… The extract was then treated with 4 M HCl to reduce the pH to 2–3 and the phenolic fraction
separated using ethyl acetate and dried with anhydrous disodium sulfate. The bound or …

Objective To determine whether hypoalbuminemia is an independent risk factor for poor
outcome in the acutely ill, and to assess the potential of exogenous albumin administration for …

… Michael Wilkes is an associate professor of medicine at the University of California, Los
Angeles (UCLA), where he is senior chair of the School of Medicine's four-year Doctoring …

Purpose Problem-based learning (PBL) is now used at many medical schools to promote
lifelong learning, open inquiry, teamwork, and critical thinking. PBL has not been compared …

We believe that a sponsor should have the right to review a manuscript for a defined period (eg,
30 to 60 days) before publication to allow for the filing of additional patent protection, if …

Purpose: To test the hypothesis that albumin administration is not associated with excess
mortality. Data Sources: Computer searches of the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases, the …

… The eigenvectors can be obtained by calculating the eigenvectors of the smaller M by M
matrix, AT A, defined such that SW º AAT , where A is ad by M matrix of the form …

ContextDirect-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs in the United States is
both ubiquitous and controversial. Critics charge that it leads to overprescribing, while …

Context In primary, acute-care visits, patients frequently present with more than 1 concern.
Various visit factors prevent additional concerns from being articulated and addressed. …

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis is a progressive and fatal fibrotic disease of the lungs with
unclear etiology. Prior efforts to treat idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis that focused on anti-…