Obesity is one of the most important nutritional disorders, and can be currently considered as an epidemic. Although there are few weight reduction drugs available on the market, some new drug candidates have been proposed, including Cordia ecalyculata, a Brazilian plant with anorectic properties, and Spirulina maxima, a cyanobacterium with antioxidant and anti-genotoxic activity. In this study...

This study was carried out with an objective to investigate the antibacterial and antifungal potential of leaves of Cordia macleodii and Leucas ciliata. Antibacterial activity of ethanolic extracts of the leaves was carried out against three Gram negative bacteria – Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa and two Gram positive bacteria – Bacillus Subtilis and Staphylo...

Resting and exercise echocardiographic determinants Christine Henri , Julien Magne , Raluca Dulgheru , Saloua Laaraibi , Damien Voilliot , Seisyou Kou , Luc Pierard ⁎, Patrizio Lancellotti a,⁎ a University of Liège Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, Department of Cardiology, Heart Valve Clinic, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium b University of Montreal, Department of Medicine, Montreal Heart...