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Bipolar Disorder is a chronic disabling psychiatric disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of mania or hypomania and depression. Bipolar Disorder can be separated into bipolar I and bipolar II disorders with bipolar I disorder characterizing individuals who have episodes of mania and
Growing evidences have pointed to the role of 5-lipooxygenase / leukotriene pathway in the pathogenesis of diabesity. Cysteinyl leukotrienes (Cys-LT) are potent inflammatory lipid mediators derived from the 5-lipoxygenase pathway of arachidonic acid metabolism. They act on Cys-LT receptors that are
The goal of this pilot intervention is to evaluate the feasibility of a food voucher program and dietary counseling to increase dietary intake of omega-3 fatty acid in individuals with COPD.
This hypothesis is based on a number of recent observations. Studies have investigated the impact of omega-3
Background:
AP is an inflammatory disease with a highly variable clinical course that is potentially lethal. This disease is currently the leading cause of gastrointestinal-related hospital admissions in the United States and continues to rise in incidence. The inciting event leading to the
In particular, CRP levels in patients with persistent AF are higher than in those with paroxysmal AF, and levels in both groups are higher than those in the control group. Moreover, hs-CRP and IL-6 levels have been reported as markers that may identify those patients with a higher risk of AF
Sixty young adult obese and non obese women, with, and without asthma, were studied using a cross-sectional design. Body composition was measured by plethysmography. A fasted blood sample was taken to measure: specific and total immunoglobulin (IgE) antibodies,biochemical markers of atopy; glucose
ARDS is defined by acute hypoxemia, respiratory failure and the presence of bilateral lung infiltrates. ARDS is a syndrome of inflammation and increased permeability that may coexist with left atrial or pulmonary capillary hypertension. Several recent trials in ARDS / ALI (Acute Lung Injury) have
Psoriasis is one of the most common chronic inflammatory skin disorders, affecting about 2% of the general population. It is considered to be a T-cell-mediated inflammatory skin disease which is characterized by hyper-proliferation and poor differentiation of epidermal keratinocytes. Even if the
An emerging concept in clinical nutrition is that dietary interventions may improve the course of systemic inflammatory disorders like rheumatoid arthritis and psoriasis. Most of this effect depends on the ability of polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) to modulate immune and inflammatory responses.
In the United States, an estimated 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) annually; associated with 1.365 million emergency room visits and 275,000 hospitalizations annually with associated direct and indirect cost estimated to have been 4 billion in the United States in 2000.
The etiology of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis (PSC) is unknown. There are no proven effective therapies and no early markers of the disease to predict which patients with colitis may be at risk to develop PSC.
Our group has demonstrated an increased prevalence of CFTR alleles (the gene responsible
It has been commonly accepted that there is considerable geographic variation in the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and much less prevalent in Asia. However, a tendency of increasing the prevalence of GERD has been observed in Taiwan with four folds of growth (attached 1 & 2),