Background Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) infection causes significant disease globally.
Adolescent and adult infection may present as painful genital ulcers. Neonatal infection …

Objective To generate global and regional estimates for the prevalence and incidence of
herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 and type 2 infection for 2016. Methods To obtain data, we …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The evidence base supporting the National Chlamydia
Screening Programme, initiated in 2003, has been questioned repeatedly, with little …

Background Evidence for the comparative teratogenic risk of antiepileptic drugs is
insufficient, particularly in relation to the dosage used. Therefore, we aimed to compare the …

Two components of a receptor complex for IL-13, the IL-4R and a low affinity IL-13-binding
chain, IL-13Rα1, have been cloned in mice and humans. An additional high affinity binding …

Background Because of age-related differences in the cause of hypertension, it is uncertain
whether current exercise guidelines for reducing blood pressure (BP) are applicable to older …

This study was designed to compare plant biodiversity and community indicators among
urban residential areas and more-natural habitats in the vicinity of Halifax, Nova Scotia. Six …

Complications from spontaneous abortions and unsafely induced abortions pose a serious
global threat to women's health and lives. An estimated 46 million induced abortions are …

“Where our women used to get the food”: cumulative effects and loss of ethnobotanical
knowledge and practice; case study from coastal British Columbia This paper was submitted for …

BACKGROUND: Older people with elevated blood pressure (BP) often have metabolic
syndrome, a clustering of central obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension. …