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An endemic disease survey of Bong County, Liberia	1982	Howard Univ. Coll. Med., Washington, DC 20060	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Journal of the National Medical Association Periodical, Abbrev. J.Natl.Med.Assoc. Pub Date Free Form 1982/ Volume 74 Issue 11 Start Page 1093 Other Pages 1102 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0027-9684 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors epidemiology, geographic distribution, helminthiasis, human, Liberia, malaria, nematode, protozoal infection, protozoon, trematode Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Grigsby,M. E. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Medical aspects of a double expedition to Shisha Pangma (8046 m) and Cho Oyu (8201 m)	1989	Medizinische Universitat Lubeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 2400 Lubeck	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Praktische Sport-Traumatologie und Sportmedizin Periodical, Abbrev. PRAKT.SPORT-TRAUMATOL.SPORTMED. Pub Date Free Form 1989/ Volume 5 Issue 4 Start Page 34 Other Pages Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0177-0438 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Descriptors aminophylline, strophanthin, altitude, altitude disease, blood pressure, heart arrhythmia, human, mountaineering, note, euphylline Links Book Title MEDIZINISCHE ASPEKTE EINER DOPPELEXPEDITION ZUR SHISHA PANGMA (8046 M) UND ZUM CHO OYU (8201 M) Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Groth,C., Jeschke,D. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Formulation of a rice-based beverage of high nutritive value	1981	Guerra, M.J.	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Archivos latinoamericanos de nutriciÃ³n Periodical, Abbrev. Arch.Latinoam.Nutr. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 31 Issue 2 Start Page 337 Other Pages 349 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0004-0622 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The purpose of this work was the production of a beverage with a nutritive value similar to that of milk, but available at a lower cost. A traditional beverage in Venezuela, "Chicha de Arroz" (Rice Chicha), was chosen. The various formulas studied were based on rice, non-fat milk and different kinds of soy flour, in addition to sugar, vegetable oil, vitamins, ferrous sulfate and different flavors. A product with protein and caloric values similar to those of milk was obtained. Twenty formulas were prepared and submitted to physico-chemical, microbiological and sensorial evaluations with respect to flavor, color, viscosity and stability during period of refrigeration. The most adequate formula was prepared on a pilot-plant scale. Rat assays gave the same PER results as those of casein. Consumer acceptability was tested on 1,080 school children, and showed to be greater than 95%. The stability was superior to that of milk and the cost, approximately three-fourths that of the latter. In the school-snack program of the National Institute of Nutrition, milk is now being replaced by this Chicha. Descriptors amino acid, vitamin, animal, article, beverage, child, comparative study, elemental diet, food handling, human, milk, nutritional value, rice Links Book Title FormulaciÃ³n de una bebida de alto valor nutritivo a base de arroz. Database MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Guerra,M. J., GonzÃ¡lez,D., JaffÃ©,W. G., CalderÃ³n,M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Oesophageal and gastric carcinoma in the Republic of Yemen	1995	Murray-Lyon, I.M., Gastrointestinal Unit, Charing Cross Hospital, London W4 6RF, United Kingdom	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full British journal of cancer Periodical, Abbrev. Br.J.Cancer Pub Date Free Form 1995/ Volume 71 Issue 2 Start Page 409 Other Pages 410 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0007-0920 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract We conducted a preliminary survey on 3064 patients who underwent upper gastrointestinal endoscopy at the Al-Thawra Hospital in Sana'a, Republic of Yemen, between January and December 1991. The age/sex distribution, demographic features and social habits with respect to cigarette and water-pipe smoking and Qat chewing were compared for patients with oesophageal and gastric cancers (n = 183). A preponderance of women with carcinoma of the mid-oesophagus was noted, previously only recorded in areas of high prevalence. Unlike Western populations, smoking and alcohol consumption were not significant risk factors. A high frequency of Qat chewing and water-pipe smoking was found for both men and women and for a group with tumours of the gastro-oesophageal junction or cardia (Ï‡2 = 2.646, P > 0.05). Numbers were insufficient to identify independent effects of each factor individually. Dietary habits alone were insufficient to account for the excess of affected females. A case-control study is now underway to investigate further the role of dietary factors, social habits, demographic features and Helicobacter pylori infection on the development of upper gastrointestinal cancer in the Yemen. Descriptors age, article, cancer risk, Catha edulis, demography, diet, esophagus carcinoma, female, gastrointestinal endoscopy, human, major clinical study, male, priority journal, risk factor, sex ratio, smoking, social behavior, stomach carcinoma, tobacco, Yemen Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Gunaid,A. A., Sumairi,A. A., Shidrawi,R. G., Al-Hanaki,A., Al-Haimi,M., Al-Absi,S., Al-Hureibi,M. A., Qirbi,A. A., Al-Awlagi,S., El-Guneid,A. M., Shousha,S., Murray-Lyon,I. M. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
FÃstula de lÃquido cefalorraquÃdeo y meningitis por herida espinal penetrante con cuerpo extraÃ±o retenido	2010		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Neuroeje Periodical, Abbrev. Pub Date Free Form Volume 23 Issue 1 Start Page 3 Other Pages 5 Notes ID: 581829 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language es SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Las lesiones penetrantes por arma blanca a nivel espinal son relativamente raras. Estas lesiones podrÃan ser fÃ¡cilmente diagnosticadas al examen inicial o podrÃan tener complicaciones tardÃas que son incapacitantes y potencialmente letales. Algunas de estas lesiones requieren tratamiento neuroquirÃºrgico. Se presenta un cso en el cual un paciente con lesiÃ³n penetrante por arma blanca se complicÃ³ tardÃamente con una fÃstula de lÃquido cefalorraquÃdeo y meningitis bacteriana debido a cuerpo extraÃ±o retenido no diagnosticado inicialmente, fragmento de cuchillo. Descriptors Humans, Male, Adult, Wounds and Injuries, Wound Infection, Wounds, Penetrating, Cerebrospinal Fluid, Meningitis/etiology, Costa Rica Links http://pesquisa.bvsalud.org/ghl/resource/en/lil-581829 Book Title Database LILACS; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors GutiÃ©rrez DurÃ¡n,Francisco, Torres RodrÃguez,HÃ©ctor, Padilla Cuadra,Juan Ignacio Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Hepatitis C virus infection in a community in the Nile Delta: Risk factors for seropositivity	2001	Fix, A.D., Dept. of Epidemiol./Preventive Med., Univ. of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, United States	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Hepatology Periodical, Abbrev. Hepatology Pub Date Free Form 2001/ Volume 33 Issue 1 Start Page 248 Other Pages 253 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0270-9139 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a rural village in the Nile Delta with a high prevalence of antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV). One half of the village households were systematically selected, tested for anti-HCV, and interviewed: 973 of 3,999 (24.3%) subjects were anti-HCV-positive (reflecting prior HCV infection but not necessarily current liver disease), with nearly equal prevalence among males and females. Anti-HCV prevalence increased sharply with age among both males and females, from 9.3% in those 20 years of age and younger to >50% in those older than 35, suggesting a cohort effect with reduced transmission in recent years. Multivariate regression was used to estimate independent effects of risk factors on seropositivity. Among those over 20 years of age, the following risk factors were significantly associated with seropositivity: age (P < .001); male gender (odds ratio [OR] = 2.5, 95% CI = 1.3-4.7); marriage (OR = 4.1, 2.4-6.9); anti-schistosomiasis injection treatment (OR = 2.0, 1.3-2.9); blood transfusion (OR = 1.8, 1.1-2.9), invasive medical procedure (surgery, catheterization, endoscopy, and/or dialysis) (OR = 1.5, 1 1-1.9); receipt of injections from "informal" health care provider (OR = 1.3, 1.0-1.6); and cesarean section or abortion (OR = 1.4, 1.0-1.9). Exposures not significantly related to anti-HCV positivity in adults included: history of, or active infection with, Schistosoma mansoni, sutures or abscess drainage, goza smoking in a group, and shaving by community barbers. Among those 20 years old or younger, no risk factors were clearly associated with anti-HCV positivity; however, circumcision for boys by informal health care providers was marginally associated with anti-HCV (OR = 1.7, 1.0-3.0). Prevention programs focused primarily on culturally influenced risks in rural Egyptian communities are being implemented and evaluated. Descriptors antischistosomal agent, virus antibody, abortion, adult, age, article, blood transfusion, cesarean section, circumcision, controlled study, Egypt, female, hepatitis C, human, lifestyle, major clinical study, male, marriage, priority journal, risk factor, rural area, Schistosoma mansoni, seroprevalence, sex difference Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Habib,M., Mohamed,M. K., Abdel-Aziz,F., Magder,L. S., Abdel-Hamid,M., Gamil,F., Madkour,S., Mikhail,N. N., Anwar,W., Strickland,G. T., Fix,A. D., Sallam,I. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Normal spirometry values. Investigated in King Abdulaziz Teaching Hospital, Jeddah	1982	Dept. Trop. Med., Liverpool Sch. Trop. Med., Liverpool, L3 5QA	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Saudi medical journal Periodical, Abbrev. Saudi Med.J. Pub Date Free Form 1982/ Volume 3 Issue 3 Start Page 159 Other Pages 170 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0379-5284 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Spirometry was carried out on 51 healthy volunteers and 112 patients without cardiorespiratory symptoms in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Regression equations incorporating sex, age, height and weight were estimated from the data, suggesting normal values for Saudi Arabians in Jeddah. The influence of smoking, use of shisha (hubble-bubble pipe) and method of house cleaning were considered and comparisons made with other countries. Although the FEV1 and FVC values were lower than in Scandinavians, there was probably less deterioration with age as reflected by lower (negative) coefficients for age in the regression equations. Descriptors human cell, respiratory system, smoking, spirography Links Book Title Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Haddock,D. R. W., Al-Hadramy,M. S., Macfarlane,S. B. J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
Nicotine content in tobacco used in hubble-bubble smoking	2004	Hadidi, K.A., Forensic Med./Toxicology Division, Faculty of Medicine, University of Jordan, Amman 11942, Jordan	Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Saudi medical journal Periodical, Abbrev. Saudi Med.J. Pub Date Free Form / Volume 25 Issue 7 Start Page 912 Other Pages 917 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN 0379-5284 Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract Objective: To determine the nicotine content of commonly used tobacco in hubble-bubble (HB) and compare it with that found in cigarettes. Methods: Analysis of nicotine content of 13 commercial brands of HB tobacco was carried out using gas chromatography over an 8 month period; November 2002 through to June 2003 at the Toxicology Laboratory, University of Jordan. Results: A wide variation in nicotine content in all brands was noticed with an average of 8.32 mg/g tobacco, range (1.8-44.3 mg/g). The average nicotine content in each HB head (20 gm) of unflavored tobacco was (713mg/head) and flavored tobacco has (67mg/head). One head of unflavored tobacco has nicotine equivalent to 70 regular cigarettes. The addition of adulterations; honey, glycerin and other flavors in the process of preparing the flavored (Mua'sel) tobacco contributes to lowering the nicotine content in each gram of flavored tobacco. Smoking one head of flavored (Mua'sel) tobacco which contains on average one third of nicotine presented in 20 cigarettes (204mg/pack) usually resulted in a higher plasma nicotine level by 20%. Conclusion: Hubble-bubble smokers are not at a lesser risk from smoking than cigarette smokers in relation to nicotine dependence. The inability of water to trap significant amounts of chemical substances present in tobacco (especially nicotine) and the danger which might result from the combustion of additives like; glycerin, honey and other flavors could be a very important factor to extrapolate the damage resulting from HB smoking. Descriptors flavoring agent, glycerol, nicotine, article, blood level, chemical analysis, chemical composition, smoking, clinical laboratory, combustion, controlled study, flavor, gas chromatography, honey, Jordan, risk assessment, tobacco dependence, toxicology, university Links Book Title Database Embase; MEDLINE Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Hadidi,K. A., Mohammed,F. I. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
The elaboration of bases of evaluation needed for the purifying of waste water in the fruit and vegetable processing industry	1977		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Fluessiges Obst Periodical, Abbrev. Fluessiges Obst Pub Date Free Form 1977/ Volume 44 Issue 4 Start Page 132 Other Pages 143 Notes Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract The analysis of waste water which is made to elaborate the phases for an evaluation which will permit the processing of this water is more difficult to make in fruit and vegetable processing plants than in other industrial branches because the continuous change of the raw products which occurs during the year leads to extremely high fluctuations of the quantities and of the composition of the waste water. Because of this it becomes necessary to make analyses during several periods which must be distributed over the whole year, depending on the operating plan of the plant. The most important waste water analyzing operations are the measuring of the waste water quantities and the determination of the physical and chemical composition of this water. It is important that the quantity of the samples which are taken corresponds in proportion to the waste water quantity, this condition must be taken into account if significant results of analysis are to be obtained. It is necessary to make certain preparations in the factory before waste water analyses can be made; the mounting of a device to measure and take samples in the waste water pipe or channel is a part of these preparations. The mobile waste water measuring device used by the 'IWL' (Institute for the Prevention of Pollution of Water and Air) which is equipped with an echo sounding apparatus and which controls simultaneously the automatic sample collecting device has given good results when it was employed during practical operations. The different sorts of waste water resulting from the different productions are polluted to various degrees; sometimes these pollutions are composed partly of fruit and vegetable juices, of carbohydrates and of sugar solutions. The interpretation of the results of analyses of waste water produced by fruit and vegetable processing plants permits to determine certain proportional fluctuations of the waste water composition which are shown by diagram lines indicating the quantities and the degrees of pollution throughout the year. The bases of evaluation according to which the necessary waste water purifying operations are determined are elaborated on the base of the results of measurements and analyses which are obtained during all the analyzing periods; summaries of the daily waste water quantities and of the composition of the pollution as well as summaries of the nutritious matter contained in the waste water which are written in the form of a condensed report of examination are an important part of the mentioned bases of evaluation. Descriptors fruit, methodology, sampling, vegetable processing industry, waste water Links Book Title ERARBEITUNG VON BEMESSUNGSGRUNDLAGEN FUR DIE REINIGUNG VON ABWASSERN DER OBST UND GEMUSEVERARBEITENDEN INDUSTRIE Database Embase Publisher Data Source Embase Authors Haerig,H. J. Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors
The acute effects of water-pipe smoking on the cardiorespiratory system	2011		Read more...
Source Type Print(0) Ref Type Journal Article Periodical, Full Chest Periodical, Abbrev. Chest Pub Date Free Form Volume 139 Issue 4 Start Page 775 Other Pages 81 Notes ID: 21030492 Place of Publication ISSN/ISBN Accession Number Language en SubFile DOI Output Language Unknown(0) PMID Abstract OBJECTIVE: There are limited data on the acute effects of water-pipe tobacco smoking, commonly known as water-pipe smoking (WPS), on cardiopulmonary parameters. This study evaluated the acute effects of a single 30-min session of WPS on carboxyhemoglobin (COHb) levels, pulmonary function test results, vital signs, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (Feno) levels, and exhaled breath condensate (EBC) cytokine levels in volunteers in a domestic, open-air, group smoking setting. METHODS: This prospective study evaluated the above-noted outcome parameters before and after 30 min of WPS. The primary outcome parameter was the change in COHb levels. RESULTS: Forty-five volunteers (30 men, 15 women), aged 32.35 Â± 15.33 years, were recruited. After one session of WPS, the COHb levels rose significantly, from 1.47% Â± 0.57% (median 1.4) to 9.47% Â± 5.52% (median 7.4), P < .001. Systolic and diastolic BP levels significantly increased after smoking (systolic, 119.52 Â± 12.07 mm Hg vs 131.98 Â± 17.8 mm Hg; diastolic, 74.84 Â± 7.89 mm Hg vs 82.98 Â± 12.52 mm Hg, respectively; P < .001). Heart rates increased from 80.39 Â± 9.92 beats/min to 95.59 Â± 17.41 beats/min, P < .001; and respiratory rates increased from 14.36 Â± 1.63 breaths/min to 16.68 Â± 2.24 breaths/min, P < .001. There were decreases in forced expiratory flow between 25% and 75% of FVC, peak expiratory flow rate, Feno levels, percentage of eosinophils in peripheral blood, and 8-isoprostane levels in EBC. CONCLUSIONS: This study shows that one session of WPS causes acute biologic changes that might result in marked health problems. It adds to the limited evidence that WPS is harmful and supports interventions to control the continuing global spread of WPS, especially among youth. TRIAL REGISTRY: ClinicalTrials.gov; No.: NCT01157832; URL: www.clinicaltrials.gov. Descriptors Blood Pressure/physiology, Cardiovascular System/physiopathology, Forced Expiratory Flow Rates/physiology, Respiratory System/physiopathology, Smoking/adverse effects, Tars/adverse effects, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Respiratory Function Tests, Risk Factors, Tobacco, Young Adult Links http://dx.doi.org/10.1378/chest.10-1833 Book Title Database MEDLINE; http://www.globalhealthlibrary.net/ Publisher Data Source Authors Hakim,Fahed, Hellou,Elias, Goldbart,Aviv, Katz,Rina, Bentur,Yedidia, Bentur,Lea Original/Translated Title URL Date of Electronic PMCID Editors

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