BACKGROUND There has been little knowledge about dietary supplementation by the Chinese elderly. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the usage of dietary supplements by older adults in southern China. METHODS A total of 600 community-dwelling older adults were recruited from the outpatient clinics of three major hospitals in Foshan city between July 2007 and July 2008. Fa...

Additional non-PCV7 serotypes associated with antibiotic resistance include serotypes that were associated with antibioticresistance prior to the use of PCV7. These include an increase in nasopharyngeal colonisation and disease due to serotype 19A, both following, and in the absence of, PCV immunisation. Although transmission and disease from serotype 19A are likely to decline following immunis...

PURPOSE This study investigated the clinical presentations of symptomatic Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in children. METHODS We reviewed the medical records of 43 children aged <20 years who showed either positive C. difficile culture or C. difficile toxin test results between June 2010 and April 2014. RESULTS Of the 43 patients (mean age 6.7 years), 22 were boys. Sixteen patients (...

background & aim:primary dysmenorrhea can be relieved via some medical and non-medical approaches. in this regard, the probable therapeutic role of zinc supplements has been recently emphasized. the present study was conducted to determine the positive effects of zinc supplements on relieving primary dysmenorrhea and premenstrual symptoms. methods:the present double-blind, randomized, controlle...

this research was conducted to compare the effects of two medicinal plants (peppermint and aloe vera) and antibiotic growth promoter on ileum microflora population and growth performance of broiler chickens. in this experiment, 375 one-day old male broiler chickens (ross 308) were used on a completely randomized design with 5 dietary treatments which were replicated 5 times with 15 birds per re...

BACKGROUND Observational epidemiological studies have shown that higher intakes of vitamins or antioxidants were inversely associated with the risk of esophageal cancer. However, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have reported no preventive efficacy of vitamin or antioxidant supplements on esophageal cancer. This meta-analysis aimed to investigate the efficacy of vitamin and antioxidant suppl...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Clinical guidelines discourage antibiotic prescribing for many acute respiratory infections (ARIs), especially for non-antibiotic appropriate diagnoses. Electronic health record (EHR)-based clinical decision support has the potential to improve antibiotic prescribing for ARIs. METHODS We randomly assigned 27 primary care clinics to receive an EHR-integrated, documenta...

Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect garlic extract on modulation Galectin protein secretion in sheep blood. Dietary supplements can influence innate immunity. Garlic (Allium sativum) and its derivatives are eco-friendly non-antibiotic, growth-promoting dietary known modulate inflammation. Galectins (Gals) a family animal lectins that bind β-galactosides. Secreted Gal...