Prolactin Changes as a Consequence of Chemical Exposure

Prolactin Changes as a Consequence of Chemical Exposure: de Burbure and Bernard Respond

The importance of " judicious use of language in regard to public communication of pesticide health risks " (Lu et al. 2006b) is clearly recognized and acknowledged in recent letters from Avery (2006) and Lu et al. (2006b). Their correspondence concerned perceptions of risk conveyed by the article " Organic Diets Significantly Lower Children's Dietary Exposure to Organophosphorous Pesticides, "...

Extreme chemical variability as a consequence of channelized melt transport

The spatial and temporal variability of chemical signals in lavas, residues and melt inclusions provides important constraints on source heterogeneity, the efficiency of convection, and melt transport processes in the mantle. The past decade has seen an impressive increase in the number, precision and spatial resolution of chemical analyses. However, as resolution has increased, the picture of ...

Poverty as a cause and consequence of Ill health

Background and aims: Poverty is a multidimensional phenomenon that can be defined in both economic and social terms. The paper attempts to review the existing evidence to understand the relation between poverty and ill health in the context of the limited conceptual and operational definitions of these terms. The paper uses two of Hills criteria- reversibility and dose response relationship to ...

Prolactin level changes in pemphigus vulgaris: A cohort study

Prolactin level changes in pemphigus vulgaris: A cohort study

Background: Prolactin (PRL) appears to play a role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Limited evidence showed an association between serum PRL levels and the activity of pemphigus vulgaris (PV). This study intends to determine PRL level changes in pemphigus patients during therapy and its correlation with disease type and severity. Methods: In this cohort study, we measured serum PRL l...