Complete remission achieved in a case of both primary and recurrent adult acute myelogeneous leukemia by a novel nutritional therapy.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the possible clinical benefit of molasses-based dietary compositions (designated as MSQ 13, MSQ 15, and MSQ 18) in a case of both primary and recurrent adult AML.

Design: The design was a single case study.

Settings/location: The setting was in the home.

[Are there sex differences in the prevalence of overweight and adiposity in elementary school children in Austria].

Based on the data of 203 male and 179 female schoolchildren from Eastern Austria (Burgenland), aged between 6 and 10 years, sex typical differences in body composition (absolute and relative body fat, lean body mass) and weight status were analyzed. Body composition analyses were carried out by means of BIA method, weight status was estimated using BMI percentiles (BMI > 90th percentile defined overweight, BMI > 97th percentile defined obesity). Statistically significant sex differences were found for all body composition parameters, girls exhibited a significantly higher amount of absolute and relative body fat, whereas their male counterparts exhibited a significantly higher amount of lean body mass.

The cancer stem cell: evidence for its origin as an injured autoreactive T cell.

This review explores similarities between lymphocytes and cancer cells, and proposes a new model for the genesis of human cancer. We suggest that the development of cancer requires infection(s) during which antigenic determinants from pathogens mimicking self-antigens are co-presented to the immune system, leading to breaking T cell tolerance. Some level of autoimmunity is normal and necessary for effective pathogen eradication.

Characterization of the DialGuard device for endotoxin removal in hemodialysis.

Bacterial pyrogens, capable of penetrating dialyzer membranes, are responsible for a systemic inflammatory reaction in hemodialysis patients. Dialyzer reuse, involving rinsing of the dialyzer with pyrogen-containing water, may exacerbate this situation. Studies of the mechanism of action of endotoxin suggest that it irreversibly damages the vascular endothelium.