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[Video] In War-Ravaged Syria, MSF Works to Get People Access to Medical Care
Source: MSF Multimedia - January 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Standardization of Nasometry for Normal Egyptian Arabic Speakers
Folia Phoniatr Logop 2012;64:271–277 (DOI:10.1159/000343999)
Source: Karger Publishers - January 15, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
2nd Annual Drug Safety MENA Summit, 13-14 February 2013, Abu Dhabi
The 2nd Annual Drug Safety Summit is due to take place in Abu Dhabi, UAE from 13-14 February 2013. Supported by the Centre Anti Poison et de Pharmacovigilance du Maroc, W.H.O. Collaborating Center for Pharmacovigilance and with more than 20 key leading experts confirmed to speak, the event will discuss the regional Pharmacovigilance initiatives across the Middle East as well as promote the risk reduction strategies and up-to-date advances in the field of safe medication practice. The event will feature over 20 top speakers including: Prof. Rachida Soulaymani, Director, W.H.O...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - January 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Conferences Source Type: news
Ethnic Differences in the Prevalence and Predictors of Restless Legs Syndrome between Hispanics of Mexican Descent and Non-Hispanic Whites in San Diego County: A Population-Based Study
Conclusion:The prevalence of RLS was significantly lower in HMD than in NHW, and significantly greater in high acculturation HMD. Our data suggest that risk factors for RLS vary by race/ethnicity and acculturation is an independent risk for RLS in HMD.Citation:Sawanyawisuth K; Palinkas LA; Ancoli-Israel S; Dimsdale JE; Loredo JS. Ethnic differences in the prevalence and predictors of restless legs syndrome between Hispanics of Mexican descent and non-Hispanic whites in San Diego county: a population-based study. J Clin Sleep Med 2013;9(1):47-53.
Source: Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine : JCSM - January 15, 2013 Category: Sleep Medicine Source Type: research
Video: Month in Focus January 2013
Visit MSF projects around the world and see what we really do. This month we look to Syria's helpless and destitute civilians, we have something positive to report on tuberculosis and we are closely monitoring the situation in Yida camp, South Sudan.
Source: MSF News - January 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
New Article: Gaseous Pollutants in Basra City, Iraq
This study aimed to detect the present levels and distribution of CO, CO2, SO2, NO2, and total hydrocarbons gases (HCs) produced from different industrial plants in Basra city, Iraq. Measurements were carried out in the winter and summer of 2011. CO,...
Source: Air, Soil and Water Research - January 15, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
Gaseous Pollutants in Basra City, Iraq
This study aimed to detect the present levels and distribution of CO, CO2, SO2, NO2, and total hydrocarbons gases (HCs) produced from different industrial plants in Basra city, Iraq. Measurements were carried out in the winter and summer of 2011. CO, SO2, NO2, and HC concentrations were measured using a Drager CMS portable detector, while CO2 concentrations were measured using a RI-411A portable detector. The average minimum concentrations of CO, CO2, SO2, NO2, and HCs were 2.0 mg/L, 250.0 mg/L, 4.0 mg/L, 0.4 mg/L, 0.5 mg/L, and 0.3 mg/L, respectively. Their average maximum concentrations were 18.0 mg/L, 280 mg/L, 0.9 mg/L...
Source: Air, Soil and Water Research - January 15, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ali Abdul Zahra Douabul, Sama Sameer Al Maarofi, Hamid Talib Al-Saad and Shukri Al-Hassen Source Type: research
BCL-2 Inhibition Targets Oxidative Phosphorylation and Selectively Eradicates Quiescent Human Leukemia Stem Cells.
Abstract
Most forms of chemotherapy employ mechanisms involving induction of oxidative stress, a strategy that can be effective due to the elevated oxidative state commonly observed in cancer cells. However, recent studies have shown that relative redox levels in primary tumors can be heterogeneous, suggesting that regimens dependent on differential oxidative state may not be uniformly effective. To investigate this issue in hematological malignancies, we evaluated mechanisms controlling oxidative state in primary specimens derived from acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) patients. Our studies demonstrate three striki...
Source: Cell Stem Cell - January 15, 2013 Category: Stem Cells Authors: Lagadinou ED, Sach A, Callahan K, Rossi RM, Neering SJ, Minhajuddin M, Ashton JM, Pei S, Grose V, O'Dwyer KM, Liesveld JL, Brookes PS, Becker MW, Jordan CT Tags: Cell Stem Cell Source Type: research
Occupational pesticide exposure among Yemeni women.
CONCLUSIONS: The findings suggest that improving safe pesticide management practices among farmers and enforcing effective banning of the most toxic pesticides is needed to reduce pesticide exposure among Yemeni women.
PMID: 23332892 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Environmental Research - January 15, 2013 Category: Environmental Health Authors: El-Zaemey S, Fritschi L, Heyworth J Tags: Environ Res Source Type: research
A 13-item score based on readily available risk factors predicted risk for 3-year mortality in heart failure.
CONCLUSION A 13-item integer score based on readily available risk factors predicted risk for 3-year mortality in patients with heart failure and reduced or preserved ejection fraction.Predicted and observed risk for mortality by risk group in patients with heart failure†Risk group‡Number of patientsPredicted mortality at 3 y§Observed mortality at 3 y (95% CI)§1808311%8.8% (8.2 to 9.6)2716619%18% (17 to 19)3828328%27% (26 to 28)4720639%43% (41 to 44)5498053%55% (53 to 57)6365471%72% (70 to 73)†CI defined in Glossary.‡Risk groups are based on the first 4 quintiles (groups 1 to 4) and top 2 deciles (groups 5 and 6)...
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - January 15, 2013 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Chatterjee S Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research
Recruitment strategy cost and impact on minority accrual to a breast cancer prevention trial.
CONCLUSIONS: Public transportation ads have the potential to generate numerous minority contacts and consents at a reasonable cost within an urban setting. Combined with traditional methods of recruitment, this method can lead to timelier study completion and increased minority accrual. Future research should prospectively track recruitment and costs in order to better assess the cost-effectiveness of recruitment methods used to target minority populations.
PMID: 23321266 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Clinical Trials - January 15, 2013 Category: Research Authors: Dew A, Khan S, Babinski C, Michel N, Heffernan M, Stephan S, Jordan N, Jovanovic B, Carney P, Bergan R Tags: Clin Trials Source Type: research
Syria: UN official urges protection of children following reports of surge in casualties
A top United Nations official today condemned the reportedly high number of casualties of children in and around the Syrian capital of Damascus, and called on all parties to immediately stop targeting civilian areas.
Source: UN News Centre - Women, Children, Population - January 15, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
A qualitative study exploring parental accounts of feeding pre‐school children in two low‐income populations in the UK
Abstract
Good nutrition in the early years of life is essential, yet the diets of many pre‐school children in the UK are known to be poor. Understanding the decisions parents make when feeding young children is very important in determining what type and nature of interventional support may be developed to promote good nutrition. The aim of this study was to explore using qualitative methods, parental perceptions of feeding their children in order to inform the development of a nutrition intervention. Focus groups (n = 33) and individual interviews (n = 6) were undertaken with parents, most of whom were attending...
Source: Maternal and Child Nutrition - January 15, 2013 Category: Nutrition Authors: Arabella K.M. Hayter, Alizon K. Draper, Heather R. Ohly, Gail A. Rees, Clare Pettinger, Pauline McGlone, Richard G. Watt Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
AIRP Best Cases in Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation: Gastritis Cystica Polyposa [AIRP/AFIP Archives]
Source: Radiographics recent issues - January 15, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Kalra, V. B., Gilbert, J. W., Mitchell, K. A., Salem, R. R., Israel, G. M. Tags: Gastrointestinal Radiology AIRP/AFIP Archives Source Type: research
Opium; an emerging risk factor for gastric adenocarcinoma
Abstract
Opium use has been associated with higher risk of cancers of the esophagus, bladder, larynx, and lung;however, no previous study has examined itsassociation with gastric cancer. There is also little information on the associations between hookah (water pipe) smokingorthe chewing of tobacco productsand the risk of gastric cancer. In a case‐control study in Golestan Province of Iran, we enrolled 309 cases of gastric adenocarcinoma (118noncardia, 161 cardia, and 30 mixed‐locationadenocarcinomas) and 613 matched controls. Detailed information on long‐term use of opium, tobacco products, and other covariates were...
Source: International Journal of Cancer - January 15, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ramin Shakeri, Reza Malekzadeh, Arash Etemadi, Dariush Nasrollahzadeh, Karim Aghcheli, Masoud Sotoudeh, Farhad Islami, Akram Pourshams, Michael Pawlita, Paolo Boffetta, Sanford M. Dawsey, Christian C. Abnet, Farin Kamangar Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Country of origin, age at migration, and risk of cutaneous melanoma: A migrant cohort study of 1,100,000 israeli men
Abstract
Cutaneous melanoma (CM) is a common cancer with increasing incidence in many parts of the world where light‐skinned populations live. We conducted a large‐scale nationally representative migrant cohort study to assess country of origin and age of migration as predictors of CM, controlling for possible confounders. Data on 1,086,569 Jewish Israeli males, who underwent a general health examination prior to compulsory military service at ages 16‐19 between the years 1967‐2005, were linked to Israel National Cancer Registry to obtain incident CM up to 2006. Cox proportional hazards was used to model time to ev...
Source: International Journal of Cancer - January 15, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Hagai Levine, Arnon Afek, Ari Shamiss, Estela Derazne, Dorit Tzur, Nadav Astman, Lital Keinan‐Boker, Daniel Mimouni, Jeremy D. Kark Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research
Combination of guanine arabinoside and Bcl‐2 inhibitor YC137 overcomes the cytarabine resistance in HL‐60 leukemia cell line
Abstract
Cytarabine (ara‐C) is the key agent for treating acute myeloid leukemia. After being transported into leukemic cells, ara‐C is phosphorylated, by several enzymes including deoxycytidine kinase (dCK), to ara‐C triphosphate (ara‐CTP), an active metabolite, and then incorporated into DNA, thereby inhibiting DNA synthesis. Therefore, the cytotoxicity of ara‐C depends on the production of ara‐CTP and the induction of apoptosis. Here, we established a new ara‐C‐resistant acute myeloid leukemia cell line (HL‐60/ara‐C60) with dual resistance characteristics of the anti‐antimetabolic character of decr...
Source: Cancer Science - January 15, 2013 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Rie Nishi, Takahiro Yamauchi, Eiju Negoro, Haruyuki Takemura, Takanori Ueda Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Perinatal mortality in non-western migrants in Norway as compared to their countries of birth and to Norwegian women
Conclusions:
The lower PMRs for migrants in Norway as compared to the PMRs in their countries of birth may be explained by access to better health care after migration. The increased risk of perinatal death in migrants as compared to Norwegians encourages further research.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - January 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Zainab NaimyJostein GryttenLars MonkerudAnne Eskild Source Type: research
Functional Analysis of Arabidopsis Mutants Points to Novel Roles for Glutathione in Coupling H2O2 to Activation of Salicylic Acid Accumulation and Signaling
Antioxidants & Redox Signaling , Vol. 0, No. 0.
Source: Antioxidants and Redox Signaling - January 14, 2013 Category: Research Tags: article Source Type: research
‘I Came Here to Listen,’ Secretary-General Tells Syrian Refugees in Turkey - 07 December 2012
ANKARA, Turkey—"I came here to listen” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in Islahiye refugee camp in Turkey today, “but I must say the massacre in Syria should be stopped. The violence in Syria is causing dramatic increase in the number of refugees.” Despite the rain and cold, the Secretary General greeted Syrian families in their temporary shelters. UNFPA’s Programme Division Director, Mabingue Ngom, and Representative in Turkey, Zahidul Huque, also welcomed the Secretary-General at one of the health facilities supported by the Fund.
Source: UNFPA News - January 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Creating an 'Oasis' for Syrian Refugees in a Jordanian Camp - 11 December 2012
ZA'ATARI CAMP, Jordan— Syrian refugees in this encampment have much to deal with: displacement, a fraying social fabric, insecurity, uncertainty and the tension that goes along with it all. But now they have a little oasis of calm. This week, a UNFPA-supported 'oasis' was launched at the camp, a safe space where women and girls can come together to talk about issues affecting them, and where activities such as art, craft making, skills training and awareness-raising discussions are organized.
Source: UNFPA News - January 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Syrian Refugees to Receive 20,000 Family Hygiene Kits - 15 December 2012
The UNFPA Office in Turkey has announced that they will deliver 20,000 additional hygiene kits for displaced Syrian families before the end of 2012. Hygiene kits include sanitary napkins, soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste among other items. "Turkish government has done remarkable work in responding to the needs of the refugees," says UNFPA Representative in Turkey Dr. Zahidul Huque, "but the camps are reaching their full capacity and services are becoming overstretched."
Source: UNFPA News - January 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Another Safe Delivery in a Jordanian Refugee Camp - 17 December 2012
ZA'ATARI CAMP, Mafraq, Jordan— Samira was seven months pregnant when she and her family fled their home "in Syria seeking refuge in the neighbouring country of Jordan. The 28-year old mother was not expecting to deliver her fifth baby in a refugee camp outside her home and her country, "I was expecting the conflict in Syria come to an end before giving birth to my baby."
Source: UNFPA News - January 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Colleges Fight The Flu As Students Return To Class
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - January 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: deanreddington Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen Boston University Flu Flu Outbreak Flu Shot Lauren Leamanczyk Regis College Vaccine Source Type: news
Supramolecular Crystal
Chemistry with Porphyrin Tinkertoys.
Hydrogen-Bonding and Coordination Networks with the “Chair”
and “Table” Conformers of Tetra(3-carboxyphenyl)porphyrin
Crystal Growth & DesignDOI: 10.1021/cg301728r
Source: Crystal Growth and Design - January 14, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Sophia Lipstman and Israel Goldberg Source Type: research
Global Update: A Genetic Link Found for Victims of Lethal Form of Leishmaniasis
A study comparing DNA in almost 6,000 blood samples from India and Brazil found that subjects who got the visceral form of leishmaniasis had similar DNA variations.
Source: NYT Health - January 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. Tags: Parasites Leishmaniasis Medicine and Health Iraq Source Type: news
Syria: Airstrike on Market Kills and Injures Scores
Syria 2013 © MSF
MSF medical staff treats a patient after an airstrike in Azaz city.
NEW YORK, JANUARY 14, 2013—At least 20 people were killed and 99 injured when warplanes bombed a market in the northern Syrian city of Azaz on January 13, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) said today. Twenty of the wounded, all civilians, were treated in an MSF medical facility.
The attack in Azaz, a city near the border with Turkey, was particularly devastating. It followed earlier airstrikes that hit health facilities in the city, m...
Source: MSF News - January 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Iranian fungi show promise in cleaning up oil spills
Fungi collected from oil-contaminated sites may help mop up pollution from oil spills, research in Iran shows.
Source: SciDev.Net - January 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Airstrike on market kills 20, injures 99 in Syria
At least 20 people were killed and 99 were injured when warplanes bombed a market in Azaz, northern Syria on 13 January, according to the international medical organisation Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF). Twenty of the wounded, all of them civilians, were treated in an MSF medical facility.
2012 Syria © MSFMSF medical staff treating patients after an airstrike in Azaz city.
The attack on the market in Azaz, near the Turkish border, was particularly devastating as it came just two weeks after airstrikes hit the city’s health facilities, making it almost impossible for medical staff to cope ...
Source: MSF News - January 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Syria Frontpage NEWS Press Release Source Type: news
Epidemiology of pain among outpatients in methadone maintenance treatment programs
Conclusions: Clinically significant pain was reported by almost half of the patients in MMT programs and was associated with medical and psychological comorbidity. Pain was often treated with opioids and was not associated with measures of drug use. Studies are needed to further clarify these associations and determine their importance for pain treatment strategies.
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - January 14, 2013 Category: Addiction Authors: Lara Dhingra, Carmen Masson, David C. Perlman, Randy M. Seewald, Judith Katz, Courtney McKnight, Peter Homel, Emily Wald, Ashly E. Jordan, Christopher Young, Russell K. Portenoy Tags: Short Communications Source Type: research
Syria: Airstrike on market kills 20, 99 injured
At least 20 people were killed and scores were injured when warplanes bombed a market in Azaz, northern Syria on 13th January. Twenty of the wounded, all of them civilians, were treated in an MSF medical facility.
Source: MSF News - January 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Erysipelas-like erythema as a cutaneous sign of familial Mediterranean fever: A case report and review of the histopathologic findings
To the Editor: Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessive autoinflammatory disease affecting almost exclusively Eastern Mediterranean populations, in particular Jews, Armenians, Arabs, and Turks. Mutations in the marenostrin-encoding fever (MEFV) gene on chromosome 16p13.3 are responsible for the disease and 4 common mutations in exon 10 seem to account for 86% of DNA variations identified in patients with FMF. Marenostrin (also called pyrin) acts as an inhibitor of the nucleotide-binding domain leucine-rich repeat-containing receptors, pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome. Mutations in the MEFV...
Source: Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology - January 14, 2013 Category: Dermatology Authors: Sonja Radakovic, Gregor Holzer, Adrian Tanew Tags: JAAD Online Source Type: research
Control over the E/Z Selectivity of the Catalytic Dimerization
of Group 6 (Fischer) Metal
Carbene Complexes
The Journal of Organic ChemistryDOI: 10.1021/jo302130h
Source: The Journal of Organic Chemistry - January 14, 2013 Category: Chemistry Authors: Gong M. Chu, Israel Fernández and Miguel A. Sierra Source Type: research
Perrigo Falls Following Goldman Sachs Downgrade
Perrigo falls following Goldman Sachs downgrade [Globes, Tel
Aviv, Israel]
From Globes (Tel Aviv) (January 13, 2013)
Jan. 13--Goldman Sachs has downgraded its recommendation for
generic and over-the-counter drug company Perrigo...
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - January 14, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Ceftazidime-susceptible and imipenem-non-susceptible OXA-58-producing Acinetobacter baumannii from the Comoros archipelago
Carbapenem resistance is being increasingly reported in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates, and this resistance trait is often related to the production of carbapenem-hydrolysing class D β-lactamases that are disseminating worldwide . Four groups of acquired carbapenem-hydrolysing class D β-lactamases have been identified in A. baumannii to date, namely OXA-23, OXA-24/-40, OXA-58 and OXA-143 . Another group corresponds to OXA-51 and its derivatives, corresponding to naturally occurring β-lactamases in A. baumannii that may interfere with carbapenem susceptibility when overexpressed . The OXA-58 carbapenem-hydrolysing clas...
Source: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - January 14, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Rémy A. Bonnin, Laurent Poirel, Thierry Benoit-Cattin, Patrice Nordmann Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
Emergence of blaOXA-181-carrying ColE plasmid in Klebsiella pneumoniae in Australia
We report a case of Klebsiella pneumoniae containing a blaOXA-181-carrying ColE plasmid in Australia, which shows the potential for emergence of this carbapenem resistance via intercountry travel or transfer of patients.
Source: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents - January 14, 2013 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Hanna E. Sidjabat, Karina Kennedy, Anna Silvey, Peter Collignon, David L. Paterson Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: research
Feasibility Test of Preference-Based Insomnia Treatment for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans.
CONCLUSION: Further testing of a brief insomnia treatment model is needed. CLINICAL RELEVANCE: Successful insomnia treatment has the potential to maximize rehabilitation outcomes in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom veterans and may provide a non-stigmatizing entry to mental health services.
PMID: 23319338 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Rehabilitation Nursing - January 14, 2013 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Epstein DR, Babcock-Parziale JL, Herb CA, Goren K, Bushnell ML Tags: Rehabil Nurs Source Type: research
Micro‐encapsulation of ozonated red pepper seed oil with antimicrobial activity and application to nonwoven fabric
Abstract
In recent years, functional fabrics possessing antimicrobial activity have drawn significant interest because antibiotic resistance is becoming widespread among pathogenic micro‐organisms. The aim of this study was to produce microcapsules incorporating ozonated red pepper seed oil (ORPSO) with antimicrobial properties and apply them to nonwoven fabrics to prepare functional textiles. Red pepper seed oil (RPSO) was ozonated and micro‐encapsulated via a complex coacervation method using gelatin (GE) and gum arabic (GA) as wall materials. While micro‐encapsulation yield and oil loading decreased with increases...
Source: Letters in Applied Microbiology - January 14, 2013 Category: Microbiology Authors: F. Özyildiz, S. Karagönlü, G. Basal, A. Uzel, O. Bayraktar Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Readiness for Change Predicts VA Mental Healthcare Utilization Among Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans
This study examined the association of readiness for change with outpatient VA mental health care utilization in 104 treatment‐seeking Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans who screened positive for PTSD, depression, and/or alcohol misuse at intake. Multivariate analyses demonstrated that readiness for change assessed at intake was positively associated (Incident Rate Ratio [IRR] = 1.22) with prospective outpatient mental health care utilization with demographic factors, military characteristics, and mental health burden in the model. Results suggest that interventions that target readiness to change, such as motivational in...
Source: Journal of Traumatic Stress - January 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Matthew Jakupcak, Katherine D. Hoerster, Rebecca K. Blais, Carol A. Malte, Stephen Hunt, Karen Seal Tags: Brief Report Source Type: research
Biotin-responsive basal ganglia disease revisited: Clinical, radiologic, and genetic findings
Conclusion:
BBGD is an underdiagnosed pan-ethnic treatable condition. Clinicians caring for patients with unexplained encephalopathy and neuroimaging showing vasogenic edema in the bilateral putamen and caudate nuclei, infra- and supratentorial cortex, and brainstem should consider this disorder early in the hospital course because a therapeutic trial with biotin and thiamine can be lifesaving.
Source: Neurology - January 14, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Tabarki, B., Al-Shafi, S., Al-Shahwan, S., Azmat, Z., Al-Hashem, A., Al-Adwani, N., Biary, N., Al-Zawahmah, M., Khan, S., Zuccoli, G. Tags: All Imaging, Metabolic disease (inherited), Dystonia, Basal ganglia ARTICLE Source Type: research
Teaching NeuroImages: Deep gray matter involvement in neurobrucellosis
A 27-year-old man, recent visitor to the Middle East, presented with 6-week history of fever (up to 102°F) followed by altered behavior and left hemiparesis. CSF was acellular with raised protein (138 mg/dL). CSF bacterial culture was sterile; adenosine deaminase normal (3 U/L); cryptococcal antigen, Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test, and Japanese B serology were negative. HIV serology and vasculitic workup were unremarkable. Serum Brucella agglutination titer was 320 IU (immunoglobulin M fraction 280 IU). Cranial MRI showed nonenhancing bilateral white matter and basal ganglia hyperintensities on T2-weighted i...
Source: Neurology - January 14, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Rajan, R., Khurana, D., Kesav, P. Tags: MRI, Encephalitis, Bacterial infections, All Demyelinating disease (CNS), Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis RESIDENT AND FELLOW SECTION Source Type: research
Ben-Gurion U. establishes stem cell research fund in honor of inventor Jordan Baruch
(American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev) The donation will support scholarly collaboration between specially selected medical and pharmacological researchers, stem cell biologists and tissue engineers. It will support the work of BGU's new Center for Regenerative Medicine, Cellular Therapy and Stem Cell Research.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
The Suppression and Justification of Prejudice as a Function of Political Orientation
Abstract
Politically conservative (versus liberal) individuals generally report more prejudice towards various low‐status out‐groups. Three studies examined whether prejudice suppression factors—specifically, internal and external motivation to suppress (IMS and EMS, respectively) prejudice—can help explain the relationship between political orientation and prejudice. Study 1 showed that IMS and EMS partially mediated the relationship between political orientation and affective prejudice towards Arabs. Study 2 demonstrated that when justification [right‐wing authoritarianism (RWA) and social dominance orientation...
Source: European Journal of Personality - January 14, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Russell J. Webster, Mason D. Burns, Margot Pickering, Donald A. Saucier Tags: Research Article Source Type: research
Vitamin D deficiency among healthy adolescents in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and to examine its correlates in adolescents aged 15 to 18 years.
Methods:
This was a cross-sectional study in urban schools. Healthy adolescents (N=315) from a sample of 8 schools were randomly selected from the 142 schools in Al Ain, Abu Dhabi Emirate. Outcomes measured included serum concentrations of 25-hydroxy vitamin D (25OHD), plasma lipids, blood sugar, blood pressure and anthropometric data, nutrition and lifestyle variables.
Results:
Fourty-one participants (19.7%) were vitamin D deficient (serum 25OHD level
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - January 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shamma MuhairiAaesha MehairiAysha KhouriMuna NaqbiFatima MaskariJuma KaabiAyesha DhaheriNico NagelkerkeSyed Shah Source Type: research
Assessment of a putative proton relay in Arabidopsis cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase catalysis
Org. Biomol. Chem., 2013, Advance ArticleDOI: 10.1039/C2OB27189C, PaperChoonseok Lee, Diana L. Bedgar, Laurence B. Davin, Norman G. LewisSite-directed mutagenesis and kinetic/isothermal titration calorimetric analyses of Arabidopsis cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase lacked evidence for an extended proton relay.To cite this article before page numbers are assigned, use the DOI form of citation above.The content of this RSS Feed (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry
Source: RSC - Organic Biomolecular Chemistry - January 13, 2013 Category: Molecular Biology Authors: Choonseok Lee Source Type: research
‘I Came Here to Listen,’ Secretary-General Tells Syrian Refugees in Turkey - 07 December 2012
ANKARA, Turkey—"I came here to listen” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in Islahiye refugee camp in Turkey today, “but I must say the massacre in Syria should be stopped. The violence in Syria is causing dramatic increase in the number of refugees.” Despite the rain and cold, the Secretary General greeted Syrian families in their temporary shelters. UNFPA’s Programme Division Director, Mabingue Ngom, and Representative in Turkey, Zahidul Huque, also welcomed the Secretary-General at one of the health facilities supported by the Fund.
Source: UNFPA News - January 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Creating an 'Oasis' for Syrian Refugees in a Jordanian Camp - 11 December 2012
ZA'ATARI CAMP, Jordan— Syrian refugees in this encampment have much to deal with: displacement, a fraying social fabric, insecurity, uncertainty and the tension that goes along with it all. But now they have a little oasis of calm. This week, a UNFPA-supported 'oasis' was launched at the camp, a safe space where women and girls can come together to talk about issues affecting them, and where activities such as art, craft making, skills training and awareness-raising discussions are organized.
Source: UNFPA News - January 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Syrian Refugees to Receive 20,000 Family Hygiene Kits - 15 December 2012
The UNFPA Office in Turkey has announced that they will deliver 20,000 additional hygiene kits for displaced Syrian families before the end of 2012. Hygiene kits include sanitary napkins, soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and toothpaste among other items. "Turkish government has done remarkable work in responding to the needs of the refugees," says UNFPA Representative in Turkey Dr. Zahidul Huque, "but the camps are reaching their full capacity and services are becoming overstretched."
Source: UNFPA News - January 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
