BACKGROUND High insulin and insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) levels may be associated with an increased breast cancer risk and/or death. Given the need to identify modifiable factors that decrease insulin, IGF-I, and breast cancer risk and death, we investigated the effects of a 6-month randomized controlled aerobic exercise intervention versus usual care on fasting insulin, IGF-I, and its ...

Question: Is pulmonary rehabilitation with the exercise component performed at home as effective at reducing dyspnoea as outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation? Design: Randomised, controlled trial with concealed allocation. Setting: Ten centres in Canada. Participants: Adults with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), aged at least 40 years, with an FEV1 less than 70% of the predic...

Hypothesis / aims of study Tibial neuromodulation (TNM) is a clinically used therapy for patients with refractory, idiopathic overactive bladder [1]. TNM is currently delivered percutaneous using a needle electrode. Therapy sessions are commonly 30 minutes of stimulation once per week. There are questions regarding how often therapy should be delivered as well as optimal clinical and patient sc...

Based on Rome III criteria, functional disorders of GI are listed below:   Infant regurgitation: -regurgitation two or more times per day for 3 or more weeks -no retching, hematemesis, aspiration, apnea, FTT, abnormal posturing Infant rumination syndrome: -repetitive contraction of abdominal muscle -regurgitation of gastric content in to the mouth and reswallowed Cyclic vomiting syndrome: -Two ...

BACKGROUND Although exercise is a commonly recommended treatment for ankylosing spondylitis (AS), little is known about the effectiveness of unsupervised recreational and back exercises. We examined the effects of recreational exercise and back exercises on patient-reported pain severity, stiffness severity, and functional disability in a prospective longitudinal study of 220 patients with AS. ...

PURPOSE Our aim was to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the IRIS® bandage (Nephrokit®) on post-puncture bleeding compared to conventional manual compression. METHODS Sixty-four patients, hemodialyzed with an arteriovenous fistula, were enrolled in a 3-week prospective study. Conventional manual compression was used during the first week, the IRIS® bandage during the second week and co...

abstract        background and objectives: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is the most common chronic liver disorder and is also currently considered as the hepatic manifestation of metabolic syndrome. regular exercise training may decrease fatty liver disease complications, although its impact is not yet clear. this study aimed to evaluate the effects of six weeks of aerobic training on liver...