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Diabetes in tropical Africa: a prospective study, 1981-7. I. Characteristics of newly presenting patients in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1981-7.

Swai, A,B.; Lutale, J.; McLarty, D.G. (1990)

Objective-To study the clinical characteristics of newly diagnosed diabetic patients in tropical Africa. Design-Prospective study of all newly diagnosed diabetic patients registered at a major urban hospital between 1 ...
Effect of a fetal surveillance unit on admission of antenatal patients to hospital

Soothill, P.W; Ajayi, R.; Campbell, S.; Gibbs, J.; Chandran, R.; Gibb, D.; Nicolaides, K.H (BMJ, 1991)

Objective-To analyse the effect of a fetal surveillance unit, which undertakes a wide range of maternal and fetal tests on an outpatient or inpatient basis, on the number and length of antenatal hospital admissions. Design-A ...
Prevalences of diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk factors in Hindujndian subcommunities in Tanzania

Ramaiya, K.L; Swai, A.B.M; McLarty, D.G; Bhopal, R.S; Alberti, K.G.M.M (American Diabetes Association, 1991)

Objectives-To seek differences in the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and other coronary heart disease risk factors, and to identify factors associated with these differences within a Hindu Indian community. Design-Population ...
AIDS surveillance in Africa

Nicoll, A.; Killewo, J. (BMJ, 1991)

Surveillance of the AIDS pandemic in Africa has always posed formidable problems for epidemiologists. Diagnostic accuracy-according to the case definitions for AIDS used in industrialised countries-is impossible to ...
A Monkey Model for Epstein Barr Virus-associated Lymphomagenesis in Human Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Feichtinger, H.; Biberfeld, G.; Weyrer, K.; Böttiger, D.; Ernberg, I.; Linde, A.; Grünewald, K; Li, S.L.; Kaaya, E.; Putkonen, P. (The Rockefeller University, 1992)

High-grade malignant nonHodgkin's lymphomas-five lymphoblastic, three pleomorphic, and two immunoblastic-developed in 10/25 cynomolgus monkeys (Macacafascicularis) followed for up to 746 d after infection with simian ...
FRelation between early introduction ofsolid food to infants and their weight and illnesses during the first two years oflife

Forsyth, J.S.; Egston, S.A.; CIark, A.; Florey, CV.; Howie, P.W. (BMJ, 1993)

Objective-To assess the relations between early introduction of solid food and infant weight, gastrointestinal illness, and allergic irnesses during the first two years oflife. Design-Prospective observational study ...
Prospective study of incidence of juvenile diabetes mellitus over 10 years in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Swai, A.B.; Lutale, J.L.; McLarty, D.G. (1993)

Objective-To ascertain the annual incidence of diabetes requiring treatment with insulin in children and adolescents aged 0-19 years in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, during a 10 year period from 1 January 1982 to 31 December ...
A comparison of magnesium sulfate with phenytoin for the prevention of eclampsia

L ucas, M.J.; L eveno, K.J.; Cunningham, F.G. (Journal of Medicine, 1995)

Abstract Background. Magnesium sulfate is used widely to prevent eclamptic seizures in pregnant women with hypertension, but few studies have compared the efficacy of magnesium sulfate with that of other drugs. ...
Nitric Oxide in Tanzanian Children with Malaria: Inverse Relationship between Malaria Severity and Nitric Oxide Production/Nitric Oxide Synthase Type 2 Expression

Anstey, N.M; Weinberg, J.B; Hassanali, M.Y; Mwaikambo, E.D; Manyenga, D.; Misukonis, M.A; Arnelle, D.R; Hollis, D.; McDonald, M.I; Granger, D.L (The Rockefeller University PressThe Rockefeller University Press, 1996)

Nitric oxide (NO)-related activity has been shown to be protective against Plasmodium fakiparum in vitro. It has been hypothesized, however, that excess NO production contributes to the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria. ...
The nature of parasuicide in Dar es salaam Tanzania

NDOSI, N.K; WAZIRI, M.C (Elsevier Science, 1997)

-In a two year period, 300 parasuicides were admitted at Muhimbifi Hospital. Socio-demo. graphic, clinical characteristics, trigger factors and employed methods were analyzed and discussed with reference to other studies. ...
Psychosocial study of epilepsy in Africa

JILEK-AALL, L.; JILEK, M.; KAAYA, J.; MKOMBACHEPA, L.; HILLARY, K. (Elsevier Science, 1997)

As documented by many authors, the social position of epileptics in many small scale societies of Africa is marginal at best, and is often characterized by rejection, discrimination, even ostracism. Such negative and ...
Lessons for life--past and present modes of sexuality education in Tanzania society

FUGLESANG, M. (Elsevier Science Ltd, 1997)

The provision of sexuality education and contraceptive services to unmarried adolescents has became a key issue in the era of AIDS. International health organizations are promoting action worldwide. In Tanzania the ...
Economic globalisation and its effect on health. Some diseases could be eradicated for the cost of a couple of fighter planes.

Unwin N; Alberti G; Aspray T; Edwards R; Mbanya JC; Sobngwi E; Mugusi F; Rashid S; Setel P; Whiting D. (1998)
Insulin resistance and hypertension in non-obese Africans in Tanzania.

Mgonda, Y.M.; Ramaiya, K.L.; Swai, A.B.; McLarty, D.G.; Alberti, K.G. (American Hearts Association, 1998)

Insulin sensitivity was assessed using a glucose-insulin infusion test in 15 newly diagnosed non-obese hypertensive black Tanzanians with normal glucose tolerance and in 15 normotensive control subjects matched for age, ...
Anaemia in Women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Massawe, SN; Urassa, EN; Nystrom, L; Lindmark, G (AJOL, 2002)
Clastosome: a subtype of nuclear body enriched in 19S and 20S proteasomes, ubiquitin, and protein substrates of proteasome.

Lafarga, M.; Berciano, M.T.; Pena, E.; Mayo, I.; Castaño, J.G.; Bohmann, D.; Rodrigues, J.P.; Tavanez, J.P.; Carmo-Fonseca, M. (2002)

Nuclear bodies represent a heterogeneous class of nuclear structures. Herein, we describe that a subset of nuclear bodies is highly enriched in components of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway of proteolysis. We coined the ...
Public health workforce: challenges and policy issues

Beaglehole, R.; Poz, M.R.D (BioMed Central, 2003)

This paper reviews the challenges facing the public health workforce in developing countries and the main policy issues that must be addressed in order to strengthen the public health workforce. The public health workforce ...
Disclosure of cancer diagnosis and prognosis in Northern Tanzania

Harris, J.J; Shao, J.; Sugarman, J. (Elsevier Science, 2003)

Whether to tell patients with cancer about their diagnoses and prognoses is a matter of great debate. While many argue the importance of giving this information to facilitate informed decision-making, others argue that ...
Quality care at the end of life in Africa.

Sepulveda, C.; Habiyambere, V.; Amandua, J.; Borok, M.; Kikule, E.; Mudanga, B.; Ngoma, T.; Solomon, B. (2003)

Each year about 0.5% of the total population in Botswana, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe die from HIV/AIDS or cancer. The members of a WHO project to improve palliative care in these countries discuss their ...
Surveillance of antimicrobial resistance at a tertiary hospital in Tanzania

Blomberg, B.; Mwakagile, D.S.M; Urassa, W.K; Maselle, S.Y; Mashurano, M.; Digranes, A.; Harthug, S.; Langeland, N. (BioMed Central, 2004)

Background: Antimicrobial resistance is particularly harmful to infectious disease management in low-income countries since expensive second-line drugs are not readily available. The objective of this study was to implement ...

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