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It is estimated that there are approximately 155,000 living with metastatic breast cancer in the US and the number is estimated to increase over the next years (SEER data). Although their median survival has improved over the last 2 decades from 17 months to approximately 24 months attributed to
Graves' disease is one of the most common overt autoimmune disorders. Patients with Graves' disease have thyroid over activity and hyperthyroidism. Symptoms of hyperthyroidism include goitre, fatigue, heat intolerance, sweating, weight loss despite good appetite, shakiness, inappropriate anxiety,
Thyrotoxicosis was the biochemical and physiological manifestations of excess thyroid hormone. The clinical manifestation was palpitation, heat intolerance, hand tremor, and weight loss. The clinical manifestation also included nervous system, including anxiety, tension, irritability, hyperactivity,
Heart Failure (HF) As heart failure is defined as a complex clinical syndrome that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder and affects the ability of the ventricle to accept or eject blood. Its incidence is increasing in recent years in the Western world. It is estimated that
1. Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is the most lethal pediatric malignant disease. Children are usually diagnosed at the age of 6-8 years following a short history of neurological deterioration with often a combination of cranial nerve dysfunction, ataxia and
INTRODUCTION The effect of GH and IGF-I on the heart has been demonstrated in numerous experimental studies. GH and IGF-I receptors are expressed in cardiac myocytes, and IGF-I causes hypertrophy of cultured rat cardiomyocytes and delays cardiomyocyte apoptosis. In addition, GH and IGF-I have a
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BACKGROUND: In recent years, the need to achieve increasingly ambitious therapeutic goals for dyslipidemias has prompted the search for more potent pharmacological agents to lower circulating atherogenic lipoprotein concentrations and enhance reverse cholesterol transport (RCT). While
Advanced congestive heart failure (CHF) accounts for over 1 million hospital admissions yearly in the U.S. and is also associated with a high rate of readmission to the hospital within a short turn-around time period following discharge. CHF is associated with a relatively high death rate, up to 40