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Parotid gland swelling during/after surgery is a rare but known complication of general anesthesia. It has been found to be associated with patients of all age groups and various surgical procedures. We have found this rare complication to be associated with morbid obesity as well. A forty five year
Waning immunity to mumps after one or two doses of the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine has been described. Using a human peripheral blood lymphocyte (PBL)-severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mouse model, MMR vaccine recipients with undetectable and high antibody titres against mumps
Recent evidence from animal studies has raised the possibility that immunisation by vaccines can influence the pathogenesis of type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. In non-obese diabetic mice and biobreeding rats, complete Freund's adjuvant and bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine have
BACKGROUND
There has never been a nationally representative survey of medical students' personal health-related practices, although they are inherently of interest and may affect patient-counseling practices. This study evaluated the health practices and the vaccination status of first year
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate awareness amongst general population attending Civil Hospital Karachi regarding risk factors associated with infertility.
METHODS
A descriptive study was conducted on subjects who were attendants to the patients admitted in Civil Hospital Karachi or had appointment in
BACKGROUND
Though the clinical significance of testosterone deficiency is becoming increasingly apparent, its prevalence in the general population remains unrecognised. A large web-based survey was undertaken over 3 years to study the scale of this missed diagnosis.
METHODS
An online questionnaire
BACKGROUND
A mission of the department's State Maternal and Child Welfare Service is to organize the first checkups for children attending nursery schools. Here, we present the data of the Hauts-de-Seine department (France).
METHODS
All of the PMI physicians who carry out checkups of children aged 3
204 healthy family members of 91 known diabetics were screened for abnormal carbohydrate tolerance (ACT). The prevalence of asymptomatic diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance were found to be 3.44% and 8.33% respectively. There was positive correlation in the prevalence of ACT and age of the
As the hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) pulse generator is an integrator of hormonal, metabolic, and neural signals, it is not surprising that the function of the hypothalamogonadal axis is subject to the influence of a large array of environmental factors. Before puberty, the
Breast cancer in men is a rare disease, accounting for approximately 1% of all breast cancer cases. Although the epidemiologic literature regarding female breast cancer is extensive, relatively little is known about the etiology of male breast cancer (MBC). This review is intended to summarize the
What are the primary causes of severe male factor infertility?
Although 40% of all patients showed primary causes of infertility, which could be subdivided into three groups based on the severity of their effect, ~75% of oligozoospermia cases remained idiopathic.
There are few large-scale
OBJECTIVE
To assess relations between children's health and development and maternal age.
METHODS
Observational study of longitudinal cohorts.
METHODS
Millennium Cohort Study (a random sample of UK children) and the National Evaluation of Sure Start study (a random sample of children in deprived