HIP1-ALK, a Novel Fusion Protein Identified in Lung Adenocarcinoma

INTRODUCTION: The most common mechanism underlying overexpression and activation of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) in non-small-cell lung carcinoma could be attributed to the formation of a fusion protein. To date, …

Medicine in a forgotten corner of Africa: how EMR can benefit the developing world - The FIMRC and EMR4DW experience

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to analyze the disease prevalence of a rural African village and discuss how to maximize the outcomes of health projects. The analysis was …

Comparison of Lowenstein-Jensen and BACTEC MGIT 960 culture for Mycobacterium tuberculosis in people living with HIV

ObjectivesThe aim of the study was to clarify how HIV infection affects tuberculosis liquid and solid culture results in a resource-limited setting.MethodsWe used baseline data from the Study on Outcomes …

Changing HIV treatment eligibility under health system constraints in sub-Saharan Africa: investment needs, population health gains, and cost-effectiveness

Objective: We estimated the investment needs, population health gains, and cost-effectiveness of different policy options for scaling-up prevention and treatment of HIV in the 10 countries that currently comprise 80% …

Factors influencing traditional versus biomedical care for febrile children in rural southwestern Uganda: Results from a qualitative study

Purpose: Febrile illnesses, such as malaria and pneumonia, are among the highest causes of mortality in children under five years of age in Uganda (outside of the neonatal period), accounting …

Factors Motivating Traditional Healer versus Biomedical Facility Use for Treatment of Pediatric Febrile Illness: Results from a Qualitative Study in Southwestern Uganda

Febrile illnesses, such as malaria and pneumonia, are among the most common causes of mortality in children younger than 5 years in Uganda outside of the neonatal period. Their impact …

Smartphone app for neonatal heart rate assessment: an observational study

BackgroundHeart rate (HR) assessment is crucial in neonatal resuscitation, but pulse oximetry (PO) and electrocardiography (ECG) are rarely accessible in low-resource to middle-resource settings. This study evaluated a free-of-charge smartphone …

Dietary Fatty Acids, Blood Lipids and Cardiovascular Health

Recommendations to replace saturated fat intake with polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) to reduce cardiovascular disease (CVD) rate are well-known. Despite this, there are concerns regarding high n-6 PUFA intake in regard …

The effects of integration on financing and coverage of neglected tropical disease programs

MEDLINE Abstract: When the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) began to support national programs integrating their neglected tropical disease (NTD) program activities, the expected impact on individual disease-specific programs …

PIH45 UPTAKE OF ANTENATAL CARE SERVICES AMONG HIV POSITIVE WOMEN ATTENDING AN URBAN HIV CLINIC IN UGANDA