Lifestyle intervention and cardiovascular risk reduction in the Illinois WISEWOMAN Program.

Background: The Illinois WISEWOMAN Program (IWP) was designed to address the disproportionate risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among disadvantaged, low-income women. In total, 1021 women aged 40 to 64 years were recruited from the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program. The women were randomized to either a minimum intervention (MI) or an enhanced intervention (EI) group.

Behavioral and biochemical evaluation of sub-lethal inhalation exposure to VX in rats.

We evaluated the effects of low-level inhalation exposures (whole body, 60min duration) to the chemical warfare nerve agent VX (0.016, 0.15, 0.

Effects of low-level inhalation exposure to cyclosarin on learned behaviors in Sprague-Dawley rats.

Behavioral and biochemical effects of low-level whole-body inhalation exposure to the chemical warfare nerve agent cyclosarin (GF) were evaluated. Sprague-Dawley rats were first trained on a variable-interval, 56-s (VI56) schedule of food reinforcement. The VI56 schedule specifies that a single lever press, following an average interval of 56 s, produces food reinforcement (i.