... for cosmetic (decorative) tattooing, and especially inks, is inconsistent and mainly based on a diversity of national laws. In contrast, regulation of equipment for medical tattooing is subjected to the internationally harmonized medical devices regulation. Even though dermal invasiveness and biological mode...

... Abstract Usual energy and nutrient intakes and food sources were evaluated in school-aged children in the Philippines using data from the 2013 National Nutrition Survey. A total of 6,565 children 6-12 years old from all sampled 8,592 households were interviewed for a 24-h dietary recall (first...

... Abstract Neuroscientists played central roles in the victimization of colleagues and their patients during the era of National Socialism from 1933 to 1945. After helping dismiss Jewish and nonideologically aligned colleagues, German neuroscientists were among the physicians and researchers who...

... were laid down by two resolutions of the Council of Europe, in 2003 and 2008. The applied principle of ‘negative lists' of substances that should not be used in tattoo inks has subsequently been transferred to national regulations. However, surveillance data show that in particular, the chemical...

... in Italy, related legislation has not succeeded in keeping up with its development. This situation is common to many European countries and, in most cases, ‘strongly suggested directives' or ‘Guidelines' rather than specific regulations have been issued. The National Centre Organismo Notificato...

... was created; this system will be further explained in this article. Finally, some Member States have created a specific vigilance system related to the adverse effects of tattoos. In this respect, a European national example will be presented. Surveillance of Tattoo-Related Adverse Events by the EU RAPEX...

... Abstract Preparing a national team for success at major sporting competitions such as the Olympic Games has become a systematic and multi-faceted activity. Sports nutrition contributes to this success via strategic nutritional interventions that optimize the outcomes from both the training...

... barriers to provide veterinary diagnostic products for the National Veterinary Stockpile will reduce the threat of natural or intentional spread of foreign diseases and increase the security of the food supply in the US. INTRODUCTION In the United States (US), animal agriculture is valued at $165...

... will take the strategies of medical discovery implementation, fundamental platform construction, national resource integration, and research group management to progressively establish a national biobank of clinical resources and the national centers of translational medicine. The goal is to thoroughly...

... Abstract We report on a model of community engagement known as HealthStreet, which began as community outreach from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., USA, in 1989, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). HealthStreet, which developed more expansive services in 2008, includes...

.... However, there is no national registry and therefore the real incidence and prevalence of CKD is unknown. PD in Brazil, as in most countries, was initially prescribed as a therapy for acute kidney injury and CAPD was introduced to the country in 1980 [ 2 ], whereas APD was available in 1989...

... of clinical utility. The design of such studies must anticipate the information that clinicians, patients, commissioners and policy-makers alike will require to justify their implementation in clinical practice. This chapter will highlight current clinical genetics testing approaches in a National Health...

... Abstract The National Institutes of Health (NIH) convened aConsensus Development Conference on Celiac Disease onJune 28-30, 2004. The conclusions of this conference and theexhaustive literature review that preceded it are as follows.Celiac disease (CD) is an immune-mediated intestinal...