Cadmium and high vitamin A intake are both proposed risk factors for low bone mineral density (BMD), but potential interactions have not been studied. Within the Women’s Health in the Lund Area, a population-based study in southern Sweden,wemeasured retinol in serumamong 606womenaged 54–64 y. Data onBMDwere measured byDXAat the distal forearm. Parathyroid hormone (PTH), bone alkaline phosphatase (bALP), and osteocalcin in serum and deoxypyridinoline (DPD) and cadmium in urine were...

Wiad Lek. 1998;51 Suppl 3:114-9. [Studies on the behavior of some immunologic parameters after local, endoscopic autohemotherapy in children treated for vesicoureteral reflux]. [Article in Polish] Paradysz A, Hyla-Klekot L, Wielicki Z. Source II Katedry i Kliniki Urologii Slaskiej, Akademii Medycznej w Katowicach. Abstract Evaluation of the effect of autologous blood injection into muscular layer on the immune system in children who were treated endoscopically for vesicoureteral...

Foam cell formation is the hallmark of early atherosclerosis. Lipid uptake by scavenger receptors (SR) in macrophages initiates chronic proinflammatory cascades linked to atherosclerosis. It has been reported that the upregulation of cholesterol efflux may be protective in the development of atherosclerosis. Ellagic acid, a polyphenolic compound mostly found in berries, walnuts, and pomegranates, possesses antioxidative, growth-inhibiting and apoptosis-promoting activities in cancer...

We hypothesized that interindividual variability in the bioavailability of caffeic acid (CA) would influence its anticolitic efficacy and that mice may be appropriate for modeling human gut microbial metabolism of CA, which is thought to influence CA bioavailability. Anaerobic human fecal and mouse cecal sample mixtures were incubated with CA derivatives from Echinacea purpurea and compound disappearance rates were measured, which were similar in both sample types. CA metabolism,...

Summary: Why have the predicted global oil and natural gas shortages and demise of civilization by 2010 related to these vanishing supplies not occurred? The static view has created a pessimistic outlook based on historical perspective such as the Hubbert curve analysis which results in the inescapable and inevitable depletion that will result in catastrophic consequences for civilization. A new paradigm, a dynamic or petroleum system view demonstrates a different and more optimistic...

Cured from Crohn's disease with Auto-hemotherapy My name is Jose Luiz Dutra, I am now 77 years old and live in the city of Salvador, state of Bahia, Brazil. Crohn's disease is considered incurable and is characterised by a bowel ulcer, great discomfort of the intestinal flow, weight loss and negative psychological effects. For over 10 years, I was suffering from this disease, taking traditional medicines, such as azulfim, mesacol, etc, without any improvement and having...