Search Results - "O'Connor, T. M."
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Physical activity parenting: a systematic review of questionnaires and their associations with child activity levels
Published in Obesity reviews (01-11-2012)“…Insufficient physical activity (PA) is considered a critical contributor to childhood overweight. Parents are a key in influencing their child's PA through…”
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Novel agents in the management of Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease
Published in Current medicinal chemistry (01-08-2007)“…The goals of tuberculosis control are to cure active disease, prevent relapse, reduce transmission and avert the emergence of drug resistance. However, since…”
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Predictors of mortality in adults with cystic fibrosis
Published in Pediatric pulmonology (01-06-2007)“…Assessment of prognostic indicators in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) is important. The study's aim was to assess the relative contribution of gender,…”
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Novel agents in the management of lung cancer
Published in Current medicinal chemistry (01-12-2010)“…Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Survival remains poor as approximately 80% of cases present with advanced stage disease. However,…”
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Emerging anticoagulants
Published in Current medicinal chemistry (01-07-2012)“…Warfarin, heparin and their derivatives have been the traditional anticoagulants used for prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism. While the modern…”
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Comparison of three auto-adjusting positive pressure devices in patients with sleep apnoea
Published in The European respiratory journal (01-07-2006)“…Auto-adjustable continuous positive airway pressure (APAP) devices are an emerging treatment alternative to fixed-pressure continuous positive airway pressure…”
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The stress response and the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐adrenal axis: from molecule to melancholia
Published in QJM : An International Journal of Medicine (01-06-2000)“…Organisms survive by maintaining equilibrium with their environment. The stress system is critical to this homeostasis. Glucocorticoids modulate the stress…”
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Comparison of arterial and venous blood gases and the effects of analysis delay and air contamination on arterial samples in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and healthy controls
Published in Respiration (01-01-2011)“…Arterial blood gases (ABGs) are often sampled incorrectly, leading to a 'mixed' or venous sample. Delays in analysis and air contamination are common. We…”
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Efficacy and safety of oral semaglutide with flexible dose adjustment versus sitagliptin in type 2 diabetes (PIONEER 7): a multicentre, open-label, randomised, phase 3a trial
Published in The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinology (01-07-2019)“…Oral semaglutide is the first oral formulation of a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist developed for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. We aimed…”
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Nontuberculous mycobacteria: incidence in Southwest Ireland from 1987 to 2000
Published in Respiratory medicine (01-03-2003)“…Setting: The Southwest of Ireland (Counties Cork and Kerry) 1987–2000, average population 549 500. Objective: Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) cause…”
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Feasibility of an obesity intervention for paediatric primary care targeting parenting and children: Helping HAND
Published in Child : care, health & development (01-01-2013)“…Background The primary care setting offers the opportunity to reach children and parents to encourage healthy lifestyle behaviours, and improve weight status…”
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Interrelationships of child appetite, weight and snacking among Hispanic preschoolers
Published in Pediatric obesity (01-01-2018)“…Summary Background Snacking among US preschoolers has increased in recent decades, raising questions about whether snacking contributes to dietary excess…”
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An investigation of the effects of procalcitonin testing on antimicrobial prescribing in respiratory tract infections in an Irish university hospital setting: a feasibility study
Published in Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy (01-11-2019)“…Abstract Background Diagnostic uncertainty and a high prevalence of viral infections present unique challenges for antimicrobial prescribing for respiratory…”
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An Unusual Cause of a Pain in the Neck: Pseudoaneurysm from Tuberculous Lymphadenitis
Published in Case Reports in Medicine (01-01-2012)“…A pseudoaneurysm is a haematoma which is surrounded by connective tissue and communicates with the lumen of a ruptured blood vessel. It has no true defined…”
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Follow-up interval for small untreated pulmonary arteriovenous malformations in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia
Published in Clinical radiology (01-03-2017)“…Aim To investigate the natural history of untreated small (<3 mm) and microscopic pulmonary arteriovenous malformations (PAVMs) in hereditary haemorrhagic…”
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Report of occupational asthma due to phytase and β-glucanase
Published in Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) (01-06-2001)“…OBJECTIVES Occupational asthma is the principal cause of respiratory disease in the workplace. The enzymes phytase and β-glucanase are used in the agricultural…”
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Obesity status transitions across the elementary years: use of Markov chain modelling
Published in Pediatric obesity (01-04-2016)“…Summary Objective The objective of this study was to assess overweight and obesity status transition probabilities using first‐order Markov transition models…”
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Ireland needs healthier airways and lungs: the evidence (INHALE)
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Improved ventilatory function associated with relief of chest pain in a patient with Kartagener's syndrome treated by subcutaneous analgesia
Published in Respiratory medicine (01-07-2004)“…In primary ciliary dyskinesia, inflammation is not restricted to the ciliated conducting airways, but also occurs in the alveolar space.1 Repetitive episodes…”
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Type 1 diabetes mellitus, coeliac disease, and lymphoma: a report of four cases
Published in Diabetic medicine (01-07-1999)“…Summary Introduction Patients with Type 1 diabetes mellitus have a high prevalence of coeliac disease, symptoms of which are often mild, atypical, or absent…”
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