Aim To assess diet quality and its relationship with cardiovascular health measures for adults cerebral palsy (CP). Method A convenience sample of 45 CP (26 females, 19 males; mean age 35y 10mo [SD 14y 9mo]). were recruited this cross-sectional study. Demographic, medical, Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) information obtained through in-person visits. Participants completed tw...

The United States, indeed the world, struggles with a serious obesity epidemic. The costs of this epidemic in terms of healthcare dollar expenditures and human morbidity/mortality are staggering. Surprisingly, clinicians are ill-equipped in general to advise patients on effective, longitudinal weight loss strategies. We argue that one factor hindering clinicians and patients in effective shared...

Purpose:Prognostic parameters in stroke management are important for emergency department physicians to reduce mortality and morbidity. No could be determined prognosis acute stroke. In this study, we aimed determine whether serum procalcitonin(PCT), lactate HgA1c levels at admission changes of PCT 2 hours were associated with short-term functional outcome (3rd day) after ischemic Patients Meth...

background: obesity has been associated with several co ‑ morbidities such as diabetes and increased mortality. in general, the use of medication promotes only a modest weight loss in the range of 2 to 10 kg, usually most effective during the first 6 months of therapy; however, studies have shown positive effects on other risk factors such as blood pressure and serum glucose levels, but there...

B iomarkers have been sought to improve the diagnosis of stroke and determine the cause of stroke. In acute settings distinguishing ischemic stroke from other neurological diseases can be challenging, particularly when symptoms are mild. Determining the cause of stroke can also be challenging and frequently remains unclear or even unknown based on current diagnostic investigations and classific...

INTRODUCTION World Health Organization recommendations of bidirectional screening for tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes have been met with varying levels of uptake by national TB programs in resource-limited settings. METHODOLOGY Kibong'oto Infectious Diseases Hospital (KIDH) is a referral hospital for TB from northern Tanzania, and the national referral hospital for multidrug-resistant (MDR)-TB...

Objective: The aim of this study is to reveal the efficacy laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in preventable metabolic consequences morbid obesity. We evaluated weight loss according body mass index (BMI), changes comorbid diseases accompanying obesity patients who underwent surgery our clinic early and mid-period postoperatively, whether there was vitamin deficiency mid-term, complications ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES There is evidence that the incidence of solid tumors is markedly increased in patients with diabetes mellitus. In the current study, we investigate the association between diabetes and renal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS A single-center retrospective analysis of 473 patients who underwent nephrectomy for renal cell carcinoma (RCC) was performed. Diabetic RCC patients ...

BACKGROUND The aim of our study was to evaluate the relevance of magnesium and FGF-23 in terms of cardiovascular disease in a population of type 2 diabetic patients with nephropathy. METHODS In a cross-sectional study, we included 80 type 2 diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stages 2, 3 and 4. We analysed mineral metabolism, inflammation, oxidative stress and insulin resistan...