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This is a cross-sectional study of adults with diabetes to determine the association of cystatin C with bone mineral density(BMD). All the inpatient in the department of endocrinology and metabolism in the fifth affiliated hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University will be screened for 5 to 6 months. Those

Hemodialysis (HD) is the most worldwide prescribed renal replacement therapy for patients with end-stage renal disease. This treatment that relies heavily on technology has undergone major modifications in the last five decades in order to improve patients' outcomes. Those changes that aimed at

Bowel cancer, or colorectal cancer (CRC), is the second most common cancer affecting both men and women in England. The majority of CRCs develop from a pre-cancerous type of growth in the bowel called an adenoma. Detecting and removing these adenomas is important in reducing CRC risk. A study which

1.0 Hypothesis: The direct thrombin inhibitor Pradaxa positively affects bone turnover markers and increases bone mineral density in women and men at risk for osteoporosis. 2.0 Goal: The goal of this study is to establish if the direct thrombin inhibitor Pradaxa positively affects bone turnover

1.0 Background While atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia requiring therapy, it is also associated with increased risk of stroke, heart failure, myocardial infarction, dementia, and death. The number of Americans affected with AF is expected to surge to nearly 16

INTRODUCTION Cigarette smoking harms nearly every system of the human body, thus causing a broad range of diseases, many of which are fatal. In particular, cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most important cause of death in those who smoke (1). Both diabetes mellitus and cigarette smoking are

Materials and Methods: will be conducted an interventional, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. The series will consist of patients with at least 18 years old, suffering from chronic kidney disease stage V on dialysis and mean residential blood pressure superior to 135 x 85 mm Hg

The investigators have demonstrated previously that the calcium channel antagonists (CCAs) verapamil, nifedipine, and diltiazem can block in vitro and in vivo meningioma growth at clinically relevant doses (Jensen, Lee et al. 1995; Jensen, Petr et al. 2000; Jensen and Wurster 2001). However, only

OUTLINE: This is a multi-center study. Arm A: Cisplatin 60mg/m2 Day 1 + Etoposide 120mg/m2 Day 1,2,3 + Placebo oral daily given continuously for the duration of the study Arm B: Cisplatin 60mg/m2 Day 1 + Etoposide 120mg/m2 Day 1,2,3 + ZD6474 100mg oral daily given continuously for the duration of

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Age≥18 years and less than 75 years 2. Essential hypertension patients 3. Sedentary systolic blood pressure≥140mmHg and less than 180mmHg, and/or sedentary diastolic blood pressure≥90mmHg and less than 110mmHg 4. Reproductive women agree to take a reliable contraception

OUTLINE: This is a multi-center study. - Pemetrexed 500mg/m2 will be administered intravenously over approximately 10-minutes on Day 1 of a 21-day cycle. - Folic Acid (350-1000 mcg. PO daily) will be taken by patients to reduce toxicity. At least 5 daily doses of folic acid must be taken during the