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The Heartwatch Programme provides a structure and protocol for the continuing care of patients for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease in general practice in Ireland. The database consists of 17,399 patients and 185,855 consultations. The Independent National Data Centre (INDC) receives data from the…

The thoracic skeleton is an osteocartilaginous frame which creates space for the principal organs of respiration and circulation. The present study aims at measuring the internal thoracic dimensions with focus on the manubriosternal joint angulation in individuals of different age groups, and provides a baseline…

Obesity has been defined as weight-for-age > 95th percentile for research/clinical settings like the emergency department where height is not routinely available. Our main objective was to determine the sensitivity of weight-for-age > 95%thpercentile in identifying obesity, using Body Mass Index (BMI)-for-age > 95% percentile…

The resulting internal stress situation in curing dental composites is still oversimplified due to analytical inaccessibility of local information of state and loading. Similar applies to the strength behavior of cured dental composites. Using recent progress of a finite-element-based curing model, we developed and attempted…

Biomass is a versatile energy resource that could be used as a sustainable energy resource in solid, liquid and gaseous form of energy sources. Torrefaction is an emerging thermal biomass pretreatment method that has an ability to reduce the major limitations of biomass such as…

The concept of feeding at the end of life is frequently an emotive issue. Here, we present a series of cases set within Confucian inspired Singapore that highlight the various views held by local Chinese patients and their families as they confront a number of…

Varicella is usually self-limiting but occasionally severe infectious disease (with 2 to 6% of cases resulting in complications). The aim was to report a case with hemorrhagic-necrotic rash, discrete cerebellar ataxia and immune suppression. A two-year-and-seven-month-old boy with fever, tonsillitis and rose-colored-spots rash was treated…

Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) is a rare disease which is characterized by hemolysis, thromboses in unexpected sites and multi-organ involvement. Arterial thromboses could result in necrosis and dysfunction of involved organs. In some cases, organ dysfunctions could be fatal as in involvement of heart, small…

We report a unique case of potentially life-threatening secondary adrenal insufficiency in a 58-year-old female who was maintained on a high dose fentanyl patch and hydrocodone for many years for chronic back pain. She presented to the emergency room (ER) with severe hypotension, weight loss…

This 12-month, randomised study of individuals with established type 2 diabetes investigated whether dietary advice emphasising a single message to reduce fat intake, would improve weight loss, glycaemic and lipid control, compared to advice based on the once traditional low-fat, low-sucrose message. Participants (n=37, mean…