Comparative cardiovascular risk in users versus non-users of xanthine oxidase inhibitors and febuxostat versus allopurinol users

The potential renoprotection of xanthine oxidase inhibitors: Febuxostat versus allopurinol

Comparative evaluation of genotoxicity in tobacco users versus non tobacco users: a pilot study

Background: Tobacco use continues to be prevalent in our society. It contains many substances which are genotoxic in nature. The genotoxicity of these substances can be studied in human peripheral blood lymphocytes by estimating the average number of micronuclei (MN) by cytokinesis block micronuclei assay (CBMN assay). Aims and objectives: To find out whether there is a difference in genotoxici...

Attitudes towards vaccination: users of complementary and alternative medicine versus non-users.

PRINCIPLES Children whose parents use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) often show a lower rate of vaccination than those of parents favouring conventional medicine. We have investigated whether this applies to the paediatric patients presenting to an emergency department in German-speaking Switzerland, where popularity of CAM is rather high. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was pe...

Perceptions of parental bonding in freebase cocaine users versus non-illicit drug users

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Evidence has suggested that parenting styles have peculiar characteristics in families with drug-related issues. This study was undertaken to investigate the perception of crack (smoke cocaine) users and non-users about parental bonding quality regarding care and control in Brazil. METHODS A total of 198 hospitalized crack users and 104 users of any non-illicit drug we...

Metabolic Profile In Active Female Students Users And Non-Users Combined Oral Contraceptives

Background. There is to our knowledge metabolic changes induced by combined oral contraceptives (COC) use in regularly active females. Objectives. Analyzing blood cortisol and other biochemical variables in active (COC) users and non-users. Methods. A total of 123 active female students (25 COC users and 98 non-users) volunteered to participate in the study.  The COC users declared 2-3 years ...