Impacts of Climate Changes on Management Policy of the Harbors, LandAreas and Wetlands in the Sao Paulo State Coastline (Brazil)

A. Pezzoli, P. Alfredini, E. Arasaki, M. Rosso and W. C. de Sousa Jr.

Santosharbor and São Sebastião Oil Maritime Terminal are the most important oil and gas facility in the São Paulo State Coastline. Santosharbor had, in the last decade, increase..Voir plus»

Disappointing Worldwide Obesity Treatment Statistics: The hCG Method Deserves an Unbiased Review

Daniel Oscar Belluscio*

The obesity epidemic is devastating the social and healthcare structure of developed and underdeveloped nations. In developed countries, obesity accounts for 1 out of 3 individu..Voir plus»

Incidence and Correlates of Hypoglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes. The Hypos-1 Study

Carlo B Giorda, Alessandro Ozzello, Sandro Gentile, Andrea Corsi, Rossella Iannarelli, Fabio Baccetti, Giuseppe Lucisano, Antonio Nicolucci and Maria Chiara Rossi, On behalf the HYPOS-1 Study Group

Background: To evaluate the incidence of severe and symptomatic hypoglycemia in type 2 diabetes and identify their correlates.

Materials and methods: ..Voir plus»

Canine Glycosylated Hemoglobin Stability at Room and Refrigerator Temperatures over Ten Days

Chao-Nan Lin, Bi-Ling Su, Yu-Ching Chen, Ming-Tang Chiou, Chi-Hsien Chien, Ting-Han Lin and Shu-Yun Chiang

Background: Artifactual changes in blood may occur when the analysis time is delayed or an incorrect sample storage method is used. These changes may seriously interfere with bi..Voir plus»

Identification of a Pharmacological Inducer of Lipoic Acid Synthase that Impacts Mitochondrial Function: Metabolic Benefits and Body Weight Loss without Changes in Caloric Intake

Indira Padmalayam, Rebecca Hamm, D. Srinivas Reddy, Debnath Bhuniya, Angela Vines, Sujatha Seenu, Ranjan Chakrabarti, Uday Saxena and Sivaram Pillarisetti

Objective: Lipoic Acid Synthase (LASY) was recently shown to play a critical role in inflammation, mitochondrial function and insulin resistance. In this study using a pharmacol..Voir plus»

A Modified Technique of Laparoscopic Ovarian Drilling for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Using Harmonic Scalpel

Ahmed AM Nasr, Abd El-Naser, Abd El-Gaber Ali, Mohamed Abd El-Sattar, A Abd El Mgeed and Mohammad M Abolfotouh

Objective: To review our experience with a modified technique of laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD) using harmonic scalpel as a new energy modality and to compare its effect wi..Voir plus»