Developing countries with an increasing hepatitis A disease burden may target vaccination to specific groups, such as young children, as an initial control strategy. To better understand transmission of hepatitis A virus in such countries, the authors prospectively studied household and day-care/school contacts of cases in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Overall, by the time of identification of symptomati...

Background. Recent research suggests that the health gain from economic resources and psychological assets may be systematically larger for Whites than Blacks. Aim. This study aimed to assess whether the life expectancy gain associated with social contacts over a long follow up differs for Blacks and Whites. Methods. Data came from the Americans' Changing Lives (ACL) Study, 1986-2011. The sampl...

WHO’s new antenatal care model increases the number of contacts a pregnant woman has with health providers throughout her pregnancy from four to eight. Recent evidence indicates that a higher frequency of antenatal contacts by women and adolescent girls with the health system is associated with a reduced likelihood of stillbirths. This is because of the increased opportunities to detect and man...

this case highlights unusual symptoms that may be present with an SAH. The patient initially complained of chest and shoulder pain rather than headache. Along with her diaphoresis and pallor, it was easy to mistake her discomfort for a cardiac event. Administration of aspirin in this case could have been catastrophic. It is critical for the surgeon to remember all potential complications of a p...

3 p.m.?The eye is already much irritated ; laehymation profuse. Tlio dog keeps rubbing it with his paw, and resting the side of the head against the wall; he is very restless and uneasy; chemosis rapidly increasing. 3-5.?Lying down; rubbing the*eye, which is much cliemosed ; whining and restless. 3-16.?Dog very restless; lies with his head resting against the wall. 3-28.?Eye intensely swollen ;...

SETTING Passive smoking-related respiratory disorders in children. OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of passive smoking on the development of active pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children immediately following infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis within the family. DESIGN An unmatched case-control study in which 93 contacts who became cases (active PTB diagnosed) and 95 contacts who did ...

The path of the Socialist Revolutionary party to Second International was a thorny one. Russian social democrats were zealous in creating obstacles, primarily their representative Bureau (IBS) G.V. Plekhanov. His efforts groups 90-ies XIX century denied right representation international socialist community. European political parties mentally closer RSDLP, and competitors wary. had work hard c...

Regulation of specific immune responses following exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in humans and the role of regulatory T (Treg) cells in the immune control of latent infection with M. tuberculosis are incompletely understood. Latent infection was assayed by an interferon-γ release assay (IGRA) in healthcare workers regularly exposed to tuberculosis (TB) patients and in household TB conta...

AIM Hyperhidrosis is defined as excessive sweating beyond the physiologic needs of a person. Palmar hyperhidrosis in the adolescent period may have an impact on school work and may cause psychological problems. In this study we aim to increase awareness of this disregarded problem. MATERIALS AND METHODS We explicated the early outcomes of 7 consecutive adolescents, where single port video-ass...