A comparative study was done to determine the profile of vitamin B12 and folate status in Malaysians during two different periods. For the period of 1987/88, we analysed a total of 9,162 cases (inpatients) referred for vitamin B12 estimation and 10,290 cases for folate estimation. We found that 2.6% were vitamin B12 deficient and 31.2% were folate deficient. For the period of 1992/93, of the 9,...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to identify the determinants of anaemia in Lebanese women of childbearing age attending health centres in Lebanon. DESIGN Cross-sectional study carried out between May and December 2003. Anthropometric measurements as well as sociodemographic, health and dietary intake data were collected using a questionnaire. Haemoglobin (Hb), plasma ferritin, plasm...

background: several studies have suggested that obesity-related inflammation can lead to altered iron metabolism as well as higher rates of iron deficiency in obese than in normal-weight subjects. given that at a population level, premenopausal women are at higher risk of iron deficiency, the purpose of this study was to investigate iron and inflammatory status in young overweight and obese wom...

due to the increasing presence of electromagnetic radiation in advanced societies, investigation of the effects of this radiation on humans has attracted the interest of many researchers. the non- ionizing radiation can induce numerous effects through biomolecules in the tissue and cells. in the current study, effects of 12 hz electromagnetic waves investigated on neuronal hormone levels in rat...

1. Mungan NA, Witjes JA. Bacille Calmette-Guérin in superficial transitional cell carcinoma. Br J Urol. 1998;82:213-223. 2. Schamhart DHJ, de Boer EC, de Reijke TM, Kurth KH. Urinary cytokines reflecting the immunological response in the urinary bladder to biological response modifiers: their practical use. Eur Urol. 2000;37(suppl 3):16-23. 3. Romani L, Puccetti P, Bistoni F. Interleukin-12 in ...

1. Mungan NA, Witjes JA. Bacille Calmette-Guérin in superficial transitional cell carcinoma. Br J Urol. 1998;82:213-223. 2. Schamhart DHJ, de Boer EC, de Reijke TM, Kurth KH. Urinary cytokines reflecting the immunological response in the urinary bladder to biological response modifiers: their practical use. Eur Urol. 2000;37(suppl 3):16-23. 3. Romani L, Puccetti P, Bistoni F. Interleukin-12 in ...

Interleukin 12 receptor beta 1 (IL12Rβ1) deficiency is the most common cause of Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease (MSMD). MSMD usually predisposes affected individuals infections with weakly virulent mycobacteria such as Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG), environmental mycobacteria, non-typhoidal Salmonella, and certain other intracellular pathogens. presents disseminated BCG infect...

OBJECTIVES to examine the prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency and folate deficiency in later life in representative samples of the elderly population in the United Kingdom. DESIGN a population-based cross-sectional analysis of 3,511 people aged 65 years or older from three studies was used to estimate the age-specific prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency and of folate deficiency. Vitamin B12...

OBJECTIVE To examine the determining factors of anemia and iron deficiency in children attending two day care centers in the town of Pontal, southeast of Brazil. METHODS Cross-sectional study was conducted in 192 children aged 12 to 72 months. Personal data (age, sex, use of medicinal iron supplements, duration of breast-feeding, type of delivery, prenatal care, weight, and height), and socio...