New Research suggests that drinking tea improves quality of life (QoL) in men with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus (ESCC) after esophagectomy. This finding could help optimize QoL throughout the rest of patients’ lives. The ESCC has a very poor prognosis and a high mortality rate. While surgery and adjuvant therapy can improve patient […]
SIF Societa’ Italiana di Farmacologia Severe cutaneous adverse reactions Edited by Alessandra Russo. Specialist in Medical Toxicology. Messina An article on severe skin adverse reactions associated with pharmacological treatments was published in the Australian Prescriber journal. Below is a summary of the cutaneous adverse reactions and drugs mainly involved – All rights reserved and for […]
Recent studies suggest that certain aspects of depression, anxiety, and vulnerability to stress may result from exposure to harmful environmental conditions or early adverse experiences capable of disturbing different neurotransmission systems during the childhood of individuals.Now, a study by a CONICET research group managed to describe in a mouse model a biological mechanism whose alteration […]
Pescara 1 Feb. (Adnkronos Health) – Improve the flow of information regarding the regional vaccination registry and cancer screening, so as to have coherent, timely and above all extracted data with a unified procedure by all the ASL of the Region. This is the main objective of the measure approved by the Regional Council, on […]
Key messages A “wrong” word can have unpleasant consequences. Many people have experienced this, including a young man in love. The story of love and suffering of this twenty-six year old was recently told by Peter Krapf, an orthopedic surgeon from Trier, Germany. The patient and his story The young man met “the love of […]
Laut A recent study published in the journal Nutrition found lower muscle mass in cancer survivors associated with a higher risk of all-cause mortality and specific cardiovascular mortality. The authors explained that cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide and that cancer survivors have a higher nbsp compared to people without cancer; […]
Prato, 17 Feb. – (Adnkronos Salute) – The intensive care area of the Santo Stefano hospital in Prato has been strengthened with the opening of eight new beds for the Coronary Unit (Utic). The inauguration took place this morning with the president of the Tuscany Region, Eugenio Giani. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was attended by the […]
A regulation proposed by the European Commission and approved by the member states, authorizes the placing on the market of flour larvae starting from . The larvae of the flour are thus added to the crickets, locusts and yellow larvae of the meal, already authorized for consumption in Europe. However, it remains to be seen […]
Patients with degenerative mitral regurgitation, which requires surgery, may either opt for a standard procedure that requires a sternotomy. As an alternative, patients can safely choose a minimally invasive thoracotomy. This resulted in a randomized comparison of the two techniques. The minimally invasive approach showed some advantages in the study. After 12 weeks, there were […]
Rome, 13 Jan. (Adnkronos Salute) – The Italian Navy has published the request for availability to the local socio-health authorities of Sardinia of medical managers, with a degree in Medicine and Surgery and in possession of the qualification to practice the medical profession, to carry out the task of “Competent Doctor”. The assignment will be […]