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Asthma is the most common chronic disease in children ,in children younger than six years it is difficult to diagnose asthma as pulmonary function tests can not be performed reliably before the age six .
Wheezing is one of the main symptoms of asthma. Young children with multiple trigger wheeze as
Human blood samples will be collected prospectively from 50 obese patients, who are enrolled and planning to undertake bariatric surgery in the Outpatient Bariatric Surgery Clinic at Tulane University, HSC (Christopher G. Ducoin, MD, MPH; Chair of Bariatric Surgery Clinic and Surgeon, and Shauna
Aim The purpose of this study is to investigate course of illness leading to reoperation after primary anti-reflux surgery and investigate the utilization of anti-reflux treatment, both medical and surgical, in the period 2000-2017
Methods The study is a two-part register-based cohort study based on
Barrett's esophagus (BE), is a condition whereby normal esophageal squamous epithelium is replaced by metaplastic columnar epithelium, predisposing patients to esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC). It is estimated that about 5.6% of adults in the United States have BE with risk factors including: long
Data is collected using a simple four-page paper-based questionnaire. Information to be collected include age, sex, height and weight (at age 20, current age, and heaviest ever), history of cancer (own and partner). Questions about recreational physical activity, smoking history and alcohol
Treatment Plan
The goal of our survey will be to obtain responses from at least 450 self-described African Americans.
Method From our previous study we found that relying on responses from surveys placed in resident mailboxes (which need to be mailed back to us) is ineffective. For this study we
GERD encompasses a variety of symptoms and pathological findings caused by the reflux of gastric contents into the esophagus although symptoms and pathology may occur independently of each other. GERD usually presents with typical symptoms of retrosternal burning (heartburn) with or without chest