Introduction The Irish Office of the State Pathologist (OSP) provides a forensic pathology service for cases of criminal, ...

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The hierarchy of evidence in assessing the effectiveness of interventions or treatments is explained, and the gold standard for evaluating the effectiveness of interventions, the randomised controlled ...

BACKGROUND Overweight children become obese adults who are prone to develop the “metabolic syndrome” and premature coronary arterial disease (CAD). AIMS To assess whether sex hormone binding globulin ...

Methods Cross-sectional, study done during July 2015 to June 2016. Children with autism between 3-10 years of age, fulfilling the DSM V criteria were recruited. Control group included age and ...

Asthma has little, if any, significant effect on attained adult height. Untreated asthma results in a delay of puberty by approximately 1.3 years, and pubertal delay is likely to explain the majority ...

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Background Sodium valproate is the most effective drug for treating genetic generalised epilepsies. However, MHRA guidance states that ‘Valproate should not be used in girls and women of childbearing ...

The longest vertical distance between the upper and lower borders of the liver measured radiologically is suggested for estimating the size of the liver. This parameter, called vertical axis of the ...

1 Biochemistry, Endocrinology and Metabolism Unit, Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK 2 Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, ...

Introduction Tonsillectomy is now only indicated in the UK when specific criteria are met, as outlined by the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) and The National Institute for Health ...

1 Division of Pediatric Medicine, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2 Division of Hematology and Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children 3 Virology Laboratory, DPLM, The ...