BACKGROUND Tobacco control and cessation interventions are among the most cost effective medical interventions but health systems in low resource countries lack the infrastructure to promote prevention and cessation among tobacco users. Workplace settings have the potential to provide opportunities and access for tobacco prevention interventions. METHODS This is a single group study evaluatin...

Gas exchange inefficiency and dynamic hyperinflation contributes to exercise limitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is also characterized by an elevated fraction of physiological dead space (VD/VT). Noninvasive methods for accurate VD/VT assessment during patients are lacking. The current study sought compare transcutaneous PCO2 (TcPCO2) with the gold standard—arterial (...

The potential changes In neuromuscular blockade after chronic (>24 h) administration of sub-paralytic doses of two newly introduced aminosteroidal muscle relaxants were investigated. Org-9426 (rocuronium) and Org-9487 were studied in the in vivo guinea pig gastrocnemius muscle-sciatic nerve preparation. The problems seen after prolonged administration of muscle relaxants are thought to ari...

A pooled database from diverse community samples was used to examine the associations of hair cortisol concentration (HCC) with self-reported stress and stress-linked mental health measures, including depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug use, disability and experiences with aggression. As part of innovative research using a mobile laboratory to study community mental health, data were pooled f...

Baker Cleanser Bitters (BCB) - a polyherbal formula commonly used in the treatment of diabetes, liver cirrhosis, kidney failure, rheumatism and arthritis was evaluated in an acute and sub-chronic toxicity study in Wistar albino rats. A single administration of BCB was given orally at the highest dose level of 2000 mg/kg body weight in the acute toxicity study. Signs of toxicity were observed ev...