Public Health and Epidemiology
Serum Penicillin G Levels Are Lower Than Expected in Adults within Two Weeks of Administration of 1.2 Million Units
Authors: Michael P. Broderick, Christian J. Hansen, Kevin L. Russell, Edward L. Kaplan, Jeffrey L. Blumer, Dennis J. Faix DOI:...
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Alcohol Worsens Acute Lung Injury by Inhibiting Alveolar Sodium Transport through the Adenosine A1 Receptor
Authors: Laura Dada, Angel R. Gonzalez, Daniela Urich, Saul Soberanes, Tomas S. Manghi, Sergio E. Chiarella, Navdeep S. Chandel, G....
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Consequences of Ongoing Civil Conflict in Somalia: Evidence for Public Health Responses
Authors: Debarati Guha-Sapir, Ruwan Ratnayake DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000108 Abstract Summary Field data reveals Somalia’s population faces critical vulnerability from ongoing conflict....
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Can a One-Item Mood Scale Do the Trick? Predicting Relapse over 5.5-Years in Recurrent Depression
Authors: Gerard D. van Rijsbergen, Claudi L. H. Bockting, Matthias Berking, Maarten W. J. Koeter, Aart H. Schene DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046796...
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Endemic Foci of the Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever Spirochete Borrelia crocidurae in Mali, West Africa, and the Potential for Human Infection
Authors: Tom G. Schwan, Jennifer M. Anderson, Job E. Lopez, Robert J. Fischer, Sandra J. Raffel, Brandi N. McCoy, David...
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Waist Circumference and Body Mass Index as Predictors of Health Care Costs
Authors: Betina Højgaard, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Kim Rose Olsen, Jes Søgaard, Thorkild I. A. Sørensen DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002619 Abstract Summary Waist circumference...
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A Newly Emerged Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Focus in Northern Israel and Two New Reservoir Hosts of Leishmania major
Authors: Roy Faiman, Ibrahim Abbasi, Charles Jaffe, Yoav Motro, Abdelmagid Nasereddin, Lionel F. Schnur, Moshe Torem, Francine Pratlong, Jean-Pierre Dedet,...
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Protection against Diarrhea Associated with Giardia intestinalis Is Lost with Multi-Nutrient Supplementation: A Study in Tanzanian Children
Authors: Jacobien Veenemans, Theo Mank, Maarten Ottenhof, Amrish Baidjoe, Erasto V. Mbugi, Ayse Y. Demir, Jos P. M. Wielders, Huub...
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Sporotrichosis in Sub-Himalayan India
Authors: Santwana Verma, Ghanshyam K. Verma, Gagandeep Singh, Anil Kanga, Vinay Shanker, Digvijay Singh, Poonam Gupta, Kiran Mokta, Vinita Sharma...
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Predictors of Poor Perinatal Outcome following Maternal Perception of Reduced Fetal Movements – A Prospective Cohort Study
Authors: Philip J. Dutton, Lynne K. Warrander, Stephen A. Roberts, Giovanna Bernatavicius, Louise M. Byrd, David Gaze, Josh Kroll, Rebecca...
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