Objectives: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that is linked with increased circulating markers of oxidative stress and low-grade inflammation. The link between inflammation and MetS is not yet fully understood. We aim to evaluate the relationship between the levels of pro and anti-inflammatory markers such as apolipoprotein A1 (Apo-A1), apolipoprotein B (Apo-B), interleukin (IL) 6, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), fibrinogen and complement component 3 (C3) and adiponectin and MetS/MetS components.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA decade after the Global Malaria Eradication Program, El Salvador had the highest burden of malaria in Mesoamerica, with approximately 20% due to . A resurgence of malaria in the 1970s led El Salvador to alter its national malaria control strategy. By 1995, El Salvador recorded its last autochthonous case with fewer than 20 cases annually since 2011.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Guidelines for emergency treatment of stroke are not always known or followed. Florida Medical Quality Assurance, Inc. collaborated with hospitals to determine how closely the current American Heart Association (AHA) and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) guidelines were being followed and to improve compliance with these guidelines.
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