Abstract Background Given the recent legalization of recreational and medical marijuana in different states, there is an increasing exposure children teenagers to products which has led increase health care visits hospitalizations. Our drug testing algorithm uses immunoassay test for initial urinary screening (UDS) followed by automatic confirmatory only when a positive UDS result obtained. The...

Q What is a 504 plan? Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability. A 504 plan, then, is a legal document designed to ensure that students with a disability such as diabetes can manage their condition at school and receive the same education as other kids. The plan, which applies to all public schools and any private schoo...

HSP90 inhibitors are currently undergoing clinical evaluation in combination with antimitotic drugs in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but little is known about the cellular effects of this novel drug combination. Therefore, we investigated the molecular mechanism of action of IPI-504 (retaspimycin HCl), a potent and selective inhibitor of HSP90, in combination with the microtubule targetin...

OBJECTIVE To assess the overall caesarean section (CS) rate, indications and outcomes in a tertiary hospital in North-western Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study carried out over a period of two years. All patients who had caesarean section at any time within the day were noted and followed up till discharge. The socio-demographic data, types of CS, anaesthesia, indications...

Correspondence to: Eric Lazartigues, PhD Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine, Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 1901 Perdido Street, P7-1 New Orleans, LA 70112 Phone number: (504) 568-3210 Fax number: (504) 568-2361 E-mail address: [email protected] Articles in PresS. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol (June 3, 2009). doi:10.1152/ajp...