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Over one million infants are born to HIV-1-infected women every year in Sub Saharan Africa. In Zimbabwe, annual births stand at 379,000 with approximately 48,000 infants being born every year to HIV-1-infected women on lifelong highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). Concerns have been
BACKGROUND Interest in vitamin D has seen an unprecedented revival sparked by the finding that vitamin D has pleiotropic effects. The nuclear vitamin D receptor (VDR) is widely present in different cell types and organs and regulates more than 200 genes.
The link between vitamin D and critical
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is a slowly progressive cholestatic disease associated with the development of cirrhosis and liver failure that may justify liver transplantation. Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is currently the only drug approved specifically for the treatment of PBC. However, one out
Background.
Ascites is the most frequent complication of liver cirrhosis and carries a significant worsening of the prognosis. Medical treatment of uncomplicated ascites is based on diuretics associated to a mild reduction of dietary sodium intake. Approximately 10% of patients per year develop
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the need for and time to small bowel transplantation or liver transplantation. This will be calculated as both the age at time of primary transplant as well as the length of time from initial evaluation to transplant.Secondary objectives are to
Inpatient Use of Omegaven:
Each family will have the severity of their child's condition explained to them and the available data regarding the benefit of the novel preparation explained using the preliminary safety and efficacy data from Boston Children's Hospital and TCH. Families will have the