BACKGROUND: The last nationally representative assessment of kidney stone prevalence
in the United States occurred in 1994. After a 13-yr hiatus, the National Health and Nutrition …

The research described in this article was performed to develop a more complete picture of
how hospital emergency departments (EDs) contribute to the US health care system, which is …

BACKGROUND: Concerns about vaccine safety have led some parents to decline recommended
vaccination of their children, leading to the resurgence of diseases. Reassurance of …

Background Infection is a key component of bronchiectasis pathophysiology. Characterisation
of the microbiome offers a higher degree of sensitivity and resolution than does traditional …

Purpose: Young adulthood is an important period for preventing the establishment of negative
health behaviors that can influence trajectories to chronic disease and early death. Given …

Introduction Neutrophil elastase activity in sputum can identify patients at high risk of airway
infection and exacerbations in bronchiectasis. Application of this biomarker in clinical …

Introduction Over the past decade, public education mass media campaigns have been shown
to be successful in changing tobacco-related attitudes, intentions, and behaviors among …

Introduction The purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between youth exposure
to the US Food and Drug Administration's national tobacco public education campaign, …

Introduction Evaluation studies of population-based tobacco control interventions often rely
on large-scale survey data from numerous respondents across many geographic areas to …

Rationale: PZP (pregnancy zone protein) is a broad-spectrum immunosuppressive protein
believed to suppress T-cell function during pregnancy to prevent fetal rejection. It has not …