Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disorder of unknown aetiology typically affecting the lungs and lymph nodes. Less frequently, the kidneys may also be affected. Postmortem analysis suggests that 20 percent of patients have histologic changes in the kidney. However, clinical involvement of the kidney is a relatively uncommon condition. Renal failure may occur associated with hypercal...

We present a 57-year-old male chronic haemodialysis patient with a giant umbilical hernia. After two months on dialysis, incarceration of the hernia with partial intestinal obstruction occurred, and this led to severe hypoproteinaemia secondary to protein-losing enteropathy, caused by increased lymphatic pressure. These problems were resolved following surgical repair of the hernia. There are f...

1Macro International, Calverton, Maryland, United States of America (Correspondence to R. Hong: [email protected]). Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, George Washington University, Washington DC, United States of America. ABSTRACT A study was made of the effects of extra immunization activities on routine immunization coverage at district level in Pakistan in a seco...

Background: Despite thousands of publications over the past 90 years on the assessment of teaching effectiveness, there is still confusion, misunderstanding, and hand-to-hand combat on several topics that seem to pop up over and over again on listservs, blogs, articles, books, and medical education/teaching conference programs. If you are measuring teaching performance in face-to-face, blended/...

In a more and more regulated and socially pressured environment, the durable management of winery effluents must take into account their characteristics and their potential impact on their natural setting. The object of this exploratory study is to establish an inventory of the microbiological composition of winery effluents coming from different treatment systems. We have observed that winery ...

Guanidine compounds have important biochemical properties. Aminoguanidine, as an example, is an anti-oxidant, a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor (NOS) which prevents nitric oxide formation, and an inhibitor of advanced glycosylation end products (AGEs). As an anti-oxidant, aminoguanidine may affect the formation of atherosclerotic lesions through protection from LDL oxidation. Inhibition of AGEs...

As long as health communications have existed in the USA, Americans have faced the task of sorting the agenda of the source from the advice it provides. That task has become more complicated as advances in the science of nutrition and the technology used to present it have heightened the complexity of nutrition communications. Getting consumers to adopt a healthier diet has been a protracted un...

ITE JOURNAL / JANUARY 2003 INTRODUCTION Approaches to combat urban traffic congestion span from demand management to physical expansion of road capacity. Attempts to shift a part of peak travel from car to high-quality public transit and to times when roads are relatively less crowded sometimes have been successful.1,2 Also, intelligent transportation systems (ITS) have the promise to optimize ...

Crusted scabies is the most severe presentation of infection related to the bite of the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis. It is usually seen in patients with an underlying immunosuppressive condition. Case reports and studies suggest that infection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) is a major predisposing factor to S scabiei infestation. This case report describes severe crusted...