Background Long working hours might increase the risk of cardiovascular disease, but
prospective evidence is scarce, imprecise, and mostly limited to coronary heart disease. We …

Comparative analysis of the complete genome sequences of 13 baculoviruses revealed a
core set of 30 genes, 20 of which have known functions. Phylogenetic analyses of these 30 …

In Canada, 74,255 deaths (33% of all deaths) in 2003 were due to cardiovascular disease
(CVD). As one of the most costly diseases, CVD represents a major economic burden on …

Background The ESPAC-3 trial showed that adjuvant gemcitabine is the standard of care
based on similar survival to and less toxicity than adjuvant 5-fluorouracil/folinic acid in …

Baculoviruses have proven to be the most powerful and versatile eukaryotic expression
vectors available. This unique laboratory manual is designed to help both beginning and …

Background Chronic inflammation is believed to increase the risk of coronary events by
making atherosclerotic plaques in coronary vessels prone to rupture. We examined blood …

Background—The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) recently proposed a
simple definition for metabolic syndrome. Information on the prospective association of this …

Accumulating evidence implicates inflammation as a potential pathway in the pathogenesis
of type 2 diabetes. The objective of the present study was to assess the ability of C-reactive …

INTRODUCTION: Components of the systemic inflammatory response, combined to form
inflammation-based prognostic scores (modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (mGPS) …

Methods: Patients (n= 21 669) who had an incidental blood sample taken between 2000
and 2006 for C-reactive protein, albumin and calcium (and liver function tests where …