A Modified Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System to Assess Diabetes Self-management Behaviors and Diabetes Care in Monterrey Mexico: A Cross-sectional Study.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the leading causes of death from worldwide non-communicable diseases. The prevalence of diabetes in the Mexico (MX)-United States border states exceeds the national rate in both countries. The economic burden of diabetes, due to decreased productivity, disability, and medical costs, is staggering and increases significantly when T2DM-related complications occur.

Oxidative Stress, Motor Abilities, and Behavioral Adjustment in Children Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Purpose/objectives: To examine associations among oxidative stress, fine and visual-motor abilities, and behavioral adjustment in children receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
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Design: A prospective, repeated-measures design
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Setting: Two pediatric oncology settings in the southwestern United States.

Differences in CSF phospholipid concentration by traumatic brain injury outcome.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. A cascade of events is initiated with TBI that leads to degradation of the membrane lipid bilayer of neurons and neuroglia. The purpose of this study was to (a) describe changes in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) phospholipid concentration over time for those who survived and those who died following TBI; and (b) determine whether there were differences in the CSF phospholipid concentration between those who survived and those who died following TBI.

Cerebrospinal fluid phospholipid changes following traumatic brain injury.

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, with approximately 1.4 million people suffering a TBI each year. With TBI, a cascade of events is initiated including the activation of phospholipases, which leads to the disruption of the lipid bilayer of the membrane of neurons and neuroglia.

Menopausal symptom perception and severity: results from a screening questionnaire.

Background: Although it is widely acknowledged women experience symptoms during their transition from reproductive to postreproductive stage, there is inconsistency as to the prevalence of symptoms as well as their severity ratings.

Aim And Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe symptom perception and severity in mid-life women volunteering for an intervention study for menopause symptom management.

Design: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to provide data on presenting symptoms in a sample of women negotiating the menopausal transition.

Learning in children and sleep disordered breathing: findings of the Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea (tuCASA) prospective cohort study.

We examined the relationship between nocturnal respiratory disturbance and learning and compared learning in children with and without nocturnal respiratory disturbance. Subjects were 149 participants in a prospective cohort study examining sleep in children ages 6-12: The Tucson Children's Assessment of Sleep Apnea study (TuCASA). Sleep was assessed via home polysomnography.