Advances in COPD imaging using CT and MRI: linkage with lung physiology and clinical outcomes
Recent years have witnessed major advances in lung imaging in patients with COPD. These include significant refinements in images obtained by computed tomography (CT) scans together with the introduction of new techniques and software that aim for obtaining the best image whilst using the lowest possible radiation dose. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has also emerged as a useful radiation-free tool in assessing structural and more importantly functional derangements in patients with well-established COPD and smokers without COPD, even before the existence of overt changes in resting physiological lung function tests. Tog...
Source: European Respiratory Journal - May 2, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Elbehairy, A. F., Marshall, H., Naish, J. H., Wild, J. M., Parraga, G., Horsley, A., Vestbo, J. Tags: Asthma and allergy State of the Art Source Type: research
Metastasis of small cell lung cancer to bilateral extraocular muscles: a case report
ConclusionBilateral metastasis to the extraocular muscles is a very rare manifestation of small cell lung cancer and the palliative treatment in these cases is challenging. (Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports)
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - May 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
IJERPH, Vol. 21, Pages 586: Association between Current Substance Use, Healthy Behaviors, and Depression among Ukrainian College Students
Viktor Burlaka
Depression is a pervasive issue among college students worldwide, yet there is a significant gap in the literature regarding its prevalence and coping strategies in the Ukrainian context. The present study aims to fill this gap by investigating how substance use and health-promoting behaviors relate to depressive symptoms among Ukrainian college students. Health-promoting behaviors are an important strategy to prevent depression, whereas substance use can contribute to depression or make it harder to manage. Given the substantial psychosocial problems and stressors related to the ongoing war in Ukraine ...
Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health - May 2, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Julia Burlaka Renee M. Johnson Christina N. Marsack-Topolewski Kathryn Hughesdon Jill Owczarzak Oleksii Serdiuk Roman Bogdanov Viktor Burlaka Tags: Article Source Type: research
The effects of alcohol use on smoking cessation treatment with nicotine replacement therapy: An observational study
CONCLUSION: Heavy, hazardous alcohol use is associated with lower odds of successfully quitting smoking compared to low or non-use of alcohol. Targeting alcohol treatment to this group may improve tobacco cessation outcomes.PMID:38692071 | DOI:10.1016/j.addbeh.2024.108045 (Source: Addictive Behaviors)
Source: Addictive Behaviors - May 1, 2024 Category: Addiction Authors: Benjamin K C Wong Scott Veldhuizen Nadia Minian Laurie Zawertailo Peter Selby Source Type: research
Evidence-based screening, clinical care and health education recommendations for Alaska Native peoples with prediabetes living in southcentral Alaska: findings from the Alaska EARTH follow-up study
This study investigated how much of the recent increase in pre-DM identified among Alaska Native (AN) peoples living in urban southcentral Alaska may be due to changes in diagnostic methods. We used clinical and demographic data collected at baseline between 2004 and 2006 and at follow-up collected between 2015 and 2017 from the urban southcentral Alaska Education and Research Towards Health (EARTH) cohort. We used descriptive statistics and logistic regression to explore differences in demographic and clinical variables among the identified pre-DM groups. Of 388 participants in the follow-up study, 243 had A1c levels indi...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - May 1, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kathryn R Koller Sarah H Nash Julie A Beans Gretchen M Day Vanessa Y Hiratsuka Ai-Ling Lin Meera Narayanan Christi A Patten Sherry A Hammock Barbara V Howard Jason G Umans Source Type: research
The Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis on First Nations and How We Can Work With Communities to Prevent It
J Rheumatol. 2024 May 1:jrheum.2024-0369. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0369. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is prevalent in many Indigenous North American First Nations (FN) and tends to be seropositive, familial, and disabling, as well as associated with highly unfavorable outcomes such as early mortality. The risk of developing RA is based on a perfect storm of gene-environment interactions underpinning this risk. The gene-environment interactions include a high frequency of shared epitope encoding HLA alleles, particularly HLA-DRB1*1402, in the background population, and prevalent predisposing envir...
Source: Journal of Rheumatology - May 1, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Hani El-Gabalawy Source Type: research
Circulating interleukin 17A and other inflammatory proteins may predict cardiovascular disease in early rheumatoid arthritis
CONCLUSION: Circulating IL-17A at RA diagnosis predicted future CVD, although we cannot exclude that this finding is due to multiple testing. The association was independent of traditional CVD risk factors, and of ESR at the time of diagnosis. Furthermore, OPG may be a predictor of CVD. We also identified some novel potential biomarkers for CVD in RA.PMID:38692670 | DOI:10.3899/jrheum.2023-1078 (Source: Journal of Rheumatology)
Source: Journal of Rheumatology - May 1, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Emil Rydell Lennart T H Jacobsson Carl Turesson Source Type: research
Identifying Risk Indicators of Cardiovascular Disease in Fasa Cohort Study (FACS): An Application of Generalized Linear Mixed-Model Tree
CONCLUSION: Given the superior performance of the GLMM tree compared with the standard tree and the lack of significant difference with the GLMM, using this model is suggested due to its simpler interpretation and fewer assumptions. Using updated statistical models for more accurate CVD prediction can result in more precise frameworks to aid in proactive patient detection planning.PMID:38690790 | DOI:10.34172/aim.2024.35 (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - May 1, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Fariba Asadi Reza Homayounfar Mojtaba Farjam Yaser Mehrali Fatemeh Masaebi Farid Zayeri Source Type: research
Genetic and Lifestyle Risk Factors of Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Fatty Liver Disease and Its Relationship with Premature Coronary Artery Disease: A Study on the Pars Cohort
CONCLUSION: Our study found that consuming opium decreases the likelihood of MAFLD in CAD patients, since these patients have decreased appetite and lower body mass index (BMI). On the other hand, female gender, having diabetes, high waist circumference, high triglyceride levels, and high ALT levels increase the probability of MAFLD in CAD patients.PMID:38690791 | DOI:10.34172/aim.2024.36 (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - May 1, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Amir Anushiravani Maryam Rayatpisheh Amir Kasaeian Iman Menbari Oskouie Source Type: research
Effectiveness of Applying Green Heart, a Smartphone-Based Self-management Intervention to Control Smoking: A Randomized Clinical Trial
CONCLUSION: Our results confirmed that complete adherence to the app for at least 24 weeks was linked to alterations in cigarette smoking behavior among CAD patients. Trial Registration Number: IRCT20221016056204N1.PMID:38690792 | DOI:10.34172/aim.2024.37 (Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine)
Source: Archives of Iranian Medicine - May 1, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Authors: Mojgan Ghavami Alireza Abdshah Ayat Ahmadi Diba Akbarzadeh Ali Mofidi Mahnaz Ashoorkhani Saeed Sadeghian Source Type: research
Circulating interleukin 17A and other inflammatory proteins may predict cardiovascular disease in early rheumatoid arthritis
CONCLUSION: Circulating IL-17A at RA diagnosis predicted future CVD, although we cannot exclude that this finding is due to multiple testing. The association was independent of traditional CVD risk factors, and of ESR at the time of diagnosis. Furthermore, OPG may be a predictor of CVD. We also identified some novel potential biomarkers for CVD in RA.PMID:38692670 | DOI:10.3899/jrheum.2023-1078 (Source: J Rheumatol)
Source: J Rheumatol - May 1, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Emil Rydell Lennart T H Jacobsson Carl Turesson Source Type: research
The Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis on First Nations and How We Can Work With Communities to Prevent It
J Rheumatol. 2024 May 1:jrheum.2024-0369. doi: 10.3899/jrheum.2024-0369. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTRheumatoid arthritis (RA) is prevalent in many Indigenous North American First Nations (FN) and tends to be seropositive, familial, and disabling, as well as associated with highly unfavorable outcomes such as early mortality. The risk of developing RA is based on a perfect storm of gene-environment interactions underpinning this risk. The gene-environment interactions include a high frequency of shared epitope encoding HLA alleles, particularly HLA-DRB1*1402, in the background population, and prevalent predisposing envir...
Source: J Rheumatol - May 1, 2024 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Hani El-Gabalawy Source Type: research
SARS-CoV-2 immunity and reasons for non-vaccination among healthcare workers from eastern and northern Switzerland: results from a nested multicentre cross-sectional study
CONCLUSIONS: Almost all healthcare workers in our cohort had specific antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 from natural infection and/or from vaccination. Young healthcare workers and those working in non-acute settings were less likely to be vaccinated, whereas physicians and administrative staff showed higher vaccination uptake. Presumed ineffectiveness of the vaccine is an important reason for non-vaccination.PMID:38689545 | DOI:10.57187/s.3734 (Source: Swiss Medical Weekly)
Source: Swiss Medical Weekly - May 1, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Selina Albrecht Fabian Gr ässli Alexia Cusini Angela Brucher Stephan Goppel Elsbeth Betschon J Carsten M öller Manuela Ortner Markus Ruetti Reto Stocker Danielle Vuichard-Gysin Ulrike Besold Lorenz Risch Matthias Von Kietzell Matthias Schlegel Pietro Ve Source Type: research
Relevance of Emotion of Anxiety and Fear of Dentistry as Motivational Conflict in Oral Health Behaviors
CONCLUSION: Anxiety and fear of dentistry are not found to influence personal preventive oral care with reference to oral hygiene habits. Avoidance of dentistry factor of DFS is positively correlated with oral health behavior. Dental fear and anxiety do not impact oral health behaviors adversely.CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE: In this era of youth and beauty, the utilization of professional dental care services is not affected by fear of invasive nature of dental procedures. Establishing the groundwork for knowledge regarding the scope of fear appeals in anxiety for dentistry may help to augment positive oral health behaviors for e...
Source: J Contemp Dent Pract - May 1, 2024 Category: Dentistry Authors: None Supriya Rajbir Singh Amra Ahsan Source Type: research
Elevated cardiovascular risk and acute events in hospitalized colon cancer survivors: A decade-apart study of two nationwide cohorts
CONCLUSION: Colon cancer survivors hospitalized 10 years apart in the United States showed an increased CVD risk with an increased risk of acute cardiovascular events (stroke 28%, PE 47%, arrhythmia 41%, and cardiac arrest 63%). It is vital to regularly screen colon cancer survivors with concomitant CVD risk factors to curtail long-term cardiovascular complications.PMID:38689632 | PMC:PMC11056864 | DOI:10.5306/wjco.v15.i4.548 (Source: Clinical Colorectal Cancer)
Source: Clinical Colorectal Cancer - May 1, 2024 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Rupak Desai Avilash Mondal Vivek Patel Sandeep Singh Shaylika Chauhan Akhil Jain Source Type: research
