1Department of Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital, University of Melbourne, Clinical Sciences Building, Cnr Princes and Regent Streets, Fitzroy Victoria 3065, 2Department of Nephrology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, PO Box 2900, Fitzroy Victoria 3065, 3Department of Nephrology, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton Victoria 3168, 4Department of Anatomical Pathology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, PO...

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Background: Endometriosis, defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside of the uterus, is an estrogen-dependent chronic inflammatory condition associated with degrees of pelvic pain and infertility. Toll-like receptors play a key role in immune response, by regulating inflammatory reactions and activating adaptive immune response to eliminate infectious pathogens and cancer debris. Pol...

Bioethics and biolaw are two philosophical approaches that address social tension and conflict caused by emerging bioscientific and biomedical research and application. Both reflect their respective, yet different, heritages in Western law. Bioethics can be defined as "the research and practice, generally interdisciplinary in nature, which aims to clarify or resolve ethical questions raised by ...

Analgesics in Terminal Disease Cicely M. S. Saunders, M.R.C.P., and Dame Albertine L. Winner, F.R.C.P ............. 245 Halothane Hepatitis B. R. Simpson, F.F.A. R.C.S., and others ...... 245 Functions of the G.M.C. Myre Sim, F.R.C.P.ED. .................. 246 Lymphocyte Sensitization P. M. D'Arcy Hart, F.R.C.P., and D. N. Mitchell, M.D ........................... 246 Vitamin B12 and Metformin ...

The extreme helium-rich atmospheric composition determined for the halo white dwarf WD 0346+246 is reexamined. This solution is shown to be improbable from an astrophysical point of view when accretion of hydrogen and metals from the interstellar medium is taken into account. An alternate solution is proposed where hydrogen and helium are present in the atmospheric regions in equal amounts. The...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the effect of continuous, moderate-intensity ultra-endurance running exercise on skeletal muscle and hepatic damage, as indicated by serum enzyme activity measured immediately following the race. METHODS Thirty-nine runners of the Spartathlon race (a 246-km continuous race from Athens to Sparta, Greece) who managed to complete the race within the 36-h limit participated...

We present new spectroscopic and photometric measurements of the white dwarfs LHS 3250 and WD 0346]246. Along with F351[50, these white dwarfs are the coolest ones known, all with e†ective temperatures below 4000 K. Their membership in the Galactic halo population is discussed, and detailed comparisons of all three objects with new atmosphere models are presented. The new models consider the e†...