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Multisectoral Convergence of Food, Nutrition and Sanitation Programs for Child Health: Evidence From Country‐Level Programs in India

open access: yesApplied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper underscores the critical role of multisectoral convergence in enhancing child health, particularly in addressing anemia, a micronutrient deficiency linked to both diet and sanitation. We explore how the integration of nationwide food and nutrition programs with sanitation initiatives impacts anemia in Indian children under three ...
Soumya Gupta, Payal Seth, Prabhu Pingali
wiley   +1 more source

Insecticide-treated bednets for the prevention of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Cambodia: a cluster-randomized trial.

open access: yes, 2006
OBJECTIVES: To validate and quantify the impact of insecticide-treated bednets (ITN) on malaria morbidity and mortality in Cambodia. METHODS: A paired, cluster-randomized trial of ITN was conducted in Rattanakiri, North East Cambodia.
Alexander, N   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Expanding horizons for clinical applications of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, and related structural analogues

open access: yesDrugs in Context, 2019
Several experimental and clinical studies have transformed the traditional antimalarial role of chloroquine (CHQ) and related structural analogues to potent therapeutic agents for a host of nonmalarial indications.
Ashutosh M Shukla, Aparna Wagle Shukla
doaj   +1 more source

The COVID-19 Treatment Landscape: A South African Perspective on a Race Against Time

open access: yesFrontiers in Medicine, 2021
The pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 has infected more than 94 million people worldwide (as of 17 January 2020). Severe disease is believed to be secondary to the cytokine release syndrome (CRS or “cytokine storm”) which causes local tissue damage as well ...
Candice Laverne Hendricks   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decoding the Pathophysiology of Autoimmune Diseases—Mechanism, Triggers, and Nanotherapeutics: A Review

open access: yesAdvanced NanoBiomed Research, EarlyView.
This review highlights how autoimmune diseases arise from intertwined immunological, genetic, and environmental factors, emphasizing gut microbiota dysbiosis as a pivotal driver. It outlines emerging nanotechnology‐based strategies—such as liposomes, hydrogels, and polymeric nanoparticles—that enhance targeted drug delivery, minimize systemic toxicity,
Md. Meraj Ansari   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blood shizonticidal activities of phenazines and naphthoquinoidal compounds against Plasmodium falciparum in vitro and in mice malaria studies

open access: yesMemorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2014
Due to the recent advances of atovaquone, a naphthoquinone, through clinical trials as treatment for malarial infection, 19 quinone derivatives with previously reported structures were also evaluated for blood schizonticide activity against the malaria ...
Nicolli Bellotti de Souza   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fixed drug eruption at a dermatology clinic in Lagos, Nigeria

open access: yesJournal of Clinical Sciences, 2015
Background: Fixed drug eruption (FDE) is common cutaneous drug eruption characterized by the development of one or more annular, oval, erythematous, and hyperpigmented patches as a result of systemic exposure to a drug.
Olusola Olabisi Ayanlowo
doaj   +1 more source

Clinically Relevant Interactions between Atypical Antipsychotics and Anti-Infective Agents

open access: yesPharmaceuticals, 2020
This is a comprehensive review of the literature on drug interactions (DIs) between atypical antipsychotics and anti-infective agents that focuses on those DIs with the potential to be clinically relevant and classifies them as pharmacokinetic (PK) or ...
Edoardo Spina   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Genome‐Guided Discovery of Antimalarial 4‐Amino‐2,4‐Pentadienoate‐Containing Cyclolipodepsipeptides

open access: yesAngewandte Chemie International Edition, EarlyView.
Halogenated and glycosylated 4‐amino‐2,4‐pentadienoate‐containing cyclolipodepsipeptides (APD‐CLDs) exhibit potent antiplasmodial activity (IC50 = 25–161 nM) against drug‐sensitive and resistant Plasmodium falciparum strains. ABSTRACT 4‐Amino‐2,4‐pentadienoate‐containing cyclolipodepsipeptides (APD‐CLDs) represent a structurally distinctive family of ...
Hartono Candra   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Health-related quality of life and depression among participants in the Sjögren's International Collaborative Clinical Alliance registry. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
ObjectiveTo examine health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and depression among participants in an international Sjögren's syndrome (SS) registry, comparing those with and without SS.MethodsCross-sectional study of participants in the Sjögren's ...
Chou, Annie   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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