Malaria prevention in north-eastern Tanzania: patterns of expenditure and determinants of demand at the household level

Abstract Objective This study aims to provide a better understanding of the amounts spent on different malaria prevention products and the determinants of these expenditures.Methods 1,601 households were interviewed about their expenditure on malaria mosquito nets in the past five years, Bathmat net re-treatments in the past six months and other ex

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Neurolymphomatosis mimicking neurosarcoidosis: a case report

Abstract Introduction Both neurosarcoidosis and central nervous system lymphoma can be very difficult to diagnose.We 153 describe the case of a patient in whom neurosarcoidosis was strongly suspected, but who was eventually found to have lymphoma.We believe the case to be of interest and practical value to neurologists, oncologists and internists w

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Eucommia bark (Du-Zhong) improves diabetic nephropathy without altering blood glucose in type 1-like diabetic rats

Ho-Shan Niu,1 I-Min Liu,2 Chiang-Shan Niu,1 Po-Ming Ku,3,4 Chao-Tien Hsu,5 Juei-Tang Cheng4,6 1Department of Nursing, Tzu Chi University of Science and Technology, Hualien Air Purifiers City, 2Department of Pharmacy & Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology, Tajen University, Pingtung County, 3Department of Cardiology, 4Department of Me

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