T his session started with dr. Marchessault presenting highlights from her research project, " The Manitoba Centre for Health Policy: A Case study " (see pages 29–43 of this special Issue). semi-structured interviews with 28 participants revealed that a multitude of factors were involved in establishing MCHP. donald Orchard, then Minister of Health for Manitoba, and deputy Minister frank Maynar...

Background/Aim. Phthalates are recognized as endocrine-disrupting compounds and extensively present in a variety of everyday products. Chronic exposure to phthalates is suspected be associated with range health disorders. The aim the study was examine abundance phthalate metabolites urine samples among adults Autonomous Province Vojvodina, Serbia, determine prevalence healthy individuals those ...

The prevalence of obesity among children and adolescents in the United States tripled during 1980-2008 and plateaued during 2008-2010. This rise in obesity was associated with a rise in chronic conditions previously observed mostly in adults, including hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and type 2 diabetes. In 2007, the American Academy of Pediatrics published Expert Committee recommendations ...

Background Zika virus (ZIKV) has been associated with a variety of neuropathologies, including microcephaly. We hypothesize that ZIKV genes activate host microRNAs (miRNAs) causing dysfunctional development of human fetal brains. Objectives/methods A bioinformatics search for miRNA genome-wide binding sites in the prototypic ZIKV (strain MR766) was undertaken to hunt for miRNAs with significant...