Risky Business: Taking the Stigma Out of High-Risk Donation in Lung Transplantation.

Background: Outcomes data for high-risk donors (HRD) for transplantation are limited. We sought to elucidate the outcomes of lung transplant (LTx) recipients who received HRDs.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) registry from January 2005 to June 2013 to identify patients undergoing LTx.

Assessment of dental prosthetic status and needs among prisoners of haryana, India.

This cross-sectional study was planned to evaluate the prosthetic status and treatment needs using WHO (1997) format among prisoners of Haryana state, India. 1,393 subjects with age range of 35.26 ± 12.

Challenges and opportunities in implementing pharmacogenomics testing in the clinics.

The field of pharmacogenomics aims to incorporate individual patient genomic information into treatment selection. This is a rapidly evolving field with significant clinical promise. Implementation into clinical practice has several challenges that must be overcome.

Giant asymptomatic primary esophageal schwannoma.

Primary esophageal schwannomas are uncommon. We describe a case of a large asymptomatic primary esophageal schwannoma in a 65-year-old patient. Computed tomography and positron emission tomography revealed an (18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose-avid 11-cm mass arising from the esophagus.

Dentition status and treatment needs of prisoners of Haryana state, India.

Purpose: This paper aims to explore prisoner dental health in Haryana, India.

Design/methodology/approach: The authors assessed the prevalence of dental caries and the treatment needs of prisoners in all 19 prisons in Haryana. The results were compared with the prison populations of other countries and the general population of Haryana.

Nonhematopoietic NADPH oxidase regulation of lung eosinophilia and airway hyperresponsiveness in experimentally induced asthma.

Pulmonary eosinophilia is one of the most consistent hallmarks of asthma. Infiltration of eosinophils into the lung in experimental asthma is dependent on the adhesion molecule vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) on endothelial cells. Ligation of VCAM-1 activates endothelial cell NADPH oxidase, which is required for VCAM-1-dependent leukocyte migration in vitro.