NUTRITIONAL RICKETS AMONG CHILDREN ADMITTED WITH SEVERE PNEUMONIA AT MULAGO HOSPITAL, UGANDA: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Nutritional rickets among children admitted with severe pneumonia at Mulago hospital, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background There’s abundant sunshine in the tropics but severe rickets is still observed.Nutritional rickets is associated with an increased risk of acute lower respiratory infections.Pneumonia is the leading Walking Boots cause of death in the under 5 -year old children with the highest burden in developing countries.Both Pneumonia and

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American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Panama: a historical review of entomological studies on anthropophilic Lutzomyia sand fly species

Abstract We review existing information on the epidemiology of American Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (ACL) in Panama, with emphasis on the bionomics of anthropophilic Lutzomyia sand fly species.Evidence from Panamanian studies suggests that there are six anthropophilic species in the country: Lutzomyia trapidoi, Lu.panamensis, Lu.gomezi, Lu.ylephiletor,

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The Central Reinforcing Properties of Ethanol Are Mediated by Endogenous Opioid Systems: Effects of Mu and Kappa Opioid Antagonists.

Endogenous opioid systems are implicated in the reinforcing effects of ethanol and may play a substantial role in modulating the central reinforcing effects of ethanol early in ontogeny.This possibility was explored in the present study through the use of an olfactory conditioning paradigm with centrally administered ethanol serving as an unconditi

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