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Browsing Faculty of Medicine (FM) by Subject "obesity"

Browsing Faculty of Medicine (FM) by Subject "obesity"

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  • Bone and mineral metabolism in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass 
    Hage M.P.; El-Hajj Fuleihan G. (Springer-Verlag London Ltd; LONDON236 GRAYS INN RD, 6TH FLOOR, LONDON WC1X 8HL, ENGLAND, 2014)
    Summary: Despite effective weight reduction, the impact of bariatric surgery on bone is a major concern. Mechanisms include decreased mechanical loading, calcium and vitamin D malabsorption, deficiency in other nutrients, ...
  • Can the sunshine vitamin melt the fat? 
    El-Hajj Fuleihan G. (PHILADELPHIA1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-2899 USA, 2012)
    [No abstract available]
  • Ceacam1 deletion causes vascular alterations in large vessels 
    Najjar S.M.; Ledford K.J.; Abdallah S.L.; Paus A.; Russo L.; Kaw M.K.; Ramakrishnan S.K.; Muturi H.T.; Raphael C.K.; Lester S.G.; Heinrich G.; Pierre S.V.; Benndorf R.; Kleff V.; Jaffa A.A.; Levy E.; Vazquez G.; Goldberg I.J.; Beauchemin N.; Scalia R.; Er (BETHESDA9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE, BETHESDA, MD 20814 USA, 2013)
    Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 1 (CEACAM1) promotes hepatic insulin clearance and endothelial survival. However, its role in the morphology of macrovessels remains unknown. Mice lacking Ceacam1 ...
  • Cervical adenocarcinoma: Moving towards better prevention 
    Seoud M.; Tjalma W.A.A.; Ronsse V. (OXFORDTHE BOULEVARD, LANGFORD LANE, KIDLINGTON, OXFORD OX5 1GB, OXON, ENGLAND, 2011)
    Objective: Although cervical screening has led to a significant decline of invasive cervical cancer (ICC) in developed countries, it remains the third leading cause of cancer in women worldwide. While the majority of the ...
  • Child and Adolescent Depression Intervention Overview: What Works, for Whom and How Well? 
    Maalouf F.T.; Brent D.A. (PHILADELPHIA1600 JOHN F KENNEDY BOULEVARD, STE 1800, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103-2899 USA, 2012)
    In this review, the authors provide a summary of the currently available research evidence on interventions in pediatric depression. The use of SSRIs as an effective intervention in the treatment of depression in childhood ...
  • Confluent and reticulated papillomatosis: Clinical and histopathological study of 10 cases from Lebanon 
    Tamraz H.; Raffoul M.; Kurban M.; Kibbi A.-G.; Abbas O. (HOBOKEN111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN 07030-5774, NJ USA, 2013)
    Background Confluent and reticulate papillomatosis (CRP) is a rare disorder that has mostly been described in case reports and limited case series. Studies on this condition from our region are lacking. Objective-methods ...
  • Connecting the lines between hypogonadism and atherosclerosis 
    Fahed A.C.; Gholmieh J.M.; Azar S.T. (NEW YORK410 PARK AVENUE, 15TH FLOOR, #287 PMB, NEW YORK, NY 10022 USA, 2012)
    Epidemiological studies show that atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and point to gender differences with ageing males being at highest risk. Atherosclerosis is ...
  • Copy number variations on chromosome 4q26-27 are associated with Cantu syndrome 
    Kurban M.; Kim C.A.; Kiuru M.; Fantauzzo K.; Cabral R.; Abbas O.; Levy B.; Christiano A.M. (BASELALLSCHWILERSTRASSE 10, CH-4009 BASEL, SWITZERLAND, 2011)
    Background: Cantu syndrome is a rare condition which is characterized clinically by hypertrichosis, cardiomegaly and bone abnormalities. Inherited hypertrichoses are very rare human disorders whose incidence has been ...
  • Coronary artery calcification in obese youth: What are the phenotypic and metabolic determinants? 
    Bacha F.; Edmundowicz D.; Sutton-Tyrell K.; Lee S.; Tfayli H.; Arslanian S.A. (American Diabetes Association Inc.; ALEXANDRIA1701 N BEAUREGARD ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311-1717 USA, 2014)
    OBJECTIVE: Obesity in adolescence has been associated with increased risk for coronary heart disease in adulthood. This study evaluated subclinical atherosclerosis in obese youth and the underlying risk factors. RESEARCH ...
  • Dueling Fiberoptic Bronchoscope Techniques [18] (multiple letters) 
    Roth R.; Neustein S.; Ayoub C.M.; Rizk M.S.; Yaacoub C.I.; Baraka A.S.; Lteif A.M. (, 2004)
    [No abstract available]
  • Effect of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists in patients with psoriasis 
    Al-Badri M.R.; Azar S.T. (SAGE Publications Ltd;, 2014)
    Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonists are a class of drugs used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. GLP-1 is released in response to meal intake; these classes of drugs enhance glucose-dependent insulin ...
  • Effects of weight reduction regimens and bariatric surgery on chronic kidney disease in obese patients 
    Abou-Mrad R.M.; Abu-Alfa A.K.; Ziyadeh F.N. (BETHESDA9650 ROCKVILLE PIKE, BETHESDA, MD 20814 USA, 2013)
    Increasing evidence nowadays is showing that obesity by itself, independent of other comorbidities like diabetes and hypertension, is associated with renal functional changes and structural damage. Intentional weight loss ...
  • Emergency department crowding and loss of medical licensure: A new risk of patient care in hallways 
    Derlet R.W.; McNamara R.M.; Kazzi A.A.; Richards J.R. (University of California;, 2014)
    We report the case of a 32-year-old male recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes treated at an urban university emergency department (ED) crowded to 250percent over capacity. His initial symptoms of shortness of breath and ...
  • Epidemiology and prognosis of breast cancer in young women 
    Hussein A.; Khoury K.E.; Dbouk H.; Khalil L.E.; Mouhieddine T.H.; El Saghir N.S. (HONG KONG9A GOLD SHINE TOWER, 346-348 QUEEN'S RD CENTRAL, SHEUNG WAN, HONG KONG, 00000, PEOPLES R CHINA, 2013)
    Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women with 6.6percent of cases diagnosed in young women below the age of 40. Despite variances in risk factors, Age Standardized Incidence Rates of breast cancer in young women ...
  • HbA1c diagnostic categories and β-cell function relative to insulin sensitivity in overweight-obese adolescents 
    Sjaarda L.A.; Michaliszyn S.F.; Lee S.; Tfayli H.; Bacha F.; Farchoukh L.; Arslanian S.A. (ALEXANDRIA1701 N BEAUREGARD ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311-1717 USA, 2012)
    OBJECTIVE - The recommended HbA1c diagnostic categories remain controversial and their utility in doubt in pediatrics. We hypothesized that alterations in the pathophysiologic mechanisms of type 2 diabetes may be evident ...
  • Hypertension and its management in countries in Africa and the Middle East, with special reference to the place of β-blockade 
    Arnaout M.S.; Almahmeed W.; Ibrahim M.; Ker J.; Khalil M.T.; Van Wyk C.T.; Mancia G.; Al Mousa E. (LONDONTELEPHONE HOUSE, 69-77 PAUL STREET, LONDON EC2A 4LQ, ENGLAND, 2011)
    Background: The prevalence and clinical consequences of hypertension in countries in Africa and the Middle East have not been studied as well as in other regions. Scope: We have reviewed the literature on the epidemiology ...
  • Immunosuppression after kidney transplantation: Current stragegies and drug interactions 
    Sankari B.R.; Khauli R.B. (, 2004)
    The success of kidney transplantation has improved over the last decade largely due to new immunosuppressive agents that resulted in decrease in incidence and severity of acute cellular rejection. Minimizing the adverse ...
  • Long-term patterns of weight changes during topiramate therapy: An observational study 
    El Yaman S.H.; Mroueh S.M.; Sinno D.D.; Mikati M.A. (PHILADELPHIA530 WALNUT ST, PHILADELPHIA, PA 19106-3621 USA, 2007)
    [No abstract available]
  • Low testosterone and diabetes 
    Baba K.E.; Azar S.T. (, 2013)
    There have been a lot of discussions concerning the relationship between testosterone serum levels in males and diabetes. Low testosterone is commonly associated with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Testosterone ...
  • Measuring β-cell function relative to insulin sensitivity in youth: Does the hyperglycemic clamp suffice? 
    Sjaarda L.; Lee S.; Tfayli H.; Bacha F.; Bertolet M.; Arslanian S. (ALEXANDRIA1701 N BEAUREGARD ST, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22311-1717 USA, 2013)
    OBJECTIVE - To compare β-cell function relative to insulin sensitivity, disposition index (DI), calculated from two clamps (2cDI, insulin sensitivity from the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp and first-phase insulin from ...

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