Obesity and lifestyles of children Okkio alla Salute 2019 In 2019, the sixth data collection of the OKkio alla SALUTE surveillance system was conducted in Italy, part of the Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI) of the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization. All the Italian regions participated with representative samples at regional […]
A common method for detecting prostate cancer may not be accurate enough as a reliable screening tool on its own, scientists warn. Digital rectal examination (DRE) is widely used by medical professionals to check the prostate with a finger for swelling or unusual lumps in the rectum as an initial screening for signs of prostate […]
Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of memantine in trichotillomania and skin scratching disorder Abstract Objective: Trichotillomania and skin pinching disorder are poorly recognized conditions and often Disabling in which people repeatedly pull their hair or pinch their skin, leading to noticeable hair loss or tissue damage.To date, there is a severe shortage of evidence-based treatments for these […]
Abstract Reluctance to make eye contact during natural interactions is a central diagnostic criterion for autism spectrum disorder (ASD). However, the underlying neural correlates for eye contacts in ASD are unknown, and diagnostic biomarkers are active areas of research. Here, neuroimaging, eye tracking, and pupillometry data were acquired simultaneously using two-person functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) […]
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide; High blood pressure, high cholesterol, dietary hazards and air pollution are the leading causes of cardiovascular disease worldwide Cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains the leading cause of death worldwide, according to a new special issue of Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC). The issue analyzes […]
Patients With asthma diagnoses they tend to downplay their condition and misuse oral corticosteroids. To bring out this not very comforting picture is the analysis of a survey on how patients interpret the diagnosis they have received and on what behaviors they adopt in everyday life. The results obtained suggest that there is a problem […]
A new study shows that maternal mortality in the U.S. increased faster in 2021 than in 2020 and nearly doubled from pre-pandemic rates in 2019. American Indians/Alaska Natives endured the largest increase in pregnancy-related deaths. Boston University School of Public Health Following the emergence of the highly contagious Delta and Omicron COVID-19 variants, pregnancy-related death […]
Insight French women living in the country’s most disadvantaged areas have a 25% worse breast cancer survival rate than those living in the least deprived areas. The 5-year survival rate was 88.2% in the poorest areas compared to 92.5% in the least disadvantaged areas, a difference of 4.3 percentage points. The differences were greatest in […]
Rome, Dec. 14. (Adnkronos Health) – From zero to 6 tenths with a half-hour operation: a 76-year-old patient returns to see after 5 years of blindness. It is the result of the first transplant in Italy, the hundredth in the world, made with an endothelial prosthesis in polymeric material that works as an endothelium of […]
Key messages With a meta-analysis of 5 randomized trials with a total of less than 300 participants, researchers have found that electroconvulsive therapy tends to be more effective at combating major depression, and also achieves higher response rates and more remissions than ketamine. Background Both the narcotic ketamine and electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) are among the […]