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Coping facilitated troponin T increases and hypo-responsivity in the copeptin-HPA-axis during acute mental stress in a black cohort: the SABPA study
(Elsevier, 2019)
Background
Defensive coping (DefS) was associated with a vulnerable cardiovascular profile in blacks. The copeptin/vasopressin system is a manifestation of hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal-axis activity and may act as an ...
Compatibility between four anti-TB drugs and tablet excipients determined by microcalorimetry
(Avoxa, 2019)
Previous isothermal microcalorimetry studies at 40 °C, with and without humidity (RH 75%), had shown no incompatibility between rifampicin (RIF), isoniazid (INH), pyrazinamide (PZA) and ethambutol HCl (EMB). The purpose ...
Local variations in exclusive breastfeeding rates in Africa
(Nature, 2019)
Large-scale analysis of 49 countries in Africa shows improvements in the prevalence of babies under 6 months of age being fed only breast milk, but there are large disparities in progress across and within countries
Development and validation of a HPLC electrochemical detection method to measure COMT activity as a tool in drug development
(Avoxa, 2019)
The determination of catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) activity is considered valuable for various pharmaceutical and biomedical research projects. A specific high performance liquid chromatography-coulometric electrochemical ...
Rising rural body-mass index is the main driver of the global obesity epidemic in adults
(Nature, 2019)
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities1,2. This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most ...
Health effects of household solid fuel use: findings from 11 countries within the prospective urban and rural epidemiology study
(EHP, 2019)
Background:
Household air pollution (HAP) from solid fuel use for cooking affects 2.5 billion individuals globally and may contribute substantially to disease burden. However, few prospective studies have assessed the ...
Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) for home-basednutritional rehabilitation of severe acute malnutrition inchildren from six months to five years of age
(Wiley, 2019)
Background
Management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) in children comprises two potential phases: stabilisation and rehabilitation. During the initial stabilisation phase, children receive treatment for dehydration, ...
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(Wiley, 2019)
Prevalence and correlates of past 12-month suicide attempt among in-school adolescents in Guatemala
(Dove Medical Press, 2019)
Background: The aim of this investigation was to estimate the prevalence of past 12-month
suicide attempts and associated factors among in-school adolescents in Guatemala.
Methods: Cross-sectional data from the 2014 ...
Socioeconomic status and risk of cardiovascular disease in 20 low-income, middle-income, and high-income countries: the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) study
(Elsevier, 2019)
Background Socioeconomic status is associated with differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease incidence
and outcomes, including mortality. However, it is unclear whether the associations between cardiovascular ...