conclusions fear of neighborhood violence is a contributing factor to increased risk of obesity for female african american youth who live in disadvantaged areas. this finding has implications for prevention of obesity among african american women who are at highest risk for obesity in the united states. initiatives that enhance neighborhood safety are critical strategies for obesity prevention...

Tetrazolium violet is a tetrazolium salt and has been proposed as an antitumor agent. In this study, we reported for the first time that tetrazolium violet not only inhibited human lung cancer A549 cell proliferation but also induced apoptosis and blocked cell cycle progression in the G1 phase. The results showed that tetrazolium violet significantly decreased the viability of A549 cells at 5-1...

The recent observation of a sharp selective bactericidal property possessed by gentian violet 1 raised the question as to which part of the gentian violet molecule was responsible for the sensitive affinity. It seemed wise to attack this problem by studying substances closely allied to gentian violet in chemical structure, 2 and the results obtained will be briefly reported in the present commu...

conclusions vo can be presented as a safe, well-tolerated, and effective herbal preparation in patients with chronic insomnia. results improvements in sleep and isi scores were significantly greater in patients after a month receiving vo drop in comparison with before starting treatment (p < 0.05). a few patients reported some complications about vo consumption, most of which were mild and no s...

The recent observation of a sharp selective bactericidal property possessed by gentian violet 1 raised the question as to which part of the gentian violet molecule was responsible for the sensitive affinity. It seemed wise to attack this problem by studying substances closely allied to gentian violet in chemical structure, 2 and the results obtained will be briefly reported in the present commu...