Ritual botanicals against the evil-eye in Tuscany, Italy

The evil eye

Present situation and new perspectives for vaccination against Neisseria meningitidis in Tuscany, Central Italy.

BACKGROUND In Italy one third of bacterial meningitis are caused by Neisseria meningitidis. In March 2005, the Regional Health Authority of Tuscany included the meningococcal serogroup C conjugate (MCC) vaccine in the recommended vaccination program with a schedule of three doses to all newborns at 3, 5 and 13 months of age (from 2008 amended to a single dose at 13 months) and a single catch-up...

West Nile virus Epidemic in Horses, Tuscany Region, Italy

During the late summer of 1998, veterinary authorities in Tuscany, Italy, received reports of cases of neurologic disease among horses residing in a large wetland area located in the provinces of Florence and Pistoia. West Nile virus was isolated from two of the six horses that died or were euthanized. A retrospective epidemiologic study identified 14 clinical neurologic cases that occurred fro...

Gastric cancer mortality trends in Tuscany, Italy, 1971-2004.

UNLABELLED AIMS, BACKGROUND, AND METHODS: In Tuscany, Italy, gastric cancer mortality has been decreasing since 1950, although with relevant geographical variability across the region. In Eastern Tuscan areas close to the mountains (high risk areas), gastric cancer mortality has been and is still significantly higher than that recorded in Western coastal areas and in the city of Florence (low r...

Extended Red Emission in the “ Evil Eye ” Galaxy ( NGC 4826 )

NGC4826 (M64) is a nearby Sab galaxy with an outstanding, absorbing dust lane (called the " Evil Eye ") asymmetrically placed across its prominent bulge. In addition, its central region is associated with several regions of ongoing star formation activity. We obtained accurate low-resolution (4.3 ˚ A/pixel) long-slit spectroscopy (KPNO 4-Meter) of NGC4826 in the 5300 – 9100Å spectral range, wit...