Does minocycline inhibit glial proliferation in the H-Tx rat model of congenital hydrocephalus?
Overall, these data suggest that minocycline treatment is effective in reducing the gliosis that accompanies hydrocephalus, and thus may provide an added benefit when used as a supplement to ventricular shunting.
Among surveyed children (mean age 14.6), 3.9% were "frequent" cigarette smokers (more than nine times ever). Presence of parents and/or siblings who smoke is a key factor for initiation. Narguileh use is a social phenomenon, rarely smoked alone (<4%) with 19% of the surveyed children being "frequent" narguileh smokers (more than nine times ever). Almost half of these students (42%) have all their friends smoking narguileh.