Knowledge of Pelvic Floor Dysfunction in African American and Afro-Caribbean Women Seeking Medical Care in a Primary Care Ambulatory Setting.

Importance: Approximately one fourth of U.S. community-dwelling women will develop a pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) within their lifetimes.

Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis: Searching for Serologic Markers.

Objective: Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) is a Th2 disease that presently is diagnosed and followed by clinical symptoms in the presence of endoscopic biopsies documenting elevated esophageal eosinophilia. To simplify clinical care, multiple studies have attempted to identify a disease specific serologic marker. None have been successful.