12 articles in this issue
William Shaw, PhD,Jeremy Baptist, MD, PhD,Douglas Geenens, DO
A child with autism was found to have complete IgA deficiency (serum IgA <6 mg/dL; normal 33-235 mg/dL), Candidiasis of the gastrointestinal tract based on evaluation of stool testing and elevated urine arabinose, and elevated serum antibodies to wheat... see more
Shiao-Yu Lee, MD, FACOG
As a practitioner focusing on women's health, I have seen many changes in the way that breast cancer detection has been addressed. One of the most notable events at the turn of the century was the new breast cancer screening recommendation. In 2009, after... see more
Adam Landsman, DPM, PhD
In this manuscript, we review the use of fresh cryopreserved human skin allografts for the treatment of complex wounds. The reasons why this technology has generated renewed interest, as well as some clinical outcomes are examined. Based on ou... see more
Ngozi N. Nwizu, BDS, MMSc,Alfredo Aguirre, DDS, MS,Frank Chen, MD, PhD
Conventional ossifying fibroma (COF), juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma (JPOF), juvenile trabecular ossifying fibroma (JTOF), fibrous dysplasia (FD), cemento-osseous dysplasia (COD) and psammomatous meningioma (PM) share overlapping clinico-patholog... see more
Ngozi N. Nwizu, BDS, MMSc,Mary D. George, MD,Frank Chen, MD, PhD
Aggressive psammomatoid ossifying fibromas are rare, benign fibro-osseous tumors characterized by the presence of numerous calcified spherules within an actively proliferating connective tissue stroma. They are mainly seen in the sino-naso-orbital r... see more
Grace Perez-Lirio, MD
The risk of testicular cancer is thought to be higher among men seeking infertility treatment compared with the general population. Confirmation of this risk in a large US cohort of at-risk patients is lacking. This study explored the association between ... see more
Wenjun Zhong, MS
Retinal microvascular abnormalities have been associated with age-related systemic processes, such as atherosclerosis, chronic inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and other conditions. Current epidemiological studies suggested that retinal microv... see more
Shan Lu, MD, PhD, MHA
The major public health event in 2009 is the outbreak of a new influenza virus infection in almost every region of the world. Because the original source of this virus was pigs, this virus was named “Swine-Origin Influenza A (H1N1) Virus (S-OIV)” in... see more
Suleiman N Mustafa-Kutana, MB, ChB, MSc
Growth hormone has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating short children with growth failure due to a variety of causes, including growth hormone deficiency (GHD), Turner Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome, idiopathic short stat... see more
Philip Triffletti, MD
There are days you will always remember. December 5, 2009 my mother called and told me her friends commented she looked sick. She was jaundiced. I had just seen her on Thanksgiving and she seemed to be herself. She ate the Thanksgiving meal and appeared t... see more
Mark Li, MD,Eric L. Ding, ScD
Few in the general public know that Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a leading cause of cancer in humans, most notably liver cancer, the fifth leading type of cancer in the world. As many as 2 million Americans and 500 million people worldwide have viral hepati... see more
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