In many cases, acute renal failure (ARF) is the result of proximal tubular cell injury and death
and can arise in a variety of clinical situations, especially following renal ischemia and drug …

… 1.02 to 1.54; p=0.03) and vertigo with relative risk 1.81 (95% confidence interval 1.41 to 2.33;
p<0.001). Again a significant heterogeneity was observed for cardiac death (p=0.008). The …

Background Small clinical trials are necessary when there are difficulties in recruiting enough
patients for conventional frequentist statistical analyses to provide an appropriate answer. …

Osteoporosis is the main cause of spine and hip fractures. Morbidity, mortality, and costs
arising from hip fractures have been well documented. Thyroid hormones (TH) are widely …

Adherence to lifestyle recommendations for prevention of cardiovascular disease remains a
critical issue. We examined the association of anxiety and depression with healthy …

… The DOTAVK study is the first controlled trial in which patients with P-DVT and/or PE were
randomly assigned to 3 or 6 months of secondary prophylaxis and in which P-DVT and C-DVT …

Efficacy indices do not contain the same information although they are all combinations of
the same two quantities. Therefore, one should choose the proper index. Actually, none is …

… The prevalence of depression (13.0 versus 7.3%, P< 0.001) was greater in women than
in men. Presence of depression was significantly associated in both men and women with …

Vitamin K antagonists are most commonly used in long-term thrombosis prophylaxis and the
use in patients with cardiovascular disease seems to be increasing. By interfering with the …

… between males and females (IMT p = 0.30, IMT ≥ median p = 0.22, plaque p = 0.98). In contrast
… was modified by gender (IMT p = 0.03, IMT ≥ median p = 0.005, plaque p = 0.04). There …