N-methyl-2-pyridone-5-carboxamide (2PY, a major metabolite of nicotinamide, NAM) was
recently identified as a uremic toxin. Recent interventional trials using NAM to treat high levels …

Between 2009 and September 2012, locally acquired cases of P. vivax infection were
reported in Greece, mostly from the agricultural area of Evrotas, Lakonia (n = 48), but also …

In September 2010, two cases of autochthonous dengue fever were diagnosed in metropolitan
France for the first time. The cases occurring in Nice, south-east France, where Aedes …

Background Noma (cancrum oris) is an ancient but neglected and poorly understood preventable
disease, afflicting the most disenfranchised populations in the world. It is a devastating …

Between May and September 2011, twenty cases of Plasmodium vivax infection were reported
in Greek citizens without reported travel history. The vast majority of those cases were …

The hormone fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) is involved in mineral homeostasis but
may also have a role in vascular calcification and bone mineralization. In a cohort of 142 …

This paper reports on several simultaneous outbreaks of norovirus infection linked to the
consumption of raw oysters. Since January 2010, 334 cases in 65 clusters were reported from …

Since beta-2 microglobulin (B2M) is a surrogate marker for middle molecular weight uremic
toxins and the major protein component in dialysis-related amyloidosis, it has been …

Objective To determine the effectiveness in reducing malaria of combining an insect repellent
with insecticide treated bed nets compared with the nets alone in an area where vector …

The use of plants against biting insects was first recorded among the ancient Greeks, 1 and
plants are still used for this purpose by enormous numbers of people today. Most …