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Multiple PVI: a poor prognostic factor for hepatocellular carcinoma.
June 29, 2009... The prognostic factors for HCC with microscopic PVI have remained elusive and no therapeutic strategy has been established in patients with HCC accompanied by microscopic PVI. A research article to be published on June 7, 2009 in the World Journal of Gastroenterology addresses this question....

What are the risk factors of sporadic colorectal cancer?
June 29, 2009... Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers in China. Although the association between the epidemiological factors and sporadic colorectal cancer has been studied, the relation between smoking, alcohol drinking, family history of cancer, body mass index (BMI) and sporadic...

Reports outline adolescence study results from University of Helsinki.(Clinical report)
June 29, 2009... In this recent report published in the International Journal of Obesity, researchers in Helsinki, Finland conducted a study "To study genetic and environmental factors affecting body mass index (BMI) and BMI phenotypic correlations across adolescence. Prospective, population-based, twin...

Research data from University of Lubeck update understanding of adrenal insufficiency.
June 29, 2009... "Cortisol replacement in patients with adrenal insufficiency usually consists of hydrocortisone (HC) given orally during day time. Due to the short half-life of hydrocortisone, cortisol levels between midnight and early morning are very low in contrast to the physiological rise of cortisol...

Study data from University of Limoges update understanding of african trypanosomiasis.
June 29, 2009... "To determine the role of the B-cell attracting chemokine CXCL-13, which may initiate B-cell trafficking and IgM production in diagnosing HAT meningo-encephalitis. We determined CXCL-13 levels by ELISA on paired sera and CSF of 26 patients from Angola and of 16 controls (six endemic and ten...