Changes in lung function during exercise are independently mediated by increases in deep body temperature.

Background: This study examined whether an increase in deep body temperature contributes to increases in ventilatory flow indicative of bronchodilatation.

Method: The study employed a within-participant repeated measures design. Nine participants (mean (SD): age 22 (3) years; height 177.

[Soft palate perforation during endemic syphilis, a case study].

The authors report a case of soft palate perforation during endemic syphilis. The diagnosis of endemic syphilis was based on the absence of factor in favor of venereal syphilis, highly positive results suggesting VDRL/TPHA association, histology of velar perforation banks and the satisfactory response with closure of the perforation velar after 4 weeks of treatment with Benzathine benzylpenicillin.

[A survey of levels of antibodies against influenza viruses in the population of Wuxi City].

Objective: To investigate levels of antibodies against type A and type C influenza viruses and those against the 2009 H1N1 influenza A virus (before and after the 2009 H1N1 pandemic) among residents in Wuxi. To compare levels of antibodies against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus (one year after the pandemic) in the unvaccinated population with those in the population who received vaccine.

Methods: Serum samples were collected from subjects (aged 1-60 years) during September 2008 to May 2009, and during September 2010 to January 2011.