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Treatment of acute Charcot foot with bisphosphonates: a systematic review of the literature
We undertook a systematic review of the literature concerning the efficacy and safety of bisphosphonates in acute Charcot neuropathic osteoarthropathy.
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Beneficial effects of implementing guidelines on microbiology and costs of infected diabetic foot ulcers
In 2003, guidelines for management of diabetic foot infection (DFI) were written by the authors’ team according to the guidelines of the International Working Group on the Diabetic Foot. The effects of impleme...
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Serum procalcitonin and C-reactive protein concentrations to distinguish mildly infected from non-infected diabetic foot ulcers: a pilot study
Infection of diabetic foot ulcers is common; at early stages it is difficult to differentiate between non-infected ulcers (or those colonised with normal flora) and ulcers infected with virulent bacteria that ...
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Assessment of the COOP charts with and without pictures in a Swiss population
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the validity of COOP charts in a general population sample, to examine whether illustrations contribute to instrument validity, and to establish general population norms. M...
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Hyperinsulinaemia as a predictor of coronary heart disease mortality in a healthy population: the Paris Prospective Study, 15-year follow-up
The Paris Prospective Study is a long-term, largescale study of the factors predicting coronary heart disease. The first follow-up examination included, for subjects not known as having diabetes mellitus, a 75...
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Hypertriglyceridaemia as a risk factor of coronary heart disease mortality in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance or diabetes
The Paris Prospective Study is a long-term investigation of the incidence of coronary heart disease in a large population of working men. The first follow-up examination involved 7,038 men, aged 43–54 years. S...
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The Epidemiology of Atherosclerosis
Clinical complications of atherosclerosis are quite frequent in later life and are a major health problem. However, the site and the extent of lesions and the age when first clinical symptoms appear are very v...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Metabolic Control in Type II Diabetes with Long-Term Acarbose Therapy: A Double-Blind Study
Several studies have shown that acarbose improves the metabolic control of type II diabetic patients when administered with sulfonylurea treatment. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the potential be...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Effect of Acarbose on Blood Glucose and Insulin Response to a Sucrose Load in Subjects with Reactive Hypoglycemia
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the acute effect of acarbose on glycemic and insulin response to an oral sucrose load in patients with reactive hypoglycemia. Sixteen patients (13 women, 3 men; age...
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Occurrence of penitrem mycotoxins and clinical manifestations of penitrem intoxications
Among the spectrum of diverse secondary metabolites produced by fungi are a group of compounds called tremorgens; so named because of their ability to cause tremors or similar nervous signs when administered t...
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Comparative histopathologic changes in cyclopiazonic acid toxicosis and rubratoxicosis
Rubratoxins are toxic compounds produced by the fungi Penicillium rubrum and P. purpurogenum [1, 13]. Two toxins, rubratoxin A and B are produced, with B being the most toxic [21]. The fungi which produce rubrato...
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Immunomodulation in mycotoxicoses other than aflatoxicosis
Mycotoxins in addition to aflatoxin have been shown to alter the immune response. Generally, mycotoxins depress the total immune response, but various components of the immune system may be stimulated by expos...
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Peripheral blood T-cell subsets studied by monoclonal antibodies in Type 1 (insulin-dependent) diabetes: effect of blood glucose control
Peripheral T lymphocyte subsets were investigated, using monoclonal antibodies, in 14 patients with acute diabetes of duration less than 1 month (before insulin treatment) and after prolonged strict blood gluc...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Pecularities of Coronary Heart Disease in the French Population
The relatively low death rates from Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) in the specified rubric (A 83) of the International classification for death statistics is a stable phenomenon in France and has often been ques...
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Relationship of plasma insulin levels to the incidence of myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease mortality in a middle-aged population
The possible role of plasma insulin levels as a risk factor of coronary heart disease has been studied in a population of 7246 non diabetic, working men, aged 43–54 years, initially free from heart disease, an...
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Screening of Hypertension in a Large French Professional Group
Many studies have pointed out the high prevalence of hypertension in industrialized populations and the low proportion of patients aware of their disease, under adequate treatment and with satisfactory control...
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Seventh Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study Of Diabetes Southampton, England, September 15–17, 1971 Abstacts, Part 1
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Diabetes survey plasma insulin during 0-2h oral glucose tolerance test systematically carried out in a professional group
The 75 g 0-2 h oral glucose tolerance test (0-2h OGTT) was systematically carried out on 721 men during their annual check up. Plasma insulin (I), glucose (PG), free fatty acids (FFA), serum triglycerides (Tg)...
