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Suggestive evidence for association between L-type voltage-gated calcium channel (CACNA1C) gene haplotypes and bipolar disorder in latinos: a family-based association study
(Bipolar Disorders 2013: 15: 206–214, 2013-02-25)
Objectives: Through recent genome-wide association studies (GWASs),
several groups have reported significant association between variants in
the calcium channel, voltage-dependent, L-type, alpha 1C subunit
(CACNA1C) and ...
Estrogenic effects of herbal medicines from Costa Rica used for the management of menopausal symptoms
(2009-06)
Objective: Outcomes from the Women's Health Initiative have demonstrated adverse effects associated with hormone therapy and have prioritized the need to develop new alternative treatments for the management of menopause ...
Efficacy comparison of oral rehydration solutions containing either 90 or 75 millimoles of sodium per liter
(1987-02-01)
In a randomized trial, 62 infants 2 to 35 months of age with dehydration due to acute watery diarrhea were allocated to one of two groups: group A received solution A (World Health Organization-recommended oral rehydration ...
Venomous snakes of Costa Rica: biological and medical implications of their venom proteomic profiles analyzed through the strategy of snake venomics
(Journal of Proteomics XX (2014) XXX – XXX, Available online 24 February 2014, 2014-02-24)
In spite of its small territory of ~50,000 km2, Costa Rica harbors a remarkably rich biodiversity. Its herpetofauna includes 138 species of snakes, of which sixteen pit vipers (family Viperidae, subfamily Crotalinae), five ...
Pacientes con cáncer merecen una mejor calidad de vida
(Revista Crisol, n. 12, p. 21-23, 2004, 2004)
El amor, la alimentación sana, la comprensión, la compañía
de su familia, la esperanza y la fe, son básicos para que los
pacientes con cáncer tengan una mejor calidad de vida.
Así se desprende de una serie de talleres ...
Public health implications of low birth weight
(1977)
The present paper interpets the significance of anthropometric data of newborns
from a typical Indian village of Guatemala and from the general population of Costa
Rica. A good correlation exists between a deficient fetal ...
Infections and infectious diseases in a malnourished population: a long-term prospective field study
(1977)
The importance of infectious disease and its
role in the shaping of the history of mankind
has been recognized since Biblical times.
Pestilences were recorded in many classical
books, while most religions developed ...
Menopause, A Universal Female Experience: Lessons from Mexico and Central America
(Current Women’s Health Reviews 4(1), 3-8, 2008)
In Mexico and Central America, women typically experience menopause up to 10 years earlier than their U.S. counterparts. This may be due in part to numerous pregnancies, long periods of lactation, poor nutrition, extreme ...
Estrongiloidiasis diseminada: aún existen las parasitosis en Costa Rica y pueden causar la muerte
(Revista Medicina Legal de Costa Rica, vol. 28(2), 2011, 2011-09)
Se presenta el caso de un paciente asmático y diabético con síntomas respiratorios crónicos, con
eosinofilia, el cual fallece secundario a un síndrome de distrés respiratorio. Se documentó un examen
de heces positivo ...
Heritability of Cognitive Functions in Families of Successful Cognitive Aging Probands from the Central Valley of Costa Rica
(J Alzheimers Dis. 2011 ; 27(4): 897–907. doi:10.3233/JAD-2011-110782., 2011)
We sought to identify cognitive phenotypes for family/genetic studies of successful cognitive
aging (SCA; maintaining intact cognitive functioning while living to late old age).We
administered a battery of neuropsychological ...