laboratory testing often do not give comforting confirmatory findings. This issue reviews common conditions that afflict many of our patients and that, although often not serious, cause significant distress and morbidity. With the proper history and attention to presenting features, effective and professionally rewarding treatments are available.
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5-α reductase inhibitors and hip fracture in men; the effects of drug-reimbursement policy on outcomes; new guidelines for type 2 diabetes; beta-blocker-associated brady-cardia is linked to CVD events; FDA Updates.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that a final rule will appear in the Nov. 18, 2008, Federal Register detailing changes to the agency's outpatient ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system.
