Dr Matthew J . Killeen Animal Health Benefits of HIDROX TM

Dr Matthew J. Killeen

Multiple lines of converging evidence link polyphenols, particularly hydroxytyrosol and HIDROXTM, to improved clinical outcomes. In human and animal studies, hydroxytyrosol and HIDROXTM have been shown to induce significant therapeutic effects on the cardiovascular system, improve the quality of life of patients with osteoporosis, and reduce markers of inflammation. These findings have all been...

Defining retention and attrition in pre-antiretroviral HIV care: proposals based on experience in Africa.

Factors Associated with Pediatrician Attitudes over the Use of Complementary and Traditional Medicine on Children in Muscat, Oman

This study aimed to evaluate the attitude of pediatricians toward the use of complementary and Traditional Medicine (TM) on children in Muscat, Oman. A cross-sectional survey was performed using a self-completed questionnaire during the year 2012. A total of 67 pediatricians, comprising of 30 males (44.8%) and 37 females (55.2%) participated in the study. The majority of the studied group (83.5...

Multidrug-resistant TB in Zambia: review of national data from 2000 to 2011.

BACKGROUND Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is posing a great threat to global TB control. The burden in Zambia is not well defined because routine surveillance data are scarce. We reviewed national MDR-TB data for the last decade to inform future public health policy with respect to MDR-TB in Zambia. METHOD Retrospective review of national surveillance of MDR-TB data, TB programme a...

The impact of memory T cells on rejection and the induction of tolerance.

Accumulating evidence suggests that alloreactive memory T cells (Tm) may be generated in transplant recipients that have not previously been exposed to alloantigen through mechanisms such as cross-reactivity and homeostatic proliferation. The presence of Tm correlates with both acute and chronic rejection episodes and, furthermore, may be responsible for the failure to induce tolerance in large...