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The publication in today's Lancet of the final results of the European Carotid Surgery Trial (ECST), together with the recent presentation of the final results of the North American Symptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Trial (NASCET), 1 bring to a close one of the more interesting and controversial chapters on the surgical aspects of stroke. University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry and Nephrology Unit, Strong Memorial Hospital, NY 14642, USA. 1998; 352: 854-865 View in Article Scopus (7579) PubMed Summary Full Text Full Text PDF The Lancet is a weekly peer-reviewed general medical journal and one of the oldest of its kind. 1998; 352: 1882-1885. This seminar reviews the aetiology, clinical presentation, approach to diagnosis, and management of immunocompetent adults with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). This fin. Authors T F Tsai 1 , F Popovici, C Cernescu, G L Campbell, N I Nedelcu. 1998 Jun 6;351(9117):1693-7. Publication types Comment Letter. 2 Wakefield and one other co-author, Peter Harvey, have not signed this retraction statement. Only one of these subgroups, the combined subtype: deficits in all three areas, meets the ICD-10 criteria. S Childhood vaccine skepticism presents an important challenge to widespread vaccine uptake, and undermines support for pro-vaccine health policies. Poor nutrition in utero may lead to permanent changes in insulin-glucose metabolism, even if the effect on fetal growth is small. 1998 May 16;351(9114):1451-67. PMID: 9652634 DOI. UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Group. 1998. 1016/S0140-6736(05)60114-6 No abstract available. 1016/S0140-6736(05)79168-6. Author D L Goldenberg 1 Affiliation 1 Newton-Wellesley Hospital, MA 02162, USA. Summary; Full Text; Full Text PDF; PubMed; Scopus (158) Google Scholar; no data are provided in relation to the consumption of different alcohol beverages (wine, beer and spirits), and the effect of different drinks on mortality, especially cardiovascular diseases and cancer. He found that not one of the 12 cases reported in the 1998 . FMF is caused by gain of function mutations of MEFV gene which encodes an immune regulatory protein, pyrin. The paper, authored by now discredited and deregistered Andrew Wakefield, and twelve coauthors, falsely claimed causative. Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33). Background: Although menorrhagia is a common gynaecological symptom, a specific cause is identified in less than 50% of affected women. 1998 Nov 21;352(9141):1661-4. p159. p831. 1998. Twin, adoption, and molecular genetic studies show ADHD to be highly. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. 16. J Rheumatol. Telomere shortening in recipients of bone-marrow transplants. Methods: In 1995, information was sought on each woman in any randomised trial that began before 1990 of adjuvant tamoxifen versus no tamoxifen before recurrence. In: Lancet, Vol. Lancet. However, the interval between receipt of vaccine and onset of symptoms is provided in only five cases (1–14 days), and the age at which the vaccine was given was provided in only three (15. Summary; Full Text; Full Text PDF; PubMed; Scopus (19212) Google Scholar; with a net reduction of 19% in any diabetes related endpoint (p=0·033). ] Crossref; Web of Science; Medline; Google Scholar. doi: 10. Radcliffe-Richards J, et al. In the last decade hepatitis C has emerged from obscurity as a disease (non A, non B hepatitis) familiar to only a few experts, to being recognised as a major public health problem worldwide, responsible for chronic liver disease and a variety of extra-hepatic manifestations. Full Text. PMID: 9742976 Abstract Background: There is concern that sulphonylureas may increase cardiovascular mortality. Andrew Wakefield. Management within 1 year of birth can alleviate most of its adverse effects. 1016/s0140-6736(98)06113-3 Abstract Background: Coronary stenting with use of heparin, aspirin, and ticlopidine for thromboprophylaxis is performed in more than 500,000 patients per year worldwide. Background: Few meta-analyses of randomised trials assess the quality of the studies included. Affiliation 1 Harris Birthright Research Centre for Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King's College School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK. Lancet. 1998 Dec;352(9145):1957-64. Lancet. med. 1016/S0140-6736(98)03212-7. Lancet 1998; 352:391. Introduction. The increased risk was unexpected because research with animals showed that oestrogen reduces the extent of experimental strokes, and in human beings, oestrogen improves endothelial-dependent blood flow and. 1016/s0140-6736(97)09175-7. Lancet. Concern1 of potential loss of confidence in measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine has been raised by a recent paper2 that suggested a causal association between this vaccine (or another environmental trigger) and a new syndrome of chronic inflammatory bowel disease and autism. Methods: This multicentre, randomised controlled trial enrolled 3024 patients. Lancet. The HOT Study shows the benefits of lowering the diastolic blood pressure down to 82. Amount of MRD was classed as 10 (-2) or more, 10 (-3), and 10 (-4) or less. Lancet 1998;351: 1755-1762. Published: September 12, 1998 DOI: (98)07019-6 Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33) Summary Background The lancet was the favourite instrument, however, often found in medical caches from antiquity. 1016/s0140-6736(98)22019-8. Volume 352, Issue 9131, 12 September 1998, Pages 854-865. 1998;352(9136):1245-1251. PMID: 9746023 DOI. Methods: 2014 healthy men. , In three recent large Lancet 1998; 351: 197–202 series, Staphylococcus aureus was the primary cause of bacterial arthritis in 40% of cases from England and Wales, 56% of cases from France, and 37% of cases from tropical Australia ( panel 1 ). Similar articlesLancet 1998;352: 1407-1412 [Erratum, Lancet 1998;352:1634. [Google Scholar] Spoorenberg A, van der Heijde D, de Klerk E, Dougados M, de Vlam K, Mielants H, van der Tempel H, van der Linden S. Jan 6, 2011 (CIDRAP News) – A long investigative article in BMJ says that the retracted 1998 Lancet report linking autism with the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine was an elaborate fraud designed to support a lawsuit against the vaccine's manufacturer. doi: 10. . Lancet. View in Article. 1998 Jun 6;351(9117):1715-21. The saying “cold hands, warm heart” probably has a basis in temperature differences between men and women. The latest of these studies was strongly positive, and was accepted by the MRC Review in February, 1998. It is highly reminiscent of similar scares over pertussis in the 1970s, 2 which resulted in much suffering and many deaths from pertussis both in. / Swanson, J. Lancet. Publication types Letter Research Support, Non-U. The Lancet Commission sets out to examine the fragmentation between UHC, health security, and health promotion, and to better understand the synergies at their intersections that will lead to improvements in global health. Yet there is increasing evidence that trial quality can affect estimates of intervention efficacy. See BMJ. Claims of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism have been extensively investigated and found to be false. doi: 10. Women with regular menses, not using hormonal contraception, and requesting emergency contraception after one unprotected coitus, received levonorgestrel (0. We studied the association between semen quality and the probability of conception in a single menstrual cycle in Danish couples with no previous reproductive experience. UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) Group. Children with autistic disorders born since 1979 were identified in eight health districts in mid-1998 from computerised special needs/disability registers at child development centres and from records in special schools. Characteristically, all children described. Staphylococci are the most common organisms that cause bacterial arthritis in adults. Affiliation 1 Familial Mediterranean Fever Clinic, Department of Medicine, Hadassah University Hospital,. 21. doi: 10. However, these earlier trials evaluated treatment windows up to 6 hours and had fewer patients between 3 and 4. Walking in high-heeled shoes exaggerated the normal varus torque at the knee by an average 23% during the stance period. Authors D McGonagle 1 , W Gibbon, P Emery. In medicine, infrared tympanic thermometers (ITT) are widely used to quickly and reliably determine core temperature by measuring the infrared radiation given off by the tympanic membrane. Background: Microvascular angina can occur during exercise and at rest. The Lancet is an independent, international general medical journal founded in 1823 by Thomas Wakley. PMID: 9742977 Abstract Background: In patients with type 2 diabetes, intensive blood-glucose control with insulin or sulphonylurea therapy decreases progression of microvascular disease and may also reduce the risk of heart attacks. In their review on medical causes of seizure, Norman Delanty and colleagues (Aug 1, p 383) make no mention of pethidine as an important cause of drug-induced seizures. We assessed the effects of vitamin A and multivitamins on birth outcomes in such women. Sep 12, 1998. paper was free of misrepresentation or undisclosed alteration, and that in no single case could the medical records be fully reconciled with the descriptions, diagnoses, or histories published in the journal. The active metabolite of pethidine, norpethidine, may cause. Current Issue; Online First; Close. 1998; 352: 837-853. doi: 10. 1998 Feb 7;351(9100):389-93. 1998 Jan 31;351(9099):356-61. 1016/S0140-6736(97)12082-7. Some infections result in dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF), a syndrome that in its most severe form can threaten. 1998 Nov 21;352(9141):1649-55. Andrew Wakefield and his colleagues ( 1998;351 [9103]:637–41) “are incorrect, contrary to the findings of an earlier investigation. THE LANCET· Vol 352· September 12, 1998 brief, between 1977 and 1991, general practitioners in 23 centres in the UK referred patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes, aged 25-65 years, for possible inclusion in UKPDS. Authors D C Kerrigan 1 , M K Todd, P O Riley. Background: Human infection with an avian influenza A virus (subtype H5N1) was reported recently in Hong Kong. Lancet, 344 (1994), pp. doi: 10. It is also the world's highest-impact academic journal. Dipyridamole decreases renal phosphate leak and augments serum phosphorus in patients with low renal phosphate threshold. We investigated the effect of breathing rate on oxygen saturation and other respiratory indices. This week, The Lancet prints a partial retraction—a retraction of an interpretation 1 —from the majority of authors of a paper published in February, 1998, by Andrew Wakefield and colleagues. Electrolyte quintet: Calcium. Lennart Hansson and co-workers1 conclude that the HOT study showed benefits of lowering diastolic blood pressure to 82·6 mm Hg. Lancet. Today the celebrated gift of life is under assault by the emergence of new markets in bodies and body parts to. Affiliation 1 Assaf Harofeh Medical. Rochester. Lancet. The Lancet is committed to applying. The Lancet MMR autism fraud centered on the publication in February 1998 of a fraudulent research paper titled "Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children" in The Lancet. Authors J T Moller 1 , P Cluitmans , L S Rasmussen , P Houx , H Rasmussen , J Canet , P Rabbitt , J Jolles , K Larsen , C D Hanning , O Langeron , T Johnson , P M Lauven , P A Kristensen , A Biedler , H van Beem , O Fraidakis , J H Silverstein , J E Beneken , J S Gravenstein638 THELANCET • Vol 351 • February 28, 1998 before. Authors H Peltola, A Patja, P Leinikki, M Valle, I Davidkin, M Paunio. PMID: 9734903 DOI: 10. 6 mm Hg. 1016/s0140-6736(05)79353-3. Lancet. edu; PMID: 9717943 DOI. On the basis of unique clinical, histopathological, immunological, and demographic features, they can be differentiated into three major and distinct subsets: dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion-body. Lancet. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) (OMIM #249100) is the most common hereditary autoinflammatory disease in the world. doi: 10. Lancet. 1016/s0140-6736(98)90086-1 No abstract available. S. 1999 Apr; 26 (4):980–984. Lancet 1998; 352: 837-53 See Commentary page 832 Introduction Started in 1977, the UK Prospective Diabetes Study (UKPDS) was designed to establish whether, in patients with type 2 diabetes, intensive blood-glucose control reduced the risk of macrovascular or microvascular complications, and whether any particular therapy was advantageous. "The summer of 1996 was a turning point in the fight against HIV and AIDS, owing to the recognition of the prognostic value of plasma viral load in addition to the importance of CD4 counts. In view of anaemia and potential neurological difficulties, a decision was made to treat her with intramuscular hydroxocobalamin with corticosteroid and antihistamine cover. 1016/S0140-6736(97)08417-1. 1998 Nov 7;352(9139):1498-504. 1016/S0140-6736(98)24018-9 No abstract available. The patients were advised to follow aWe enrolled in the double-blind, randomised trial 1998 women at 21 centres worldwide. Vertigo is a subtype of dizziness, which results from an imbalance within the vestibular system. 1998; 351: 472-477. Summary; Full Text; Full Text PDF; PubMed;. PMID: 9803954 DOI: 10. doi: 10. Lancet. Lancet. 4,5 We evaluated the effect on blood concentrations of parathyroid. This is the issue that first got Wakefield in hot water with the Lancet – the journal that published his original research. In the results, however, no statistically significant advantage of lowering this pressure to below 90 mm Hg was shown for non-diabetics, apart from myocardial infarction. A. Such a plasmid can speed the development. PMID: 9853438 DOI. Sera were screened for antibodies to Yersinia enterocolitica. Benefits and risks of more intensive blood pressure lowering in. Migraine is a very common neurobiological headache disorder that is caused by increased excitability of the CNS. Lancet. We recommend that clinical guidelines in hospital settings advocate active management (with oxytocin alone). 1016/S0140-6736(98)85021-6. Lancet. 9 mg/kg in selected p. A J Wakefield and co-workers1 have identified a new relation between gastrointestinal disease and developmental disorders in children; it opens a new avenue for the study of the gastrointestinal tract and other diseases that may be immunologically mediated. Lancet. 1998 Jan 10;351(9096):83-7. Randomised controlled trial of local allergoid immunotherapy on allergic inflammation in mite-induced rhinoconjunctivitis. Authors O Reichard 1 , G Norkrans, A Frydén, J H Braconier, A Sönnerborg, O Weiland. Disorders of serum sodium are both the most common and probably most the poorly understood electrolyte disorders in clinical medicine. 1016/S0140-6736(98)04076-8.