There are numerous rewards which world class athletes covet in their quests for glory, be they National titles, World Champion status or Olympic Gold. Perhaps one of the top honors, though, is that of the World Record: the symbol and defining mark that the highest level in one's event has been achieved. World records have risen and fallen throughout the history of Track and Field, and the past ...

Acute coronary syndromes and heart failure arising as a consequence of ischemic injury to the myocardium account for a large proportion of all hospital admissions and of all causes of death in industrialized nations. Medical and surgical management of these conditions consumes enormous resources each year, but current therapeutic measures fall far short of reducing death and disability from isc...

To the Editor: The bacterium Vi-brio vulnifi cus is a marine fl ora sap-rophyte that can cause necrotic skin infection and septicemia in humans who eat shellfi sh. Symptoms of sep-ticemia (mortality rate >50%) have been described mostly in Florida and Japan among persons who ate raw fi lter-feeding shellfi sh when seawater temperatures are >20°C (1). V. vulnifi cus–related septicemia introduced...

REGULATION OF ENERGY SUPPLY FOR NEURONS INVOLVES A COMPLEX INTERACTION BETWEEN NEURONS AND ASTROCYTES.1-3 Astrocytes are the major source of glycogen in the brain and provide lactate to neurons by anaerobic glycolysis.4-6 Neurons contain the pathways for oxidative phosphorylation that are required for adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production to meet the demands of neuronal activity.7-9 Studies c...

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) accounts for one-fifth of leukemia in adults. The rates of second primary malignancies (SPMs) in childhood ALL are significantly higher than in the general population. However, there is a lack of information on SPMs in adult patients. Therefore, we conducted this study to analyze the risk of SPMs in adult ALL patients from the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI)...

Dear Editor, Foot infections are one of the important causes for hospitalization of patients with diabetes and the leading cause of morbidity in diabetic patients. Diabetic foot lesions may present as ulceration, gangrene, charcot joint, or fracture and are associated with amputation if not treated promptly. The proper management of these infections requires early recognition and appropriate an...