BACKGROUND Previous studies of the risk of heart disease after shift work reached different estimates and review authors disagree about the validity of some of the studies. A cross sectional study showed that shift workers had a higher prevalence of nearly every unfavourable work environment factor investigated. Conflicts at work and low decision latitude were more frequent among shift workers,...

BACKGROUND Self-antigens such as heat shock protein 60 (HSP 60) have recently been implicated in the periodontal disease pathogenesis. There is scant evidence regarding HSP 60 levels in circulation and saliva following periodontal disease and its possible relation to systemic inflammation. AIM OF THE STUDY The aim was to evaluate the circulatory and salivary levels of HSP 60 in periodontal he...

BACKGROUND Despite an abundance of data and analysis of First Nations morbidity and mortality rates, accurate data have not been available to serve the First Nations community in Eastern Canada. METHODS Data for Eskasoni, the largest Mi'kmaq community, were obtained for 1996 through 1999 and Cape Breton and Nova Scotia were used as regional and provincial reference populations respectively. A...

carotid gamma angiography completes the advantage of paraclinic investiga - tions in field of neuroradiology. since this procedure can easily proceed the regular contrast angiography, it furnishes additional valuable data without being additionally traumatizing to the patient. informations obtained by gamma angiography give important indications on the cerebral circulatory dynamics and in fact ...

Background and objective Quantitative assessment of disease activity is important for effective management patients with autoimmune inflammatory diseases (AIDs) including Takayasu arteritis (TA). Histidine supplementation alleviates inflammation has strong anti-oxidative effects as well. The present study aims to evaluate the diagnostic potential circulatory histidine predicting in TA. Methods ...