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Reflex syncope in the UK Armed Forces
Conclusions These data are the first to define the incidence and prevalence of syncope in the UKAF. Orthostasis and heat are probable triggers, although recruits are potentially protected. These data offer opportunities to improve the health and well-being of SP, with economic, logistical and reputational benefits for the UKAF. Further research to identify personnel at risk of future syncopal events may allow for targeted use of countermeasures.
Source: Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps - September 22, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Parsons, I., Ellwood, J., Stacey, M. J., Gall, N., Grundy-Bowers, M., Chowienczyk, P., Woods, D. Tags: Original research Source Type: research

The effect of herpes zoster vaccination on the occurrence of deaths due to dementia in England and Wales
CONCLUSIONS: Our findings indicate that HZ vaccination improved cognitive function at a fairly advanced stage of the dementia disease process because most individuals whose underlying cause of death was dementia during our nine-year follow-up period were likely already living with dementia at the start of the HZ vaccination program. By using a different population, type of data, and outcome than our prior study in Welsh electronic health record data, this analysis adds to the evidence base that HZ vaccination slows, or potentially even prevents, the natural history of dementia.PMID:37732219 | PMC:PMC10508823 | DOI:10.1101/2023.09.08.23295225
Source: Herpes - September 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Felix Michalik Min Xie Markus Eyting Simon He ß Seunghun Chung Pascal Geldsetzer Source Type: research

Effects of epicatechin on cardiovascular function in middle-aged diet-induced obese rat models of metabolic syndrome
This study aimed to investigate the cardiovascular effects of epicatechin, a flavonoid found in green tea and cocoa, in attenuating complications associated with metabolic syndrome in diet-induced obese rats.Male Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rats aged 16 weeks were fed either standard rat chow (SC) or given a high-fat-high-carbohydrate (HFHC) diet for 20 weeks. Epicatechin treatment (5mg/kg/day) was administered to a subset of WKY rats commencing at week 8 of the 20 week HFHC feeding period. Body weights, food, water and energy intakes, blood pressure, heart rate and glucose tolerance were measured throughout the treatment period. O...
Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - September 21, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Kylie Connolly Romeo Batacan Douglas Jackson Andrew Fenning Source Type: research

Sex differences in iron status during military training: a prospective cohort study of longitudinal changes and associations with endurance performance and musculoskeletal outcomes
This study investigated sex differences in iron status, and associations between iron status and endurance and musculoskeletal outcomes, in military training. 2,277 British Army trainees (581 women) participated. Iron markers and endurance performance (2.4 km run) were measured at the start (week 1) and end (week 13) of training. Whole-body areal body mineral density (aBMD) and markers of bone metabolism were measured at week 1. Injuries during training were recorded. Training decreased haemoglobin in men and women (mean change [95% CI], -0.1 [-0.2, -0.0] and -0.7 [-0.9, -0.6] g∙dL-1, both p < 0.001), but more so in w...
Source: The British Journal of Nutrition - September 21, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: Thomas J O'Leary Sarah Jackson Rachel M Izard Neil P Walsh Charlotte V Coombs Alexander T Carswell Samuel J Oliver Jonathan Cy Tang William D Fraser Julie P Greeves Source Type: research

Emulsifiers in ultra-processed foods in the United Kingdom food supply
CONCLUSIONS: Findings from this study are the first to demonstrate the wide-spread occurrence and co-occurrence of emulsifiers in UPF in the UK food supply.PMID:37732384 | DOI:10.1017/S1368980023002021
Source: Public Health Nutrition - September 21, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Alicia Sandall Leanne Smith Erika Svensen Kevin Whelan Source Type: research

Task Force for a rapid response to an outbreak of severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children in Portugal in 2022
Euro Surveill. 2023 Sep;28(38). doi: 10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2023.28.38.2300171.ABSTRACTOn 5 April 2022, the United Kingdom reported an increase of cases of severe acute hepatitis of unknown aetiology in children, several needing hospitalisation and some required liver transplant or died. Thereafter, 35 countries reported probable cases, almost half of them in Europe. Facing the alert, on 28 April, Portugal created a multidisciplinary Task Force (TF) for rapid detection of probable cases and response. The experts of the TF came from various disciplines: clinicians, laboratory experts, epidemiologists, public health experts an...
Source: Euro Surveill - September 21, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Berta Grau-Pujol Jo ão Vieira Martins Isabel Goncalves Fernanda Rodrigues Rita de Sousa Dina Oliveira Joana Bettencourt Diana Mendes In ês Mateus de Cunha Sara Pocinho Ana Firme Benvinda Estela Dos Santos Andr é Peralta Santos Maria Jo ão Albuquerque Source Type: research

Developments in silicone technology for use in stoma care
Br J Nurs. 2021 Mar 24;30(Sup6a):S7-S18. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.Sup6a.S7.ABSTRACTSoft silicone's flexibility, adhesive capacity and non-toxic, non-odourous and hypoallergenic nature have made it an established material for adhesive and protective therapeutic devices. In wound care, silicone is a component of contact layer dressings for superficial wounds and silicone gel sheeting for reducing the risk of scarring, as well as of barriers for incontinence-associated dermatitis. Regarding stoma accessories, silicone is established in barrier films to prevent contact dermatitis, adhesive removers to prevent skin stripping ...
Source: British Journal of Nursing - September 21, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Thomas Swift Gillian Westgate Julie Van Onselen Stewart Lee Source Type: research

Use of breathable silicone technology in an ostomy appliance flange
This article explores the features of Sil2 and Genii ostomy appliances, with reference to preliminary data from a user evaluation.PMID:37733646 | DOI:10.12968/bjon.2021.30.Sup6a.S25
Source: British Journal of Nursing - September 21, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Peta Lager Lisa Loxdale Source Type: research

Foreword: the prospects of new silicone-based biomaterial technologies in stoma care
Br J Nurs. 2021 Mar 24;30(Sup6a):S5-S6. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.Sup6a.S5.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37733645 | DOI:10.12968/bjon.2021.30.Sup6a.S5
Source: British Journal of Nursing - September 21, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Amit Gefen Source Type: research

Using a novel breathable silicone adhesive (Sil2 technology) in stoma appliances to improve peristomal skin health: answering the key questions
Br J Nurs. 2021 Mar 24;30(Sup6a):S19-S24. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.Sup6a.S19.ABSTRACTFiona Le Ber answers some of the questions that stoma care nurses may have regarding this novel silicone adhesive based technology, which helps to avoid medical adhesive related skin injury (MARSI) and moisture-associated skin damage (MASD). Whereas hydrocolloid stoma appliances absorb moisture, this has a non-absorptive method of moisture management that prevents peristomal skin becoming damp and excoriated.PMID:37733641 | DOI:10.12968/bjon.2021.30.Sup6a.S19
Source: British Journal of Nursing - September 21, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Fiona Le Ber Source Type: research

Protecting peristomal skin: A two-pronged approach in stoma patients
Br J Nurs. 2022 Mar 23;31(Sup6):S1-S8. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2022.31.Sup6.S1.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37733640 | DOI:10.12968/bjon.2022.31.Sup6.S1
Source: British Journal of Nursing - September 21, 2023 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Ysao Yamamura, MD, PhD (1942-2021)
Acupunct Med. 2023 Sep 20:9645284231197232. doi: 10.1177/09645284231197232. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37727099 | DOI:10.1177/09645284231197232
Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - September 20, 2023 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Jo ão Bosco Guerreiro da Silva Rassen Saidah Source Type: research

Midline incisional hernia guidelines: the European Hernia Society
Br J Surg. 2023 Sep 19:znad284. doi: 10.1093/bjs/znad284. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:37727928 | DOI:10.1093/bjs/znad284
Source: The British Journal of Surgery - September 20, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: David L Sanders Maciej M Pawlak Maarten P Simons Theo Aufenacker Andrea Balla Cigdem Berger Frederik Berrevoet Andrew C de Beaux Barbora East Nadia A Henriksen Miloslav Klugar Alena Langaufov á Marc Miserez Salvador Morales-Conde Agneta Montgomery Patrik Source Type: research

A Bayesian nonparametric approach for handling item and examinee heterogeneity in assessment data
Br J Math Stat Psychol. 2023 Sep 20. doi: 10.1111/bmsp.12322. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTWe propose a novel nonparametric Bayesian item response theory model that estimates clusters at the question level, while simultaneously allowing for heterogeneity at the examinee level under each question cluster, characterized by a mixture of binomial distributions. The main contribution of this work is threefold. First, we present our new model and demonstrate that it is identifiable under a set of conditions. Second, we show that our model can correctly identify question-level clusters asymptotically, and the parameters of inter...
Source: The British Journal of Mathematical and Statistical Psychology - September 20, 2023 Category: Statistics Authors: Tianyu Pan Weining Shen Clintin P Davis-Stober Guanyu Hu Source Type: research

Recruiting the next generation of rural healthcare practitioners: the impact of an online mentoring program on career and educational goals in rural youth
CONCLUSION: This study suggests that online mentoring can direct rural youths' career interests toward, and provide a refreshing approach to imparting information about, healthcare professions. Although its longitudinal impacts need to be studied, the changes in attitudes and gains in knowledge observed while participating in this program put these students on the right track for eventually transitioning to health science programs. Arming rural youth with the knowledge and motivation to pursue healthcare careers through near-peer mentorship could be a unique strategy for increasing rural student representation in health sc...
Source: Rural Remote Health - September 20, 2023 Category: Rural Health Authors: Juliet Oshiro Katherine Wisener Angela L Nash Blair Stanley Sandra Jarvis-Selinger Source Type: research