CDC unveils body burden.

Bistable equilibrium points of mercury body burden

In the last century mercury levels in the global environment have tripled as a result of increased pollution from industrial, occupational, medicinal and domestic uses [1]. Glutathione is known to be the main agent responsible for the excretion of mercury (we refer to [41], [38] and [35]). It has also been shown that mercury inhibits glutathione synthetase (an enzyme acting in the synthesizatio...

Assessment of Body Burden in Man

Historically, plutonium still may be considered a material of very recent vintage, having been discovered only 24 years ago by Seaborg, McMillan, Kennedy, and Wahl [1]. Within a few months 239 after discovery, the fissionable properties of the Pu isotope were established by the same group using an amount of material (0.5 Bg) equal to what is now considered to be approximately one maximum permis...

Caregiver Burden in Lewy Body Dementias

CDC Grand Rounds: Reducing the Burden of HPV-Associated Cancer and Disease

Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the most common sexually transmitted infection in men and women in the United States. Most sexually active persons will acquire HPV in their lifetime. Recent data indicate that approximately 79 million persons are currently infected with HPV, and 14 million persons are newly infected each year in the United States.

CDC Grand Rounds: Chlamydia prevention: challenges and strategies for reducing disease burden and sequelae.

hlamydia, a sexually transmitted infection caused by the bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis, is the most commonly reported nationally notifiable disease. A total of 1,244,180 cases were reported in 2009. However, many infections are not detected, and an estimated 2.8 million infections occur each year. The burden of infection is greatest among sexually active adolescents and young adults; chlamydi...