Well-being outcomes of chiropractic intervention for lower back pain: a systematic review.

The usefulness of chiropractic for treatment of low back pain is a contentious issue. Chiropractors advocate holism and general well-being as a key principle on which they base their clinical practice, yet the quality of life, lifestyle, health and economic impacts of chiropractic intervention for back pain in adults have rarely been investigated. This article provides an overview of chiropractic principles and practices, together with the results of a systematic review of peer-reviewed publications between 2000 and 2010 retrieved from MEDLINE, CINAHL, EMBASE, AMED and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Repair of giant incisional hernias with polypropylene mesh: a retrospective study.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the long term results of repair of ventral incisional hernias or of defects in the abdominal wall using polypropylene mesh. Eighty-eight patients were operated on from 1979-1996, inclusive. Abdominal protrusion was found in 78 patients.

Cloning and characterization of an endo-beta-1,3(4)glucanase and an aspartic protease from Phaffia rhodozyma CBS 6938.

We describe the identification and expression cloning of two novel enzymes, a beta-glucanase and an aspartic protease, secreted from the basidiomycetous yeast Phaffia rhodozyma. A cDNA library from P. rhodozyma CBS 6938 was constructed, and full-length cDNA encoding an endo-1,3(4)-beta-glucanase (bg1) and an aspartic protease (pr1) were cloned by expression cloning in Saccharomyces cerevisiae W3124.

[Decline of violence in ]rhus. Violence registered in ]rhus hospital during a period of 12 years].

The aim of this study was to describe the changes in frequency and character of interpersonal violence in Aarhus during a twelve year period. A one year (1993-1994) prospective registration of all persons exposed to violence and attending the casualty wards or the Department of Forensic Medicine was performed. The results were compared with similar studies performed in 1981-1982 and 1987-1988.

McIndoe procedure for congenital vaginal agenesis: complications and results.

In the period 1972-1992, 26 women had surgery for congenital vaginal agenesis, with a modified McIndoe's technique, in Aarhus University Hospital. Their medical records were reviewed and 23 of the patients were evaluated clinically. Complications comprised lack of skin graft take, bleeding, urethrovaginal fistula, perforation of the rectum, rectovaginal fistula and vaginal stricture.