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PubMed2001

Amalgam--resurrection and redemption. Part 2: The medical mythology of anti-amalgam.

Mercury-containing amalgam restorative material has come under attack for its alleged harmful effects on systemic health. A literature search revealed that amalgam restorations release small quantities of mercury but apparently not enough to cause systemic health problems. Mercury from dental amalgam restorations cannot be linked to kidney damage, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, other central nervous system diseases, "amalgam disease," mental disorders, damage to the immune system, increases in antibiotic resistance, or harmful reproductive effects. Dentists occupationally exposed to mercury have not been shown to suffer harmful reproductive or other systemic health effects, provided proper mercury hygiene is used. There are legitimate health concerns about alternative restorative materials, including resin composite. According to the latest scientific information available, dental amalgam remains a safe and effective restorative material.

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Women's illnesses - the Indian male perspective a search for linkage with Vedic concept of health & Hindu mythology.

A multicentric ICMR study was done in rural north India during 1996- 1999. Qualitative data was gathered from adult males of the study area regarding their views on women's illnesses. "Heat" emerged as the chief etiological factor for most of the reproductive health problems of women. Diet was told as the major source of this heat. A linkage between Vedic/Ayurvedic concepts of diet/heat and our respondents' view on women's illnesses has been described in the article. Similar references in western literature have also been quoted. As per Vedic concepts blood and bones are intermediary products of food assimilation between chyle and semen. Respondents view that, melting of bones leads to vaginal discharge (equated to semen) has been traced to this concept. Leucorrhea emerged as a significant morbidity of women. These views of the respondents reflect their culture. Any attempt to change these should take into account the overall cultural aspects of the concerned population.

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PubMed1975

The mythology of various hepatitis A virus isolates.

Several types of viral hepatitis may exist. Hepatitis A (MS-1 type) can be transmitted to marmosets and chimpanzees. Virus-like particles, which may be parvo- or enteroviruses and which have been demonstrated in feces of this type of hepatitis, do not share cross-reacting antigens with hepatitis B but do cross-react with fecal hepatitis A antigen. Hepatitis A (GB type), which also does not cross-react with hepatitis B, is not antigenically identical with MS-1; it can be transmitted to marmosets and it may be similar to non-type A/non-type B post-transfusion hepatitis. Hepatitits B does not cross-react either with HA particles, the faecal hepatitis type A antigen or with the MS-1 or GB strains; it can be transmitted to chimpanzees and rhesus monkeys but not to marmosets.

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