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Impact after 1 year of compulsory iodisation on the iodine content of table salt at retailer level in South Africa
(Carfax., 1999)The short-term effectiveness of introducing compulsory iodisation through revised health legislation, evaluated in terms of the iodine content of iodised table salt, was investigated in three of the nine provinces in South ... -
Lead reduction of petrol and flood lead concentrations of athletes.
(Archives of Environmental Health, 1992)In 1984, it was determined that the blood of long-distance runners in South Africa contained unacceptably high concentrations of lead. Subsequently, the petrol lead level in South Africa was reduced from 0.8 g/l to 0.4 ... -
Respiratory atopic disease, Ascaris-immunoglobulin E and tuberculin testing in urban South African children.
(Blackwell, 2006-05)Background Epidemiological relation of intestinal helminth infection and atopic disease, both associated with a T‐helper (Th) 2 immune response, is controversial, as it has been reported that helminth infection may either ... -
Iron, folate and vitamin B12 status of an elderly South African population
(Basingstoke: Nature Publishing, 1997)Objectives: To determine the prevalence of anaemia and the haemopoietic nutrient status of older mixed ancestry (coloured) South Africans. Design: A cross-sectional analytic study. Subjects: A random sample of 200 ... -
The distribution of helminth infections along the coastal plain of Kwazulu-Natal province, South Africa
(Maney, 1999)The results of a previous study indicated that, in the province of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, Necator americanus and Strongyloides stercoralis were endemic to the coastal lowlands only. The prevalences of these helminths, ... -
Endemic goitre in the absence of iodine deficiency in schoolchildren of the Northern Cape Province of South Africa
(Basingstoke: Nature Publishing, 1999)Objective: The study was undertaken to investigate whether endemic goitre still exists in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa more than 55 years after it was reported and, if so, whether iodine deficiency, or fluoride ... -
Dietary intake of primary school children in relation to food production in a rural area in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
(Basingstoke: Nature Publishing, 1999)The adequacy of food intake of primary school children living in a low socioeconomic rural area, +/- 60 km northwest of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa was assessed in a cross-sectional study. Primary school children, ... -
Adolescent precursors of intensity of marijuana and other illicit drug use among adult initiators
(Washington DC Heldref, 2001)This study examined (a) adolescent psychosocial risk factors for frequency (intensity) of marijuana use and for other illicit drug use among those who started using these drugs in early adulthood (adult initiators) and (b) ... -
Melatonin prevents the free radical and MADD metabolic profiles induced by antituberculosis drugs in an animal model
(Blackwell, 2005)The objective was to determine the effect of combined antituberculosis (anti-TB) drug therapy and an antioxidant, melatonin, on the free radical and organic acid profiles in an experimental rat model. A combined anti-TB ... -
Fumonisin mycotoxins in human hair
(2003)This study shows for the first time the accumulation of fumonisin mycotoxins in human hair of population clusters exposed to contaminated maize, and thus the feasibility of human hair analysis for the assessment of past ...