TNFα played a dominant role in the development and progression of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Clinical trials proved the efficacies of anti-TNFα agents for curing RA. However, most researchers were concentrating on their abilities of neutralizing TNFα, the potencies of different anti-TNFα agents varied a lot due to the antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) or complement dependent ...

Sound the trumpets. Family Planning guidance has finally and formally arrived as an initiative of national importance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In an historic move, CDC has issued national recommendations on the best contraceptive practices in the United States [1]. Since the mid 1990s, CDC has been working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to support WHO's...

Healthcare providers caring for Ebola patients should wear personal protective gear that leaves no skin exposed and should be rigorously trained in its use, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in new guidance issued on 20 October. The agency issued the new, stricter guidelines after two nurses became infected while caring for a Liberian man in a hospital in Dallas, Texa...

INTRODUCTION Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a common reason for emergency department (ED) visits. The objective of this study was to determine if there were gender differences in adherence to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) STI diagnosis and treatment guidelines, as documented by emergency providers. METHODS We performed a retrospective chart review to identify pa...

BACKGROUND The severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic and concern about pandemic influenza prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop guidelines to prevent the transmission of all respiratory infections in health care settings during first contact with a potentially infected person. The extent to which health care workers and institutions use these CDC r...

AIM We conducted a cost-effectiveness analysis of seven hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing strategies in blood donors. METHODS Three of the seven strategies were based on HCV diagnosis and reporting guidelines in Mexico and four were from previous and current recommendations outlined by the CDC. The strategies that were evaluated determine antibody levels according to the signal-to-cut-off (S/CO...

Abstract To deliver the best user experience (UX), human-centered design cycle (HCDC) serves as a well-established guideline to application developers. However, it does not yet cover network-specific requirements, which become increasingly crucial, most applications over Internet. The missing network-centric view is provided by Quality of Experience (QoE), could team up with UX towards an impro...