The annual frequency of Bell's palsy in 16 consecutive years was investigated in a 465,000-person
health area in Madrid, Spain. The annual incidence of Bell's palsy per 100,000 …

* Participants and institutions conprising the Madrid Acute Renal Failure Study Group:
Fernando Liaño (Principal Researcher), Julio Pascual, and Carmen Gámez (Hospital Ramón y …

Purpose : Bacillus Calmette-Guerin is the most effective therapy for nonmuscle invasive
bladder cancer. Recently to calculate the risks of recurrence and progression based on data …

Several genes coding for different cytokines may affect host susceptibility to tuberculosis.
This study investigates the relationship of the single base change polymorphic variants …

The relationship between fluctuating cytokine concentrations in plasma and the outcome of
sepsis is complex. We postulated that early measurement of the activation of nuclear factor …

Background Subjective measurement of physical activity using questionnaires has prognostic
value in COPD. However, their lack of accuracy and large individual variability limit their …

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the prognostic factors of recurrence and progression after
intravesical adjuvant bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunotherapy in patients with non–muscle-…

Leptin production is increased in rodents by administration of endotoxin or cytokines. To
investigate whether circulating leptin is related to cytokine release and survival in human sepsis…

OBJECTIVE: The primary aim was to search for lower doses of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
that are effective and have lower toxicity. METHODS: A low dose of BCG 27mg was …

Background KRAS mutations in colorectal cancer primary tumors predict resistance to anti-Epidermal
Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) monoclonal antibody therapy in patients with …