Background Acute infectious conjunctivitis is a common disorder in primary care. Despite a lack of evidence regarding the effectiveness of topical antibiotics for the treatment of acute infectious conjunctivitis, most patients presenting in primary care with the condition receive topical antibiotics. In the Netherlands, fusidic acid is most frequently prescribed. Aim To assess the effectiveness...

The whole cell configuration of the patch-clamp technique was used to study the modulation gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-mediated postsynaptic currents by ruthenium red in CA3 hippocampal neurons in slices obtained from postnatal (P) days P6-P10 old rats. In the presence of kynurenic acid (1 mM), ruthenium red (100 microM) completely blocked stimulus-elicited GABA-mediated postsynaptic current...

In January 2000, Chilean Ministry of Health mandated the addition of folic acid (FA) to wheat flour in order to reduce the risk of neural tube defects (NTDs). This policy resulted in significant increases in serum and red cell folate in women of fertile age 1 year after fortification. To evaluate the effect of wheat flour fortification on the prevalence of NTDs in Chile we designed a prospectiv...

In this work, removal of C. I. Acid Red 14 was investigated by Pumice stone as a low cost adsorbent. Various parameters such as initial dye solution, contact time and pH were studied. Removal of dye were increased by increasing of contact time and initial dye solution and deceased by increasing of pH. Three isotherm models were studied. Linear and non-linear regression analyses were used fo...

In the current opinion, we would like to study adhesion of DNA and RNA−amphiphile complexes to non–modified glasses, glasses containing phenylboronic acid (PBA) attached via 3– glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS) [(PBA–GPTMS–glasses)] and glasses containing grafted dimethyllacrylamide–acrylamide phenylboronic acid (DMAA–AAPBA) copolymer (DMAA–AAPBA– glasses). We prepared glasses modified wi...

Hypertonic shrinkage of dog red cells caused rapid activation of Na/H exchange and rapid deactivation of [K-C1] cotransport. Hypotonic swelling caused delayed deactivation of Na/H exchange and delayed activation of [K-CI] cotransport. Okadaic acid stimulated shrinkage-induced Na/H exchange and inhibited swelling-induced [K-C1] cotransport. The data are compatible with the kinetic model of Jenni...

BACKGROUND Ireland is an example of a country that has extensive voluntary fortification with folic acid. After a public consultation process, in 2006, the Food Safety Authority in Ireland FSAI 1 recommended mandatory fortification. However due to safety considerations this decision is now on hold. Before mandatory fortification goes ahead, existing levels of unmetabolised folic acid and their ...