Objective: To determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its individual components among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and to assess their association with disease severi

Objective: To determine GLUT-2 and plasma insulin concentrations in women with and without gestational diabetes. Design: A prospective longitudinal cohort study of Mexicans. Subjects/Patients: include

Background: Dyslipidemia, characterized by abnormal blood lipid levels, is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, contributing to an estimated 4.2 million deaths and disabilities globally. Th

Background: The most prevalent peripheral vestibular condition, BPPV, is responsible for 17–42% of dizziness diagnoses in specialty clinics. It is defined as an abrupt, unusual feeling of motion and/o

Atherosclerosis was found in humans who lived thousands years ago. Paleopathologist Marc Armand Ruffer (1859-1917) identified atherosclerotic plaques in the aorta as well as in several large arteries