At present our interpretation of dietary, biochemical and clinical findings is still inadequate to diagnose marginal or subclinical malnutrition in the elderly. There are two main types of nutritional risk; the first is long-standing, against which early-warning signs and early preventive action are needed. The second type of nutritional risk may be sudden, following medical or social stress. T...

PURPOSE There are no available tumor markers detecting primary melanoma at an early stage. The identification of such serum markers would be of significant benefit for an early diagnosis of melanoma. We recently identified glypican-3 (GPC3) as a novel tumor marker but could diagnose only 40% of melanomas. Thereby, we focused out attention on secreted protein acidic and rich in cysteine (SPARC) ...

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plant response to salinity varies at different growth stages. information on plant response to salinity at various growth stages can be used in managing saline waters for irrigation. in order to measure the quantitative response of salinity on germination of sorghum (sorghum bicolor l. moench), a greenhouse experiment was conducted in a natural saline sandy loam soil, using plastic pots with 15...

Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disorder of unknown origin that affects the lungs and mediastinal lymph nodes in most patients. The coexistence of sarcoidosis and breast cancer has been reported. An unfortunate consequence of the presence of both entities in the same patient is the risk of misdiagnosis. We report the case of a 70-year-old female with T1N0 cancer of the right breast that...

Treatment for human African trypanosomiasis is dependent on the species of trypanosome causing the disease and the stage of the disease (stage 1 defined by parasites being present in blood and lymphatics whilst for stage 2, parasites are found beyond the blood-brain barrier in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)). Currently, staging relies upon detecting the very low number of parasites or elevated w...

4. training community health extension workers and community volunteers Training CHEWs and community volunteers before MDA ensures smooth implementation. There are three phases of training. The first two-day training session is for divisional coordinators and supervisors from all over the district that will carry out MDA. The second two-day training session is for CHEWs, who are team leaders at...