Background: Aging has a powerful impact on the quality of life in general and probably sexual functioning. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate aging various aspects female sexuality.Patients Methods: One hundred fifty women aged 60 years or older were included this study. They all married free from diseases interfering with activity. The tool used was self-report questionnaire that 29 items desi...

h. pylori infection is usually acquired in early childhood. its role in gastrointestinal and extra intestinal complaints and serious consequences in adulthood make it as challenging issues. despite different clinical presentations, in most children, the presence of h. pylori infection does not lead to clinically apparent disease, even when it causes chronic active gastritis. some of most import...

Nitrogen supplied by N2 fixation to soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] may not be sufficient to maximize yield. Field studies were conducted in 2002, 2003, and 2004 on Sharkey clay soil (very-fine, smectitic, thermic Chromic Epiaquert) at Stoneville, MS (33 269 N lat). The objective was to determine the effect of high rates of N applied as a replacement for N2 fixation in nonirrigated and irrigat...

T his year marks the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki that ended World War II. Whatever the historical circumstances at the time, the bombings were tragic experiences for the cities and for the many who sustained severe blast, heat, and radiation injuries. The horrifying consequences prompted efforts to control nuclear arms proliferation, an issue that still rem...

Prediction of drug–drug interactions due to cytochrome P450 isoform 3A4 (CYP3A4) overexpression is important because this CYP isoform is involved in the metabolism of about 30% of clinically used drugs from almost all therapeutic categories. Therefore, it is mandatory to attempt to predict the potential of a new compound to induce CYP3A4. Among several in vitro–in vivo extrapolation methods rec...

a Information, Evidence and Research Cluster; Member of the WHO Ethics Review Committee. World Health Organization, 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Correspondence to Michel Thieren (e-mail: [email protected]). b Institut d’éthique biomédicale, Centre médical universitaire, Université de Genève, Switzerland. doi: 10.2471/BLT.07.045443 This month marks sixty years since the Nuremberg...