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To provide insights into the attributes of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) research within the context of economic evaluations for a potential national health technology assessment process in South Africa, and make evidence generation recommendations.

A systematic review was conducted in January 2019 using Medline, the Web of…[Read more]

8% and 53.7%). Female sex, younger age, prior (to onset of the outcome) lifetime prevalence of mood disorders, number of mental disorders, and exposure to childhood adversity were associated with significantly increased odds of suicidal ideation and plans.

Lifetime prevalence estimates of suicidality are similar to those in community…[Read more]

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are among the most prescribed medications. Previous epidemiological studies have presented contradictory results about PPIs and the risk of dementia. Our objective was to investigate the association between the use of PPIs and an increasing risk of incident AD or non-AD dementias. A community-based retrospective…[Read more]

Increased concentrations of lactate levels in blood are often seen in patients with life-threatening cellular hypoperfusion or infections. State-of-the-art techniques used in clinical practice for measuring serum lactate concentrations rely on intermittent blood sampling and do not permit continuous monitoring of this all important parameter in…[Read more]

Implant-prosthetic rehabilitation registers multiple variants, but their short- and long-term evolution has been a frequent concern. This study aimed to evaluate the peri-implant bone resorption at the level of the tilted implants in the SKY fast & fixed restorations, with reference to clinical and treatment parameters. An observational study was…[Read more]

Previous studies have associated alopecia areata (AA) with a number of comorbidities. However, the timing between AA and the development of such comorbidities remains poorly understood.

To examine the temporal relationship between AA diagnosis and comorbidity development in Denmark.

A Danish nationwide register-based cohort study…[Read more]

Changes in gene expression were accompanied by changes in HaCaT cell morphology and adhesion.The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) categorized in 2011 radiofrequency (RF) as a possible human carcinogen, Group 2B. During use of the handheld wireless phone, especially the smartphone, the…[Read more]

To investigate how a subset of patients with partially accommodative esotropia, with a manifest deviation <10 Prism Diopters (PD) at distance and an angle of strabismus at near wider than 10 PD, could respond to a surgical approach based on the misalignment at near.

Six patients examined from 2015 to 2019 met criteria for inclusion par…[Read more]