Publications by authors named "F Castaing"

Natural hallucinogenic substances have been used in numerous cultures throughout the world for millenniums, providing a sacred intermediary between men and gods. They were used during initiatory, divinatory rites and played an essential role in the myths of exorcism and charm where the initiated enters a sort of trance which separates the soul from the body before "revival". It resulted that a number of plants were given names reflecting their relationship with the divinities, bestowing upon them an aura of mystery and sacredness.

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Background: Nutritional safety of protein-restricted diets in patients with chronic renal failure is controversial. In the present study, we have assessed the evolution of nutritional status after initiation of hemodialysis in patients previously treated by a supplemented very low protein diet (SVLPD).

Methods: Nutritional data were prospectively collected during the first year of hemodialysis from 15 consecutive patients treated with a SVLPD (0.

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It is known that total hip arthroplasties (THA) lead to adaptative remodeling changes resulting in periprosthetic bone loss. DEXA is recognized as the most precise and accurate method for quantifying bone mineral density (BMD) in humans. The present study compares over two years after THA, DEXA data to those of urinary deoxypyridinoline (uDPYR), a pyridinium crosslink of bone collagen fibrils proven to be a reliable bone resorption marker.

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Background: Previous series have dealt with nutritional status after kidney transplantation. However, few studies have described the outcome of body composition after kidney transplantation.

Methods: A total of 44 cadaver kidney transplant recipients (28 men and 16 women) were followed prospectively during the first post-transplant year.

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Concern has been raised about the nutritional adequacy of a very low protein diet (VLPD). Monthly clinical evaluation by a physician and dietitian and quarterly dietary records, anthropometric measurements, blood testing, and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) were used to assess the course of nutritional status for 1 year in 10 clinically stable patients (six men, four women; age, 57.1 +/- 9.

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