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A 41 year-old man with gastrointestinal symptoms and an unusual exposure history
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2014-07)
Case Report: A 41 year-old previously healthy man was admitted with chief complaints of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and headache....
Case Reports : Topiramate, a concealed cause of severe metabolic acidosis
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2017-07)
Severe metabolic acidosis is common among critically ill patients, and topiramate is a rare cause that may fail recognition. We report a lady with acute encephalopathy who had severe non-anion gap metabolic acidosis that served as the clue leading...
Excavations at Pecica ?an?ul Mare, Arad county, Romania : 2005-2010
(University of Missouri--Columbia. Museum of Art and Archaeology, 2010)
Economic Benefits of Genetically-modified Herbicide-tolerant Canola for Producers
(AgBioForum, 2011)
, control of volunteer canola, and weed-control practices. The survey revealed that the new technology generated between $1.063 billion CAD and $1.192 billion annual net direct and indirect benefits for producers from 2005-2007; this is partly attributed...
Do NSAIDs impede fracture healing?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) don't appear to impair clinical fracture healing (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, inconsistent evidence from a randomized controlled trial [RCT] and retrospective studies). ...
Is self-swabbing for STIs a good idea?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2013)
Ask women who are at risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to self-swab for chlamydia and gonorrhea testing; self-collection of vulvovaginal swabs with nucleic acid amplification testing (NAAT) has excellent ...
Effects of age on saving motives of Chinese urban consumers
(2014)
product. Prior research on the saving behavior of Chinese consumers gives indirect evidence of various saving motives. This study, in contrast, examines factors associated with saving motives that are directly reported by consumers in a national survey...
Case of the month
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2011-09)
Whom should you test for secondary causes of hypertension?
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2014)
Evidence-based answer: It's recommended that all children and adolescents with a new diagnosis of hypertension undergo renal ultrasound and laboratory evaluation for renal pathology (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C, ...
HIV associated cardiovascular disease
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2012)
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of HIV associated cardiovascular disease.
Changes in farms' environmental sustainability in Poland -- progress, or regress?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
development arises, whether it is sustainable or industrial development. Research conducted on the basis of Polish public statistics from 2005, 2007, and 2016 indicated some progress in farms' sustainable development. Data analysis indicated...
Household saving motives : a cross-country comparison
(2011)
counterparts, Chinese households were more likely to report precautionary and education saving motives; and Chinese households with lower incomes were more likely to report a retirement saving motive. Chinese households' stronger motivation to save serves...
Global Impact of Biotech Crops : Environmental Effects, 1996-2008
(AgBioForum, 2010)
This article updates the assessment of the impact commercialized agricultural biotechnology is having on global agriculture from an environmental perspective. It focuses on the impact of changes in pesticide use and ...
A Patient Presenting with Ptosis, Opthalmoplegia, and Decreased Periorbital Sensations and Facial Droop in Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2016-10)
Tick borne illness in Missouri
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2014-04)
Missouri is a hotbed for tick-borne illness given its abundance of rural geography and wildlife, especially deer. The two most frequently encountered ticks in Missouri are the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum and the ...
Hypermucoviscous Klebsiella pneumoniae liver abscess in a previously healthy Burmese male
(University of Missouri, Department of Medicine, Division of Hospital Medicine, 2014-10)
We report the case of a 38 year-old previously healthy Burmese man who presented with abdominal pain, headache, myalgia, and back pain. He was found to have leukocytosis, transaminitis, hyperbilirubinemia, and evidence of systemic inflammation. A...
A case of resistance : herbicide-tolerant soybeans in Bolivia
(AgBioForum, 2012)
The Bolivian National Constitution of 2009 prohibits the commercialization of genetically modified organisms, but the decree permitting the unique event of glyphosate resistance was enacted earlier. Herbicide-tolerant (HT) ...
The commercial application of GMO crops in Africa : Burkina Faso's decade of experience with Bt cotton
(AgBioForum, 2010)
Burkina Faso has emerged as one of the more progressive and proactive sub-Saharan African countries regarding biotechnology. In 2009, slightly more than 125,000 ha of second-generation insect-protected biotech cotton ...
Effective Therapies for Intermittent Claudication
(Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
Supervised exercise programs are recommended to produce clinically significant improvements in walking distance in patients with stable intermittent claudication. (Strength of Recommendation [SOR]: A, based on systematic ...
Yields, Insecticide Productivity, and Bt Corn : Evidence from Damage Abatement Models in the Philippines
(AgBioForum, 2011)
This article provides evidence on the effects of Bt corn on yield and insecticide productivity in the Philippines using a damage abatement framework that accounts for selection and endogeneity issues. We find that the ...