OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of dyslipidemias in various autoimmune rheumatic diseases and the difference in lipid profile according to the activity of these diseases. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The Rheumatology Department of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), Islamabad, from May 2010 to April 2011. METHODOLOGY All patients who pres...

OBJECTIVES The aim was to report the prevalence of oral diseases/conditions among a Ugandan population. METHODS Subjects aged 12 (n=696) and 35-44 years (n=396) were chosen from randomly selected urban and peri-urban areas of Arua, Mbale, Kampala and Mbarara districts. They were clinically examined by 4 trained and calibrated dentists for oral diseases/conditions using criteria described by W...

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OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence across time of 3 chronic eye diseases among a representative cohort of elderly subjects. STUDY DESIGN Longitudinal observation of Medicare claims. Population A random sample of Medicare beneficiaries 65 years and older, nationally representative at baseline. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and age-related macular degene...

inequities in health need to be monitored and necessary actions should be taken to reduce them. this study aimed to determine the socioeconomic distribution of self-reported chronic diseases and self-assessed health (sah) in turkey and try to evaluate the determinants of such inequalities in terms of their contributions.cross-sectional data from the turkish health survey conducted during year 2...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death world over affecting people from each strata of life. Unfortunately, the pinnacle of the health care system is not untouched either. Long working hours, occupational stress, sedentary work habits, patient load because of over population and hectic lifestyle have all put a grave burden on the doctors thus leading to unhealthy lifest...

Investigations were carried out in 122 patients in order to identify features of Sjögren's syndrome (keratoconjunctivitis sicca and xerostomia). There were 78 patients with autoimmune diseases (rheumatoid arthritis 21, scleroderma 16, sicca syndrome 16, primary biliary cirrhosis 14, and other autoimmune disorders 11), 11 patients with chronic liver disease other than primary biliary cirrhosis, ...