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Serum IgE Antibodies against Hazelnut in Hazelnut Processing Workers

Aim. Previous studies have shown a higher sensitization rate to hazelnut in processing workers but no relation was found between the respiratory symptoms in workplace and hazelnut sensitization. Material and Method. To evaluate the association between the hazelnut sensitization and workplace-related respiratory complaints, hazelnut processing workers had undergone a questionnaire included work-...

Reply to McDonald.

TO THE EDITOR—We thank Dr Mc-Donald for his interest in our work and concur that the role of particular ribo-types in the clinical outcome of Clostrid-ium difficile infection (CDI) is complex [1]. Our study identified several factors that predicted severe CDI in unadjusted analysis, including ribotype 027/078 (Table 2 in our article) [2]. We agree that including intermediate white blood cell (W...

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John Corbett McDonald.

In the study of work related diseases, John Corbett McDonald was a pioneering investigator, whose research and techniques in many ways defined occupational epidemiology. His best known role from the mid-1960s onwards—analysing the effects on health of different forms of asbestos—yielded controversy in a highly contentious field. An inspiration to epidemiologists worldwide, McDonald produced res...

McDonald et al.pmd

High frequency (> 1 Hz) repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the left prefrontal cortex and low frequency (≤ 1 Hz) rTMS applied to the right prefrontal cortex have shown antidepressant effects. However, the clinical significance of these effects has often been modest. It was hypothesized that a combination of these two techniques might act synergistically and result in...