A Mixed-Method Evaluation of a Prison Anti-doping Intervention: The Hercules Prison Program.

The Norwegian Offender Mental Health and Addiction study denotes the need for physical activity and anti-doping interventions in Norwegian prisons. We developed and evaluated the efficacy of such intervention-the Hercules prison program. The program combines theoretical anti-doping lessons with practical strength training.

Folic acid and vitamin B6 deficiencies related hyperhomocysteinemia in apparently healthy Pakistani adults; is mass micronutrient supplementation indicated in this population?

Objective: To determine the plasma/serum levels of homocysteine, and vitamins folate, B6 and B12, in Pakistani healthy adults.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: The Aga Khan University, from October 2006 to April 2008.

Endothelial function in newborn infants is related to folate levels and birth weight.

Objective: Low maternal folate levels during pregnancy correlate with low birth weight, a perinatal risk factor for later cardiovascular disease. We studied relationships between red blood cell folate levels, birth weight, and vascular endothelial function (a key factor in the early pathophysiologic processes of heart disease) in newborn infants.

Methods: We included 82 infants (30 low birth weight) and their mothers.

Folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine levels in South Asian women with growth-retarded fetuses.

Objective: To investigate whether intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and preterm delivery in a poor population of South Asia was associated with altered maternal and fetal levels of folate, vitamin B12, and homocysteine.

Subjects And Methods: Hundred and twenty-eight pregnant women from a low socio-economic strata in the city of Lahore, Pakistan were followed with ultrasound of fetal growth from the 12th week of pregnancy. Blood samples were drawn from the woman and the cord at delivery.