Cannabis in patients with Parkinson's disease in Argentina. A cross sectional study.

We made an observational cross-sectional study to evaluate the prevalence of cannabis use, characteristics and results perceived by a group of PD patients. Semi-structured questionnaire was applied to patients. Until obtaining more information we suggest to incorporate into regular medical practice the question about the use of cannabis.

The development of a new tool for the evaluation of handicap in elderly: the Geriatric Handicap Scale (GHS).

Background: To date, the comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) does not include an evaluation tool for handicap.

Aim: To develop a new instrument for assessing handicap in the elderly: the Geriatric Handicap Scale (GHS).

Methods: 656 community-dwelling elderly were enrolled in this study.

Family directed umbilical cord blood banking for acute leukemia: usage rate in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Family-directed umbilical cord blood (UCB) collection and banking is indicated in women delivering healthy babies who already have a member of their own family with a disease potentially treatable with an allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell (HSCs) transplantation (HSCT). The rapid availability of UCB is an important issue in HSCs procurement particularly for recipients with acute leukemia who urgently need HSCT. The aims of this study were to assess the usage rate of family UCB collections directed to patients with acute leukemia and to investigate the factors influencing the usage rate.

Natural control of corn postharvest fungi Aspergillus flavus and Penicillium sp. using essential oils from plants grown in Argentina.

The objective in this study was to evaluate the antifungal activity of essential oils from native and commercial aromatic plants grown in Argentina against corn postharvest fungi and to link the essential oil bioactivity with lipid oxidation and morphological changes in fungus cell membrane. Essential oil (EO) of oregano variety Mendocino (OMen), Cordobes (OCor), and Compacto (OCom), mint variety Inglesa (Mi), and Pehaujo (Mp), Suico (Sui); rosemary (Ro), and Aguaribay (Ag) were tested in vitro against 4 corn fungi: A. flavus (CCC116-83 and BXC01), P.