BACKGROUND The annual burden of disease caused indoor air pollution, including polluted outdoor air used to ventilate indoor spaces, is estimated to correspond to a loss of over 2 million healthy life years in the European Union (EU). Based on measurements of the European Environment Agency (EEA), approximately 90 % of EU citizens live in areas where the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelin...

Worldwide, food allergies and anaphylaxis are increasing at a faster rate than any other allergic disorders, affecting up to 4% of adults and 8% of children. Most allergic reactions to foods can be attributed to a few food groups including seafood, which form important protein sources in Africa. The move to healthier eating habits that promote seafood consumption has resulted in more frequent r...

how to cite this article: fayyazi a, khajeh a, bagheri m, ahmadi s. acute hydrocephaly following methadone intoxication in a child. iranian journal of childneurology 2012;6(1):35-38. infantile methadone intoxication has been on the rise since the usage of methadone in opioid detoxification programs. we report a 30-month-old child with encephalopathy and acute hydrocephaly following methadone in...

Microarray analysis of mRNA changes due to up-regulated and down-regulated polymorphonulear leucocyte (PMNL) gene responses to toxicant exposure have been proposed to permit the assessment of toxicant visceral tissue effects and gene responses in rodent models and human exposure situations. The use of PMNL as surrogates for toxicant target organs such as lung, brain and liver has been used to d...