Gene-bank expansion plan launched at Earth summit

Earth Summit, Take Two

Background: Although a number of studies have assessed the management of mania in routine clinical practice, no studies have so far evaluated the shortand long-term management and outcome of patients affected by bipolar mania in different European countries. The objective of the study is to present, in the context of a large multicenter survey (EMBLEM study), an overview of the baseline data on...

One good decision at the Earth Summit: to improve sanitation.

Progress since the Earth Summit

The Pacific was well represented at the Summit by over 100 delegates, including nine heads of government. The preceding 18 months of preparation involved a considerable commitment and investment by the region and its partners in sustainable development (Miles 1992). Now, 18 months down the track, it is necessary to ask how this level of international attention and political commitment is affect...

Diarrhea at the summit.

The down-to-earth summit -- lessening our ecological footprint.

CA Corresponding author Tel: +46 46 222 07 01 Fax: +46 46 211 43 56 E-mail: [email protected] TH E secretory leucocyte proteinase inhibitor (SLPI) is a low molecular weight, tissue-specific inhibitor of, for example, elastase and cathepsin G, which also have antimicrobial capacity. SLPI has been localised to the respiratory, gastrointestinal and genital tracts, but so far not to the kid...