New xenophytes from the Canary Islands (Gran Canaria and Tenerife; Spain)

[High prevalence of hypovitaminosis D in medical students in Gran Canaria, Canary Islands (Spain)].

BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency has been described in many diseases and indeed in the general population. However fewer reports have been published in young and healthy people. Vitamin D deficiency should not be found in medical students of the Canary Islands, because they have all the resources to avoid it. OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in a population of medic...

unusual vermamoeba vermiformis strain isolated from snow in mount teide, tenerife, canary islands, spain

background: free-living amoebae (fla) are protozoa that are widely distributed in the environment mainly in water and soil related habitats. thermophilic amoebae are among the most common fla in water bodies, being vermamoeba vermiformis one of the most common species reported worldwide from these sources. interestingly, v. vermiformis has often been reported to survive at high temperatures and...

p,p'-DDE residues in eggs of European kestrel Falco tinnunculus from Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Evaluation of Acanthamoeba isolates from environmental sources in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain.

Tests for potentially pathogenic amoebae were carried out in order to determine the presence of free-living amoebae of genus Acanthamoeba in soil and beach sand sources related to human environments in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Acanthamoeba identification was based on the morphology of cyst and trophozoite forms and PCR amplification with a genus specific primer pair. The pathogenical po...

Suicidal behavior in schizophrenia and its relationship to the quality of psychotic symptoms and insight - a case report.

SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR IN SCHIZOPHRENIA AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE QUALITY OF PSYCHOTIC SYMPTOMS AND INSIGHT A CASE REPORT Francisco J. Acosta, Samuel G. Siris, Elena Díaz, María Salinas, Patricia del Rosario & José L. Hernández Mental Health Research Program, Service of Mental Health, General Health Care Programs Direction, Canary Health Service, Pérez del Toro Street s/n, Gran Canaria, Canary Isl...