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Hair cortisol concentrations exhibit a positive association with salivary cortisol profiles and are increased in obese prepubertal girls
(2017)Cortisol, a key mediator of the stress response, has been associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome manifestations as early as in childhood. Scalp hair cortisol has been proposed as a reliable index of long-term ...
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Handlebar injuries in children
(2013)Introduction: Handlebar injuries in children may lead to severe organ lesions despite minimal initial signs and without visible skin bruise. We present our experiences applying a diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm for ...
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HBV-DNA levels predict overall mortality in HIV/HBV coinfected individuals
(2016)The coinfection of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has been associated with increased death rates. However, the relevant research has mostly relied on serologic HBV testing [HBV surface antigen ...
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Headache Associated with Coeliac Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(2018)OBJECTIVE: The aim of this systematic review was to explore the relationship between coeliac disease (CD) and headache. The objectives were to establish the prevalence of each entity amongst the other, to explore the role ...
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Heat related mortality in Cyprus under the A1B emissions scenario: Is additional air-conditioning an appropriate mitigation strategy?
(Affiliation: Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus; Affiliation: Department of Environmental Science, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus, 2016)While climate change is expected to increase average temperatures around the globe as well as the number of atypically hot days and nights, several studies had identified an increase in heat-related mortality during hot ...
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Hematometra presenting as an acute abdomen in a 13-year-old postmenarchal girl: A case report
(2012)Introduction. Most underlying diseases for abdominal pain in children are not dangerous. However some require rapid diagnosis and treatment, such as acute ovarian torsion or appendicitis. Since reaching a diagnosis can be ...
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Hemostasis Management in Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support
(2008)In a 9-year-old boy, bridging to transplantation was successful with an external biventricular device, the Berlin Heart Excor (Berlin Heart, Berlin, Germany), during a 7-month period. Main long-term complications consisted ...
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Heparin activity-assay of liposomal formulations
(2006)It is very important for a liposomal formulation that the encapsulated substance will be active upon release from the vesicle. Chemical reactions between the drug and its liposome carrier or the active site of the drug may ...
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Heterogeneity in cancer guidelines: Should we eradicate or tolerate?
(2008)Background: Heterogeneity in aspects of development, structure and context of oncology guidelines was not evaluated. We analysed and critically examined its implications. Materials and methods: Nine cancer clinical practice ...
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High cardiorespiratory fitness is inversely associated with incidence of overweight in adolescence: A longitudinal study
(2014)To assess the association of baseline cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with incidence of overweight over a 4.6-year period in adolescence. In a cohort of 4878 adolescents, we assessed body mass index in years 2001-2003 and ...
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High incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma in neighbouring villages of Northwestern Greece
(1987)Between 1981 and 1985 seven patients from three villages of the Metsovo area in Northwestern Greece (population 5000) developed malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). The diagnosis was made with pleural biopsy and pleural ...
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High levels of topoisomerase IIα protein expression in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma are associated with high proliferation, germinal center immunophenotype, and response to treatment
(2010)Gene copy number and protein expression of topoisomerase IIα were correlated to benefit from anthracyclines in various tumors. A retrospective series of 69 patients with DLBCL managed with CHOP chemotherapy were studied ...
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High Plasma Oxytocin Levels in Men With Hypersexual Disorder
(2019)Background: Hypersexual disorder (HD) integrating pathophysiological aspects such as sexual desire deregulation, sexual addiction, impulsivity and compulsivity was suggested as a diagnosis for the ...
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High-burden epidemics in Greece in the era of economic crisis. Early signs of a public health tragedy
(2012)Background. Economic hardships have unleashed epidemics of infectious diseases in many countries in the past. In the era of the current financial crisis in Greece, it is interesting to assess the preliminary evidence ...
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High-dose epirubicin as a single agent in the treatment of patients with advanced breast cancer. A Hellenic Co-operative Oncology Group study
(1991)Fifty-two women with advanced breast cancer were treated with 6 cycles of epirubicin. Even though the study was started with a dose schedule of 110 mg/m2 every 3 weeks, the average treatment interval was 26 days and the ...
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Higher probability of prodromal Parkinson disease is related to lower cognitive performance
(2019)Objective Given the limited information on cognitive function before Parkinson disease (PD) clinical onset in the general population, we sought to assess prodromal PD (pPD) probability and relate it to detailed ...
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High‐dose epirubicin and r‐met‐hu G‐CSF (Filgrastim) in the treatment of patients with advanced breast cancer: A hellenic cooperative oncology group study
(1995)The delivery of high‐dose epirubicin in patients with advanced breast cancer usually entails serious myelotoxicity and frequent treatment delays. Concurrent administration of G‐CSF probably allows the administration of ...
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Histologic changes in neuronal innervation of the ileum mucosa after autologic-allotopic ileum mucosa transplantation
(2004)Introduction: After successful experimental autologic-allotopic ileum mucosa transplantation, we investigated the remodeling of the transplanted submucous and mucous plexus, which is essential for the motility of the created ...