Although epidemiological studies strongly suggest an association between gastric cancer
and Helicobacter pylori infection, there has been no clinical report indicating that cure of the …

N4G3, a cell line that overexpresses translation initiation factor eIF4G, one of the
components of eIF4F, was made by stable transfection of the human eIF4G cDNA into …

Twocases of acute eosinophilic pneumoniafollowing cigarette smokingare analyzed for
characteristic features. Thefirst patient noted dyspnea 14days after initiation of smoking. The …

We measured serum urate in 3,258 Japanese outpatients. Five of them had persistent
hypouricemia. Three also had microhematuria. Four of the five patients were proven to have …

Serum total T4 (T4), total T3 (T3), free T4 (FT4), free T3 (FT3), and T4-binding globulin
concentrations and T3 resin uptake values were measured in 17 women with thyrotoxicosis …

A few reports have suggested the possible association between lung cancer and bullous
disease. We report a surgical case of lung adenocarcinoma located in close proximity to …

To investigate the relation between basal coronary artery diameter and development of
coronary artery spasm, the diameters of the proximal, middle and distal segments of the …

Churg-Strausssyndrome, an uncommoncondition, occurs even morerarely in association
with pregnancy. One monthpostpartum, a 25-year-old Japanese womanwas hospitalized for …

We report a 52-year-old man who presented with cardiac tamponade a few years after
accidental breakage of an acupuncture needle that had not been removed. Thoracotomy …

Clinical and laboratory findings and long term outcome (1.5–9 yr) in 7 women and 1 man
with chronic thyroiditis (CT) who had painful tender thyroid enlargement were evaluated and …