Family Planning Perspectives effects of family planning programs on rates of births and abortions; and incentives for out-of-wedlock childbearing attributed to the Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program. These questions reflect more general but perhaps less widely publicized issues that are well suited to economic analysis, such as the cost and accessibility of reproductive heal...

Lymphoproliferative disorders are a very heterogeneous group of neoplastic diseases, which originate from malignant transformation of cells of the lymphoid system. Within broad limits, they include at least four main types of diseases: Hodgkin’s disease, the socalled non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, the chronic lymphoid leukemias and the neoplasms of mature B antibody-producing cells, such as Waldenstr...

BACKGROUND Anal HPV infection, which contributes to the development of anal warts and anal cancer, is well known to be common among men who have sex with men (MSM), especially among those HIV positives. However, HIV and anal HPV co-infection among MSM has not been addressed in China. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in Beijing and Tianjin, China. Study participants were recruited...

We investigated the role of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 52 polymorphism in the persistence of HPV infection, which is a predictor for cervical lesions. Cervical samples obtained at 6-month intervals were tested for HPV-52 in 1055 women; 41, 12, and 58 women had persistent, transient, and unclassified HPV-52 infections, respectively. HPV-52 isolates were analyzed by polymerase chain-reaction...

Effect of spirulina and Liv-52 on lead induced hypercholesteroleamia in albino rats was studied. Oral administration of lead acetate(10mg/kg body weight/day) for 30 days resulted in a significant increase(P<0.01) in the level of serum total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL Cholesterol and a significant decreases in the level of serum HDL cholesterol, when compared to normal and control group of ...

The prevalence of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) in the general population of northern Taiwan is described. A total of 343 consecutive cervical swabs from women visiting the medical center for routine gynecologic care were included. Cervical cell cytology was examined by the Papanicolaou (Pap) test, and a PCR-based hybridization gene chip analysis was used to identify HPV genotypes. The HPV prevale...

Bir sorun olarak erkek şiddetinin çözümüne ilişkin girişim ve tahayyüllerde kategorisi çoğunlukla sadece sorunla ilişkili ele alınır. Öte yandan bizzat erkeklerin kendisini de bu mücadelelerde pek görmez duymayız. Halbuki çözüme yönelik herhangi bir çaba sorunun sorumlu faillerinin dönüşümünden geçer bunun da ilk adımı çözümden ziyade sorunu tanımaktır. Bu sebeple, çalışmanın temel sorunsalını ...