What Shapes Diabetes Self-Efficacy? Demographics, Social Relations and Health Perceptions

Robert R Weaver, Manon Lemonde and William M Goodman

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine how demographic factors, social conditions, and health perceptions shape Diabetes Self-Efficacy (DSE) in order to enhance diabet..Voir plus»

Hyperhomocysteinemia and Hyperuricemia are Closely Associated with a Decline in Renal Function in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Masami Tanaka, Takeshi Nishimura and Hiroshi Itoh

Objective: This study examined the association of homocysteine and uric acid with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and explored their pathophysiologi..Voir plus»

A Challenging Form of Non-autoimmune Insulin-Dependent Diabetes in a Wolfram Syndrome Patient with a Novel Sequence Variant

Liliana P Paris, Yoshihiko Usui, Josefina Serino, Joaquim Sa and Martin Friedlander

Wolfram syndrome type 1 is a rare, autosomal recessive, neurodegenerative disorder that is diagnosed when insulin-dependent diabetes of non-auto-immune origin and optic atrophy ..Voir plus»

The Liposuction and Body Contouring

Dennis J Hurwitz

Sophisticated body contouring surgery combines excision with liposuction. Liposuction of flaps and neighboring tissues require liposuction that best preserves residual cytoarchi..Voir plus»

Health Care Systems and Resources Generation - Few Reflections from Some Western Countries

Shahzad Khan

Healthcare system is continuously changing and remodelling in both the developed and emerging economies due to many reasons such as increasing economic instability, demographic cha..Voir plus»

Outcomes after Sleeve Gastrectomy: Influence of the Calibrating Bougie

Macías MS, Isaías Alarcón del Agua, Moreno AB, Marente MDVC, Pereira Cunill JL

Purpose: To analyze the outcomes of patients in whom we performed a SG depending on the calibrating bougie.

Methods: Retrospective re..Voir plus»