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Microbial quality analysis of falsified medicines seized by controling agencies

and weight loss aids. One of the driving forces behind the demand for these substandard and falsified products is their affordability, accessibility, and lack of prescription requirement, thereby ...

THE ANALYSIS OF ILLICIT DRUGS COLLECTED DURING A SUMMER FESTIVAL AND EVALUATION OF THE NARCOREADER FOR ON-SITE ANALYSIS OF MDMA

time-consuming and of high cost. There is a need for more rapid and still accurate analysis, with cost-effective and portable methods. Aim: As the first goal of this study, a selection of drug samples is analysed ...

Occurrence of microcystin congeners in surface waters and food in Belgium as a source of exposure to humans

cyanobacteria blooms among the global population in Belgium. There is a general concern about the negative impact of the blooms and their toxins on the environment and public health. Yet, limited data about ...

Development of strain-level shotgun metagenomics approaches to detect and characterize microbiological contaminants in the context of food safety

It was proven that whole genome sequencing has a higher resolution than any combination of tests carried out so far. But the isolation is not always possible, and it is time-consuming. A new method ...

CHROMATOGRAPHIC FINGERPRINT DEVELOPMENT FOR THE DETECTION OF TRIBULUS TERRESTRIS IN PLANT FOOD SUPPLEMENTS

herbal adulteration MS. Tribulus terrestris UHPLC Abstract: Background: Erectile dysfunction (ED) characterized by the inability to achieve or maintain erection during sexual activity, is a common disorder ...

Development of a data-intensive centralized system for surveillance and outbreak investigation of bacterial pathogens using whole-genome sequencing

operate under strict quality requirements, from which the bioinformatics analysis is not exempt. Therefore we developed and extensively validated bioinformatics workflows for several priority pathogens ...

Tick-borne diseases in Belgium: The incidence and economic burden of Lyme borreliosis and the occurrence of other tick-borne infections

Post-treatment Lyme disease syndrome Tick-borne pathogens Abstract: Lyme borreliosis (LB) is the most prevalent tick-borne disease in Europe. The most common clinical manifestation is an erythema migrans, a red ...

Social integration of people with severe mental illness: A challenge for health care systems and policies

factors related to the organisation of services, systems and policies strongly influence the social integration of people with SMI. For better or for worse, social integration is not a clinical outcome, it ...

Development of vibrational spectroscopic methods combined with chemometrics for the detection and quantification of nicotine in e-liquids.

spectroscopy Nicotine RAMAN Abstract: E-cigarette have become a popular alternative to smoking tobacco cigarettes. They are sold in vapeshops and online. However, in Belgium, it is prohibited to import or to buy ...

Chemical and toxciological characterization of e-liquid cigarettes

the e-cigarette, whether scientifically substantiated or not. To assure public health, scientific research about the safety and quality of the e-cigarette is of great importance. The objective of this ...

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