Effects of the intake of craft or industrial beer on serum homocysteine.

Beer is a source of folate, vitamin B and B, molecules involved in the pathways of homocysteine (HCY), a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. This research evaluated if a consumption of craft or industrial beer could reduce serum HCY. In a randomised cross-over study, 12 men (28.

Prevalence of pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila and Mycoplasma pneumoniae in a population admitted to a department of internal medicine.

We studied 177 patients with pneumonia admitted to an internal medicine department over a period of 3 years to determine the incidence of two emerging pathogens, Legionella pneumophila and Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Clinical, radiological and laboratory tests were performed and included blood cultures, serology, gram staining and sputum cultures. L.

The effect of adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists on histamine-induced wheal response in the skin of normal subjects and atopic patients.

The role of the adrenergic mechanism in the pathogenesis of atopic diseases is controversial. Recent experimental and clinical reports have suggested that beta-2 adrenergic stimulation impairs and beta-2 adrenergic blockade enhances the histamine effect on vascular permeability. This led us to study the effect of salbutamol and of propranolol on histamine-induced cutaneous response in 13 healthy subjects and in 16 patients with allergic oculo-rhinitis.