We examined the controversial relationship between obesity and depression among Chinese people aged 45 and over using data from the 2013 follow-up survey of the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS). Depressive symptoms were measured using the CES-D 10; overweight and obesity were defined using WHO, Asian and Chinese criteria. The proportion of depressive symptoms was 19.9% an...

The Bureau of Labor Statistics collects employment figures through two programs: the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) and the Current Employment Statistics (CES) survey. These two programs collect monthly employment counts from an establishment for the same reference period so the employment figures should generally be identical for each establishment. However, differences exist ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine the relation of physical performance measures with depressive symptoms in older men. METHOD A cross-sectional, multivariate comparison of several measures of upper- and lower-extremity performance and their relation with depressive symptoms was performed in 2,856 older Japanese American men, aged 71-93 years, who participated in the fourth ...

We are reporting a case of 47 chromosome complement with an extra rearranged chromosome 22pter→22qll:: llq23 → llqter in a child with multiple malformations whose mother has a balanced reciprocal translocation t(1l,22) with a history of two previous abortions. We emphasize the importance of family study in such cases.

background: artificial tears have been among the first line of therapy in management of dry eye syndrome (des). this study was conducted to compare a local artificial tear with an imported one in reduction of des. this comparison would help to evaluate the cost and benefits of each drop in the proper management of des. m aterials and methods: in this double-blind randomized clinical trial study...

Goltz syndrome / Focal Dermal Hypoplasia (FDH) is a rare syndrome resulting from developmental defects in tissues with mesodermal origin such as eye, skin, mouth, muscoloskeletal, and central nervous system. We report a 13-year-old girl with FDH who had several features of skin, eye, and mouth involvement. She also had revurrent otitis media, which has not been reported so far.

we are reporting a case of 47 chromosome complement with an extra rearranged chromosome 22pter→22qll:: llq23 → llqter in a child with multiple malformations whose mother has a balanced reciprocal translocation t(1l,22) with a history of two previous abortions. we emphasize the importance of family study in such cases.

background rheumatoid arthritis (ra) is a chronic inflammatory disease with extra- articular involvement. eyes in particular are one of the most common sites of involvement in rheumatoid arthritis. on the other hand, dry eye syndrome is the most common conflict in terms of management. particular studies suggested dry eye has been associated with greater rheumatoid arthritis severity, but its as...