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Best Evidence Aside: Why Trump’s Executive Order Makes America Less Healthy

. . Gostin LO. . Hastings Cent Rep. 2017 Mar;47(2):5-6. doi: 10.1002/hast.681. Abstract What are the health impacts of President Trump’s January 27, 2017, executive order suspending the resettlement of refugees and temporarily banning entry of nationals from Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia, and Yemen? Even if the President’s constitutional arguments are credible, the …

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Metanil yellow promotes oxidative stress, astrogliosis, and apoptosis in the cerebellar cortex of adult male rat with possible protective effect of scutellarin: A histological and immunohistochemical study

. . Tawfeek SE, Shalaby AM, Alabiad MA, Albackoosh AAA, Albakoush KMM, Omira MMA. . Tissue Cell. 2021 Aug 17;73:101624. doi: 10.1016/j.tice.2021.101624. Online ahead of print. Abstract Metanil yellow is a food dye that has harmful impacts on different body systems. Scutellarin has antioxidant, antiapoptotic, and anti-inflammatory activities. The aim of the current research was …

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Bio-evaluation of the role of chitosan and curcumin nanoparticles in ameliorating genotoxicity and inflammatory responses in rats’ gastric tissue followed hydroxyapatite nanoparticles’ oral uptake

. . Mosa IF, Abd HH, Abuzreda A, Assaf N, Yousif AB. . Toxicol Res (Camb). 2020 Aug 3;9(4):493-508. doi: 10.1093/toxres/tfaa054. 2020 Jul. Abstract Hydroxyapatite has been extensively used in tissue engineering due to its osteogenic potency, but its present toxicological facts are relatively insufficient. Here, the possible gastric toxicity of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles was evaluated …

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Carbapenemase Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in Tunisia: History of Thirteen Years of Challenge

. . Dziri O, Dziri R, Ali El Salabi A, Chouchani C. . Infect Drug Resist. 2020 Nov 23;13:4177-4191. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S259562. 2020. Abstract The wide spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria, particularly carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (CR-GNB), constitutes a major public health threat worldwide, owing to the limited therapeutic options. This review will describe and uncover the Tunisian …

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Hereditary nonsyndromic gingival fibromatosis: report of family case series

. . Peeran SW, Ramalingam K, Peeran SA, Mugrabi MH, Abdulla KA. . Case Rep Dent. 2013;2013:835989. doi: 10.1155/2013/835989. Epub 2013 Sep 26. Abstract Hereditary gingival fibromatosis (HGF) is a rare, benign disorder with slowly progressive enlargement of maxillary and mandibular gingiva. Herewith, we report the first case series of HGF presenting among mother and …

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Utilizing Monte Carlo Computations to Estimate Radiation Doses From Some Cosmetics

. . Orabi M, Abdurahem OA, Sherif M. . Health Phys. 2018 Sep;115(3):382-386. doi: 10.1097/HP.0000000000000884. Abstract Monte Carlo simulations are exploited to assess the annual radiation doses from some cosmetics due to the radioactive decay series of U and Th and to the radionuclide K. The measured radioactivity concentrations are entered into simulation codes modeled …

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Acaricidal activity against Ixodes ricinus nymphs of essential oils from the Libyan plants Artemisia herba alba, Origanum majorana and Juniperus phoenicea

. . Elmhalli F, Garboui SS, Karlson AKB, Mozūraitis R, Baldauf SL, Grandi G. . Vet Parasitol Reg Stud Reports. 2021 Apr;24:100575. doi: 10.1016/j.vprsr.2021.100575. Epub 2021 Apr 23. Abstract Ixodes ricinus (L.) (Acari: Ixodidae) is a major vector for the transmission of several important human pathogens. The aim of the present study was to evaluate …

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Epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori infection among the healthy population in Iran and countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region: a systematic review of prevalence and risk factors

. . Eshraghian A. . World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Dec 14;20(46):17618-25. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17618. Abstract AIM: To investigate the epidemiology of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection among the healthy asymptomatic population in Iran and countries of the Eastern Mediterranean Region. METHODS: A computerized English language literature search of PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Scopus, and Google …

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A review of the infection-associated cancers in North African countries

. . Hussein WM, Anwar WA, Attaleb M, Mazini L, Försti A, Trimbitas RD, Khyatti M. . Infect Agent Cancer. 2016 Aug 10;11:35. doi: 10.1186/s13027-016-0083-8. 2016. Abstract Cancer is typically classified as a leading non-communicable disease; however, infectious agents, such as Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV) and human …

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Fractional CO2 laser, platelet rich plasma and narrow band ultraviolet B in the treatment of Vitiligo (A randomized clinical trial)

. . Afify AA, Zuelfakkar NM, Eshafi MA. . Lasers Med Sci. 2021 Sep;36(7):1479-1486. doi: 10.1007/s10103-020-03195-9. Epub 2020 Nov 25. Abstract Vitiligo is a chronic acquired disease. Various therapeutic strategies are available but with variable degrees of success. Fractional CO2 laser is claimed to be effective in the treatment of refractory non-segmental vitiligo. Platelet-rich plasma …

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