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MPs are potentially a cause of medication-overuse headache, and not to be seen as innocent in this regard. Numbers presumptively affected in Nepal are low but not negligible. This pioneering project provides a starting point for further research to provide needed guidance on use of medicinal plants for headache.

MPs are potentially a cause of…[Read more]

To examine the role of total mercury (T-Hg) in placenta as a biomarker of prenatal mercury (Hg) exposure and determine the association between prenatal Hg exposure and risk for neural tube defects (NTDs) in offspring.

Total Hg concentrations in placental tissue were detected in 408 NTD cases and 593 healthy controls enrolled in Shanxi…[Read more]

1 locus. This gene encodes a taurine transporter whose involvement in myocardial dysfunction and DCM is supported by numerous observations in humans and animals. At the 22q11.23 locus, in silico and data mining annotations, and to a lesser extent functional analysis, strongly suggest SMARCB1 as the candidate culprit gene.

This study…[Read more]

Finally, we make suggestions for the next step for qualitative research in social pharmacy.

The individual scheduling of the operating rooms (ORs) has a significant influence on postoperative care at hospital facilities. We studied the effect of incorporating postoperative departments in the decision process with regard to scheduling ORs and…[Read more]

Vulvovaginal atrophy (VVA) is a chronic disease that mostly occurs in postmenopausal women. After menopause, insufficient sex hormones affect the anatomy of the vagina and cause drastic physiological changes. The main histopathological studies of VVA show that postmenopausal estrogen deficiency can lead to the increase of intermediate/parabasal…[Read more]