INTRODUCTION The activity of erythrocyte transketolase induced by thiamine pyrophosphate and normalized to age of the patient is a marker of thiamine metabolism disturbances with pathological consequences in the central and peripheral nervous system. The measurement of erythrocyte transketolase activity enables evaluation of the thiamine status and therapeutic decisions in the disorders of the ...

Peripheral neuropathy is an important factor of disability in the elderly. In order to learn more on the usefulness of intensive evaluation of patients over 65 years of age with subacute or chronic disabling peripheral neuropathy, we reviewed the clinical and nerve biopsy findings of the last 100 patients of this age group who suffered from a peripheral neuropathy severe enough to justify perfo...

Background and objectives: Diabetes is a metabolic disease with hyperglycemia, decrease in insulin secretion or de-sensitization of peripheral cells to insulin.Onosmadichroanthum is a species of Boraginaceae and is used in traditional medicine for its anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibiotic properties, however data on its anti-diabetic effects ...

This study aimed to investigate alcoholic beverages drinking and predictive factors among female students. The participants were 377 subjects from 3 high schools in a tourist province, of Thailand. Data collection was done through self-administered questionnaire. Scales of the questionnaire had reliability coefficients ranging from 0.84 - 0.88. The data were analyzed by using descriptive and in...

BACKGROUND Increasing alcohol taxes has proven effective in reducing alcohol consumption, but the effects of alcohol sales taxes on sales of specific alcoholic beverages have received little research attention. Data on sales are generally less subject to reporting biases than self-reported patterns of alcohol consumption. OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess the effects of Maryland's July 1, 2011 th...

Drinking practices vary substantially among different countries. An understanding of such differences can help researchers, clinicians, and policymakers develop prevention, diagnostic, and treatment measures as well as overall alcohol policies that are appropriate for a given country. Accordingly, researchers have conducted cross-cultural analyses of drinking patterns and practices. Three count...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of primary liver cancer. It mainly occurs in patients with chronic diseases such as cirrhosis caused by hepatitis B or C infections, well alcoholics. HCC one highly malignant neoplasms. Extrahepatic metastases are seen 64% HCC, but to brain and skull extremely rare. Here, case a 45-year-old male who presented left III, IV, VI, IX, X, XII cr...

1Division of Gastroenterology, Ospedale di Acireale, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale di Catania, Catania, Italy 2Liver Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Tel-Aviv, Israel 3School of Public Health, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel 4Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnologies, University of Catania, Catania, Italy 5Center for Human Nutrition and Atkins Center...