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Λοιμώξεις στο διαβητικό πόδι

Οι λοιμώξεις του διαβητικού ποδιού κατά κανόνα επιπλέκουν νευροτροφικά ή νευροϊσχαιμικά έλκη και αποτελούν συχνή αιτία ακρωτηριασμών στα άτομα με σακχαρώδη διαβήτη. Λόγω της συνυπάρχουσας νευροπάθειας, ο πόνος που συνοδε...

The genetics of alcoholic liver disease

Ethanol abuse is a major social and clinical problem. A proportion of chronic drinkers develop alcoholic liver disease (ALD), the incidence and severity of which is correlated with certain environmental factors and in pa...

Number of patients needed in randomized clinical trials

Randomized clinical trials are the most widely accepted approach for comparing the benefits of alternative treatments. In designing such studies, formal estimations of sample size are required in order to ensure that th...

Soluble tumor markers in the diagnosis and treatment of small cell lung cancer

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) accounts for approximately 13% of all newly diagnosed cases of lung cancer. It is characterized by rapid growth, early distant metastases and good response to chemotherapy. This is a topical...