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  • Best practice recommendations for bladder management in spinal cord-afflicted patients in South Africa 
    Theron, Francois; Wilson, V.; Scriba, E.; Campbell, R.; Van Zyl, M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2019)
    Recent research on the standard of care and related quality of life of the spinal cord-afflicted community in South Africa (SA) has revealed significant gaps in practice, and challenges regarding levels of care and access ...
  • Endocrine disrupting chemicals in commercially available cling film brands in South Africa 
    De Jager, Christiaan; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; Hayward, Stefan; Swart, Pieter; Genthe, Bettina (Taylor and Francis, 2019)
    Cling films comprise of plasticizers which are known endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). Cling films are commonly used for food packaging and EDCs may leach into food, increasing exposure, leading to adverse health ...
  • Estrogenic activity, selected plasticizers and potential health risks associated with bottled water in South Africa 
    Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; Swart, Pieter; Truebody, Barry; Genthe, Bettina; Charmier, Jessica; De Jager, Christiaan (IWA Publishing, 2018-04)
    Potential endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are present in bottled water from various countries. In South Africa (SA), increased bottled water consumption and concomitant increases in plastic packaging create important ...
  • Household fuel use and biomarkers of inflammation and respiratory illness among rural South African women 
    Misra, Ankita; Longnecker, Matthew P.; Dionisio, Kathie L.; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Travlos, Gregory S.; Brar, Sukhdev; Whitworth, Kristina W. (Elsevier, 2018-10)
    Though literature suggests a positive association between use of biomass fuel for cooking and inflammation, few studies among women in rural South Africa exist. We included 415 women from the South African Study of Women ...
  • Male reproductive health statement (XIIIth International Symposium on Spermatology, May 9th-12th 2018, Stockholm, Sweden) 
    Levine, Hagai; Mohri, Hideo; Ekbom, Anders; Ramos, Liliana; Parker, Geoff; Roldan, Eduardo; Jovine, Luca; Koelle, Sabine; Lindstrand, Anna; Immler, Simone; Mortimer, Sharon; Mortimer, David; Van der Horst, Gerhard; Ishijima, Sumio; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Baldi, Elisabetta; Menkveld, Roelof; Rothmann, Susan A.; Giwercman, Aleksander; Giwercman, Yvonne; Holmberg, Mats; Kvist, Ulrik; Bjorndahl, Lars; Holmberg, Rebecka; Arver, Stefan; Flanagan, John; Drevet, Joel R (BioMed Central, 2018-10-29)
    On the occasion of the XIIIth International Symposium on Spermatology held from 9 to 13 May 2018 in Stockholm (Sweden), participants (guest speakers and audience) collectively felt the need to make a public statement on ...
  • The South African guidelines on Enuresis—2017 
    Adam, Ahmed; Claassen, Frederik; Coovadia, Ashraf; De Maayer, Tim; Fockema, Margaret; Fredericks, Joy; Gottlich, Errol; Grindell, Lizelle; Haffejee, Mohamed; Lazarus, John; Levy, Cecil; Mathabe, Kgomotso; McCulloch, Mignon; Moonsamy, Glenda; Moshokwa, Evelyn; Mutambirwa, Shingai; Patel, Haroun; Van der Merwe, Andre; Van Heerden, Izak J.; Van Vijk, Frans; Deshpande, Aniruddh; Smith, Grahame; Hoebeke, Piet (Elsevier, 2018-03)
    INTRODUCTION : Enuresis (or Nocturnal Enuresis) is defined as discreet episodes of urinary incontinence duringsleep in children over 5 years of age in the absence of congenital or acquired neurological disorders. RECOMMENDATIONS ...
  • Prenatal exposure to DDT and pyrethroids for malaria control and child neurodevelopment : the VHEMBE Cohort, South Africa 
    Eskenazi, Brenda; An, Sookee; Rauch, Stephen A.; Coker, Eric S.; Maphula, Angelina; Obida, Muvhulawa; Crause, Madelein; Kogut, Katherine R.; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Chevrier, Jonathan (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2018-04-06)
    BACKGROUND : Although indoor residual spraying (IRS) with dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and pyrethroids effectively controls malaria, it potentially increases human exposure to these insecticides. Previous studies ...
  • Analysis of endocrine activity in drinking water, surface water and treated wastewater from six countries 
    Leusch, Frederic D.L.; Neale, Peta A.; Arnal, Charlotte; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Balaguer, Patrick; Bruchet, Auguste; Escher, Beate I.; Esperanza, Mar; Grimaldi, Marina; Leroy, Gaela; Scheurer, Marco; Schlichting, Rita; Schriks, Merijn; Hebert, Armelle (Elsevier, 2018-08)
    The aquatic environment can contain numerous micropollutants and there are concerns about endocrine activity in environmental waters and the potential impacts on human and ecosystem health. In this study a complementary ...
  • Alterations in male reproductive hormones in relation to environmental DDT exposure 
    Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Delport, Rhena; Farías, Paulina; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Patrick, Sean Mark; Millar, Robert P.; De Jager, Christiaan (Elsevier, 2018-04)
    DDT [1, 1, 1-trichloro-2,2-bis (p-chlorophenyl)-ethane] compounds are used for indoor residual spraying (IRS) to control malaria mosquitoes. DDT is an endocrine disruptor chemical in experimental conditions, but little is ...
  • Levels and determinants of DDT and DDE exposure in the VHEMBE Cohort 
    Gaspar, Fraser W.; Chevrier, Jonathan; Quiros-Alcala, Lesliam; Lipsitt, Jonah M.; Barr, Dana Boyd; Holland, Nina; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Eskenazi, Brenda (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2017-07-07)
    BACKGROUND : Although indoor residual spraying (IRS) is an effective tool for malaria control, its use contributes to high insecticide exposure in sprayed communities and raises concerns about possible unintended health ...
  • Estrogenic activity, chemical levels and health risk assessment of municipal distribution point water from Pretoria and Cape Town, South Africa 
    Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Swart, Pieter; Hayward, Stefan; Genthe, Bettina; De Jager, Christiaan (Elsevier, 2017-11)
    Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous in the environment and have been detected in drinking water from various countries. Although various water treatment processes can remove EDCs, chemicals can also migrate ...
  • Endocrine disruptors and health effects in Africa : a call for action 
    Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; De Jager, Christiaan; Wagenaar, Gesina M.; Bouwman, Hindrik; Barnhoorn, Irene E.J.; Patrick, Sean Mark; Vandenberg, Laura N.; Kortenkamp, Andreas; Blumberg, Bruce; Kimmins, Sarah; Jegou, Bernard; Auger, Jacques; DiGangi, Joseph; Heindel, Jerrold J. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2017)
    BACKGROUND : Africa faces a number of unique environmental challenges. Unfortunately, it lacks the infrastructure needed to support the comprehensive environmental studies that could provide the scientific basis to inform ...
  • Estimation of human body concentrations of DDT from indoor residual spraying for malaria control 
    Gyalpo, Tenzing; Fritsche, Lukas; Bouwman, Henk; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Scheringer, Martin; Hungerbühler, Konrad (Elsevier, 2012-10)
    Inhabitants of dwellings treated with DDT for indoor residual spraying show high DDT levels in blood and breast milk. This is of concern since mothers transfer lipid-soluble contaminants such as DDT via breastfeeding to ...
  • "Opening a can of worms’ : bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension 
    Adam, Ahmed; Mamitele, Wisane Craig; Moselane, Andrew; Ismail, Farzanah (Elsevier, 2016-09)
    The scrotal varicocele is a common finding encountered during clinical examination. A porto-systemicshunt presenting with an associated varicocele is exceptionally rarely reported. Herein, we report such acase in an HIV ...
  • The dorsal nerve of the clitoris in relation to urinary incontinence sling procedures 
    Van der Walt, Sone; Van Wijk, Frans Jacob; Abdool, Zeelha; Oettle, Anna Catherina (Springer, 2017-01)
    INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS : To avoid injury to the perineal branches of the pudendal nerve during urinary incontinence sling procedures, a thorough knowledge of the course of these nerve branches is essential. The dorsal ...
  • Organochlorine pesticide levels in Clarias gariepinus from polluted freshwater impoundments in South Africa and associated human health risks 
    Barnhoorn, Irene E.J.; Van Dyk, Jacobus C.; Genthe, Bettina; Harding, W.R.; Wagenaar, G.M.; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana) (Elsevier, 2015-02)
    There are increasing concerns regarding the safe human consumption of fish from polluted, freshwater impoundments. The aim of this study was to analyse the muscle tissue of the sharptooth catfish Clarias gariepinus for ...
  • Fluorine-18-Fluoroethylcholine PET/CT in the detection of prostate cancer : a South African experience 
    Vorster, Mariza; Modiselle, Moshe; Ebenhan, Thomas; Wagener, Carl; Sello, That; Zeevaart, Jan Rijn; Moshokwa, Evelyn; Sathekge, Mike Machaba (Hellenic Society of Nuclear Medicine, 2015-01)
    OBJECTIVE : Imaging with fluorine-18-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT) has, until recently provided disappointing results with low sensitivity ranging from 31%-64% ...
  • Clinical presentation of prostate cancer in Black South Africans 
    Tindall, Elizabeth A.; Monare, L. Richard; Petersen, Desiree C.; Van Zyl, Smit; Hardie, Rae-Anne; Segone, Alpheus M.; Venter, Philip A.; Bornman, Maria S. (Riana); Hayes, Vanessa M. (Wiley, 2014-06)
    BACKGROUND : Compared with White Americans, Black American men are at a significant increased risk of presenting with prostate cancer (PCa) and associated mortality, suggesting a link to African-ancestry. However, PCa ...
  • Pesticide residues and estrogenic activity in fruit and vegetables sampled from major fresh produce markets in South Africa 
    Mutengwe, Mbulaheni Thomas; Aneck-Hahn, Natalie Hildegard; Korsten, Lise; Van Zijl, Magdalena Catherina; De Jager, Christiaan (Taylor and Francis, 2016)
    Food is likely to be one of the major pathways through which people are exposed to endocrinedisrupting chemicals. With the exception of residual effects, there are concerns that a number of naturally occurring and synthetic ...
  • First ancient mitochondrial human genome from a prepastoralist Southern African 
    Morris, Alan G.; Heinze, Anja; Chan, Eva K.F.; Smith, Andrew B.; Hayes, Vanessa M. (Oxford University Press (open Access), 2014-09)
    The oldest contemporary human mitochondrial lineages arose in Africa. The earliest divergent extant maternal offshoot, namely haplogroup L0d, is represented by click-­‐speaking forager peoples of ...