Background —The Lyon Diet Heart Study is a randomized secondary prevention trial aimed at testing whether Mediterranean-type diet may reduce the rate of recurrence after first myocardial infarction. An intermediate analysis showed striking protective effect 27 months follow-up. This report presents results an extended follow-up (with mean 46 per patient) and deals with relationships dietary patterns traditional risk factors recurrence. Methods Results —Three composite outcomes (COs)...

<h3>Background</h3> The Mediterranean dietary pattern is thought to reduce the risk of cancer in addition being cardioprotective. However, no trial has been conducted so far prove this belief. <h3>Methods</h3> We compared overall survival and newly diagnosed rate among 605 patients with coronary heart disease randomized Lyon Diet Heart Study following either a cardioprotective Mediterranean-type diet or control close step 1 American Association prudent diet. <h3>Results</h3> During follow-up...

<h3>Abstract</h3> <b>Objectives</b> To evaluate the relative risk of being responsible for a fatal crash while driving under influence cannabis, prevalence such drivers within population, and corresponding share crashes. <b>Design</b> Population based case-control study. <b>Participants</b> 10 748 drivers, with known drug alcohol concentrations, who were involved in crashes France from October 2001 to September 2003. <b>Main outcome measures</b> The cases 6766 considered at fault their...

It is shown that vibrational coherence modulates the femtosecond kinetics of stimulated emission and absorption reaction centers purple bacteria. In DLL mutant Rhodobacter capsulatus, which lacks bacteriopheophytin electron acceptor, oscillations with periods approximately 500 fs possibly also 2 ps were observed, are associated formation excited state. The kinetics, reflect primary processes in sphaeroides R-26, modulated by a period 700 at 796 nm 930 nm. latter case, nm, where state, P*,...

A sample of 745 gay men, ages 20 to 65, were interviewed in 1985 as part an effort determine the impact AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) epidemic on non-ill but at-risk community. Measured terms number different sexual partners, activity was reported have declined by 78 per cent since hearing about AIDS. The frequency episodes involving exchange body fluids and mucous membrane contact 70 cent, condom use during anal intercourse increased from 1.5 cent. Abstinence sex did not change...

This research aims to estimate the relative risks of responsibility for a fatal accident linked driving under influence cannabis or alcohol, prevalence these influences among drivers and corresponding attributable risk ratios. A secondary goal is same items three other groups illicit drugs (amphetamines, cocaine opiates), compare results similar study carried out in France between 2001 2003. Police procedures accidents Metropolitan during 2011 were analyzed 300 characteristics encoded...

We investigated the role of matrix type as a determinant change in bird densities with forest patch area (patch effect) two different Fennoscandian landscape types: mature fragments surrounded by cut‐over or regenerating and true forested islands water. Since archipelagoes offers no resources to impedes movement birds, we predict that effects on should be stronger than patches fragmented forestry. compiled correlation estimates density–patch relationship from literature analyzed data using...

Summary The little bustard Tetrax tetrax is among many birds thought to be declining because of agricultural intensification in western Europe. In contrast with the situation elsewhere, numbers have greatly increased during last 50 years Crau, southern France, as agriculture has been developing. We wished ascertain which features development might supported this population increase. Using data on habitat‐specific densities obtained by surveys Crau 1998 and 1999, we assessed how breeding male...

The organization of collagen during fibrotic processes is poorly characterized because the lack appropriate methodologies. Here we show that multimodal multiphoton microscopy provides novel insights into lung fibrosis. We characterize normal and pulmonary tissue in bleomycin model, second-harmonic generation by fibrillar reveals micrometer-scale three-dimensional spatial distribution find combined two-photon excited fluorescence imaging unstained allows separating inflammatory steps this...

We demonstrate selective fluorescence excitation of specific molecular species in live organisms by using coherent control two-photon excitation.We have acquired quasi-simultaneous images fluorescently-labeled Drosophila embryos rapid switching between appropriate pulse shapes.Linear combinations these that a high degree fluorophore selectivity is attainable through phaseshaping.Broadband phase-shaped opens up new possibilities for single-laser, multiplex, in-vivo microscopy.

Background Previous case–control studies on bicycle helmet efficacy are mostly Anglo-Saxon, and based data from the early 1990s when hard-shell helmets were common. Methods In France, Rhône county (1.6 million inhabitants) is covered by a road trauma registry that includes emergency department visits, hospital admissions, fatalities. Over 1998–2008 period, 13 797 cyclist casualties identified. The injuries sustained coded using Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) for to head (AIS1+ AIS3+), face...

SummaryThese experiments indicate that dietary Se at levels above generally accepted as nutritionally adequate (0.1 ppm) enhances the primary immune response in mice measured by PFC test and hemagglutination.