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Global Health Action, 2017 Background: Myanmar has a high burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and second-line antiretroviral treatment (ART) has been available since 2008 in the public health sector.
Nang Thu Thu Kyaw +9 more
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Agricultural lung diseases. [PDF]
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2000 Agriculture is considered one of the most hazardous occupations. Organic dusts and toxic gases constitute some of the most common and potentially disabling occupational and environmental hazards. The changing patterns of agriculture have paradoxically contributed to both improved working conditions and increased exposure to respiratory hazards.
Steven R. Kirkhorn, Vincent F. Garry
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Tobacco Induced Diseases, 2018 Background and challenges to implementation In India, more than 275 million adults use tobacco, which kills 1.2 million of these every year. More than one-quarter of India´s youth begin tobacco use before they are 16 years old and 85% of all users begin
Ashish Kumar Pandey +5 more
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Nrf2 deficiency influences susceptibility to steroid resistance via HDAC2 reduction [PDF]
, 2010 Abnormal lung inflammation and oxidant burden are associated with a significant reduction in histone deacetylase 2 (HDAC2) abundance and steroid resistance.
Adenuga +33 more
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Low-dose intestinal Trichuris muris infection alters the lung immune microenvironment and can suppress allergic airway inflammation [PDF]
, 2016 Immunological cross talk between mucosal tissues such as the intestine and the lung is poorly defined during homeostasis and disease. Here, we show that a low-dose infection with the intestinally restricted helminth parasite Trichuris muris results in ...
Antignano, Frann +5 more
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European Respiratory Review, 2022 Parasitic lung diseases are caused by a number of parasites as a result of transient passage in the lung or as a result of an immunologic reaction. The clinical presentation may be in the form of focal or cystic lesions, pleural effusion or diffuse pulmonary infiltrates. With increasing globalisation, it is important to consider parasitic infections in
Jaffar A. Al-Tawfiq +2 more
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CEA, CYFRA 21-1, NSE, and ProGRP in the diagnosis of lung cancer: a multivariate approach [PDF]
, 2008 We retrospectively studied the single and combined diagnostic value of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), cytokeratin fragment 19 (CYFRA 21-1), neuron specific enolase (NSE) and pro-gastrin-releasing peptide (ProGRP), which were routinely analysed in ...
Barak +21 more
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Eur Respir JFungal lung disease encompasses a wide spectrum of organisms and associated clinical conditions, presenting a significant global health challenge. The type and severity of disease are determined by underlying host immunity and infecting fungal strain.
Jaggi TK +9 more
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Nonhuman Primate Models of Respiratory Disease: Past, Present, and Future. [PDF]
, 2017 The respiratory system consists of an integrated network of organs and structures that primarily function for gas exchange. In mammals, oxygen and carbon dioxide are transmitted through a complex respiratory tract, consisting of the nasal passages ...
Miller, Lisa +3 more
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Occupational lung disease [PDF]
Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 2013 Occupational medicine represents the interface between work and health. As such, its breadth encompasses issues of clinical medicine, epidemiology, occupational hygiene, toxicology, ethics, and the law. The diagnosis of an occupational lung disease has implications not only for the health of the worker, but also in some circumstances for the health of
P T Reid, P A Reid
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