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Women and Heart Disease: Knowledge Differences between Primary Care and Speciality Practices
(2015-07-22)
Problem Statement: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United States for women and the second leading cause of death in Pitt County North Carolina. Evidence in the literature supports diminished ...
Circadian influences on myocardial infarction
(2014-10-30)
Components of circadian rhythm maintenance, or “clock genes,” are endogenous entrainable oscillations of about 24 h that regulate biological processes and are found in the suprachaismatic nucleus (SCN) and many peripheral ...
How Sweet It Is: Traditional Sweet Iced Tea and the Diabesity Epidemic.
(2015-01)
In this paper we present four cases from our medical practice to increase awareness of the role of sweet tea in obesity and diabetes management. We start with a history of Southern style “sweet tea”, and discuss the ...
THE EFFECTS OF ACIDIC TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT ON LYMPHOMA CELL RESPONSES TO CHEMOTHERAPEUTICS
(East Carolina University, 2014)
Acidic tumor microenvironment exists in many types of cancer. Altered glycolytic metabolism of tumor cells and deficient blood supply in tissues are major causes for this phenomenon. Lymphoma cells may have different ...
Improving Effective Interdisciplinary Communication in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
(2015-07-22)
Background: A level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) had been dealing with communication issues that appeared to decrease job satisfaction and loss of experienced staff members to other institutions. Poor communication ...
Assessing the Risk of IADL Tasks from the Perspective of Medically-at-risk Older Adults and their Caregivers
(East Carolina University, 2009)
The purpose of this study was to was to understand the impact of chronic disease on the functional ability of older adults by determining which instrumental activities of dialing living (IADL) are most meaningful and may ...
Barriers to participation in a worksite wellness program
(East Carolina University, 2010-04)
The purpose of this research was to determine barriers that prevent participation in an employee wellness program, Wellness Wednesdays: â Eat
& Meetâ About Healthy Living, conducted at East Carolina University (ECU) ...
Research and Policy Model for Health Informatics and Information Management
(East Carolina University, 2009)
Incorrect citations: a comparison of library literature with medical literature.
(East Carolina University, 1993-01)
Is type II diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) a surgical disease?
(East Carolina University, 1992-06)
Since February 1, 1980, 515 morbidly obese patients have undergone
the Greenville gastric bypass (GGB) operation. Of these,
212 (41.2%) were euglycemic, 288 (55.9%) were either diabetic
or had glucose intolerance, and ...