Oleanolic acid (OA) is a triterpenoid compound, which is a natural ingredient in some Chinese herbal medicines used for the treatment of hepatitis. OA has previously been shown in our laboratory to diminish the hepatotoxicity ...

A novice PI describes her experience of writing a grant proposal. The common elements of a proposal are highlighted. The importance of choosing co-researchers wisely and avoiding some of the obstacles are highlighted. ...

In October of 2002, the Eccles Health Sciences Library submitted a successful proposal to the National Network of Libraries of Medicine to fund the creation of online recordings of consumer health information in many ...

Open access online publishing is a viable publishing option and is supported by authors, funders, institutions, and governments. Open access online publishing maximizes research visibility, optimizes scientific progress ...

As nursing homes become a dominant setting for death in the United States, palliative care must be integrated into daily nursing home practices. Improvements in this area will be better evaluated if researchers can assess ...

Abstract Background Many programmes on young people and HIV/AIDS prevention have focused on the in-school and channeled sexual and reproductive health messages through schools with limited activities for the young people's ...

The purpose of this paper is to describe the influence of culture and religion on end-of-life decision making and advance care planning. Over the last few decades there has been increasing amounts of attention and controversy ...

We studied patients' perceptions of telemedicine (interactive video) as a means of delivering specialist oncology/haematology care. Semistructured telephone interviews were performed with 22 patients attending a ...