Java project on periodontal diseases: the relationship between vitamin C and the severity of periodontitis

Objective: To study the relationship between vitamin C and the severity of periodontitis.   Material and Methods: The study population consisted of subjects from the Malabar/Purbasari tea estate on West…

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Review article: is there a link between micronutrient malnutrition and Helicobacter pylori infection?

Helicobacter pylori causes a chronic gastric infection, which is usually life-long. Many epidemiological studies have shown that this is probably one of the most common bacterial infections throughout the world…

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Effect modification by vitamin C on the relation between gastric cancer and Helicobacter pylori

Abstract  A hospital-based case–control study of 295 cases with histologically confirmed gastric cancer and age and sex-matched controls was conducted to evaluate the effect of dietary vitamin C intake upon…

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Minimum inhibitory concentrations of herbal essential oils and monolaurin for gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria

Abstract  New, safe antimicrobial agents are needed to prevent and overcome severe bacterial, viral, and fungal infections. Based on our previous experience and that of others, we postulated that herbal…

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