BACKGROUND This research investigated the association between facial flushing after drinking and alcohol-induced biomarker abnormalities. METHODS This retrospective study included 374 male drinkers who visited the department of Family Medicine of Chungnam National University Hospital between January and December of 2010. The participants were classified into two groups: the flushing group (n ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE While investigating the effects of systemic urotensin II (U-II), a potent vasoactive peptide acting at the UT receptor, we observed ear pinna flushing after systemic administration to conscious rats. In the present study, U-II-induced ear flushing was quantified in terms of ear pinna temperature change and potential mechanisms were explored. EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH U-II-i...

The Zika virus, an Aedes mosquito-borne flavivirus, was first identified in 1947 in Rhesus Monkeys in a vegetative region of Africa known as Zika. It is closely related to other flaviviruses such as dengue, yellow fever, West Nile and Japanese encephalitis viruses and shares a similar symptomology, namely malaise, headache, flushing, nausea and vomiting. Zika’s distinguishing feature is a macro...

Researchers in Dallas, Texas, conducted an HIV eradication study and recently published an account of their work. Between 2002 and 2005, four PHAs whose viral load was very low (less than 50 copies) for several years, were enrolled in a study to try to reduce the level of HIV infection of their cells. In addition to their treatment regimens, all participants also received T-20 (enfuvirtide, Fuz...

The existence of racial differences in alcohol sensitivity between Oriental and Caucasian populations has been well documented. The primary manifestation is a highly visible facial flushing (47–85% in Orientals vs 3–29% in Caucasians) accompanied by other objective and subjective symptoms of discomfort. Even among different Oriental groups, subtle differences in the flushing response and alcoho...

The deterioration of drinking water during distribution process is caused by many factors. The microorganisms and substances peeling off from the “growth-ring” make the secondary pollution in drinking water distribution systems. To reduce the secondary pollution, two-phase pulse flushing technology is introduced to quickly remove the “growth-ring”. In this study, experiment is undertaken for in...

this study aims at investigating the effectiveness of utilizing barley as a flushing ration with an energizing source and soybean meal-based diets as a flushing ration with a protein source the sexual and breeding behaviors in ghezel sheep. to this end, 36 three and half-year old ewes (51±1.5 kilograms) with the record of giving birth to two lambs and 6 three-year old (89±2.5 kilograms) rams we...

this study investigated the effect of dietary supplementation with calcium salts of fatty acids using 48 afshari ewes randomly allocated to four treatments. all groups used in flushing period and only the source of energy were different between rations. the ewes were divided into four groups: a-barely grain; group b-received 5% of csfa with source of flaxseed oil (w3); group c-received 5% of cs...

During a control infusion noradrenaline and alcohol each provoked carcinoid flushing in four of five patients and pentagastrin in two of five patients. When tetradecapeptide somatostatin was infused on another day no patient flushed at any time, even when 16 microgram of either noradrenaline or pentagastrin were administered. Carcinoid flushing was not associated with release of gastrin or any ...