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Serum Omentin As A Potential Biomarker For Complex Atypical Hyperplasia And Endometrioid Endometrial Adenocarcinoma, Laura L. Holman Md
Serum Omentin As A Potential Biomarker For Complex Atypical Hyperplasia And Endometrioid Endometrial Adenocarcinoma, Laura L. Holman Md
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Obesity is a significant risk factor for endometrial cancer, the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States, but much remains unclear about the relationship between obesity-related factors and the development of endometrial cancer. Omentin, a recently discovered adipokine, has been shown to be present in lower levels in patients who are obese and/or insulin resistant. A case-control study was conducted using the serum of 140 women with endometrial cancer and 75 women with endometrial hyperplasia who were matched 1:1 based on body mass index (BMI) and menopausal status to women with no history of endometrial cancer (controls). The concentration …
Puerperal Fever From Hippocrates To Pasteur, Hunter A. Hammill
Puerperal Fever From Hippocrates To Pasteur, Hunter A. Hammill
Houston History of Medicine Lectures
The death of a mother in childbirth leaving a newborn deserted is a sort of a desecration. This was a frequent event for early physicians. It was felt to be caused by miasmas or punishment from the gods. DaVinci felt the cause was milk stasis, Hippocrates - lochia, Virchow - weather. Then came Semmelweis, Pasteur and Lister. They started a battle with ignorance, hospital administration, budget and academic politics. Ending with the murder of Semmelweis!