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Biomedicines
November 2024
Integrative Research Institute, Sacramento, CA 95819, USA.
Obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been increasing in prevalence, causing complications and strain on our healthcare systems. Notably, gut dysbiosis is implicated as a contributing factor in obesity, T2DM, and chronic inflammatory diseases. A pharmacology exists which modulates the incretin pathway to improve glucose control; this has proven to be beneficial in patients with obesity and T2DM.
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November 2024
CIMO, LA SusTEC, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal.
Aflatoxins constitute a significant risk in staple foods produced in African countries. This research aimed to analyze the total aflatoxin (AFT) contamination of various staple foods in Angola and Mozambique. A total of 233 samples of corn, peanuts, beans, rice, and cassava flour collected from farmers or local markets from the province of Cuanza Sul, Angola, and the provinces of Gaza and Inhambane, South Mozambique, were analyzed for the presence of AFT using the lateral flow strip method via AgraStrip Pro WATEX (Romer).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Am Acad Dermatol
December 2024
Department of Dermatology, Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus Dermatology Resident Program, Hialeah, Florida.
Background: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease often associated with obesity. Psoriasis therapies may be less effective in patients with obese. The purpose of this expert consensus panel is to evaluate the relationship between obesity and efficacy of psoriasis therapies, thereby optimizing patient care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEnviron Monit Assess
December 2024
Center Region, National Public Health Laboratory, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Pesticides control pests and diseases in crops in order to enhance agricultural productivity; however, they are responsible for damaging aquatic resources. This study aimed to assess pesticide residues in aquatic ecosystems in Burkina Faso. Data were collected in two sampling sites: Bama and Banzon.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Health Policy Manag
December 2024
Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Background: The importance of the international food regulatory system to global health, is often overlooked. There are calls to reform this system to promote healthy and sustainable food systems centred on the Codex Alimentarius Commission (Codex), the United Nation's (UN's) standard-setting body. Yet this presents a significant political challenge, given Codex has historically prioritized food safety risks over wider harms to public health, and is dominated by powerful food exporting nations and industry groups with a primary interest in trade expansion.
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