Publications by authors named "Taverne J"
The primary objective was to produce a French-Canadian translation of AMSTAR (a measurement tool to assess systematic reviews) and to examine the validity of the translation's contents. The secondary and tertiary objectives were to assess the inter-rater reliability and factorial construct validity of this French-Canadian version of AMSTAR. A modified approach to Vallerand's methodology (1989) for cross-cultural validation was used.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Vocal cord dysfunction (VCD) is an under-recognized cause of dyspnea and is difficult to diagnose. The symptoms caused by exercise-induced VCD (IEVCD) often falsely suggest asthma, but there is sometimes a real association between the two diseases. The objective of this study was to evaluate a new, simple method for analyzing vocal cord behavior in the diagnosis of IEVCD, and to clarify the prevalence of IEVCD in an uncontrolled asthma population with unexplained exertional dyspnea.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the case of a 55-year-old woman with pulmonary adenocarcinoma and bone metastases who was diagnosed with paraneoplastic secretion of the beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-HCG) while being screened for inclusion in a clinical trial. Immunohistochemistry analysis of a bone biopsy revealed strong staining of cancer cells with anti-beta HCG antibodies. Serial measurements of circulating Beta HCG seemed to be influenced by antineoplastic treatments, although they were not strictly associated with tumour evolution assessed by CT scans.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFby Kevin O'Donnell and Larry Winger, Harwood Academic Publishers, 1997. pound14.50 (pbk)/ pound30.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhile a steady flow of questions were put to the general parasitology newsgroup during November, none provoked discussion. Other discussion lists came to life:
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- - Tin is commonly found in low levels in canned foods, with higher concentrations in unlacquered tinplate cans; acute gastrointestinal issues have been reported after consuming high-tin foods, but studies show a significant effect only above 730 mg/kg.
- - Two clinical studies tested the effects of tin chloride and tin from packaging in tomato products, revealing that the form of tin, rather than just the concentration, plays a key role in the severity of adverse effects.
- - No significant adverse effects were reported in the second study, suggesting that the nature of tin species and their concentrations influenced the observed reactions in participants between different tomato products.