Effects of Greek Honey and Propolis on Oxidative Stress and Biochemical Parameters in Regular Blood Donors.

Honey products contain a lot of compounds, such as vitamins, enzymes, and minerals, which make honey and its products a great antioxidant with a critical role in health status. It is well accepted that honey and propolis can improve a lot of health problems when they are consumed in certain quantities. The objective of this study is to help regular blood donors improve their health status after donation.

Implant failure predictors in the posterior maxilla: a retrospective study of 273 consecutive implants.

Background: The goal of this study was to retrospectively analyze a cohort of 136 patients who underwent dental implant placement in the posterior maxilla at the University of Connecticut Health Center to assess and identify predictors for implant failure in the posterior maxilla.

Methods: Data were retrieved from patient charts to identify subjects older than 21 years of age who received dental implant(s) in the posterior maxilla. Patients without a postoperative baseline radiograph were excluded.

Assessment of a new immunocytochemical technique in HbF-cell counting by a novel objective evaluation method.

A recently developed immunocytochemical technique in HbF-cell counting was assessed by an objective evaluation method. The basic principle of this method is the preparation of aliquots with predetermined HbF-cell (target) values. These aliquots serve as control samples to standardize the HbF-cell measurements by the new immunocytochemical technique, which uses the StreptABComplex/AP staining procedure (SAP) and visualization under white light.

Rapid flow cytometric identification of putative CD14- and CD64- dendritic cells in whole blood.

Blood dendritic cells (DCs) may be identified as mononuclear leucocytes with high expression of HLA-DR, but lacking the antigens CD3, CD14, CD16, CD19, and CD56, which are characteristically expressed by T cell, monocytes, B cells, and natural killer cells. However, some DCs have recently been reported to express the monocyte-associated antigen CD14; also some monocytes may shed CD14 and so appear to be CD14-. It is therefore possible that the expression of CD64, which is absent on blood DCs but which is expressed by both CD14+ and CD14- monocytes may better distinguish DCs from monocytes.