Do patient and practice characteristics confound age-group differences in preferences for general practice care?
The preferences of elderly patients for GP care concern the same items as younger patients. However, their preferences are less strong, which cannot be ascribed to gender, education, perceived health, the number of GP contacts and practice location.
COX-2 protein is upregulated and enzymatically active after irradiation, resulting in elevated levels of PGE(2). This effect can be suppressed by NS-398, which has clinical implications for therapies combining COX-2 inhibitors with radiation therapy.