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Dealing with psoriasis can be a challenge. Excess inflammation creates areas of skin that can be yellowish or red, with a silvery scale on top. "Psoriasis can be very upsetting to those suffering from it because it can look like something contagious to others, even though it is not," said Jessica Krant, MD, MPH, a New York City dermatologist and an assistant clinical professor of dermatology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center. Luckily, a wide range of products exist to keep you comfortable in your skin.
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Moisturizing is key when it comes to managing psoriasis skin. Aquaphor, a moisturizer you can find in most drugstores, can be used after showering and as needed throughout the day. With its thick consistency, it provides good coverage, and its mild ingredients won't cause any additional irritation. To avoid worsening existing skin issues, only touch the skin when your hands are clean and dry.
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Use MG217 Medicated Coal Tar Ointment at Night
Available at most drug stores, MG217 is a heavier salve with a strong tar odor, often recommended for use at night. "I love this product because it really helps control the scaling, itching, and redness of psoriasis," said Melinda Pavalko, campus manager of the Regency Beauty Institute in Lakewood, Colo. "I recommend using an applicator stick to target areas where you have outbreaks. The same company also makes a great shampoo, if you suffer from scalp psoriasis."
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He was as controlling of his wives as one might expect of a strict Wahhabi Muslim, barring them from leaving home.
Hejazis in the west and Shia in the east resent the strict Wahhabi lifestyle in the Nejd central desert.


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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: May 2007
Oddometer: 233
Little break in the Mongolian ride report. Had to get Minxter re-acquainted with her bike.
More Mongolia tomorrow.
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: May 2007
Oddometer: 233
Day 14
GET TO THE GOBI!! We had visions of riding double humped camels in vast sand dunes. It was still raining and the wind was still blowing strong from the north. After two days of nothing too notable, things were about to get intense, although we didn't know it yet.
Buuuuurrrt and Minxter put on their rubber gloves. I purposely didn't bring any because I had no intentions of doing any serious rain riding. We didn't want to hang out in the manky ger all day and we were really pumped up on getting into the desert. So, I improvise with a couple of plastic bags and we start riding. We don't even get out of town and Minxter goes down in a mud hole. I announce that I think it's too greasy and unwise to leave town in these conditions. My partners are amped up to go and it doesn't take much to convince me to go along even though I know better. We take off in the rain.
We are actually making good time considering the rain and the mud holes we are having to dodge. Then we see the first herd of double humped camels!! We figure we are officially in the Gobi now! We are excited and press on.
We stop for a quick break. The rain continues along with a very stiff tail wind. It was not the easiest riding but not the hardest. We were still moving along pretty good at this point.
Then things start to go bad. The ground is more and more saturated with mud holes all over. Our front tires are getting locked up with mud stuck in the fender.
It's officially a greasy mess at this point and the rain and wind continue.
Here's Minxter trying to get the mud out of her front tire/fender so it will roll again.
The one thing that we learned was that you only sank so far when riding through the water puddles unlike some mud holes I've experienced in the deserts in the western U.S. which can swallow whole bikes. So we ended up riding through the water rather than trying to avoid it. This kept the front tire from getting clogged.
Up on some high ground we came across a couple of trucks that were waiting out the bad weather. They would just wait until it stopped raining and dried up enough to continue. This is a smarter approach than ours.
We were shooting for the town of Bogd where we figured we could find a ger to rent again and get out of the weather. We were still quite a distance from Bogd at this point but we kept battling the mud, rain, and wind. At least the wind was at our back. We were completely soaked at this juncture.
And there it is. The stopper. This is a wash that's running that's too deep and swift for us to cross. For those not familiar with these, washes are dry stream beds that only run like a river during storms, otherwise they're dry. We are very familiar with how washes can halt your progress because we ride so much desert terrain in the States. Our eagerness got the better of us.
When we came up to it, I walked across to check it to see if it was at all possible. It was almost too difficult to even walk across and I even fell down but was able to regain. We were only 14km from Bogd here but could not cross the wash. It was very late in the day. The strong north wind would be a head wind if we tried to retreat at all which was not an option considering the mud holes were only getting worse. We had to face the music and hunker down and try to keep the dry gear that we still had on the bikes dry so we wouldn't get cold. OH BOY!!! Keep it together!!
89km of mud running for the day.
Beastly Adventurer
Joined: Aug 2011
Location: St. George, UT
Oddometer: 1,480
That's some nice lookin' mud! Almost looks like the AZ strip after rain.
Great ride report. Thanks!
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Southwest Utah: Dual Sport Riding from St. George
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: May 2007
Oddometer: 233
Day 15
We were officially PINCHED!! It was still raining the next morning and it was cold. We still wouldn't be able to make it across the wash that was blocking us and it wouldn't have been wise to try to back track through the 89km of mud. Plus, we couldn't risk getting our dry gear wet if we decided to break down camp and make a move. So we hunkered down. We were dry and warm for the time being.
It becomes a game of patience when you're in a situation like this. Your mind starts coming up with ways to get moving but you know you should just stay put until it clears. So we continue to chill into mid day.
It's still raining. We are having to ration our food and water a bit as we don't have an unlimited supply. We can stay put for another day no problem and we start getting our mind set for that.
We all move over to Buuuuuurrrrts quarters for a couple rounds of "Pigs", a game where you throw two small plastic pigs like dice to score. It's mid afternoon now and we think the rain is letting up.
Sure enough, we get out of the tents and the clouds lifted just enough to reveal the aftermath of a fairly significant Siberian low pressure system. Yup, snow down to the lower elevations.
The storm breaks enough for us to start drying our gear. The north wind is still blowing but has slowed significantly.
It breaks some more and we can see the full effect of the storm. The peaks are over 10,000 feet. We continue to do damage control by getting all of our gear dry and stowed away in case it decides to rain more. We're feeling pretty good about attempting a move the next morning.
A while later we conclude that the storm has moved through and it's going to continue to clear. Buuuurrrt and I decide we need to go do a little 'recon' mission and check out the wash we couldn't cross the day before. The ground is already starting to dry by this time.
We were able to cross the wash and ride the 14km to the town of Bogd where we stocked up on food, water, BEER and VODKA!! Things were really coming back around for us.
There were other folks who got pinched by the storm like this group in a mini van stuck in a mud hole. We tried to help push them but it was futile. At the wash, which we had to cross again to get back to camp, there was a truck stuck. Two guys tried to cross it after us and didn't make it. Looks like they'll be hunkering down until it dries some more also.
Back at camp, it was cold but we were comfortable and happy. We'd found some olives that we randomly picked up somewhere and were mixing martini's. This consists of popping an olive in your mouth and taking a shot of vodka.
All of a sudden, we notice this guy walking up to our camp. It was like he came out of nowhere!!
He offered us a smoke and we offered him a shot of vodka. He took the bottle and put the "Mongolian choke hold" on it and killed the last 1/4 of the bottle in one pull!!! Of course, no english.
We were milling around and just like he appeared, we notice that he's already walking off. Crazy.
At this point we have a nice buzz and we're totally enjoying our camp. The features all around us are stunning!!! We had no idea when we rolled in during the storm the day before.
Time for Gobi Goulash.
Unbelievable!!! Perfect sunset.
This wasn't exactly what we had in mind for a rest and recuperate day but we ended up really liking this day a lot.
28km for the day, to Bogd and back to camp.
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: Oct 2008
Location: Mömbris, Germany
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Perfect ride report!
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Joined: Jun 2007
Location: Knoxville, TN
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I get the impression that people out on the steppe just come up to your camp for a bit of human interaction and don't stay very long. That seem to be right?
Now you've got me wanting to to go Mongolia...
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: May 2007
Oddometer: 233
That's what it seemed like to us Katoom. Hard to say since nothing was really spoken most of the time. Our impression was they were nice people and were curious.
Joined: Mar 2012
Location: Western PA
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Wow, amazing adventure you guys had. I don't post much, just read for the most part here, but had to comment...amazing!
I spent a few months time in Mongolia over two summers for work a few years back, and this brings back some memories, although I was there for work, nothing like the adventure you guys had, living in a ger for weeks on end in the mountains was still an adventure in itself.
Great RR too, inspiring to those of us that don't get out to ride in places like that.
expat in the jungle
Joined: Sep 2007
Location: Bilbao, close to the fu****ng Guggenheim
Oddometer: 2,294
awesome pics
riding in mud is hard.............. but this ...........is....................adapt and survive
Youth is wasted on the young
Need some help<<<<<<>>>>>>> wet wanderings
Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: May 2007
Oddometer: 233
I feel lucky to be able to travel to remote regions of the world occasionally to ride motorcycles. The key to this is enough money AND enough time. These two things are hard to have at the same time I find. I feel my limited time on this earth is worth more than money to me. This means I don't make extraordinary amounts, but it allows me some freedom. The trade off is always going on a small budget. However, I find that the small budget route often makes for some of the best experiences.
Why do we do things like try to ride around Mongolia or ride up the steepest hill or try and cross a river on a motorcycle? Because there's the chance we won't make it and that's what the adventurer thrives on.
Things got a little tight there in the Gobi because not only were we wet but it was COLD. This throws in a more serious factor to the whole thing. I admit that I was a bit nervous when we had to face the music and hunker down but this type of situation challenges you to do your absolute best to make it through ok, and I do like the challenge. This little escapade only lasted about 36 hours, hardly enough to call it an "epic" but it was challenging.
After being in a few tight situations over the years and making it through with a little work, I find myself double checking that I'm not taking it too far. It's easy to get cocky after you pull off a couple stunts because you get practice. You get better at crossing deeper rivers, you get better at knowing exactly what gear you'll need and how to keep it dry better, you get practiced at changing a tire in the dark on a dirty and busy 3rd world country road, you get better at reading people in those dark streets. You really have to have some foresight and truly understand what you're willing to deal with before making a decision you may regret. If you think it through, a lot of times an unpleasant situation can be quite tolerable and I find that I often don't regret the decision making that got me there in the first place.
We didn't regret leaving the dry shelter of the ger to get caught in the rain, cold and mud at all. This stuff isn't for everyone, but for those it is for, I look forward to riding with you.
I'm a Grandpa
Joined: Jul 2008
Location: burgh
Oddometer: 787
Boy, I'll bet you were glad to have the female or you would not have had the tent to hunker down in.
Eager for the next installment. Great RR!!
"Looking at the cake is like looking at the future. Until you've tasted it what do you really know. And then of course...it's too late."
dirt track maniac
Joined: Dec 2006
Location: calif delta,,,
Oddometer: 241
great report..how does the shneray compare to the ktm?
retired desert racer
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Gnarly Adventurer
Joined: May 2007
Oddometer: 233
Sorry for the philosophical rant. Back to the story.
Day 16
Things were right back to normal with nice weather and a beautiful morning at our camp. We had to face the facts that we didn't have enough time to push any farther south and we would have to alter our intended route to make it back to Ulaanbaatar on time. We weren't giving up on the camel rides though. The herd we saw a couple days back gave us hope that we could still get a camel ride. All this talk of camels of course brought up the term "camel toe" and we were curious if there was any relation at all to a camel's foot and a pair of really tight female blue jeans worn in a certain way. We were going to try and find out.
We had to back track up the 89km that we rode in the rain two days before. Things had dried out significantly but there were still lots of mud puddles around. This little single track section got us off on the right foot though.
We were making good time where the route wasn't all that bad. We stumbled across this herd of camel. There weren't any nomads around so we figured any type of camel ride was out of the question.
These beasts are some wild looking animals!! We were hunting for clues to the camel toe and trying to document it with photos but we weren't too lucky.
We start to encounter some areas that were still pretty wet and Minxter got her front wheel locked up and went down.
We were not going to screw around trying to unpack the mud so we got rid of Minxter's fender for a while.
This truck was stuck in this spot 2 days ago when we first came through going the other way. This was a challenging mud hole for us that day. This day we were able to squeak through with little effort. The truck driver was out wandering around talking on his cell phone, waiting for things to dry some more.
We spotted another herd of camels near this ger and Minxter really wanted to try to pull off a camel ride, so we stopped in to see what might be possible. Their fierce dog came running at Buuuuurrrrt and lashed out trying to bite him but missed and bit a hole through one of his side bags! The owner scolded it off. Whew! Close call. This family was just hanging around the ger. We brought along stickers and tattoos that we were handing out to all the kids. This was always a hit with the parents.
They had recently made a batch of cheese (camel cheese?) which they were drying on the roof.
We were finally able to communicate the word camel with them. The term is "temee" pronounced timay which could only make us think of the mentally handicapped character in the TV show South Park who can only yell his own name. Well, it turns out that this cat that we're trying to communicate about riding a camel has been pounding vodka so he is equally as handicapped as Timmy in South Park. We're pointing to the herd and doing charades trying to show we want to ride one of the camels. This cat hops on his chinese bike, dumps the clutch and roars off toward the herd with us in tow thinking we're going to need to pick up the pieces after he eats shit! He's LOADED and is just pinning the bike, swerving all over the place.
As this scene unfolds some more, we start to realize he and his family have nothing to do with herding camels. He's trying to help us anyway by sneaking up and trying to grab the reigns of one of them. These animals are massive and now we're thinking he's going to get trampled and we're going to have to go back and tell the family! He actually gets a hold of one of the reigns but, THANKFULLY, the animal jerks it out of his drunken clasp. At this point we decide we gotta put an end to this and keep moving before Timmy gets hurt by a temee.
Just as we're leaving, Buuuuurrrrt spots a huge clue to our mystery about "camel toe". We're pretty sure it's not just a myth that the two are related.
We were able to navigate through all the mud holes and we arrive back in the town we were in two days ago. We stock up, boil some eggs, and draw the usual crowd of curious Mongols.
We start heading onto our new route out of town. We'd given up hopes of riding any camels when, WAIT, another herd and a very nice nomad couple bringing them home. We decide that trying to ride them is not going to happen so Minxter decides she just wants to pet one! (Yeah, yeah, we're pretty naive when it comes to camels!). After saying "temee" and doing our charade gig, the nomad couple understands and they try to wrangle up a couple of camel. The women gets one of the reigns but almost gets yanked off her feet when she's trying to handle it. The guys gets one also and we start to approach but the camel starts reacting by shifting sideways and showing it's teeth and hissing. Ok, ok, no petting the camels. These beasts are much more distempered than I would have guessed.
At this point we have a nice smooth section of single track and we're making good time when Buuuuurrrrt flats out. I can't remember the flat classification on this one but is was nothing more than a class 2 single hole. No big deal. He repairs it and we're on our way again pretty quick.
Then he flats out again! This time it's a class 2 patch failure. The patch was right over a seam that we didn't get sanded enough and the initial hole got bigger under the patch. We threw in our spare tube in hopes of continuing our good pace.
Now it's Minxter's turn to do battle with a vicious dog only he actually gets a hold of her leg!!! Luckily, she's got enough gear on that the dog's teeth didn't break through the fabric and puncture the skin. He left a nasty bruise though.
The dog bite took place in a town that we came to where we were able to replenish our patch kit and get another spare tube.
We ride out of town for a while as the sun gets lower and really lights up this awesome two track we're riding.
We pull over in the middle of nowhere and settle in. I fill up the fuel bottle with gas in preparation for our Gobi Goulash.
We drink vodka, cook our goulash and reminisce about the last few days which were quite entertaining at this point.
147km for the day. We were happy with our progress considering we had to battle mud for a portion of the day.
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What time of year did you go in?
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Article: Vitamin K deficiency evaluated by serum levels of undercarboxylated osteocalcin in patients with anorexia nervosa with bone loss[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Osteoporosis is a chief complication in patients with anorexia nervosa. Serum levels of undercarboxylated osteocalcin reflect serum and bone vitamin K deficiency. We investigated vitamin K status in patients with anorexia nervosa to help establish prevention and treatment recommendations for osteoporosis.Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) 05/2014; 34(3). DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2014.04.016 · 3.94 Impact Factor
Article: Home parenteral nutrition therapy in seven patients with anorexia nervosa: the role and indications.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is a well-established intervention to sustain life in malnourished patients at home. Because it is difficult for patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) to gain weight or stop purging, such patients require repeated hospitalizations. Although HPN has not been commonly used for AN patients in Japan, we utilized this approach to treat seven AN patients. We herein present the clinical course and outcome of these seven patients, the application criteria for HPN in our institution, and the potential problems associated with HPN. Despite its complications, HPN may be a useful measure to help patients with persistent AN avoid multiple hospitalizations.Internal Medicine 01/2014; 53(23):2695-9. DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.53.3023 · 0.97 Impact Factor
Article: Vitamin K deficiency evaluated by serum levels of undercarboxylated osteocalcin in patients with anorexia nervosa with bone loss[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Background & Aims Osteoporosis is a chief complication in patients with anorexia nervosa. Serum levels of undercarboxylated osteocalcin reflect serum and bone vitamin K deficiency. We investigated vitamin K status in patients with anorexia nervosa to help establish prevention and treatment recommendations for osteoporosis. Methods Fifty-four female amenorrheic patients with anorexia nervosa (29 restricting-type and 25 binge eating/purging type) (age, 28.0 (26.7-31.1) (mean (95% CI)) years; body mass index, 14.8 (14.1-15.5) kg/m2, duration of illness; 107.3 (88-.5-126.0) months) and 15 age-matched healthy females were included in this study. We measured serum levels of undercarboxylated osteocalcin, biochemical and nutritional markers, and bone metabolic markers. Dietary vitamin K intake was evaluated by aquestionnaire. Results Lumbar bone mineral density and T-scores in patients with anorexia nervosa were 0.756 (0.721-0.790) g/cm2 and -2.4 (-2.1- -2.7), respectively, indicating bone loss. Serum levels of undercarboxylated osteocalcin in patients with anorexia nervosa were significantly higher than those of controls. The 17% of restricting type and 40% of binge eating/puruging type anorexia nervosa patients, serum levels of undercarboxylated osteocalcin were higher than 4.5ng/ml and were diagnosed with vitamin K deficiency. Serum levels of undercarboxylated osteocalcin correlated significantly and negatively with vitamin K intake in patients with anorexia nervosa. Conclusions Patients with anorexia nervosa had vitamin K deficiency. Since a supplement of vitamin K might be effective for maintaining bone quality, we provide recommendations regarding vitamin K intake for prevention and treatment of osteoporosis in patients with AN.
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ABSTRACT: Anorexia nervosa (AN) is an eating disorder characterized by a decrease in caloric intake and malnutrition. It is associated with a variety of medical morbidities as well as significant mortality. Nutritional support is of paramount importance to prevent impaired quality of life later in life in affected patients. Some patients with restricting-type AN who are fully motivated to gain body weight cannot increase their food intake because of malnutrition-induced gastrointestinal dysfunction. Chronicity of AN prevents participation in social activities and leads to increased medical expenses. Therefore, there is a pressing need for effective appetite-stimulating therapies for patients with AN. Ghrelin is the only orexigenic hormone that can be given intravenously. Intravenous infusion of ghrelin is reported to increase food intake and body weight in healthy subjects as well as in patients with poor nutritional status. Here, we introduce the results of a pilot study that investigated the effects of ghrelin on appetite, energy intake, and nutritional parameters in five patients with restricting-type AN, who are fully motivated to gain body weight but could not increase their food intake because of malnutrition-induced gastrointestinal dysfunction.Methods in enzymology 01/2012; 514:381-98. DOI:10.1016/B978-0-12-381272-8.00024-6 · 2.19 Impact Factor
Article: Ghrelin increases hunger and food intake in patients with restricting-type anorexia nervosa: a pilot study.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Ghrelin increases hunger sensation and food intake in various patients with appetite loss. Anorexia nervosa (AN) begins with psychological stress-induced anorexia and some patients cannot increase their food intake partly because of malnutrition-induced gastrointestinal dysfunction. The effects of ghrelin on appetite, food intake and nutritional parameters in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients were examined. Five female restricting- type AN patients (age: 14-35 y; body mass index: 10.2-14.6 kg/m(2)) had persistently complained of gastrointestinal symptoms and failed to increase body weight. They were hospitalized for 26 days (6 days' pretreatment, 14 days' ghrelin-treatment, and 6 days' post-treatment) and received an intravenous infusion of 3 microg/kg ghrelin twice a day. Ghrelin infusion improved epigastric discomfort or constipation in 4 patients, whose hunger scores evaluated by visual analogue scale questionnaires also increased significantly after ghrelin infusion. Daily energy intake during ghrelin infusion increased by 12-36 % compared with the pre-treatment period. Serum levels of total protein and triglyceride as nutritional parameters significantly increased after ghrelin treatment. There were no serious adverse effects including psychological symptoms. We found that ghrelin decreases gastrointestinal symptoms and increases hunger sensation and daily energy intake without serious adverse events in AN patients. Although the present study had major limitations of the lack of a randomized, placebo-controlled group, non-blindness of the investigators and the small number of patients recruited, it would contribute to further investigations for therapeutic potential of ghrelin in AN patients.Endocrine Journal 09/2009; 56(9):1119-28. DOI:10.1507/endocrj.K09E-168 · 2.02 Impact Factor
Article: Successful treatment of postsurgical hypoparathyroidism by intramuscular injection of vitamin D3 in a patient associated with malabsorption syndrome due to multiple abdominal surgeries.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A 56-year-old patient with postsurgical hypothyroidism and hypoparathyroidism associated with gastrointestinal malabsorption syndrome was prescribed with L: -thyroxine and 1alpha(OH)D(3) at a massive daily dosage of 600 and 39 mug, respectively. Although the patient became nearly euthyroid, she had been hypocalcemic, requiring frequent intravenous injection of calcium gluconate to prevent tetany. Because the serum level of 1,25(OH)(2)D hardly increased after an oral intake of 21 microg 1alpha(OH)D(3), vitamin D(3) was administered intramuscularly. After stoss therapy (600,000 IU), the patient has been receiving 300,000 IU vitamin D(3) at intervals of 2-4 months so that she remained slightly hypocalcemic (7-8 mg/dl). At 1.5 years later, serum levels of 25(OH)D and 1,25(OH)(2)D were maintained at about 60 ng/ml and 30-50 pg/ml, respectively, and renal function was maintained well. These data suggest that intramuscular injection of 300,000 IU vitamin D(3) at an interval of a few months to maintain a slightly increased serum level of 25(OH)D and a slightly decreased serum level of calcium is a safe and cost-effective treatment in such a parathyroid hormone-deficient hypoparathyroid patient with malabsorption syndrome.Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism 09/2009; 28(2):227-32. DOI:10.1007/s00774-009-0114-2 · 2.11 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A 43-year-old woman was admitted to hospital due to loss of consciousness. Her fasting plasma glucose and serum immunoreactive insulin levels were 14 mg/dL and 5 microU/mL, respectively. She needed continuous glucose infusion to avoid hypoglycemia. A dynamic abdominal CT scan revealed two hypervascular tumors in the pancreas. A pancreatectomy was performed and her blood glucose level was normalized. The pathological examination revealed six insulinomas but we could not find either parathyroid tumors or obvious pituitary tumor, which denied the possibility of multiple endocrine neoplasia type I. However, long-term follow-up will be necessary for monitoring the development of other tumors.Internal Medicine 02/2009; 48(12):1041-6. DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.48.1837 · 0.97 Impact Factor
Article: Latent hypoparathyroidism in an osteoporotic patient with multiple endocrinopathies and secondary hemochromatosis due to multiple blood transfusions, unmasked by alendronate and glucocorticoid at adrenal crisis[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A 30-year-old normocalcemic man with hypopituitarism, hypogonadism, diabetes mellitus, and secondary hemochromatosis due to multiple blood transfusions was admitted because of adrenal crisis. After intravenous administration of saline and cortisol, the corrected serum level of calcium decreased to 7.3 mg/dl. This osteoporotic patient had been prescribed alendronate for radial bone fracture. Since the increase in intact PTH (68 pg/ml) was impaired compared to that seen in hypocalcemic patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism, we presume that the patient has had latent hypoparathyroidism, which was unmasked by the administration of glucocorticoid and bisphosphonate. With a supplemented dose of 1alpha-OHD3, the patient has been eucalcemic.Internal Medicine 02/2008; 47(6):515-20. DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0642 · 0.97 Impact Factor
Article: The relationship between serum levels of estradiol and osteoprotegerin in patients with anorexia nervosa[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Osteoporosis is one of the major complications in anorexia nervosa (AN) patients. Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappaB ligand (RANKL) and osteoprotegerin (OPG) have been identified as important regulators of bone turnover. The objective of this study was to clarify the role of RANK-RANKL-OPG system, and their relationship with other regulators for bone metabolism in AN patients. We investigated serum levels of RANKL, OPG, and bone turnover markers of 26 Japanese young female AN patients and 7 age-matched healthy women. We measured serum levels of estradiol (E2), insulin like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and triiodothyronin (T3) from the same samples and studied their relationship with RANKL or OPG. Mean serum levels of E2, IGF-I, T3 and leptin in AN patients were significantly lower than those of controls (p<0.05). Serum levels of OPG in AN patients were significantly higher than those in controls and negatively correlated with body mass index (BMI), E2, IGF-I or leptin. Serum levels of free RANKL could not be detected except for only one healthy control in both groups. These results suggest that serum OPG levels may be increased by a compensatory mechanism for malnutrition and estrogen deficiency which induces an increase in bone resorption.Endocrine Journal 12/2007; 54(6):953-9. DOI:10.1507/endocrj.K07-034 · 2.02 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Hypercholesterolemia is common in patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) despite emaciation. The objective of this study was to clarify the mechanism of hypercholesterolemia in AN. We measured serum lipids in 39 patients with AN and analyzed serum lipid profiles in the 24 patients in comparison with five age-matched controls. Mean serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), ketone bodies, apolipoprotein (apo)-A1, B, C2, C3, E, and cholesterol ester transfer protein (CETP) activity were significantly higher in patients with AN than in controls. No significant difference in serum free fatty acid (FFA) levels was observed between patients with AN and controls. CETP was accelerated in patients with AN with hypercholesterolemia. No correlation was apparent between serum levels of cholesterol and thyroid hormones. Serum levels of cholesterol, CETP, and apolipoproteins decreased after weight gain, indicating that cholesterol metabolism is accelerated in patients with AN with normal serum levels of FFA.International Journal of Eating Disorders 11/2006; 39(7):598-601. DOI:10.1002/eat.20298 · 3.03 Impact Factor
Article: Ampulla cardiomyopathy after hypoglycemia in three young female patients with anorexia nervosa[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Ampulla cardiomyopathy is named after the echocardiographic abnormalities occurring in this condition, characterized by extensive akinesis (ballooning ) of the apical region with hypercontraction of the basal segment of the ventricle. We describe 3 young female anorexia nervosa patients showing evidence of this cardiac complication after hypoglycemia. One case was complicated by echocardiographically confirmed ampulla cardiomyopathy while the other 2 patients showed increases in myocardial enzymes and transient electrocardiographic abnormalities consistent with this complication. The precipitating event for all three patients was hypoglycemic coma, and this is the first case report in which this factor lead to the complication of ampulla cardiomyopathy in anorexia nervosa patients.Internal Medicine 04/2005; 44(3):228-33. DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.44.228 · 0.97 Impact Factor
Article: Plasma levels of intact and degraded ghrelin and their responses to glucose infusion in anorexia nervosa[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Octanoylated ghrelin (1-28) (intact ghrelin) is rapidly and easily degraded to desoctanoyl forms or smaller fragments (degraded ghrelin). Plasma levels of intact and degraded ghrelin were examined in 30 patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) (body mass index, 8.81-22.4 kg/m(2)) and 16 age-matched healthy women using several assay methods. Plasma levels of ghrelin measured using immunocomplex transfer-enzyme immunoassay, which specifically detects intact ghrelin, were lower in AN than controls. Plasma ghrelin levels in AN measured using the active ghrelin ELISA kit, which is advertised as specifically detecting intact ghrelin, did not differ significantly from controls. Plasma levels of desoctanoyl ghrelin using the desacyl-ghrelin ELISA kit, N-terminus ghrelin using the ghrelin active RIA kit, and C-terminus ghrelin using the ghrelin total RIA kit were significantly higher in AN than controls, and displayed significant negative correlations with body mass index. Plasma levels of ghrelin determined using immunocomplex transfer-enzyme immunoassay or active ghrelin ELISA during iv glucose infusion were suppressed in both AN and controls, whereas plasma levels of degraded ghrelin levels were not significantly decreased in AN. Plasma levels of intact ghrelin are therefore not higher in AN than controls, whereas degraded forms of ghrelin are elevated in AN. Rapid suppression of plasma intact ghrelin, but not degraded ghrelin, occurs in AN in response to glucose infusion. The profiles of intact and degraded forms of ghrelin in plasma of AN patients differ from those of healthy women.Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 12/2004; 89(11):5707-12. DOI:10.1210/jc.2004-0353 · 6.31 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: A 50-year-old Japanese man with Grave's disease had been taking propylthiouracil (PTU) for 10 years prior to the diagnosis of pneumonia. He noticed dyspnea on exertion and had a dry cough for at least 2 years and then suddenly developed high fever and dyspnea at rest. Clinical symptoms, chest radiographs, chest computed tomography and lung function revealed interstitial pneumonia. The symptoms were completely resolved after withdrawal of PTU, and consequently he was diagnosed with PTU-induced interstitial pneumonia. He also showed moderate myeloperoxidase (MPO)- antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA) positivity without any signs of vasculitis before as well as after PTU withdrawal. Although PTU-induced interstitial pneumonia is quite rare, with only 3 cases, including the present patient, so far reported, respiratory involvement should be considered in patients treated with PTU.Internal Medicine 11/2003; 42(10):1026-30. DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.42.1026 · 0.97 Impact Factor
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This is a simple, pleasant fragrance from a niche perfumer who enjoys great popularity in New York. The rose is barely distinguishable; the top notes are fleeting. It is a safe choice for the office or humid summer months. Because of the old-fashioned name, this perfume reminds me of when Al Pacino was married for a minute in Godfather II to Appolonia. Though Antonia Ballenca had her grandparents in mind when she created this, it is more the scent of a summer fling... a chaste one.
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80gb Ps3 Corrupted HD/Worth $50?
I can buy a ps3 with a corrupted hd,the man says it plays blue-rays and games fine but give him errors everytime he tries to go online.Is this something that can be fixed?I found a you-tube video showing how to restore Ps3 default settings.(and formatting I think)Has this happened to anyone here? I have a RRODbox but have never owned a ps3.I may just snag it to play offline,but it would be nice to play with my neighbour online once in a while.Thnx for looking;)
Re: 80gb Ps3 Corrupted HD/Worth $50?
You can put any laptop SATA hard drive in a PS3 and this is totally fine with Sony.
So if that's REALLY the only issue it's definitely worth $50.
Re: 80gb Ps3 Corrupted HD/Worth $50?
Agreed with Starscream.
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Roger guys,I have a 250gb lappy drive laying around.I never thought sony would allow it.But then again they arent as tight as Microsoft.Thanks for the input
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Nice deal. $50 for a PS3?! Dayum.
Re: 80gb Ps3 Corrupted HD/Worth $50?
I replaced the harddrive in mine the week after I got it. It was the 60 gig model or whatever the lowest level one was. I put a scorpio black 250g drive in there.
you have to download the PS3 OS (which you can get from sony's website I think) and put it onto a FAT32 usb drive into a folder with a specific name that the PS3 will know to look in.
From there it installs the OS and is good to go. Pretty straight forward and numerous tutorials on how to do this.
I'd say for $50 + the cost of a bigger drive, that's a STEAL.
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I have been trying to install 180.22 on a Dell XPS M1530 - 8600GT - on Linux Ubuntu 64-bit. With the same problems as mentioned. I got the "failed to initialize Kernel module" error initially on reboot after installing. Install appeared successful from the NVidia install package end. After the first failed to initialize error I now get an error in the middle of boot with a few screens that will allow me to try to debug the error or to use the default configuration (Ubuntu drivers) and then the system boots in with these. When I try to trace the error sources I find that I come up with a missing "type 1". I think this was in the xorg.conf from memory.
As for improper uninstalling causing this problem - I downloaded Nvidia's 180.17 and installed it in exactly the same way (I didn't pre-uninstall anything). The installer package recognized previous drivers and initiated it's own uninstall routines and it installed perfectly first time - no glitches.
I still want to get 180.22 working so any help would be much appreciated.
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Killer Instinct - E3 2013 Jago Combo Montage Trailer
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I think the dude that made the trailer is the only guy at double helix or microsoft that played the game other than the one rare guy.
God this is bad and it looks nothing like KILLER INSTINCT the only thing they did get right is the music a and it is the music from the old game so ya.... and everything else is wrong except for the particles that art style looks like ass it's not KILLER INSTINCT.
Do not want anymore.
:O no evolution is taking place in reverse.
Hmm...Rare is doing a good job of messing up their classic franchises. First Perfect Dark and now Killer Instincts. There are more things wrong than right with this new Killer Instincts. First and foremost, this new look is horrible. Why does the look of this game screams Street Fighter 4? For an X-Box One title, I thought it would easily surpass most (if not all) currently released fighting games in the visual department, but I guess that is asking too much. Killer Instincts had a legacy of being visually superior than its contemporaries, but Rare isn't interested in legacies these days. Secondly, the art design of each character has taken a dramatic change for the worst. Why does Jago look like he belongs in Prince of Persia? Thirdly, I would have thought that the animations in the longer combos wouldn't be so repetitive. I mean, this is a X-Box One game, right? And Finally, there doesn't seem to be anything innovative about this title. I personally believe that the whole fighting genre needs something other than eye-candy and destructible environment, unfortunately, it doesn't seem like that is going to happen anytime soon. Oh Rare, your prized games are rare.
There is a free to play option where you get Jago or you can just buy the entire game.
I love KI and KI Gold but this wolf seems a bit familiar
Wow. So bad... This looks like Sega CD graphics. Is this Killer Instinct or Mansion of Hidden Souls? ;-)
this looks fucking insane
the way the new art direction is going, I lost all hope, well I might as well go back to the classic.
Microsoft's just-announced Killer Instinct will be a free-to-play experience on the Xbox One, according to a preview of the game fromEurogamer.
The game will be available as a free download with fighter Jago, while players will need to pay for more characters. Pricing information was not divulged.
Jago sucks anyways. I hated to half circle this half circle that to even start a chain. Don't get me wrong, I use all characters and still play the original Killer Instinct for the SNES and the sequal on the N64. I've mastered everyone in all fighting games. I just don't wanna pay for extra characters when I can purchase a disc I can keep forever. They should make a black disc like how the Original KI cartridge was black. That would be awesome. KI Gold had better graphics than this 2-D Street Fighter 4 look-a-like game. I guess we will all just have to wait and see hiw it plays. They better at least bring back the ones that never made it to Gold ie Cinder, Riptor and Thunder. Maybe even Eyedol. Gargos from Gold sucked as a boss. Just saying. I wonder what they have in store as the boss. It seems though these types of fighting games tend to lose their roots and have stupid bosses that have nothing to do with the story like they did in Tekken 6 having that over sized rainbow chicken Azazel. Then you can't even play as them either. At least you could in KI with Cinder at the loading screen or Gargos by pressing ZARZAB but I bet this KI will feature an unplayable boss like most fighting games today.
Read the title and was STOKED!! Watched the video and didn't care anymore.... Killer was the game of my childhood... I remember going to this thing called the arcade and putting my quarter in line to play!! Plus if it's only for X-Boo... Then I could care even less... Sucks! Shame I loved this game!
Good music....
I think so
Uau. A miniclip game just for my Sh*tbox?
Dat soundtrack. the dudes voice needs to be a tad deeper to sound like the original.
I thought about buying a Microsoft Box because of this one. But then I remembered I have to check in online in order to play it. And since I hardley connect with my PS3, I would rather go with a system that does not demand internet connection. Hell, even my computer does not demand internet connection. It will prove to be a horrible mistake for Microsoft.
I read that this will be a Day 1 Digital Only title with Jago being the only free to play character and you have to purchase the other fighters. Has MS just gone completely mad or are they only foaming at the mouth?
mmm cant wait, been waiting and hoping for a long time I still have the muscle memory for the old games combos hehe... the announcer sounds horribly muffled thou
Looks really great, gonna wait a while and then I´ll buy it on GameStop. Oh wait...
I don't think this development team played the original...fail.
They still make fighting games?
looks bad
Too bad it's on XBO. No dice, no sale.
XBox - Tao Feng: Fist of the Lotus, Xbox360 - Perfect Dark Zero... And now this XBox gONE - Killer Instinct... FAIL!!!
that's next gen? it looks terrible.
bout time the whores put out a product of a company they bought out like 15 years ago and have done really absolutely nothing with until now and man does it fuckin suck.
I think some are forgetting how bad gold actually looked. the character designs were hideous. maya had the body of a man, and they gave glacious 3 fingers and toes, lol
One exclusive....I don't want to live on this planet anymore..
man, they fucked up big time......looks like a SFIV knock off....
@Nibraybirk No.. just no
@Egotte Have fun fighting yourself!
@FarginIcehole They've lost touch with the gaming community. They would much rather nickle and dime us to death than actually listen to what we have to say.
@John_Aguilera it looks pretty true to the original...well part2, the video is short but everything from jago looks pretty stock so far,
@Kenji_Masamune They've done nothing but make all the Rare titles suck ass......
@XenoNinja an amazon should have muscles, I disagree with the dainty look for a woman fighter, ie. DoA its goofy and juvenile, a real woman fighter should have muscles
@XenoNinja The new characters were all horrible but all the classic characters looked great Glacius was fine because he's an alien.
@Navardo95 One Crappy Exclusive!
@FULGOREY2K it looks just like killer instinct gold
@FULGOREY2K They bent it over and raped it hard with graphics, crap character design, and a crappy announcer.
@travisstaggs I can see that. I'm guessing it's just a matter of time before they charge you for combos, the ability to jump and access to all of the buttons in the game. What a ridiculous piece of shit this is turning out to be!
@SauhlGood @John_Aguilera Dude youre totally off, this game is in No way close to the original. Heck this game is a total ripoff, Check the other posts on KI, the original game looks 100 times better than this pos. Plus the character for Saberwolf is a total ripp off of a Capcoms Darkstalkers 3 John Talbain.
@SauhlGood @John_Aguilera Idk I just feel like his movements compared to the original are off. Especially his look. Looks nothing like Jago in the original and KI Gold. :/
@SauhlGood @XenoNinja well i agree a woman should have muscles, but her whole body was proportioned badly, and she had a big head.
@Egotte @FarginIcehole Not this Killer Instinct.
@necronomicon_02 @Egotte @FarginIcehole You know...my remark was both literal and figurative. You'll have ONE character to play as on the launch date, so you'll have to fight Jago against Jago (figurative) and most intelligent people won't fall for this "nickle and dime" scheme of game distribution when there are better options available, so good luck finding anyone to play against online...oh, and enjoy some energy drink or fighting dojo advertisements on your "game" system while you're waiting for that other Day 1 buyer to find you online!
@Egotte @FarginIcehole Maybe your right "Millions of people have been waiting years for a new Killer Instinct"but Millions of people don't wan't XBox gONE.
@Egotte @FarginIcehole All the guys who made the original KI are long gone from Rare, don't get your hopes so high. I was a fan of KI, I was expecting a new one to come for long time but tbh this video isn't convincing. And it's pretty lame to buy a console just for 1 or 2 games. The Xbone awful features are enough to overweight any good thing that can come from a game itself
@John_Aguilera @SauhlGood gameplay wise it looks identical to KI gold only difference is the new look


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