Rural households all over the world rear backyard chicken mainly for their own consumption and, to a lesser extent, for barter trade. These chickens represent a staple dish with numerous culinary variations and a cheap source of protein. Although some species, and particularly and , have been associated with industrial poultry carcasses, studies concerning the ecology of this genus in rural households do not exist.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMultidisciplinary care is the cornerstone of lung cancer treatment in the developed world, even though there is a relative lack of consistent evidence that this care model improves outcomes. In this review, we present the available literature regarding how to set up and run an efficient multidisciplinary care model for lung cancer patients with emphasis on team members' roles and responsibilities. Moreover, we present some limited evidence about multidisciplinary care and its impact on lung cancer outcomes and survival.
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Over the past decade there has been an increasing trend to manage many conditions traditionally treated during a hospital admission as outpatients. Evidence is increasing to support this approach in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE). In this article, we review the current status of outpatient management of confirmed PE and present a pragmatic approach for clinical healthcare settings.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe aim of this study was to define pre-treatment VEGF, VEGFR1 and VEGFR2 levels in serum and bronchial washing samples of NSCLC patients in order to examine their correlation to survival. Forty patients with histologically confirmed NSCLC were enrolled. The results indicated that circulating VEGF was correlated to T-classification, as were the ratios of VEGF/VEGFR2 in serum and washing.
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