Background: Although much has been written about the potential power of the association
between physicians’ personal health practices and those of their patients, objective studies of …

Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common disorder, characterized by cyclic cessation of
airflow for 10 seconds or more. There is growing awareness that OSA is related to the …

Context: The risk associated with serum uric acid (SUA) levels within the normal range is
unknown, especially among lean and apparently healthy adults. Objective: Evaluating whether …

There are data describing that cardiovascular risks related to serum uric acid (SUA) levels
may begin below the current diagnostic level for hyperuricemia. Values from 5.2 to 6.0 mg/dL …

Implementing inclusive education is one of the major challenges facing the educational system.
One of the main difficulties in implementing inclusive education is that general education …

… Author links open overlay panel Khalaf Kridin MD, PhD a , Michal Shani MD b c d , Yochai
Schonmann MD b c d , Shani Fisher MPH e , Guy Shalom MD f , Doron Comaneshter PhD b , …

Objective: To find the characteristics of diabetics with poorly controlled diabetes that became
well controlled compared with the patients with poorly controlled diabetes that remained …

OBJECTIVE: To describe adherence with statin treatment in a usual practice setting and to
investigate potential determinants of better adherence. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort …

Aim: To evaluate the natural history of diabetic retinopathy (DR) in diabetic patients and to
assess long term risk for other chronic diseases associated with DR. Methods: Retrospective, …

Hypertension has been shown to be a risk factor for development of dementia. However,
medical treatment of hypertension failed to reduce consistently the risk of dementia. …