Background Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is one of the most common serious squeal of preterm infants. It involves approximately one quarter of infants with birth weight less than 1500 grams and 30% of less than 1000 grams. Vitamin A has been shown to reduce BPD rate. We compared efficacy of low and high doses of vitamin A for prevention of BPD in very low birth weight preterm infants. Materi...

OBJECTIVES Among a variety of relevant factors of osteoporosis, the association between alcohol intake and postmenopausal women's bone mineral density (BMD) by using data from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was evaluated in this study. MATERIALS AND METHODS Among a total of 31,596 subjects, males, premenopausal women, participants without BMD data were excluded. F...

Resiquimod is a Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) and TLR8 agonist that is a potent inducer of alpha interferon (IFN-alpha) and other cytokines. The effects of multiple applications of resiquimod gel were assessed in a randomized, single-blind, dose-ranging, placebo-controlled study with 41 healthy subjects. Over a 3-week period, 1-g doses of resiquimod or vehicle gel (3:1 randomization) were applied...

Study purpose. The aim of this study was to examine the levels physical activity among undergraduates living in ADISU (Agency for Right University Study) residences order better understand their situations and highlight differences between male female students. Materials methods. Eighty participants ages 18 28 were enrolled study. A questionnaire given each participant who selected gather gener...

BACKGROUND Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and the prevalence of hypertension tends to increase with age. Current treatments for hypertension have adverse side effects and poor adherence. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of moxibustion on blood pressure in individuals with pre- or stage I hypertension. METHODS/DESIGN Forty-five subjects with pre- ...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome substantially increases risk of cardiovascular events. It is therefore imperative to develop or optimize ways to prevent or attenuate this condition. Exercise training has been long recognized as a corner-stone therapy for reducing individual cardiovascular risk factors constituting the metabolic syndrome. However, the optimal exercise dose and its feasibility in a...

We initiated a prospective noncomparative trial of treatment for lung disease due to Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) in human immunodeficiency virus-negative patients, with a regimen of clarithromycin (1000 mg), rifabutin (300-600 mg), and ethambutol (25 mg/kg) administered 3 times per week. Fifty-nine patients were enrolled. Twelve (20%) were lost to follow-up, and 6 (10%) developed clarithr...

Objective- The objective of the present work was to investigate the effects of tramadol administration on sperm quality and testicular tissue in mice. Design- Experimental study Animal- Sixty-three mature male mice Procedures- Mice were randomly divided into three experimental groups (n=21) and the following treatments were intraperitoneally administered, 3 times a week, for 6 weeks: Control...