The effect of cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and fruit and vegetable consumption on IVF outcomes: a review and presentation of original data.

Background: Lifestyle factors including cigarette smoking, alcohol consumption and nutritional habits impact on health, wellness, and the risk of chronic diseases. In the areas of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and pregnancy, lifestyle factors influence oocyte production, fertilization rates, pregnancy and pregnancy loss, while chronic, low-grade oxidative stress may underlie poor outcomes for some IVF cases.

Methods: Here, we review the current literature and present some original, previously unpublished data, obtained from couples attending the PIVET Medical Centre in Western Australia.

Osteoinductive effect of cerebrospinal fluid from brain-injured patients.

Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are predisposed to heterotopic ossification, which is believed to be due to osteoinductive factors released at the site of the brain injury. To date, little is known about the presence of such factors in human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). This study investigated whether CSF of TBI patients is osteoinductive.