Design. We identified relevant articles using key search terms ("tuberculosis" "India" "cost" "expenditures" "financing" "catastrophic" and "out of pocket") and calculated variance-weighted mean costs. Results. Indian patients incur substantial direct co...
YON-KYO We just loved him so much. I wanted him to stay with Da-Hae through her college exams next year, but now he’s leaving to study abroad and I’m suddenly left without a tutor. I mean, what am I supposed to do? Ki-Woo listens, respectful. YON-KYO (CONT’D) Excuse ...
How much isoniazid is needed for prevention of tuberculosis among immunocompetent adults? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1999;3:847-850.Comstock G M.How much isoniazid is needed for prevention of tuberculosis in immunocompetent adults.International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 1999Comstock, G....
If a single bacterial cell isn't visible to the naked eye, how can we know so much about it? Scientists have developed powerful microscopes to magnify bacteria — usually ranging from one to a handful of microns (one millionth of a meter) in length, giving us a glimpse into their inner...
In Dostoyevsky’sCrime and Punishment, the poor, Tuberculosis-stricken Katerina Ivanovna’s husband is trampled to death by a horse-drawn cart. The novel’s protagonist Rodion gives Katerina the last of his money to host a funeral. Dostoyevsky describes how Katerina’s landlady, Amalia Ivanovna...
In 2008, Guns N’ Roses finally delivered their long-awaited LP ‘Chinese Democracy.’ Much fanfare preceded the release, due to its outrageous cost and the fact it took more than a decade to make. Despite that, frontman Axl Rose refused to give interviews or make appearances to promote the...
Injected drugs using a needle, syringe, or other device that someone else used first Have had or are getting tested fortuberculosis,hepatitis, or any sexually transmitted disease, includingsyphilis,gonorrhea,chlamydia, orherpes Have exchanged sex for drugs or money ...
While SSRIs help to alleviate mood symptoms and can make people with PTSD more receptive to counseling, another drug, D-cycloserine (DCS), which is used to treat tuberculosis, may have an indirect effect on treating PTSD. DCS is known for its ability to enhance learning by affecting a type...
three doses, so they aren't protected completely from the disease for many months. According to the CDC, most infant deaths from pertussis occur in babies under 3 months old. The elderly and people with poor immune systems are also at elevated risk because their immune systems are much ...
Dr. Natalie Gold, a Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oxford and first author of the study, added: "Much academic debate has focused on the transparency aspect of nudges, however here we show that effectiveness is just as important for people to accept them. Whilst politicians place...