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A household health interview survey on MCH services utilization was carried out in 22 villages of a rural district of Arsi region, Ethiopia, before the launching of an integrated MCH programme. Coverage of antenatal services was 26%, and 61% of the women who received antenatal care reported having had 3 or more visits.…

BACKGROUND: Despite the promising results with selective thoracic fusion (STF) in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) of the Lenke 1C curve, postoperative coronal imbalance and progression of the unfused lumbar curve have been concerns in long-term follow-up. In this study, we aimed to investigate the r…

BACKGROUND: Musculoskeletal (MSK) pain affects many people worldwide and has a great impact on general health and quality of life. However, the relationship between MSK pain and mortality is not clear. This study aimed to investigate all-cause and cause-specific mortality in relation to self-reported MSK pain within th…

The aim of this study was to investigate social disparities in childbirth-related mortality in women (CRM) in Italy during 1972-2013, a period characterised by important changes in the organisation of healthcare services. The relationship between education and CRM was assessed using a Poisson regression model adjusted…

BACKGROUND: It remains unclear if oral contraceptive (OC) use is associated with the incidence of colorectal cancer. Few studies have examined this association by duration of OC use, time since last OC use, and different cancer subsites. METHODS: Among 88,691 participants of the Nurses' Health Study I (NHSI) and 93,08…

INTRODUCTION: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common condition characterized by abdominal pain and altered bowel habits, affecting around 11% of individuals globally. It is linked to dysregulation of the brain-gut axis, with altered activity and connectivity in various brain regions. IBS patients often have psychia…

INTRODUCTION: The optimal time for a neck ultrasound (US) in the follow-up of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) after the first year is undetermined. We aimed to verify the utility of routine neck US in the surveillance of patients diagnosed with low- and intermediate-risk PTC with no evidence of disease at the one-year a…

Eringer cows are often slaughtered due to fertility problems which result from inflammatory and degenerative changes of the uterus or hormonal imbalances. Twenty-one genital tracts from Eringer cows suffering from fertility problems were collected in the abattoir. The purpose of the study was the macroscopic evaluation…

In Italy (58 million inhabitants) over the last 15 years a decrease in caries incidence could be observed: Children (6-10 years old) 1970: 84.5%, DMF-T 4.77; 1980-85: 72%, DMF-T 3.64). Per capita sugar consumption went down from 32.0 kg in 1974 to 28.2 kg in 1983. 30.770 dentists are in practice--incl. medical doctors,…

AIM: To investigate the historical changes in survival with diabetes in elderly people with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: We analyzed 6504 deaths (44.5% males) registered in a large urban population, aged ≥65 years, and deceased between 1943 and 2009. We split the analysis into three time periods accor…

Trematodes are the richest class of platyhelminths in the marine environment, infecting all classes of marine vertebrates as sexual adults and many phyla of marine invertebrates as part of their life cycles. Despite the cryptic nature of their existence (almost all marine trematodes are internal parasites), they have b…

Two ombrotrophic peat bogs in Northwestern Spain provided a history of 4600 years of Pb accumulation. Highest Pb concentrations (84-87 microg g(-1)) were found near the bogs' surface, but there were also other significant peaks (6-14 microg g(-1)), indicating pre-industrial atmospheric pollution. The enrichment factors…

Age adjusted mortality in Belgium (B) and The Netherlands (NL) was calculated from 5 yearly age-specific death rates between the ages 45-74 and 75-85+ years. Mortality was available in Belgium from 1954 to 1991 or 1994 (depending on the cause of death) and from 1950 to 1993 in The Netherlands. In the 45-74 years age cl…

BACKGROUND: Rubella is a vaccine-preventable disease associated with a significant morbidity and adverse pregnancy outcomes, mainly if acquired in the first trimester of pregnancy with serious consequences to the fetus. Despite increased episodes of rubella epidemics (127 outbreaks in 2009-2015), rubella national vacci…

Seventy-nine patients with advanced diabetic retinopathy were subjected to a full range of low vision rehabilitation measures and followed for an average of 3.6 years at the Low Vision Clinic. They were provided with high power optical aids, followed by educational training in the use of such aids and of residual visio…

Most interventions for men who have acted violently toward their partner have been conducted as group interventions within a criminal justice context. Therefore, few studies have examined individual psychotherapy and how such interventions may reduce partner violence. In this study, we aimed to describe changes in viol…

For years, guanylate cyclase seemed to be homogenic and tissue nonspecific enzyme; however, in the last few years, in light of preclinical and clinical trials, it became an interesting target for pharmacological intervention. There are several possible options leading to an increase in cyclic guanosine monophosphate co…

OBJECTIVE: Retail availability of cannabis has the potential to influence demand for both legal and illegal cannabis. The aims of the study were to: 1) estimate the percentage of consumers who report purchasing dried flower legally; and 2) examine the association between purchasing dried flower legally and retail avail…

In the last decade, many continent urinary diversions have been developed for the cystectomy patients. Mainz pouch, which seems to be a sophisticated one without using an alloplastic prosthesis, was adopted in our clinic. We preliminarily report our result in 11 patients who underwent a Mainz pouch procedure in the las…

During the last five years, the prescription of tranquillizers has been reduced by 26% in Vestfold County compared with 19% in the country as a whole. This is probably a result of two initiatives: a common strategy to reduce prescription in the county, and monitoring prescription rate of the individual general practiti…