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BACKGROUND
D-003 is a cholesterol-lowering agent that is isolated and purified from sugarcane wax and has concomitant antiplatelet effects.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate lipid profile responses to different doses of D-003 in patients with type II hypercholesterolaemia.
METHODS
An 8-week, double-blind,
Prolonged or intense exposure to heat can lead to a range of health effects. This study investigated heat exposure and heat-related symptoms which sugarcane workers (90 sugarcane cutters and 93 factory workers) experienced during a harvesting season in Thailand. During the hottest month of
BACKGROUND
Exposure to heat stress is a documented risk for Central American sugarcane harvesters. However, little is known about heat-related illness in this population.
METHODS
This study examined the frequency of heat-related health effects among harvesters (n = 106) exposed to occupational heat
An outbreak of unexplained and severe kidney disease, "Mesoamerican Nephropathy," in mostly young, male sugar cane workers emerged in Central America in the late 1990's. As a result, an estimated 20,000 individuals have died, to date. Unfortunately, and with great consequence to human life, the