TISSUE FROM A WOOLLY MAMMOTH, w h o last walked the Siberian steppes some 40,000 years ago, would not seem to be a likely source of DNA for sequence analysis. After all, DNA breaks down very readily, and even though the mammoth had been frozen in the Siberian ice until it was chipped out about 10 years ago, its DNA had undergone extensive degradation. With the aid of a new gene amplification me...

background: hair dye poisoning, with main toxic component paraphenylene diamine, is a medical emergency. it is on increasing trend in developing countries due to wide availability and low cost of hair dyes. it carries a high mortality and does not have any specific antidote. case report:  twenty three years old patient presented with breathelessness along with difficulty in speaking for one hou...

Molds and mycotoxins are contaminants of animal feed causing spoilage and clinical intoxication. Animal exposure to mycotoxins reflects diet composition with major differences occurring between animals kept predominantly of pastures, i.e. ruminants and horses, and those consuming formulated feed like pigs and poultry. Mixed feeds are composed of several ingredients, often sourced from different...

BACKGROUND The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends virtually eliminating trans fat from the global food supply. Although several high-income countries have successfully reduced trans fat levels in foods, low- and middle-income countries such as India face additional challenges to its removal from the food supply. This study provides a systems analysis of the Indian food chain to assess i...

At an individual level Helicobacter pylori was associated with the occurrence of gastric cancer but in some African and Asian countries its prevalence runs with low gastric cancer rates, the so-called African and Asian enigmas. We assessed whether the association between gastric cancer and H. pylori prevalence at an area level is modified by the level of exposure to fruits and vegetables, alcoh...