The subterranean termite Reticulitermes chinensis Snyder is an important pest of trees and buildings in China. Here, we characterized genetic structure and reproductive modes of R. chinensis from China for the first time. A total of 1,875 workers from 75 collection sites in Huanggang, Changsha and Chongqing cities were genotyped at eight microsatellite loci. Analysis of genetic clusters showed ...

10.2217/14750708.5.4.451 © 2 Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) in children is a rare but often fatal event. Our knowledge of this disorder is limited by the rarity of the disorder at any single center. Initiatives are underway to accumulate the experience of several large centers in a multicenter study of pediatric FHF in children funded by the NIH (the Pediatric Acute Liver Failure Study Group)....

There are no randomized clinical trials on efficacy of Entecavir in Fulminant Hepatic Failure (FHF) due to Hepatitis B Virus (HBV). Definitive treatment of FHF remains Liver Transplant. However, availability of cadaveric donor organs is limited, and many of the patients with FHF may not be candidates for Liver Transplantation. There are only few case reports on beneficial effects of Entecavir i...

Two recent national advisory committees on Social Security recommended major shifts in Medicare financing to preserve the financial viability of the Social Security trust funds. This paper estimates the income redistribution consequences of the two proposals, in contrast to current law, using a micro-simulation model of taxes and premiums. These estimates show that while the current Medicare fi...

AIM To investigate the long-term results of liver transplantation (LT) for non-acetaminophen fulminant hepatic failure (FHF). METHODS Over a 20-year period, 29 FHF patients underwent cadaveric whole LT. Most frequent causes of FHF were hepatitis B virus and drug-related (not acetaminophen) liver failure. All surviving patients were regularly controlled at the out-patient clinic and none was l...

UNLABELLED Fulminant hepatic failure (FHF) is a clinical syndrome characterized by sudden and severe impairment of liver function. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been proposed as a promising therapeutic approach for FHF. In this study we used Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes)-primed, lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced liver injury in mice as an animal model of human FHF. We demonstrated that...

The authors examine cohort trends in childhood income volatility among U.S. children born between 1970 and 1990. In contrast to previous studies that focused mainly on period trends, the adopt a cohort-life-course perspective measure children’s exposure from birth age 17, which provides more adequate account of economic environment during early life stages. Using data Panel Study Income Dynamic...

risk factors for Fulminant Hepatic Failure (FHF) in (37.50%), and grade 2 in 25 (31.25%). Forty five children at a tertiary care hospital, Sukkur. (56.25%) patients expired. Patients with bilirubin Methodology: Retrospective review of patients 13.0±8.0 mg/dl vs 6.7±3.3 mg/dl recovered. ALT 1-14years, admitted with FHF from July 2007 to was lower in expired patients 467±381 IU/L vs June 2012, at...