Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a clinically approved, minimally invasive therapeutic
procedure that can exert a selective cytotoxic activity toward malignant cells. The procedure …

It is recognized that a chronic low-grade inflammation and an activation of the immune system
are involved in the pathogenesis of obesity-related insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. …

Preliminary classification criteria for the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) were formulated
during a post-conference workshop held October 10, 1998 in Sapporo, Japan, following the …

ContextHealth literacy is a measure of patients' ability to read, comprehend, and act on medical
instructions. Poor health literacy is common among racial and ethnic minorities, elderly …

Objective To analyze the clinical and immunologic manifestations of antiphospholipid
syndrome (APS) in a large cohort of patients and to define patterns of disease expression. …

Tangier disease (TD) was first discovered nearly 40 years ago in two siblings living on Tangier
Island 1. This autosomal co-dominant condition is characterized in the homozygous state …

The transcription factor NF-κB plays a major role in coordinating innate and adaptative
immunity, cellular proliferation, apoptosis and development. Since the discovery in 1991 that NF-…

National Standards for DSME are designed to define quality diabetes self-management
education and to assist diabetes educators in a variety of settings to provide evidence-based …

Background Patients recall or comprehend as little as half of what physicians convey during
an outpatient encounter. To enhance recall, comprehension, and adherence, it is …

Objective: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex disease with variable
presentations, course and prognosis. We sought to develop evidence-based recommendations …