Volume 2 - Issue 3 Articles
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ArticleDecember 21, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) show persistent respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation. COPD causes an increased morbidity as well as mortality and is associated with significant social and economic burden. This interv.....
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ArticleOctober 20, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Infection with P. aeruginosa (PA) is a milestone in the natural course of Cystic Fibrosis (CF), since its presence is associated with worsening of lung function and is a significant predictor of mortality. Besides through microbiology culture of the .....
Volume 2 - Issue 2 Articles
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ArticleOctober 18, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Patients with chronic non-cancer pain receive little education or support for self-management of this debilitating condition. Peers with chronic non-cancer pain may be able to offer mutual support to incorporate strategies to improve functional outco.....
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ArticleSeptember 11, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been the subjects of controversy: from diagnosis and cause to therapies. The disagreement with regard to the diagnosis relates to various case criteria (ME, CFS, ME/CFS, chron.....
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ArticleMay 27, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract This article reviews some of the literature on the effect of stigma on persons who have a mental illness. A major recommendation is to change language referring to physical and mental illness by simply calling them chronic illnesses as neuroscience r.....
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ArticleMay 21, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Many professionals have described the clinical presentation of myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME), but recent efforts have focused on the development of ME criteria that can be reliably applied. The current study compared the symptoms and functioning of .....
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ArticleMay 13, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract The incidence of hypertriglyceridemia is increasing worldwide. Although low-density lipoprotein (LDL) is the first treatment target for lipid lowering therapy, some patients still have increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) events, even after.....
Volume 2 - Issue 1 Articles
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ArticleMay 13, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Unlike recovery from fibromyalgia (FM), the phenomenon of short or long lasting pain free episodes or ‘gaps’ in FM pain occurs in one third of the patients. Parallel the characteristics of physiological adaptation to workload of this sub-group of.....
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ArticleApril 27, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Monitoring patients with chronic diseases, e.g. chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or diabetes mellitus, using telemedicine systems is a potential means for optimizing the management of the patients. In the case of chronic h.....
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ArticleApril 07, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Following preliminary in-vitro evidences for the ability of hyperoxygenated saline in promoting wound healing and in-vivo evidence for the effectiveness in increasing wound oxygenation, we propose a therapeutic approach for Critical Limb Ischemia. Ou.....
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ArticleMarch 24, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract The importance of proper diabetic foot care self-management has been well documented in the literature however traditional methods such as in person education and pamphlets have been reported as not demonstrating improved self-management knowledge .....
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ArticleFebruary 23, 2017 | Pages : 205 - 450Abstract Fibromyalgia is a chronic disease belonging to the spectrum of fatiguing illnesses. It goes along with severe wide-spread pains, severe fatigue and many neuro-psychiatric symptoms. Personal clinical observations suggest a most probable connection bet.....
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