BACKGROUND Proper pre-operative facial analysis that includes a thorough evaluation of both the bony and soft tissue anatomy is paramount to success in performing aesthetic surgery of the face. Ethnic variations in soft tissue profile add an important variable to pre-operative facial analysis. The aim of our study was to determine the role of ethnic variations in soft tissue facial profiles th...

Tissue factor (TF), formerly known as thromboplastin, is the key initiator of the coagulation cascade; it binds factor VIIa resulting in activation of factor IX and factor X, ultimately leading to fibrin formation. TF expression and activity can be induced in endothelial cells, vascular smooth muscle cells, and monocytes by various stimuli such as cytokines, growth factors, and biogenic amines....

70 Many advances have been made in understanding the pathogenesis and progression of HIV disease, developing effective antiretroviral agents and regimens, learning how best to use these regimens for prolonged maximal viral suppression, lowering the pill burden of regimens, and managing many acute adverse effects of treatment. The problems for many patients on long-term effective antiretroviral ...

ETASTASIS is the chief cause of morbidity and mortality in most cancers. Appropriately, the words " cancer " (from the Latin for " crab ") and " me-tastasis " (from the Greek for " change in position ") both refer to cell movement: the crab-like invasion of cancer into healthy tissue and the migration of cancer cells to sites distant from the primary tumor. Since the work of Paget more than 100...