Replicability and reliability of pain assessment forms in geriatrics.

Aim of the study was to investigate the replicability and reliability of the multi-dimensional health assessment questionnaire (MDHAQ) and visual analog scale (VAS) in young and elderly individuals with chronic pain. Ambulatory patients, 20 of them aged above 65 years and complaining about chronic pain and 20 patients with the age of 40 and younger working in a factory were assessed with VAS and MDHAQ. The assessment was repeated to investigate the replicability and reliability of both tests.

Does metformin prevent short-term oxidant-induced dna damage? In vitro study on lymphocytes from aged subjects.

Metformin(1-(diaminomethylidene)-3,3-dimethyl-guanidine), an anti-hyperglycemic agent, also has antioxidant effects. Although the origin is not clearly understood, the antioxidant activity of metformin might result from a direct effect on reactive oxygen species (ROS) or could have an indirect action on the superoxide anions produced by hyperglycemia. The ability of metformin to modulate DNA damage produced by oxidative stress is not known.

Hypercalcemia associated with a uterine leiomyoma: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: Humoral hypercalcemia is known to be an important cause of hypercalcemia associated with malignancy. Humoral hypercalcemia due to benign conditions has been rarely reported.

Case: We report on a 45-year-old woman with humoral hypercalcemia secondary to uterine leiomyoma.