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Overweight and obesity: review and update
(Acta Gastroenterológica Latinoamericana, 2016-06)Obesity is an epidemic with important health repercussions in addition to high treatment-related costs. Between 2006 and 2007 the WHO developed new assessment tools, which aren’t being globally used. In fact, there is no ... -
Oxidative stress and mitochondrial complex I dysfunction correlate with neurodegeneration in an -synucleinopathy animal model
(International Journal o f Molecular Sciences Article, 2022-09-27)The α-synucleinopathies constitute a subset of neurodegenerative disorders, of which Parkinson's disease (PD) is the most common worldwide, characterized by the accumulation of misfolded α-synuclein in the cytoplasm of ... -
Packages of care for dementia in low- and middle-income countries.
(PolS Medicine, 2009)This is the fifth in a series of articles highlighting the delivery of "packages of care" for mental health disorders in low- and middle-income countries. Packages of care are combinations of treatments aimed at improving ... -
Patterns and effects of admission hyperglycemia and inflammatory response in trauma patients: a prospective clinical study
(World J Surg, 2021)The constellation of the initial hyperglycemia, proinflammatory cytokines and severity of injury among trauma patients is understudied. We aimed to evaluate the patterns and effects of on-admission hyperglycemia and ... -
Patterns and effects of admission hyperglycemia and inflammatory response in trauma patients: a prospective clinical study.
(World J Surg, 2021-05)The constellation of the initial hyperglycemia, proinflammatory cytokines and severity of injury among trauma patients is understudied. We aimed to evaluate the patterns and effects of on-admission hyperglycemia ... -
Patterns, mechanism of injury and outcome of pediatric trauma at a level 1 trauma centre: a descriptive retrospective analysis
(Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023-04-23)There is a gap in knowledge on the epidemiology of pediatric trauma in the developing countries. We aimed to describe the injury pattern, mechanism of injury (MOI), and outcomes of pediatric trauma in a level 1 trauma ... -
Performance of the parallel plate avalanche counter (PPAC) for improving the depth profile of conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (CEMS)
(Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 1991)The parallel plate avalanche counter (PPAC) built in our laboratory was used to measure the CEM spectra of iron electrodeposited over a steel substrate. The electron counter was operated with ketone gas inside the ionization ... -
Physical and Chemical Characterisation of the Pigments of a 17th-Century Mural Painting in the Spanish Caribbean
(MDPI, 2021)The arrival of Spaniards in the Caribbean islands introduced to the region the practice of applying pigments onto buildings. The pigments that remain on these buildings may provide data on their historical evolution and ... -
Piper umbellatum L.: A comparative cross-cultural analysis of its medicinal uses and an ethnopharmacological evaluation
(Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2010)This review assesses the botany, traditional medicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of P. umbellatum. Information on P. umbellatum was gathered via the internet (using Scirus, Google Scholar, CAB-Abstracts, ... -
Piper umbellatum L.: A comparative cross-cultural analysis of its medicinal uses and an ethnopharmacological evaluation
(Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2010-10)This review assesses the botany, traditional medicinal uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology and toxicology of P. umbellatum. Information on P. umbellatum was gathered via the internet (using Scirus, Google Scholar, CAB-Abstracts, ... -
Population normative data for the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery from Latin America, India and China: a cross-sectional survey.
(BMC Neurology, 2009)1) To report site-specific normative values by age, sex and educational level for four components of the 10/66 Dementia Research Group cognitive test battery; 2) to estimate the main and interactive effects of age, sex, ... -
Post-Operative Analgesics Score, Another Tool in the Quest for a Better Pain Management
(World J Surg, 2023-07-23)Although acute pain has obvious implications in terms of resource utilization and humane treatment, it is chronic pain resulting from surgical procedures that has the greater impact on quality of life and economic activity. ... -
Post-operative analgesics score, another tool in the quest for a better pain management.
(World J Surg, 2023-06-12)The pre-emptive analgesic strategies aimed at reducing chronic post-surgical pain, and CPIP, have shown inconsistent results. Regional anesthetic techniques continue to hold out the tantalizing prospect of being the universal ... -
Potential risk of medication discrepancies and reconciliation errors at admission and discharge from an inpatient medical service
(Ann Pharmacother ., 2010)Medication discrepancies, defined as unexplained variations among drug regimens at care transitions, are common. Some are unintended and cause reconciliation errors that are potentially detrimental for patients. To determine ... -
Potentially dangerous effect of disopyramide on atrioventricular conduction in a patient on digitalis
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Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middleincome countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models
(Elsevier Ltd, 2020-04)To date, dementia prediction models have been exclusively developed and tested in high-income countries (HICs). However, most people with dementia live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where dementia ... -
Prediction of dementia risk in low-income and middleincome countries (the 10/66 Study): an independent external validation of existing models
(Elsevier Ltd., 2020-04)To date, dementia prediction models have been exclusively developed and tested in high-income countries (HICs). However, most people with dementia live in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), where dementia risk ... -
Predictors of enhancing human physical attractiveness: Data from 93 countries
(Evolution and Human Behavior 43 (2022) 455–474, 2022-08-22)People across the world and throughout history have gone to great lengths to enhance their physical appearance. Evolutionary psychologists and ethologists have largely attempted to explain this phenomenon via mating preferences ... -
Prehospital administration of tranexamic acid in trauma patients: A 1:1 matched comparative study from a level 1 trauma center
(American Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2019)The purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of prehospital administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) to injured patients on mortality, thromboembolic events and need for blood transfusion in a level 1 trauma center. ... -
Prehospital care of biologic agent-induced injuries
(Current Therapy of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, 2023-01-01)Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major healthcare problem and a major burden to society. The identification of a TBI can be challenging in the prehospital setting, particularly in elderly patients with unobserved falls. ...
