OBJECTIVE To evaluate if there is a relationship between findings of carotid artery calcification (CAC) and periodontal risk in nonsmoker subjects by using panoramic radiographs (DPR). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 1146 DPRs were investigated. Gender, age, severity of bone loss, tooth loss, periodontal risk, and findings of carotid calcification were recorded. The periodontal risk was eval...

Tobacco use claims more than 440,000 lives a year, with nearly half dying premature death from tobaccorelated illnesses. Approximately 47.5 million adults smoke. Seventy percent want to quit, and 42.5% attempt to quit each year. Smoking cessation is correlated with reduced mortality and morbidity. Benefits include reduced risk for lung cancer, chronic lung disease, myocardial infarction, stroke...

A 50 year old man presented with a one week history of general malaise, worsening shortness of breath, and a cough productive of green sputum. He had also noticed an itchy rash on his trunk and face. There was no relevant medical history and he took no regular medications. He was a nonsmoker. On examination the patient had a widespread symmetrical rash over his face, trunk, and proximal limbs; ...

A 59-year-old man came to medical attention due to a heart murmur noted approximately 10 years ago. He gave no history of a cardiac murmur as a child. The patient had been asymptomatic in this time period. More specifically, he denied dyspnea on exertion, chest pain, peripheral edema, palpitations, or syncope. The patient was a lifelong nonsmoker, and had no weight loss, fevers, or sweats. A su...

Metastatic tumours of pleura are the most common malignant tumours causing malignant pleural effusion. Lungs are the most common primary sites. Primary pleural tumours are rarely seen and diffuse malignant mesothelioma is the most common malignant tumour of pleura. Primary malignant neuroendocrine tumour of pleura is not reported in the literature. Here, we report a rare case of primary maligna...

Case Presentation: A 48-yearold healthy man suffered a complex ankle fracture in a cross-country skiing accident that required orthopedic surgery. In the hospital, a routine 12-lead ECG showed a 1-mm ST depression in lead V5 to V6, which prompted a noninvasive coronary artery calcium test that had a high score. Therefore, a coronary arteriogram was done, disclosing 70% to 90% lesions in 3 major...

Silica and silicate mineral dust inhalation can cause a variety of histopathological changes in the lungs and pleura. These include pulmonary silicotic nodules, interstitial infiltrate, fibrosis, and pleural thickening. Pleural effusion is an extremely rare presentation of silicosis. To our best knowledge, there have been only 2 cases of silicosis with pleural effusion reported in medical liter...

In this study, RAND Corporation researchers assess the expected change in enrollment and premiums in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA)-compliant individual market in federally facilitated marketplace (FFM) states if the U.S. Supreme Court decides to eliminate subsidies in FFM states. The analysis used the Comprehensive Assessment of Reform Efforts (COMPARE) microsimulation mo...

CONTEXT Available levels of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors containing the beta(2) subunit (beta(2)*-nAChR) are higher in recently abstinent tobacco smokers compared with participants who never smoked. Variations in beta(2)*-nAChR availability during the course of abstinence may be related to the urge to smoke, the extent of nicotine withdrawal, and successful abstinence. OBJECTIVE To exami...