Even with antiretroviral therapy, individuals infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) experience greater mortality than uninfected individuals. This mortality is due in large part to inflammation-related non-communicable diseases, such as …
MEDLINE Abstract: BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) remains a poorly understood complication in HIV-TB patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). TB-IRIS could be associated with an exaggerated immune response …
BackgroundTuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is aninflammatory complication in HIV-TB co-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy(ART). The role of disturbed T cell reconstitution in TB-IRIS is not well understood. Weinvestigated …
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (TB-IRIS) is an inflammatory complication in HIV-TB co-infected patients receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). The exact contribution of T cells, natural killer (NK) cells, and …
INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Rezum is a minimally invasive technique to treat benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Major advantages include no de novo erectile dysfunction and low rate of retrograde ejaculation. Discontinuation …
Background: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services projects that health care costs will continue to grow over the next few years. Rising readmission costs contribute significantly to increasing health …
About 90% of pancreatic cancers are pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDAC) and its deadly hallmarks, including a prominent fibrotic stroma, low mutational burden, lack of early diagnosis and rapid metastasis, contribute …
Mental health symptoms and disorders amongst elite athletes have attracted a great deal of discussion recently. Current epidemiological evidence illustrates that mental health symptoms and disorders in elite athletes are …
This thesis presents a programme of nine key published works, as well as twelve published supporting works focusing on two areas. Firstly, an investigation of how non-technical skills education in …