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Climate change and environmental health in southern Africa: it's not all about malaria

Author: Wright, C ; Thambiran, Tirusha ; Matooane, M ; Engelbrecht, F ; Bopape, Mary-Jane M ; Olwach, J Date: Jul 2011 In South Africa, the most commonly talked-about climate change-related human health risk is a changing pattern in the distribution and severity of malaria. However, there are three other important issues that also deserve some attention if ... Read more
Investigation of in vitro and in vivo anti-asthmatic properties of Siphonochilus aethiopicus

Author: Fouché, Gerda ; Nieuwenhuizen, N ; Maharaj, V ; Van Rooyen, S ; Harding, N ; Nthambeleni, R ; Jayakumar, J ; Kirstein, F ; Emedi, B ; Meoni, P Date: Jan 2011 Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs, characterized by increased sensitivity to bronchoconstriction associated with infiltration of immune cells, mucus hypersecretion and structural remodelling of the airways. In South Africa, ... Read more
Meteorologically estimated exposure but not distance predicts asthma symptoms in schoolchildren in the environs of a petrochemical refinery: a cross-sectional study

Author: White, N ; teWaterNaude, J ; Van der Walt, A ; Ravenscroft, G ; Roberts, W ; Ehrlich, R Date: Sep 2009 Community concern about asthma prompted an epidemiological study of children living near a petrochemical refinery in Cape Town, South Africa. Because of resource constraints and the complexity of refinery emissions, neither direct environmental ... Read more
Nanoencapsulation of Mycolic acids as a deliverable to macrophages

Author: Benadie, Y ; Semete, B ; Venter, L ; Kalombo, Lonji ; Driver, C ; Jones, AT ; Swai, H ; Verschoor, JA Date: Jun 2008 The cell wall envelope of Mycobacterium tuberculosis contains unique high molecular weight lipids. Of these, the most abundant are mycolic acids, an extended family of long 2-alkyl 3-hydroxyl fatty acids, typically 70-90 carbon atoms in length, ... Read more
Nanoencapsulation of mycolic acids as a deliverable to macrophages - 2nd CSIR Biennial Conference

Author: Benadie, Y ; Semete, B ; Venter, L ; Kalombo, Lonji ; Driver, C ; Jones, AT ; Swai, H ; Verschoor, JA Date: Nov 2008 The objective of this project was to explore the encapsulation of mycolic acids into vehicles other than liposomes for delivery into macrophages and addressing the challenges of low solubility. As vehicles nanoparticles (NP) have the advantage ... Read more
Phytochemical investigation and the anti-cancer properties of pengularia daemia and phylica paniculata

Author: Khorombi, TE ; Fouché, Gerda ; Van Heerden, FR Date: Oct 2006 Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) implemented an in-house anti-cancer screen aimed at testing several plant extracts. This was done in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute (NCI) in the USA and involved training ... Read more
Self-reported hypertension in eMbalenhle, Mpumalanga, South Africa: findings from a vulnerability to air pollution assessment

Author: Matooane, M ; Oosthuizen, R ; John, J Date: 2011 The study determined the prevalence of self-reported hypertension and evaluated the relationship between self-reported hypertension and associated risk factors among adults who participated in the 2006 vulnerability to air pollution study in ... Read more
Siphonochilus aethiopicus, a traditional remedy for the treatment of allergic asthma

Author: Fouché, Gerda ; Van Rooyen, S ; Faleschini, T Date: Feb 2013 Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs, characterized by increased sensitivity to bronchoconstriction associated with infiltration of immune cells and mucus hyper secretion. In South Africa, the indigenous plant Siphonochilus ... Read more

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