Fatigue, impaired physical function and mental health in cancer survivors: the role of social isolation.

Purpose: Cancer survivors experience an array of physical, psychological, and social problems after treatment has ended. Perceived social isolation may exacerbate the effects of physical problems on mental health. We examined the association between physical health (cancer-related fatigue and physical function) and mental health (depression and anxiety symptoms) in cancer survivors in the first year of survivorship (i.

Utilization of Bone Alkaline Phosphatase (BAP) and Tartrate Resistant Acid Phosphatase (TRAP) as Biomarkers of Eggshell Quality and Bone Metabolism in Broiler Breeders and Progeny.

Eggshell breakage and broiler bone disorders are major problems for the breeder and broiler industries which are linked to mineral metabolism and animal genetics. The purpose of this work was to discover the link between individual animal phenotypic differences in mineral metabolism against concentrations of novel plasma biomarkers including tartrate resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) and bone alkaline phosphatase (BAP). A subset of hens were selected from a flock of Cobb 500 breeders with the best or worst eggshell quality based upon dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) and specific gravity (SG).

Risk factors for local recurrence following marginal mandibulectomy in gingival cancer.

Surgery is the first line of treatment in gingival cancers of the mandible, and bone resection is necessary in the majority of cases. In the less extensive surgical option, marginal mandibulectomy (MM), the mandibular base is preserved. In contrast, in a segmental mandibulectomy (SM) the mandible is divided and the continuity is not preserved.

The impact of education level on all-cause mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation.

The association of socioeconomic status with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is well known, but data on the influence of education level on mortality in individuals with atrial fibrillation (AF) are scarce. We investigated education level as a predictor of all-cause mortality in patients diagnosed with AF. This retrospective cohort study used a database created from several Swedish nationwide registries to identify all patients hospitalized with a diagnosis of AF hospitalized from 1995 to 2008.