METHODS MEDLINE surveys were carried out and reference lists were cross-checked to identify publications on long-term outcome for dietary treatment of obesity. 898 papers were identified, 17 fulfilled our planned criteria for inclusion (dietary treatment; adults; follow-up period > or = 3 years; follow-up rate > or = 50% of original study group; information on one of the success criteria: maint...

This study evaluated the long-term effectiveness of the FRIENDS Program in reducing anxiety and depression in a sample of children from Grade 6 and Grade 9 in comparison to a control condition. Longitudinal data for Lock and Barrett's (2003) universal prevention trial is presented, along with data from 12-month follow-up to 24- and 36-month follow-up. Results of this study indicate that interve...

Sialoblastoma is a rare salivary neoplasm which presents either congenitally or during early infancy. It was originally considered a benign neoplasm, however a number of reported cases have documented locoregional recurrence and distant metastases. Currently, there is no consensus on the appropriate treatment for this neoplasm. We report on long term follow-up of a patient with metastatic sialo...

AIM To evaluate the long-term utilisation of strategic communication as a factor of importance when changing work practices among primary care staff. BACKGROUND In many health care organisations, there is a gap between theory and practice. This gap hinders the provision of optimal evidence-based practice and, in the long term, is unfavourable for patient care. One way of overcoming this barri...

Low back pain is a major physical and socioeconomic problem. A significant percentage is attributable to internal disc disruption (IDD). The management of IDD has been limited to conservative treatment or to operative treatment. Intradiscal electrothermal therapy (IDET) is a new minimal-invasive therapy. In carefully selected patients, it could be an effective treatment alternative. Further stu...

background: anterior interbody fusion of the cervical spine have become the gold standard for treating spinal diseases, hence the aim of this study was to compare long term follow up results in patients with cervical disk disease treated with anterior peek cage implantation and without it in anterior approach. methods: retrospectively 63 patients with known cervical discogenic disorders who wen...

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reflects a time averaged blood glucose during the previous 2–3 months, and is used as the gold standard for long-term follow-up of glycemic control. The same HbA1c method was used both in the DCCT study published in 1993 (1) and the UKPDS study published in 1998 (2). Following the development of a true reference method by IFCC (3), it was stated in an international consen...

When a person is stalked, a common reaction is to consult an expert for the answers to several key questions: Is the stalker dangerous? How can I get the stalker to stop the behavior? What should I do to protect myself? Although certain risk factors are associated with an increased likelihood of violence, care must be taken in using risk factors to predict violence, because there are many excep...

Many techniques for management of hypertrophic scars and keloids have been proven through extensive use, but few have been supported by prospective studies with adequate control groups. Several new therapies showed good results in small-scale trials, but these have not been repeated in larger trials with long-term follow-up. This article reports a qualitative overview of the available clinical ...

Osteochondral injury of the trochlea is a rare lesion of the articular surface of the ulnohumeral joint. A number of cases involving the humeral trochlea of adolescent throwing athletes have been reported in the Englishlanguage literature. In the last decade, elbow arthroscopy has evolved to become an accepted technique for the treatment of elbow osteochondral lesions. This is the first report ...