Background: Approximately 10% of the US population has some degree of hearing loss,
and 2 million Americans are deaf. Most medical school curricula and major textbooks …

Colorectal cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death among nonsmokers in
Canada (1) and is the second leading cause of cancer mortality overall. It is estimated that …

BACKGROUND: At least one-third of patients with inflammatory bowel disease do not
respond or are intolerant to therapy with 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP). A subgroup fails to attain …

We read with interest the article by Guda and Freeman 1 describing the use of argon
plasma coagulation (APC) to transect 2 migrated biliary metallic stents. In response to their …

Stiff-man syndrome (SMS) is a rare autoimmune condition characterized by “tin soldier”
rigidity of axial muscles. Nearly 150 cases have been reported with 6 reports of pharyngeal or …

Purpose: Approximately 1/3 of patients with IBD do not respond to or are intolerant of 6MP
therapy. A subgroup of patients fail to attain optimal 6-thioguanine nucleotide (6TGN) levels …

Purpose: Asymptomatic esophageal dysmotility is common in diabetics, especially those with
evidence of autonomic neuropathy such as gastroparesis. In idiopathic gastroparesis there …

Cirrhosis is the irreversible, final common pathway of many chronic progressive liver diseases.
The incidence of cirrhosis in Western countries is approximately 15 to 25 per 100,000 …

… In this study, half of the BBB closed sets (N = 4) were acquired after a previous BBB open
experiment had been performed on the same rat at least one week prior. The numbers are too …

Gynecologic involvement has been reported as a manifestation of Crohn's disease. However,
there is limited available data addressing the frequency of vaginal complaints in women …