Ten years since the 2008 introduction of dental vouchers in the Portuguese NHS

Authors: Simões J, Figueiredo Augusto G, do Céu A, Ferreira MC, Jordão M, Calado R, Fronteira I
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Health Policy
Link: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851018302756

Since the creation of the National Health Service (NHS) in Portugal, in 1979, dental care is neither provided nor funded by the NHS. Thus, most dental care is paid through out-of-pocket payments, either by patients themselves or through voluntary health insurance or health subsystems. In 2008 the government created the dental voucher targeting children, pregnant […]
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Are schoolchildren less infected if they have good knowledge about parasitic worms? A case study from rural Côte d’Ivoire

Authors: Palmeirim MS, Ouattara M, Essé C, Koffi VA, Assaré RK, Hürlimann E, Coulibaly JT, Diakité NR, Dongo K, Bonfoh B, Utzinger J, N'Goran EK, Raso G
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: BMC Public Health
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30071839

BACKGROUND: Parasitic worms (helminths) are common infections in low- and middle-income countries. For most helminth species, school-aged children are at highest risk of infection and morbidity, such as impaired cognitive and physical development. Preventive chemotherapy is the current mainstay for helminthiases control. Sanitation improvement and hygiene-related education are important complementary strategies, which act by altering […]
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Low potassium and high sodium intakes: A double health threat to Cape Verdeans

Authors: Alves D, Santos Z, Amado M, Craveiro I, Delgado AP, Correia A, Gonçalves L
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: BMC Public Health
Link: https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-018-5911-x

Background Cape Verde presents a high rate of cardiovascular diseases. Low potassium and high sodium intakes are related to cardiovascular diseases. However, studies regarding these two micronutrients continue to be rare in African urban settings. This work aims to estimate potassium and sodium intakes and to analyse the self-reported salt intake by gender and by […]
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Identifying mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections from whole genome sequence data

Authors: Sobkowiak B, Glynn JR, Houben RMGJ, Mallard K, Phelan JE, Guerra-Assunção JA, Banda L, Mzembe T, Viveiros M, McNerney R, Parkhill J, Crampin AC, Clark TG
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: BMC Genomics
Link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30107785

Mixed, polyclonal Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection occurs in natural populations. Developing an effective method for detecting such cases is important in measuring the success of treatment and reconstruction of transmission between patients. Using whole genome sequence (WGS) data, we assess two methods for detecting mixed infection: (i) a combination of the number of heterozygous sites and […]
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The EU approved antimalarial pyronaridine shows antitubercular activity and synergy with rifampicin, targeting RNA polymerase

Authors: Mori G, Orena BS, Franch C, Mitchenall LA, Godbole AA, Rodrigues L, Aguilar-Pérez C, Zemanová J, Huszár S, Forbak M, Lane TR, Sabbah M, Deboosère N, Frita R, Vandeputte A, Hoffmann E, Russo R, Connell N, Veilleux C, Kumar R, Kumar P, Freundlich JS, Brodin P, Ainsa JA, Nagaraja V, Maxwell A, Mikušová K, Pasca MR, Ekins S
Publication Year: 2018
Journal: Tuberculosis
Link: https://www.tuberculosisjournal.com/article/S1472-9792(18)30008-8/pdf

The search for compounds with biological activity for many diseases is turning increasingly to drug repurposing. In this study, we have focused on the European Union-approved antimalarial pyronaridine which was found to have in vitro activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MIC 5 μg/mL). In macromolecular synthesis assays, pyronaridine resulted in a severe decrease in incorporation of 14C-uracil […]
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Ten years since the 2008 introduction of dental vouchers in the Portuguese NHS

Are schoolchildren less infected if they have good knowledge about parasitic worms? A case study from rural Côte d’Ivoire

Low potassium and high sodium intakes: A double health threat to Cape Verdeans

Identifying mixed Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections from whole genome sequence data

The EU approved antimalarial pyronaridine shows antitubercular activity and synergy with rifampicin, targeting RNA polymerase

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