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Causes and consequences of hyperglycemia in critical illness.
Carbohydrates Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 10(4):498-503, July 2007.
Falciglia, Mercedes
Abstract:
Purpose of review: This article reviews recent epidemiologic and intervention studies addressing the impact of hyperglycemia on morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. It also discusses a growing body of literature examining why […]

WASHINGTON (AP) The parents of 12-year-old Michelle Cedillo asked a federal court Monday to find that their child’s autism was caused by common childhood vaccines, a precedent-setting case that could pave the way for thousands of autistic children to receive compensation from a government fund set up to help people injured by the shots. […]

BEIJING (AP) China played down international concerns about tainted food exports on Tuesday, saying the problems were not as bad as reported and displaying seized counterfeit products to show authorities were enforcing safety protections.
To make its case, the government organized a rare visit by more than 100 foreign and domestic reporters to a […]

Endocannabinoid system in cancer cachexia.
Nutrition in wasting disease Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition & Metabolic Care. 10(4):443-448, July 2007.
Osei-Hyiaman, Douglas
Abstract:
Purpose of review: More than 60% of advanced cancer patients suffer from anorexia and cachexia. This review focuses on the possible mechanisms by which the endocannabinoid system antagonizes cachexia-anorexia processes in cancer patients and […]

The growth of most plants depends on the presence of sufficient amounts of nitrogen contained in the soil. However, a family of plants, the legumes, is partially free of this constraint thanks to its ability to live in association with soil bacteria of the Rhizobium, genus, capable of fixing nitrogen from the air. When these […]