BACKGROUND: The problem of substance abuse is one of the top 20 risk factors for poor health worldwide.Though widely prevalent in the Middle East, there are few studies in Saudi Arabia.OBJECTIVE: Record the pattern of substances abuse and the sociodemographic characteristics of abusers attending the local rehabilitation center.DESIGN: Descriptive,
After cell death: the molecular machinery of efferocytosis
Abstract Cells constituting a multicellular organism die in a variety of ways throughout life, and most of them die via apoptosis under normal conditions.The occurrence of apoptosis is especially prevalent during development and in tissues with a high cellular turnover rate, such as el reformador tequila anejo the thymus and bone marrow.Interesting
Needle tract seeding and abdominal recurrence following pre-treatment biopsy of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): results of a systematic review
Abstract Background Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are rare abdominal tumors.Pretreatment biopsies may be used to hydrangea red sensation diagnose a GIST and enable tailored treatment.Some experts are skeptical about biopsies because they fear tumor cell seeding.The objective of this study was to determine if pretreatment biopsy is associat