The 2010 Haiti earthquake was one of the most catastrophic episodes in history, leaving 5% of the nation's population killed or injured, and 19% internally displaced. The distinctive combination of earthquake hazards and vulnerabilities, extreme loss of life, and paralyzing damage to infrastructure, predicts population-wide psychological distress, debilitating psychopathology, and ...

To investigate clinical features, laboratory alterations and gene mutations of 6 patients with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome (WAS). T lymphocyte subtypes were measured by flow cytometer. The routine blood tests including platelet count and mean platelet volume were performed by complete blood analyzer Sysmex XE2100. Serum immunoglobulin was measured by immunoturbidimetry. Mutations ...

A 42 year old male presented with progressive difficulty in swallowing for the past 6 months. Oral examination revealed ulcer on right dorsum of tongue, which was mistaken for malignancy. Histopathology of incision biopsy specimen diagnosed it as histoplasmosis. The patient was put on oral itraconazole therapy and responded well ...

To explore the role of the amino acids between 551 and 565 in the cytoplasmic domain of glycoprotein (GP) I b alpha in the VWF binding to GP I b alpha. The VWF binding to GP I b alpha induced by ristocetin was analyzed by flow cytometry, in three GP ...

A case of clinically detectable arterio-venous fistula following coronary angiography by right radial approach is reported. It is a rare complication. It may be clinically detectable only days or weeks following the procedure.

Introduction: This is the first study using national data to evaluate transportation risks among emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics (to be referred to hereafter as "EMTs") in the United States.Hypothesis: This epidemiological study compares the transportation risks for EMTs to the transportation risks for all workers in the US.Methods: ...

To investigate the autophagy in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells (hBMMSC) exposed to irradiation. The apoptosis and necrosis rate were assessed by Annexin V and propidium (PI) staining in hBMMSC at 4h after irradiated with X-ray at 0, 2, 4, 8 and 10 Gy. The autophagy was observed by ...

Introduction: Disasters and mass-casualty scenarios may overwhelm medical resources regardless of the level of preparation. Disaster response requires medical equipment, such as ventilators, that can be operated under adverse circumstances and should be able to provide respiratory support for a variety of patient populations.Objective: The objective of this study was ...

Occurrence of glomerular diseases in psoriasis is rare, although the number of reports is increasing in recent years. Different types of glomerular involvement have been reported but mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis with IgA deposits, AA amyloidosis and membranous nephropathy are relatively common in association with psoriasis. The term 'psoriatic nephropathy' has been ...

To investigate the molecular mechanism of a Chinese hemophilia A patient in whom there was a discrepancy between the clinical bleeding symptoms and laboratory assay of FVIII activity (FVIII: C). FVIII: C was detected by chromogenic and one-stage methods, and FVIII: Ag by ELISA. The APTT corrected test was used ...

Introduction: Emergency medical services (EMS) systems are a central component of the healthcare system, particularly for older patients. As currently configured, EMS transport is fundamentally petroleum dependent. Petroleum scarcity is an emerging public health concern, particularly for patient transport. Little is known regarding EMS fuel use, potential impacts of scarcity ...

Healthcare associated infections not only cause morbidity and mortality, but also drain the resources in the hospitals across the globe. It has been shown repeatedly that practicing hand hygiene is a deterrent to hospital acquired infection. It is essential for the infection control committee and the hospital administrators to have ...

Imidacloprid is newer systemic insecticide, a nicotine analogue, acts on the nervous system. Patient can present with variable manifestations like irritability, labored breathing, emaciation, twitching and delirium. Here we report a case presented with sever neuropsychiatric symptoms with respiratory failure following self ingestion of poison. Patient recovered with supportive and ...

Enclosed-space smoke inhalation is the fifth most common cause of all unintentional injury deaths in the United States. Increasingly, cyanide has been recognized as a significant toxicant in many cases of smoke inhalation. However, it cannot be emergently verified. Failure to recognize the possibility of cyanide toxicity may result in ...

The present study was designed to assess hepatic and renal dysfunction in Plasmodium falciparum malaria, and evaluate if such abnormalities had any bearing with the hemorrheological dysfunction. Sixty consecutive patients of Plasmodium falciparum malaria with hepatic and renal dysfunction (Group A) and twenty consecutive cases of uncomplicated falciparum malaria (Group ...

To investigate the effect of inhibitory and activating KIRs on a cohort of Chinese leukemia patients who received haplo-identical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Donor's inhibitory and activating KIRs and recipient's HLA-C from 47 cases who received haplo-identical HSCT were tested by PCR-SSP. 2 year overall survival (OS), incidence of ...

To study the roles of macrophage apoptosis, IL-1, and IL-8 in the pathogenesis of rat pulmonary fibrosis induced by silica. Forty eight male Wistar rats were divided into the 4 control groups (24 rats) and 4 experimental groups (24 rats). Rats in the control groups were treated with 1 ml ...

To understand the allocation of instruments and equipment in major research institutions for occupational health and medicine in China. Questionnaire was designed for collecting the information of the equipment used in occupational health and medicine research. Questionnaires were distributed to 78 research agencies to investigate the situation of allocation of ...

To find a suitable method for detecting SiO2 in quartz sand and to analyze the influencing factors on infrared spectroscopic determination of the content of free silica in quartz sand. The infrared spectroscopy was used to detect the free silica content of quartz sand, the various factors of influencing the ...

To investigate reversal effect of histone deacetylase inhibitor LBH589 alone or in combination with proteasome inhibitor bortezomib on drug resistance in acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and its mechanism. Ex vivo cultures of HL-60/ADM cells and fresh refractory AML cells were treated with LBH589, bortezomib or their combination at varying concentrations. ...

To study the effects of ammonium perchlorate (AP) on the levels of thyroid hormone and the testis function of male rats. Twenty male rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: control group, low, middle and high AP group. The rats were exposed orally to 0, 130, 260 and 520 mg ...

To study the protective effects of garlic oil (GO) on the peripheral nerve injuries induced by n-hexane. Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups (10 rats in each group): the control, the n-hexane treatment (2000 mg/kg), the low dose GO, and the high dose GO groups. The rats ...

To analyze the status of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) patients. The serum HBV markers in NHL patients were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). The infection rate of HBV in NHL patients was compared with that in nationwide general population. The positive rates of HBsAg, ...

To investigate clinical and laboratory characteristics of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients with t(7;11)(p15;p15). Eleven patients with t(7;11)(p15;p15) were retrospectively reviewed involved in cell morphology, immunophenotype, cytogenetics as well as clinical features and prognosis. Eight patients out of the eleven were female, six patients were AML-M2a, two M4, two M5, ...

To investigate the work-related musculoskeletal disorders among automobile assembly workers, to discusses the related risk factors and their relationship. The selected 1508 automobile assembly workers from a north car manufacturing company were regarded as the study object. The hazard zone jobs checklist, Nordic musculoskeletal symptom questionnaire (NMQ) and pain questionnaire ...

To establish a gas chromatography method for detecting the concentration of 1,1-dichloro-1-nitroethane in air of workplaces. 1,1-dichloro-1-nitroethane in air of workplaces was collected by activated charcoal tube, absorbed using carbon disulfide and analyzed by Gas Chromatography (FID) with FFAP capillary column. The linear rang of 1,1-dichloro-1-nitroethane in this method was ...

To investigate the incidence, risk factors, prognosis and high risk patients of invasive fungal infections (IFI) in patients with hematological diseases. : Over 2-week hospitalized patients from January 2007 to December 2008 were retrospectively reviewed. Logistic regression was used to analyze the risk factors of IFI, and recursive partitioning to ...

To explore the use of the urinary neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin (uNGAL) in the early diagnosis of paraquat poisoning patients with acute kidney injury (AKI). Eighty five patients were from the emergency department in our hospital. Five ml blood and urine were collected from each patient at 15 min, 2, ...

To explore tentatively the impact of occupational stress on sleep disorders. ninty three male freight train dispatchers participated in this study (response rate 80.87%). Sleep disorders, occupational stressors, personalities, and occupational strain response were measured with questionnaires. Workers with high psychological demands, job stressors,depressive symptoms,physical symptoms, daily life stress, work ...

To observe the relationship between the indicators of lung injury and the ratio of angiopoietin-2 (ang-2) to angiopoietin-1 (ang-1) in serum of rats with acute lung injury induced by phosgene. Eighty four adult male SD rats were randomly divided into 13 phosgene groups and 1 control group. Control group was ...

To investigate the overrepresentation of specific gene segments of immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region (IgVH) among unmutated and mutated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) patients and its prognostic implication. Multiplex PCR was used to identify the expression of IgVH segment and its mutation status in CLL. Analyses were successfully performed in ...

To investigate the life style, genetic and occupational risk factors of metabolic syndrome (MS) among policemen. 1:4 matched case-control study was used, based on physical examination data of Tianjin Policemen in 2010, 708 patients with MS were randomly selected as cases, which were matched with 2832 healthy controls on the ...

To analyze the urinary cadmium, blood cadmium and urinary beta2-MG of workers in a zinc powder processing plant before and after the cadmium dust control, and to explore the effects of dust control on the prevention and treatment of cadmium hazards. The on-site occupational hazard survey was used to investigate ...

To compare the efficacy and safety of a low dose (LD) methotrexate (MTX) in combination with a LD methylprednisolone(MP) or standard dose(SD) MP in the treatment of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD). Seventy-eight developing aGVHD patients after allogeneic bone marrow transplant (allo-BMT) were divided into two contemporaneous research groups: Group A, ...

To study the expressions of erythropoietin receptor (EPOR) and thrombopoietin receptor (TPOR) on CD34 CD59 and CD34+ CD59+ bone marrow (BM) cells from patients with paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH). (1) The expressions of EPOR and TPOR on CD34 CD59 and CD34+ CD59- BM cells from 26 PNH patients and 16 ...

To explore the association between chromosomal damage induced by vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) and polymorphisms of xenobiotic metabolism genes and DNA repair genes. Cytokinesis-block micronucleus (CBMN) test was performed to detect chromosomal damage in peripheral lymphocytes of 402 VCM-exposed workers. Multiplex PCR was used to simultaneously amplify GSTM1 and GSTT1 ...

To study the effects of 1-bromopropane (1-BP) on the functions of learning-memory and the central cholinergic system in rats. Forty male Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups: low 1-BP group (200 mg/kg), middle 1-BP group (400 mg/kg), high 1-BP group (800 mg/kg) and control group, and the exposure ...

To analyse the clinical features, diagnostic methods and risk factors of cytomegalovirus (CMV) enteritis after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). Analysis was made on 24 cases of CMV enteritis after allo-HSCT in Beijing Daopei Hospital from Aug. 2007 to Jul. 2009, including clinical data, endoscopic diagnosis, histopathological and virological ...

To observe serum TGF-beta1 and TNF-alpha in silicosis patients and workers exposed to silica dust to study the role of TGF-beta1 and TNF-alpha in the development of silicosis. One hundred non-exposed workers were selected as control group, 200 workers exposed to silica dust for more than 1 year as exposed ...

Esophageal diverticula are rare. The association of cancer and diverticula has been described. Some authors adopt a conservative non-surgical approach in selected patients with diverticula whereas others treat the symptoms by diverticulopexy or myotomy only, leaving the diverticulum in situ. However, the risk of malignant degeneration should be may be ...

Aim: To explore referrals to a critical care outreach team (CCOT), associated factors around patient management and survival to discharge, and the qualitative exploration of referral characteristics (identifying any areas for service improvement around CCOT). Method: A single-centre mixed method study in a specialist hospital was undertaken, using an explanatory ...

To determine weather structural changes by a tumor board made any difference in quality of treatment for oncology patients. Current management of our hospital initiated structural changes in the tumor board in January 2010 and improvement was measured through comparing the clinical staging of cervical cancer to previous tumor board ...

Although endometrial cancer is primarily a postmenopausal disease, 25% of patients are in premenopausal age with 3-5% being 40 years old or younger. The younger groups of women with endometrial carcinoma are frequently nulligravid with a history of infertility and strong desire to preserve fertility, which may pose a therapeutic ...

The authors presented coeliac disease diagnostic and treatment methods and its links with infertility. The hormonal disturbances in women with coelic disease were also shown. Perinatal complications in pregnant women with the disease were presented. The need for involvement of coelic disease into differential diagnosis algorythm were given.

Leiomyomatosis peritonealis disseminata (LPD) is an uncommon condition characterized by multiple nodules of smooth muscle within the peritoneal cavity. It usually occurs during reproductive age, and is especially associated to exogenous and endogenous exposure to female gonadal steroids. A limited number of cases of malignant transformation have been reported in ...

The good composition and activity of biofilms are very important for successful operation and control of fixed-film biological reactors employed in liquid effluents treatment. During the last decade, microsensors have been applied to study microbial ecology. These sensors could provide information regarding the microbial activity concerning nitrification and denitrification that ...

The aim of this study was to assess the sorption of Fe(III) by extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) of the Acidiphilium 3.2Sup(5) bacterium, which has promising properties for use in microbial fuel cells (MFC). The EPS of A. 3.2Sup(5) was extracted using EDTA. The sorption isotherms were determined using aliquots of ...

Knowledge of the most frequent circumstances of falls is crucial from a doctor's, nurse's or caregiver's point of view, as it allows them to anticipate the threat of a fall and to take appropriate precautionary measures. It is for this reason that a fall registration system has been developed within ...

Radical parametrectomy is a technically challenging operation used for women found to have occult cervix cancer after a hysterectomy for benign reasons. A similar operation, radical vaginectomy, is rarely performed because of the its technical difficulty in getting adequate margins without an attached uterus. A 41-year-old woman was found to ...

This case report describes a successful fibreoptic naso-tracheal intubation in a patient with difficult airway due to a nearly head-size right parotid swelling. Nasal fibreoptic intubation was performed by maintaining spontaneous breathing under propofol infusion at a dose of 25 mcg/kg/hour and topical anaesthesia of vocal cords by using oxygen ...