Ignacio Cifre, Mahdi Zarepour, Silvina G Horovitz, Sergio Cannas , and Dante R Chialvo 1 Facultat de Psicologia, Ciències de l’educació i de l’Esport, Blanquerna, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain 2 Center for Complex Systems & Brain Sciences (CEMSC), Universidad Nacional de San Mart́ın, 25 de Mayo 1169, San Mart́ın, (1650), Buenos Aires, Argentina. 3 National Institute of Neurological Di...

Comparable historical statistics of homicide rates show that Argentina has been and to a large extent still is a relatively peaceful society. Based on data from public health reports published by the World Health Organization (WHO), Figures 1 and 2 compare the evolution of homicide rates in Argentina with those of its Mercosur neighbors and other selected countries during 1979-1993. It is clear...

Canine distemper virus (CDV) has been reported worldwide in wild carnivores and has been cited as the cause of population declines in some species. Crab-eating foxes (Cerdocyon thous) from El Palmar National Park, Argentina, were observed either dead or exhibiting clinical neurologic signs. Samples were taken from two individuals that were laterfound tobe positive for CDV by direct immunofluore...

1Departamento de Farmacologı́a, Cátedra de Farmacognosia, Facultad de Farmacia y Bioquı́mica, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2Universidad de Buenos Aires, CONICET, Instituto de Quı́mica y Metabolismo del Fármaco (IQUIMEFA), Buenos Aires, Argentina 3Instituto de Fisiologı́a Animal, Fundación Miguel Lillo y Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nac...

GROUPS OF SPHINGOMYELINS AND CERAMIDES IN THE HEAD OF MAMMALIAN SPERMATOZOA Natalia E. Furland, Gerardo M. Oresti, Silvia S. Antollini, Andrés Venturino, Eduardo N. Maldonado and Marta I. Aveldaño Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de Bahía Blanca, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)-Universidad Nacional del Sur, 8000-Bahía Blanca, Argentina. (1) Laborator...

Background The impact of tele-education for movement disorders on medical students is unknown. The present study had three objectives. First, to create a tele-education program for medical students in regions with limited access to movement disorders curricula. Second, to analyze the feasibility, satisfaction, and improvement of medical knowledge. Third, to assess the main reasons of medical st...

There is limited data on immunity against varicella-zoster virus (VZV) in adults in different parts of Argentina, and it is not known which VZV strains are circulating in Argentina. The objectives of this study were as follows: (i) to evaluate seroprevalence of varicella among adults, assessing the accuracy of clinical history and determining the sociodemographic factors associated with seropos...

Petroleum pollution is a problem for seabirds along the Southwest Atlantic coast. Twenty-five groups from Salvador, Brazil (12 degrees 58'S) to San Antonio Oeste, Argentina (40 degrees 43'S) survey or rehabilitate sick or oiled seabirds. Four groups, one each in Brazil and Uruguay, and two in Argentina, kept counts of birds found alive and in need of rehabilitation. An average of 63.7% of the s...

This multicenter case control study investigated, in four countries of America, the proportions of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) attributable to cholesterol, smoking, hypertension, body mass index, diabetes and family history of coronary heart disease (attributable risks, AR). AR were estimated using information from 1060 cases of AMI and 1071 controls from Argentina, 323 cases of AMI and 3...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate how transnational tobacco companies, working through their local affiliates, influenced tobacco control policymaking in Argentina between 1966 and 2005. METHODS Analysis of internal tobacco industry documents, local newspapers and magazines, internet resources, bills from the Argentinean National Congress Library, and interviews with key individuals in Argentina. RESUL...