Background Type 2 diabetes shows evidence of underlying heterogeneity. No studies have
assessed whether different causes for diabetes change the response to oral hypoglycaemic …

Chitosan is a derivative of chitin, extracted from the exoskeleton of lobsters, crabs and shrimps.
As a semi-permeable biological dressing, it maintains a sterile wound exudate beneath a …

Farmers have a high rate of suicide (1% of suicides in England and Wales). This study sought
to test whether farmers would be less likely to have been in contact with primary or mental …

Objective Clinicians predominantly use clinical features to differentiate type 1 from type 2
diabetes yet there are no evidence-based clinical criteria to aid classification of patients. …

Goal of the work Oral mucositis (OM) is a functionally destructive complication of aggressive
head and neck cancer therapy, often resulting in intense pain, an inability to eat and drink …

Background. A blood pressure (BP) difference between the upper limbs is often encountered
in primary care. Knowledge of its prevalence and importance in the accurate measurement …

OBJECTIVE— We aimed to examine sex differences in insulin and insulin propeptide
concentrations at birth using validated cord blood collection. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …

OBJECTIVE—Offspring of mothers with diabetes have increased birth weight and higher rates
of obesity in early childhood. The relative role of maternal glycemia and maternal obesity …

BACKGROUND: Genetic as well as environmental factors are important determinants of fetal
growth but there have been few studies of the influence of paternal factors on fetal growth. …

Management of recurrent malignant pleural effusion associated with trapped lung syndrome
remains problematic. An alternative treatment using a pleural catheter has been advocated. …