OBJECTIVE To determine if therapeutic management programs that include self-monitoring of blood glucose result in greater HbA1c reduction in non-insulin-requiring type 2 diabetes patients compared to programs without blood glucose self-monitoring. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Electronic databases including MEDLINE (1966-2004), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, EMBASE (1950-2004), Centre...

A 6 week labyrinth walking program was pilot tested in a correctional setting and goals were to: 1) determine the feasibility of a labyrinth walking curriculum; 2) pilot test measures of health related quality of life (QOL) (pre and post-surveys) and blood pressure; and 3) examine the influence of relationship-centered teaching on subject satisfaction. Relational communication was used as a fra...

Francesca Bosetti, PharmD, PhD;* Zorina S. Galis, PhD;* Margaret S. Bynoe, PhD; Marc Charette, PhD; Marilyn J. Cipolla, PhD; Gregory J. del Zoppo, MD; Douglas Gould, PhD; Thomas S. Hatsukami, MD; Teresa L. Z. Jones, MD; James I. Koenig, PhD; Gerard A. Lutty, PhD; Christine Maric-Bilkan, PhD; Troy Stevens, PhD; H. Eser Tolunay, PhD; Walter Koroshetz, MD; on behalf of the “Small Blood Vessels: Bi...

BACKGROUND Several studies have linked the maintenance of normoglycemia in acutely ill inpatients with improved clinical outcomes. We previously proposed a few standard definitions for monitoring inpatient glycemic control, or "glucometrics." In clinical practice, limited data management resources for developing and refining measurement protocols can slow quality improvement efforts. With regar...

Resource-based theories of the firm argue that the success of one firm over another is largely due to its resource endowments. Large enterprises have long been recognised as leading sources of learning innovation and growth. This is not just restricted to large firms in developed economies, but also applies to firms in developing economies like China, where large firms have long and complex his...

To date medical care is inextricable based on blood donors and blood products. The continuing increase and intensification of tests and guidelines also results in a change in deferral and abnormal test results. Donors and recipients of their blood are faced with this information and are confronted with a kaleidoscope of thoughts and emotions. The discussion with respect to paid versus nonpaid d...

Author affiliations: School of Medicine of the Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil (D.C.S. Monteiro, A.Q. Sousa, R.M. Fontes, C.C. Praciano, M.S. Frutuoso, L.C. Matos, M.J. Teixeira, M.M.L. Pompeu); School of Medicine of the University of Fortaleza, Fortaleza (D.M. Lima); Unichristus School of Medicine, Fortaleza (M.S. Frutuoso); University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesv...

Clostridium carnis is a species which is only rarely isolated from man or animals and is occasionally found in the soil. This paper is an account of a single isolate found in blood cultures obtained from an 8-week-old boy who was suffering from gastroenteritis.