Although an influenza vaccine has been available for 70 years, influenza virus still causes seasonal epidemics and worldwide pandemics.Currently available vaccines elicit strain-specific antibody responses to the surface haemagglutinin (HA) and neuraminidase (NA) proteins, but these can be ineffective against serologically-distinct viral variants a
Recently, the application of herbal medicine for the prevention and treatment of diseases has gained increasing attention.Essential oils (EOs) are generally known to exert various pharmacological effects, such as antiallergic, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and immunomodulatory effects.Current literature involving in vitro and in vivo studies indic
This study described the epidemiological characteristics of victims of accidents VOLUMIZER involving motorcycles, attended by the Mobile Emergency Service (SAMU-192) in the city of Recife (PE) in 2006.This is a descriptive cross-sectional study that analyzed a sample of 703 cases.The results showed that 81.8% were male, aged 20 to 29 years.It was n
Schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease of medical and veterinary importance, transmitted Foot Care through specific freshwater snail intermediate hosts, is targeted for elimination in several endemic regions in sub-Saharan Africa.Multi-disciplinary methods are required for both human and environmental diagnostics to certify schistosomiasis e