Browsing Department of Clinical Medicine by Issue Date
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No increase in response rate by adding a web response option to a postal population survey: A randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-12-31)Background: There is substantial interest in use of the Internet for surveys, but there have been few health-oriented, large, randomized trials of general population surveys on the Internet. It is unclear whether providing ... -
Sjøfolks syn- har vi riktig fokus på helsekrav og undersøkelsesmetode?
(Journal article, 2008)En vanlig synsundersøkelse måler skarpsyn, men sier ingenting om evnen til å se kontraster. Spesielt i mørke, tåke eller motlys er godt kontrastsyn vel så viktig, når man holder utkikk på broen. -
Bakers’ rhinitis : diagnostic criteria, flour dust exposure, mucosal inflammation, IgE sensitization, and relation to lower airways
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-01-16)This thesis is the results of a cross-sectional epidemiological study undertaken in the period from March 2000 to January 2002 on bakery workers in 6 bakeries in Bergen, Norway. The aims were to study the consequences of ... -
Interventions on arterial pressure and perfusion flow rate during cardiopulmonary bypass : effects on global fluid shifts, cerebral metabolic and structural markers in a porcine model
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-01-18)Global and regional organ perfusion during cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) depends on hemodynamic parameters as mean arterial pressure (MAP) and perfusion flow rate. These parameters may also exert influence on the load of ... -
Expression of the "stem cell marker" CD133 in pancreas and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-02-08)Background It has been suggested that a small population of cells with unique self-renewal properties and malignant potential exists in solid tumors. Such "cancer stem cells" have been isolated by flow cytometry, followed ... -
mtDNA nt13708A Variant Increases the Risk of Multiple Sclerosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-02-13)Background: Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymorphism is a possible factor contributing to the maternal parent-of-origin effect in multiple sclerosis (MS) susceptibility. Methods and Findings: In order to investigate the role ... -
Biomarker profiles in serum and saliva of experimental Sjögren's syndrome: associations with specific autoimmune manifestations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-02-20)Introduction Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disease that mainly targets the exocrine glands. The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of 87 proteins measured in serum and 75 proteins ... -
Effectiveness of second generation antipsychotics: A systematic review of randomized trials
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-04-25)Background Systematic reviews based on efficacy trials are inconclusive about which second generation antipsychotic drug (SGA) should be preferred in normal clinical practice, and studies with longer duration and more ... -
Fetal splanchnic arteries. A longitudinal study and hemodynamic relations to common Doppler parameters
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-05-30)Although the arterial splanchnic circulation is known to be dynamic and of clinical interest during postnatal life, little is known about its prenatal development and function. We hypothesised that current ultrasound ... -
Chronic fatigue syndrome. Health and impairment, treatment and prognosis
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-06-06)Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been known as “neurasthenia” for more than hundred years and is today often called ME (myalgic encephalopathy), CFS/ME. The illness is characterized by excessive, prolonged and disabling ... -
The autonomy of different aspects of Sjögren´s syndrome and their treatment in an experimental model: the use of comprehensive biomarker analyses to characterize the disease and the effect of heat-shock proteins in treatment intervention
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-06-20)Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a systemic rheumatic disease, in which the salivary and lacrimal glands are the principal targets of a pathological autoimmune reaction. Clinically, SS is manifested by keratoconjunctivitis sicca ... -
Ultrasound Strain Rate Imaging in Functional Dyspepsia : in-vitro and clinical evaluation
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-06-20)Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a chronic condition that is characterized by abdominal pain or discomfort, nausea, vomiting, early satiation and abdominal fullness. The Rome III classification of functional gastrointestinal ... -
AIDS-related primary central nervous system lymphoma: a Norwegian national survey 1989–2003
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-06)Background: Primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL) is a frequent complication in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The objective of this survey was to investigate incidence, clinical features, radiological ... -
Reduced Pancreatic Volume in Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor 1A-Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-09)Context: There are interplays between the endocrine and exocrine pancreas. Werecently reported an increased frequency of exocrine dysfunction in HNF1A-maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY3) patients, compared with ... -
Multiple sclerosis and pregnancy: pregnancy, delivery and birth outcome in woman with multiple sclerosis
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-09-03)This study provides information regarding birth-giving in women with multiple sclerosis (MS). MS is a common disease in the western world and causes disability in young adults and, like most immune mediated diseases, affects ... -
A high confidence, manually validated human blood plasma protein reference set
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-09-15)Background: The immense diagnostic potential of human plasma has prompted great interest and effort in cataloging its contents, exemplified by the Human Proteome Organization (HUPO) Plasma Proteome Project (PPP) pilot ... -
Prognostication after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, a clinical survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-09-15)Background: Numerous parameters and tests have been proposed for outcome prediction in comatose out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survivors. We conducted a survey of clinical practice of prognostication after therapeutic ... -
Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition of a Primary Prostate Cell Line with Switches of Cell Adhesion Modules but without Malignant Transformation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-13)Background: Epithelial to mesenchymal transition (EMT) has been connected with cancer progression in vivo and the generation of more aggressive cancer cell lines in vitro. EMT has been induced in prostate cancer cell lines, ... -
Effects of Seal Oil on Meal-Induced Symptoms and Gastric Accommodation in Patients with Subjective Food Hypersensitivity: A Pilot Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-11)Background: Food hypersensitivity is a prevalent condition with poorly characterized underlying mechanisms. In the present pilot study we investigated effects of seal oil and soy oil on meal-induced symptoms and gastric ...