2,589 papers found

PURPOSE: More interest in the treatment of rectus diastasis has been evoked lately. Following the postpartum females from a great distance, the middle-aged males living with obesity are the second most common group of rectus diastasis patients. Although gender differences are considered frequently in regard to cosmetic…

Work-related musculoskeletal disorders are occupational conditions that result from the excessive use of the musculoskeletal system, combined with insufficient time for physiological recovery. These disorders remain prevalent in the automotive industry, particularly on assembly lines, and directly impact workers' healt…

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The vagus nerve (VN) is a critical component of the parasympathetic nervous system, playing a pivotal role in respiratory, cardiovascular, and digestive functions. Its management during thoracoscopic lung resections is essential to minimize postoperative complications such as cough and arrhyth…

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder triggered by the ingestion of gluten in genetically predisposed individuals, leading to chronic intestinal inflammation and damage to the small intestinal lining (villus atrophy). While a strict gluten-free diet remains the primary treatment, emerging therapies targeting the imm…

BACKGROUND: Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory condition affecting the supporting structures of a tooth in the oral cavity. The relationship between dietary fiber and periodontitis is poorly understood. The objective of this systematic review is to investigate if an intake of dietary fiber modulates periodontal di…

OBJECTIVES: The term "cracked tooth" is used to describe an incomplete fracture initiated from the crown and progressing towards a subgingival direction. Despite the high prevalence of cracked teeth and their frequent association with symptoms and pulpal or periapical pathoses, there is still no consensus in the litera…

INTRODUCTION: Influenza infrastructure systems are crucial for maintaining surveillance operations, and for mitigating and responding to the disease. The role of surveillance is to isolate and identify as rapidly as possible any new influenza strains and collate this information for the preparedness for, and response t…

AIM: To summarize evidence on the effectiveness of educational interventions for type 2 diabetes control in South Asians living in high-income countries. METHODS: We systematically searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cinahl and the Cochrane Library, using Medical Subject Heading and free-text terms. The considered outcomes were:…

BACKGROUND: Patients' expectations of treatment effects may contribute to positive (placebo) and negative (nocebo) outcomes. The effect of patient expectations may be pronounced in subjectively assessed conditions, such as male erectile dysfunction. The aim of this project is to examine the magnitude of expectancy in t…

A lot of high quality data on the biological activity of chemical compounds are required throughout the whole drug discovery process: from development of computational models of the structure-activity relationship to experimental testing of lead compounds and their validation in clinics. Currently, a large amount of su…

Red yeast rice (RYR) is an Asian indigenous medicine that fermentsgrains using the Monascus fungi, specifically. Monacolins, pigments, phenols, sterols, and benzopyrans, such as the mycotoxin citrinin, were proven to be present in RYR, contributing to its numerous effects. This study aims to provide a thorough overview…

To effectively prevent cervical cancer, a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality among women, widespread adoption of the HPV vaccine has a well-established link to human papillomavirus (HPV) infection. HPV vaccine must be the vaccine's effectiveness in reducing HPV infections, and subsequent cervical lesions h…

This systematic review aims to identify the elements of doctor-patient communication in telemedicine, emerging challenges, and proposed recommendations. Four databases, including Science Direct, PubMed, Cochrane, and ProQuest, were searched using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses gu…

Bioactive compounds in berries may scavenge reactive oxygen and nitrogen species by donating electrons to free radicals, thereby protecting DNA, proteins, and lipids from oxidative damage. Evidence shows that berry consumption has beneficial health effects, though it remains unclear whether berries exert a significant…

The ways in which the social drivers of health, also known as the social determinants of health (SDOH), affect health outcomes for people with inherited bleeding disorders (PwIBDs) is unclear. This systematic review of the published literature examines the impact of SDOH on health outcomes in PwIBDs. Articles that incl…

OBJECTIVE: Mottling and pitting of enamel due to excess fluoride consumption may affect one's self-esteem due to unaesthetic appearance and also in turn can affect the quality of life. This present study was conducted to assess various treatment approaches available for patients with dental fluorosis. MATERIALS AND ME…

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: The accuracy of conclusions from research based on Electronic Healthcare Records (EHRs) is highly dependent on the correct selection of descriptors (codes) by users, but few methods exist for examining quality and drivers of documentation. We aimed to evaluate the feasibility and acceptabil…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this narrative literature review is to discuss the literature regarding the potential role that cytokines play in degenerative disk disease. METHODS: The inclusion criteria were studies that used inflammatory mediators in advancing disk disease processes. Research studies were limited to the…

There are overwhelming reports and descriptions about celiac associated disorders. Although there is a clear genetic association between celiac disease (CD) and some gastrointestinal disorders, there are controversial reports claiming an association between CD and Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection. Different st…

PURPOSE: Today's surgical standard of care for uterine leiomyomas is laparoscopic and/or vaginal surgery with larger specimens requiring morcellation to avoid open surgery. This is often associated with intra-abdominal dissemination of cellular material which in case of a uterine sarcoma might result in iatrogenic seed…