Comment: Head and Neck Oncology.

abstract：BACKGROUND:The use of early morning sputum samples (EMS) to diagnose tuberculosis (TB) can result in treatment delay given the need for the patient to return to the clinic with the EMS, increasing the chance of patients being lost during their diagnostic workup. However, there is little evidence to support the superior...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Murphy ME,Phillips PPJ,Mendel CM,Bongard E,Bateson ALC,Hunt R,Murthy S,Singh KP,Brown M,Crook AM,Nunn AJ,Meredith SK,Lipman M,McHugh TD,Gillespie SH,REMoxTB Consortium.

更新日期：2017-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast cancer studies frequently focus on the role of the tumor microenvironment in the promotion of cancer; however, the influence of the normal breast microenvironment on cancer cells remains relatively unknown. To investigate the role of the normal breast microenvironment on breast cancer cell tumorigenic...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Fleming JM,Miller TC,Quinones M,Xiao Z,Xu X,Meyer MJ,Ginsburg E,Veenstra TD,Vonderhaar BK

更新日期：2010-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In childhood, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is characterized by age-inappropriate levels of inattentiveness/disorganization, hyperactivity/impulsiveness, or a combination thereof. Although the criteria for ADHD are well defined, the long-term consequences in adults and children need to be m...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Shaw M,Hodgkins P,Caci H,Young S,Kahle J,Woods AG,Arnold LE

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals for 2030 include reducing premature mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by one third. To assess the feasibility of this goal in China, we projected premature mortality in 2030 of NCDs under different risk factor reduction scenarios. METHODS:We us...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Li Y,Zeng X,Liu J,Liu Y,Liu S,Yin P,Qi J,Zhao Z,Yu S,Hu Y,He G,Lopez AD,Gao GF,Wang L,Zhou M

更新日期：2017-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria at international borders presents particular challenges with regards to elimination. International borders share common malaria ecologies, yet neighboring countries are often at different stages of the control-to-elimination pathway. Herein, we present a case study on malaria, and its control, at the border be...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Al Zahrani MH,Omar AI,Abdoon AMO,Ibrahim AA,Alhogail A,Elmubarak M,Elamin YE,AlHelal MA,Alshahrani AM,Abdelgader TM,Saeed I,El Gamri TB,Alattas MS,Dahlan AA,Assiri AM,Maina J,Li XH,Snow RW

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Contrast-induced nephropathy is an important cause of acute renal failure. We assess the efficacy of acetylcysteine for prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy among patients undergoing intravascular angiography. METHODS:We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials c...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Bagshaw SM,Ghali WA

更新日期：2004-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polypharmacy is an increasing challenge for primary care. Although sometimes clinically justified, polypharmacy can be inappropriate, leading to undesirable outcomes. Optimising care for polypharmacy necessitates effective targeting and monitoring of interventions. This requires a valid, reliable measure of ...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Burt J,Elmore N,Campbell SM,Rodgers S,Avery AJ,Payne RA

更新日期：2018-06-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Observational studies have shown that serum magnesium levels are inversely associated with risk of cardiovascular disease, but whether this association is causal is unknown. We conducted a Mendelian randomisation study to investigate whether serum magnesium levels may be causally associated with coronary art...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Larsson SC,Burgess S,Michaëlsson K

更新日期：2018-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In this podcast, we talk to Dr Sunil Verma about the evolution of HER2 as a therapeutic target in breast cancer, and about how targeted therapy has revolutionized breast cancer treatment. We also discuss new agents in clinical development and the ways in which advances in treating HER2-positive breast cancer can be us...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Verma S

更新日期：2014-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The 'Older People's Exercise intervention in Residential and nursing Accommodation' (OPERA) cluster randomised trial evaluated the impact of training for care home staff together with twice-weekly, physiotherapist-led exercise classes on depressive symptoms in care home residents, but found no effect. We rep...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Ellard DR,Thorogood M,Underwood M,Seale C,Taylor SJ

更新日期：2014-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genotype-guided warfarin dosing has been shown in some randomized trials to improve anticoagulation outcomes in individuals of European ancestry, yet its utility in Asian patients remains unresolved. METHODS:An open-label, non-inferiority, 1:1 randomized trial was conducted at three academic hospitals in So...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Syn NL,Wong AL,Lee SC,Teoh HL,Yip JWL,Seet RC,Yeo WT,Kristanto W,Bee PC,Poon LM,Marban P,Wu TS,Winther MD,Brunham LR,Soong R,Tai BC,Goh BC

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The spatial spread of many mosquito-borne diseases occurs by focal spread at the scale of a few hundred meters and over longer distances due to human mobility. The relative contributions of different spatial scales for transmission of chikungunya virus require definition to improve outbreak vector control re...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Guzzetta G,Vairo F,Mammone A,Lanini S,Poletti P,Manica M,Rosa R,Caputo B,Solimini A,Torre AD,Scognamiglio P,Zumla A,Ippolito G,Merler S

更新日期：2020-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Network meta-analyses using individual participant data (IPD-NMAs) have been increasingly used to compare the effects of multiple interventions. Although there have been many studies on statistical methods for IPD-NMAs, it is unclear whether there are statistical defects in published IPD-NMAs and whether the...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Gao Y,Shi S,Li M,Luo X,Liu M,Yang K,Zhang J,Song F,Tian J

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Exercise started shortly after breast cancer diagnosis might prevent or diminish fatigue complaints. The Physical Activity during Cancer Treatment (PACT) study was designed to primarily examine the effects of an 18-week exercise intervention, offered in the daily clinical practice setting and starting within...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Travier N,Velthuis MJ,Steins Bisschop CN,van den Buijs B,Monninkhof EM,Backx F,Los M,Erdkamp F,Bloemendal HJ,Rodenhuis C,de Roos MA,Verhaar M,ten Bokkel Huinink D,van der Wall E,Peeters PH,May AM

更新日期：2015-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Comorbidities affect outcomes in heart failure (HF), but are not reflected in current HF classification. The aim of this study is to characterize HF groups that account for higher-order interactions between comorbidities and to investigate the association between comorbidity groups and outcomes. METHODS:Lat...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Gulea C,Zakeri R,Quint JK

更新日期：2021-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:How should we approach trial design when we can get some, but not all, of the way to the numbers required for a randomised phase III trial?We present an ordered framework for designing randomised trials to address the problem when the ideal sample size is considered larger than the number of participants that can be r...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Parmar MK,Sydes MR,Morris TP

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Australia was one of the first countries to introduce a publicly funded national human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination program that commenced in April 2007, using the quadrivalent HPV vaccine targeting 12- to 13-year-old girls on an ongoing basis. Two-year catch-up programs were offered to 14- to 17- year-o...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Gertig DM,Brotherton JM,Budd AC,Drennan K,Chappell G,Saville AM

更新日期：2013-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although vaccination has been proved to be a safe, efficacious, and cost-effective intervention, immunisation rates remain suboptimal in many European countries, resulting in poor control of many vaccine-preventable diseases. DISCUSSION:The Summit of Independent European Vaccination Experts focused on the p...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Schmitt HJ,Booy R,Aston R,Van Damme P,Schumacher RF,Campins M,Rodrigo C,Heikkinen T,Weil-Olivier C,Finn A,Olcén P,Fedson D,Peltola H

更新日期：2007-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Migraine aura may be difficult to differentiate from transient ischemic attacks and other transient neurological disorders in pregnant women. The aims of the present study were to investigate and diagnose all pregnant women with transient neurological disorders of suspected central nervous system origin, and...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Ertresvg JM,Stovner LJ,Kvavik LE,Johnsen HJ,Zwart JA,Helde G,Bovim G

更新日期：2007-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was conducted to assess whether patient-reported outcomes (PROs) differ by the underlying diagnosis (rheumatoid arthritis (RA)/inflammatory arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA), avascular necrosis of bone (AVN), other) in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty (THA). METHODS:We used prospec...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Singh JA,Lewallen DG

更新日期：2013-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Although strong evidence exists that the benefits of vaccination by far outweigh potential adverse events, controversy still exists. This has led opponents of vaccination to question its safety, efficacy and necessity. In an interview with Professor Elizabeth Miller, we discuss the continuum of beliefs held by vaccine...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Miller E

更新日期：2015-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A decade ago celiac disease was considered extremely rare outside Europe and, therefore, was almost completely ignored by health care professionals. In only 10 years, key milestones have moved celiac disease from obscurity into the popular spotlight worldwide. Now we are observing another interesting phenomenon that i...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Sapone A,Bai JC,Ciacci C,Dolinsek J,Green PH,Hadjivassiliou M,Kaukinen K,Rostami K,Sanders DS,Schumann M,Ullrich R,Villalta D,Volta U,Catassi C,Fasano A

更新日期：2012-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:External validations and comparisons of prognostic models or scores are a prerequisite for their use in routine clinical care but are lacking in most medical fields including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Our aim was to externally validate and concurrently compare prognostic scores for 3-year...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Guerra B,Haile SR,Lamprecht B,Ramírez AS,Martinez-Camblor P,Kaiser B,Alfageme I,Almagro P,Casanova C,Esteban-González C,Soler-Cataluña JJ,de-Torres JP,Miravitlles M,Celli BR,Marin JM,Ter Riet G,Sobradillo P,Lange P,Ga

更新日期：2018-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The complexity of tissue and the alterations that distinguish normal from cancer remain a challenge for translating results from tumor biological studies into clinical medicine. This has generated an unmet need to exploit the findings from studies based on cell lines and model organisms to develop, validate and clinic...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Kampf C,Bergman J,Oksvold P,Asplund A,Navani S,Wiking M,Lundberg E,Uhlén M,Ponten F

更新日期：2012-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have suggested that there may be an association between some immune-mediated diseases and risk of tuberculosis (TB). METHODS:We analyzed a database of linked statistical records of hospital admissions and death certificates for the whole of England (1999 to 2011), and a similar database (th...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Ramagopalan SV,Goldacre R,Skingsley A,Conlon C,Goldacre MJ

更新日期：2013-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute kidney injury (AKI) is independently associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Ischemia is the leading cause of AKI, and short of supportive measures, no currently available therapy can effectively treat or prevent ischemic AKI. This paper discusses recent developments in the understanding of ischemic A...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Munshi R,Hsu C,Himmelfarb J

更新日期：2011-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Functional somatic symptoms and disorders are common and complex phenomena involving both bodily and brain processes. They pose major challenges across medical specialties. These disorders are common and have significant impacts on patients' quality of life and healthcare costs. MAIN BODY:We outline five pr...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Burton C,Fink P,Henningsen P,Löwe B,Rief W,EURONET-SOMA Group.

更新日期：2020-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors are increasingly being used in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Because this chronic intestinal disorder often affects women of fertile age, it is essential to assess the effect of biologics on pregnancy outcome. METHODS:We performed a systematic review of the Engli...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Nielsen OH,Loftus EV Jr,Jess T

更新日期：2013-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Caregivers may promote the uptake of science into patient care and the practice of evidence-informed medicine. The purpose of this study was to determine whether caregiver-mediated (non-clinical caregiver-delivered) interventions are effective in improving patient, caregiver, provider, or health system outco...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Fiest KM,McIntosh CJ,Demiantschuk D,Leigh JP,Stelfox HT

更新日期：2018-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanooncology, the application of nanobiotechnology to the management of cancer, is currently the most important chapter of nanomedicine. Nanobiotechnology has refined and extended the limits of molecular diagnosis of cancer, for example, through the use of gold nanoparticles and quantum dots. Nanobiotechnology has als...

journal_title：BMC medicine

authors： Jain KK

更新日期：2010-12-13 00:00:00