ELIMINATING ARTIFICIAL TRANS FATTY ACIDS IN ARGENTINA: ESTIMATED EFFECTS ON THE BURDEN OF CORONARY HEART DISEASE AND COSTS

Eliminating artificial trans fatty acids in Argentina: estimated effects on the burden of coronary heart disease and costs

Abstract Objective To estimate the impact of Argentine policies to reduce trans fatty acids (TFA) on coronary heart disease (CHD), disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and associated health-care costs.Methods We estimated the baseline intake of TFA before 2004 to be 1.5% of total energy intake.We built a policy model including baseline intake of

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Evaluating the relationship between smartphone addiction/overuse and musculoskeletal pain among medical students at Qassim University

Background: Smartphone use has greatly increased in recent days, and most of the daily tasks are done through these devices.As a result, long time use may involve bad posture that may result in musculoskeletal pain.Therefore, it is important to evaluate the association between addiction/overuse of smartphones and Hobby Paint musculoskeletal pain.Ai

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Acinetobacter baumannii Can Survive with an Outer Membrane Lacking Lipooligosaccharide Due to Structural Support from Elongasome Peptidoglycan Synthesis

ABSTRACT Gram-negative bacteria resist external stresses due to cell envelope rigidity, which is provided by two membranes and a peptidoglycan layer.The outer membrane (OM) surface contains lipopolysaccharide (LPS; contains O-antigen) or lipooligosaccharide (LOS).LPS/LOS are essential in most Gram-negative bacteria and may contribute to cellular ri

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