Markku Järvinen

TL;DR: The authors have summarized the prevailing understanding on the biology of muscle regeneration and reviewed the existing data on the different treatment modalities thought to influence the healing of injured skeletal muscle to propose an evidence-based approach for the diagnosis and optimal treatment of skeletal muscle injuries.

TL;DR: Antiinflammatory therapy with inhaled budesonide is an effective first-line treatment for patients with newly detected, mild asthma, and it is superior to the use of terbutaline in such patients.

TL;DR: Treatment with the reduced dose of budesonide was sufficiently effective in 74 percent of the patients to maintain bronchial responsiveness at a level similar to that achieved with the higher dose, and differences in pulmonary function between the steroid and placebo groups were significant.

TL;DR: The number of older persons with fall-induced injuries is increasing at a rate that cannot be explained simply by demographic changes and preventive measures should be adopted to control the increasing burden of these injuries.

TL;DR: The risk of hip fracture can be reduced in frail elderly adults by the use of an anatomically designed external hip protector.