Epidemiological studies have implicated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as an independent
comorbid factor in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. It is postulated that …

Objective: Our study examined the stress level and psychological distress of severe acute
respiratory syndrome (SARS) survivors 1 year after the outbreak. Method: During the SARS …

Objective: To assess the immediate and sustained psychological health of health care
workers who were at high risk of exposure during the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) …

Impaired endothelium-dependent vascular relaxation is a prognostic marker of
atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease. We evaluated endothelium-dependent flow-mediated …

Background: Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) in Asianpopulations is being increasingly
recognized. This study investigatedthe prevalence of SDB in Chinese middle-aged office-…

Covalently linked to vancomycin (Van), chemically stable and highly magnetic anisotropic
FePt magnetic nanoparticles (3−4 nm) become water-soluble and capture vancomycin-…

Study objectives To define the metabolic profilerelevant to vascular risks in obstructive sleep
apnea (OSA) and therole of leptin resistance in this risk profile. Design Case control study. …

Epidemiological studies have implicated obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) as an independent
comorbid factor in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The recurrent episodes of …

Objective: To quantify stress and the psychological impact of severe acute respiratory
syndrome (SARS) on high-risk health care workers (HCWs). Method: We evaluated 271 HCWs …

… In their initial description of the epidemiologic, clinical, and radiologic features of the first
10 SARS patients, including the index case for Hong Kong, Tsang et al ( , 5) alluded to …