Levels of trace elements, methylmercury and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in foraging green turtles in the South China region and their conservation implications.
This study aims to determine pollutant levels of foraging green turtles (Chelonia mydas) in South China, including Hong Kong, Guangdong and Taiwan, as a basis for their conservation. Scute, liver and muscle tissues of stranded green turtles were analysed for levels of 17 trace elements and methylmercury (MeHg) (n = 86 for scute and n = 14 for liver) and polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) (n = 11 for muscle and n = 13 for liver). Ten-fold higher levels of Pb, Ba, V and Tl and 40-fold greater Cd levels were measured in green turtle livers in South China relative to other studies conducted over 10 years ago. Measu...
Source: Environmental Pollution - December 12, 2017 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Ng CKY, Lam JCW, Zhang XH, Gu HX, Li TH, Ye MB, Xia ZR, Zhang FY, Duan JX, Wang WX, Lam IKS, Balazs GH, Lam PKS, Murphy MB Tags: Environ Pollut Source Type: research
Rubrioxytricha guamensis nov. spec. (Ciliophora, Spirotricha), a Novel Hypotrich Ciliate from Guam (United States), Micronesia
Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology, EarlyView. (Source: The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology)
Source: The Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology - November 20, 2017 Category: Microbiology Source Type: research
Areca (betel) nut chewing practices of adults and health behaviors of their children in the Freely Associated States, Micronesia: Findings from the Children ’s Healthy Living (CHL) Program
Conclusion The FAS areca (betel) nut chewing prevalence (42%) is above the world prevalence of 10–20%, with wide variability across the islands. The oral health findings in this study may inform future oral cancer prevention programs or policies. Regular monitoring of areca (betel) nut use is needed to measure the impact of such programs or policies. (Source: Cancer Epidemiology)
Source: Cancer Epidemiology - November 8, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research
Revising rates of asymptomatic Zika virus infection based on sentinel surveillance data from French Overseas Territories
The first documented outbreak of Zika virus (ZIKV), a mosquito-borne flavivirus associated with neurological complications (Cao-Lormeau et al., 2016; de Ara újo et al., 2016), was reported in 2007. This outbreak involved 70% of the population (5300 individuals) of Yap islands, in the Federated States of Micronesia (Duffy et al., 2009). In 2013–2014, French Polynesia experienced a larger Zika outbreak with an estimated 11.5% of the population (over 30 000 people) having consulted a doctor for suspected ZIKV infection (Musso and Gubler, 2016). (Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases)
Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - October 25, 2017 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Lorenzo Subissi, Elise Daudens-Vaysse, Sylvie Cassadou, Martine Ledrans, Priscillia Bompard, Jo ël Gustave, Maité Aubry, Van-Mai Cao-Lormeau, Henri-Pierre Mallet Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research
Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128 ·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
Publication date: Available online 10 October 2017 Source:The Lancet Author(s): NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC)LeandraAbarca-GómezZiad AAbdeenZargar AbdulHamidNiveen MAbu-RmeilehBenjaminAcosta-CazaresCeciliaAcuinRobert JAdamsWichaiAekplakornKaosarAfsanaCarlos AAguilar-SalinasCharlesAgyemangAlirezaAhmadvandWolfgangAhrensKamelAjlouniNazgulAkhtaevaHazzaa MAl-HazzaaAmani RashedAl-OthmanRajaaAl-RaddadiFadiaAl BuhairanShahlaAl DhukairMohamed MAliOsmanAliAla'aAlkerwiMarAlvarez-PedrerolEmanAlyDeepak NAmarapurkarPhilippeAmouyelAntoinetteAmuzuLars BoAndersenSigmund AAnderssenDolores SAndradeLars HÄngquistRanjit MohanAnj...
Source: The Lancet - October 11, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
