We report here2 cases of patients with Sjögren’s syndrome with dry mouth that were successfully treated with cevimeline hydrochloride. The first case was diagnosed as Sjogren’s syndrome at our clinic, and the saliva secretion increased by more than three-fold following oral cevemeline hydrochloride. The second case was diagnosed at another hospital, and the saliva secretion was increased by mor...

feat, it seemed reasonable to assume that accessibility and distribution of abortion services in Canada would increase because all independent health care facilities could now offer the procedure without criminal penalties. However, while decriminalization and regulation under the Health Act gave abortion the same status as other medical procedures, controversy over its existence and its delive...

Since a safe and effective mass vaccination program against dengue fever is not presently available, a good way to prevent and control dengue outbreaks depends mainly on controlling the mosquito vectors. Aedes aegypti mosquito populations can be monitored and reduced by using ovitraps baited with organic infusions. A series of laboratory experiments were conducted which demonstrated that the ba...

Psoriasis is a immune mediated disease that affects skin characterized by hyperproliferation and inflammation of the skin. It is the most common chronic inflammatory skin disease, affecting about 2% of the general population. Skin is a major target of oxidative stress due to reactive oxygen species (ROS). This study was aimed to show that ROS play a significant role in pathogenesis of psoriasis...

The British Bangladeshi community is one of the youngest and fastest growing ethnic minority groups in the UK. Many report poor socio-economic and health profiles with the existence of substantial health inequalities, particularly in relation to type 2 diabetes. Although there is compelling evidence for the effectiveness of lifestyle interventions in the prevention of type 2 diabetes, there is ...

The title compound, C(19)H(18)Cl(2)N(2)O(5), was synthesized by the reaction of N'-(3,4-dichloro-benzyl-idene)-3,4,5-trimethoxy-benzo-hydrazide and acetic anhydride. The oxadiazole ring makes dihedral angles of 82.82 (7) and 9.92 (7)° with the 3,4-dichloro-benzene and the 3,4,5-trimethoxy-benzene ring planes, respectively. The crystal structure is stabilized by inter-molecular C-H⋯ O and C-H⋯ N...

IN THE TITLE SYDNONE COMPOUND [SYSTEMATIC NAME: 3-(2,3-dimethyl-5-oxo-1-phenyl-2,5-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1,2,3-oxadiazol-3-ium-5-olate], C(13)H(12)N(4)O(3), the oxadiazole and pyrazole rings are essentially planar [maximum deviations = 0.006 (1) and 0.019 (1) Å, respectively] and are inclined at inter-planar angles of 37.84 (4) and 46.60 (4)°, respectively, with respect to the benzene ring. ...

We have performed molecular dynamics simulations of a 2,5-bis-(p-hydroxyphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole mesogen (ODBP-Ph-C(7)) at a fully atomistic level for a range of temperatures within the region that has experimentally been assigned to a biaxial nematic phase. Analysis of the data shows that the simulated nematic phase is biaxial but that the degree of biaxiality is small. The simulations show al...

Inflammation and infection downregulate the activity and expression of cytochrome P450s (P450s) and other drug metabolizing enzymes (DMEs) involved in hepatic drug clearance. Schistosoma mansoni infection was reported to cause a downregulation of hepatic P450-dependent activities in mouse liver, but little is known about the specific enzymes affected or whether phase II DMEs are also affected. ...

Acinar cell tumors of the pancreas are uncommon and they include acinar cell carcinomas, acinar cell cystadenocarcinomas and acinar cell cystadenomas (ACCs) (1-5). These tumors are composed of typical round or cylindrical cells with eosinophilic periodic acid stain (PAS)positive cytoplasmic granules. On immunohistochemical analysis, they express pancreatic enzymes, and electron microscopy demon...