Metrics focus attention on what is important. Balanced metrics of primary health care inform
purpose and aspiration as well as performance. Purpose in primary health care is about …

Several meiotic processes ensure faithful chromosome segregation to create haploid gametes.
Errors to any one of these processes can lead to zygotic aneuploidy with the potential for …

Chronic, heavy alcohol consumption disrupts normal organ function and causes structural
damage in virtually every tissue of the body. Current diagnostic terminology states that a …

Osteoporotic vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) are a risk factor for morbidity and
mortality, frequently asymptomatic and often present in computed tomography (CT) scans …

The sympathetic nervous system (SNS) regulates host defense responses and restores
homeostasis. SNS-immune regulation is altered in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and rodent models …

This article has been peer reviewed and approved by Michael Fisher, MD, Professor of
Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Review date: February 2005. This activity has …

The majority of cutaneous hypersensitivity reactions to exogenous tattoo pigments can be
histologically classified as lichenoid or granulomatous. The etiology is still uncertain but is …

Background: Fatty liver, a major health problem worldwide, is the earliest pathological
change in the progression of alcohol-associated (AFL) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFL)…

Objectives. We sought to understand how national policy key informants perceive the value
and changing role of primary care in the context of emerging political opportunities. Methods. …

Multinucleated keratinocytes (also known as multinucleated epidermal giant cells) are a
frequently overlooked histological finding in noninfectious inflammatory dermatoses. They are …