The risk of laryngitis with herpes zoster infection: A nested case-control study using data from the Korean National Sample Cohort.

Fuse Holder BackgroundWhether herpes zoster infection (HZI) affects laryngitis incidence remains unknown.ObjectiveThe purpose of this population-based retrospective study was to analyze the relationship between laryngitis and HZI using data from the Korean Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service-National Sample Cohort.MethodsThis study analy

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The geometry of expertise

Theories of Plein air - Femme - Chaussures - Bottes isolees expertise based on the acquisition of chunk and templates suggest a differential geometric organization of perception between experts and novices.It is implied that expert representation is less anchored by spatial (Euclidean) proximity and may instead be dictated by the intrinsic relation

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Taming the fire of nephrotoxic botanicals

Criteria for diagnosing nephropathy and urothelial neoplasms induced by botanicals containing aristolochic acids (AAs) are well established.Highlights of recent research on AAs include mechanisms of AA intrarenal transport and metabolism and vigorous debate on whether AAs may also cause liver cancers.Many other botanicals may also cause renal injur

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