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    • Vascular function and cardiovascular risk in a HIV infected and HIV free cohort of African ancestry : baseline profile, rationale and methods of the longitudinal EndoAfrica-NWU study 

      Fourie, Carla M. T.; Botha-Le Roux, Shani; Smith, Wayne; Schutte, Aletta E.; Breet, Yolandi; Mels, Carina M. C.; Gafane-Matemane, Lebo F.; Lammertyn, Leandi; Uys, Lisa; Burger, Adele; Joseph, Jitcy S.; Goswami, Nandu; De Boever, Patrick; Strijdom, Hans (BioMed Central, 2020-07-03)
      Background: People living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (PLHIV) have an increased susceptibility to develop non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease (CVD). Infection with HIV contributes to the ...

    • Ventilation during steady-state exercise in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : a preliminary study 

      Stewart, R. I.; Lewis, C. M. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1985)
      In this preliminary study 20 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) walked on the treadmill until symptoms limited further exercise. When minute volume exceeded 60% of the predicted maximum breathing ...

    • Die verwantskap tussen tuberkulose, vitamien D, kalsium en VIGS 

      Lochner, J. de V.; Schneider, D. J. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1994)
      The converging epidemics of tuberculosis and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the RSA and their expected catastrophic interaction afford an ideal opportunity for well-planned and essential research by clinicians, ...

    • Weight loss in obese women - exercise v. dietary education 

      Bertram, S. R.; Venter, I.; Stewart, R. I. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1990)
      It was postulated that a nutrition-education programme was as effective an adjunct to a diet-based weight-loss programme as an exercise regimen. Forty-five obese female volunteers were placed on the same 5000 kJ diet and ...

    • What is normal? 

      Koeslag, J.H. (Health & Medical Publishing Group, 1993)
      The distinction between normality and abnormality forms the basis of medical practice. However, these words appear to have no more precise meanings in medicine than they do in conversational English. At least five contradictory ...

    • Xpert MTB/RIF assay shows faster clearance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA with higher levels of rifapentine exposure 

      Jayakumar, A.; Savic, R. M.; Everett, C. K.; Benator, D.; Alland, D.; Heilig, C. M.; Weiner, M.; Friedrich, S. O.; Martinson, N. A.; Kerrigan, A.; Zamudio, C.; Goldberg, S. V.; Whitworth, W. C.; Davis, J. L.; Nahid, P. (American Society for Microbiology, 2016-12)
      The Xpert MTB/RIF assay is both sensitive and specific as a diagnostic test. Xpert also reports quantitative output in cycle threshold (CT ) values, which may provide a dynamic measure of sputum bacillary burden when used ...