57 Facebook History Collector: A New Method for Directly Collecting Data from Facebook Rosanna E. Guadagno, National Science Foundation, Arlington VA, USA Tonio A. Loewald, Loewald New Media, Arlington VA, USA Nicole L. Muscanell, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA Joan M. Barth, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, USA Melissa K. Goodwin, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa...

PURPOSE Poor vision may detrimentally impact functional status and affect allostatic load (AL), a measure of cumulative physiological wear and tear on the body's regulatory systems. We examined the direct effects of visual acuity (VA) on mortality and its indirect effect on mortality through its impact on functional status and AL in older adults. METHODS Data from 4981 participants (age ≥ 60 ...

Joint pain is one of the most common complaints with many possible causes.Some medicines used for joint pain relief such as NSAIDs have substantial and frequent side effects. Topical route possibly reduces adverse reactions by maximizing local delivery and minimizing systemic toxicity. Throughout history, plants have been the most important sources of medicines for human health and Iranian Trad...

Purkayastha et al reported 3 cases of proatlantal intersegmental arteries of external carotid artery origin associated with Galen’s vein malformation; however, because of their configuration, I believe that the 3 cases do not demonstrate this rare arterial variation, but rather show collateral blood flow from the occipital artery (OA) to the vertebral artery (VA). In patients with a vein of Gal...

Purkayastha et al reported 3 cases of proatlantal intersegmental arteries of external carotid artery origin associated with Galen’s vein malformation; however, because of their configuration, I believe that the 3 cases do not demonstrate this rare arterial variation, but rather show collateral blood flow from the occipital artery (OA) to the vertebral artery (VA). In patients with a vein of Gal...