OBJECTIVES To review the quality of urodynamic studies performed in one Center in order to assess adherence to the ICS Good Urodynamic Practice Guidelines. METHODS Sixty-two consecutive urodynamic studies performed between March 2012 and May 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. We followed a list of common features to analyze all records. RESULTS 10.17% of the studies showed a significant dr...

background: despite its benefits and importance, clinical counseling affects the patient both psychosocially and socially. illness labeling not only leads to many problems for patient and his/her family but also it imposes high costs to health care system. among various factors, doctor-patient relationship has an important role in the clinical counseling and its medical approach. the goal of th...

A review is made of the late diagnosis of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, a subject of growing interest in public health. It has been estimated that in Europe 30% of all HIV-infected people are unaware of their seropositive condition, and this in turn is associated with a poorer long-term disease prognosis and an increased risk of transmission to other individuals. The role of the...

A n interphase meeting between X chromosomes, revealed by Na Xu, Chia-Lun Tsai, and Jeannie Lee (Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA), ensures that one and only one is silenced. Silencing of one of the two X chromosomes in a female somatic cell brings the gene dosage level down to that of male cells. Inactivation is controlled by several noncoding RNAs transcribed from, and acting in cis upon, t...