Mental disorders constitute a huge global burden of disease, and there is a large treatment
gap, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries. One response to this issue has …

Lori Heise reviews the empirical evidence of what works in low-and middle-income
countries to prevent violence against women by their husbands and other male partners …

Background World population growth is projected to be concentrated in megacities, with
increases in social inequality and urbanization-associated stress. São Paulo Metropolitan …

Silymarin, a flavonolignan from′ milk thistle′(Silybum marianum) plant is used almost
exclusively for hepatoprotection and amounts to 180 million US dollars business in Germany …

This paper provides guidance on the steps, obstacles and mistakes to avoid in the
implementation of community mental health care. The document is intended to be of …

Background: Self-help interventions without professional contact to curb adult problem
drinking in the community are increasingly being delivered via the Internet. Objective: The …

Objective: This study formed part of the South African National HIV, Incidence, Behaviour
and Communication (SABSSM) 2008 survey, which included questions assessing the extent …

Substance use patterns are notorious for their ability to change over time. Both licit and illicit
substance use cause serious public health problems and evidence for the same is now …

BackgroundFor too long there have been heated debates between those who believe that
mental health care should be largely or solely provided from hospitals and those who …

Retrograded starch is known to be resistant to digestion. We used enzyme kinetic
experiments to examine how retrogradation of starch affects amylolysis catalysed by porcine …