Multicomponent intervention for schoolchildren with asthma: Pilot cluster randomized controlled trial by Marina Reznik, MD, MS, Florinda Islamovic, MD, Jill S. Halterman, MD, MPH, Cheng-Shiun Leu, PhD, Jiaqing Zhang, PhD, Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD

“…Conclusion: A pilot intervention addressing multiple barriers to PA, including stigma, teacher confidence in asthma management, access to PA, and in-school medication, improved PA levels and SFD in students with asthma.…”
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The Study of Mono- and Polysubstance Abuse Effects on Complete Blood Count Parameters in Samples of Iraqi Patients by Athmar Kadhim Gatea, Kareem Nasir Hussien, Mohammed Ali Al-Jabory

“…In Iraq, the number of substance abusers increased, both single and polysubstance, alcohol and medications. Abuse of these substances is associated with changes in different blood parameters secondary to their direct immune, inflammatory, toxic and stressor effects on hematopoiesis, and indirect effect on liver and kidneys. …”
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Review: cell mechanisms in the control of inflammatory foundations of obesity and secondary metabolic disorders by Kristin Goldstone, Keelin Irwin, Ava O' Meara-Cushen, Cathy Brougham

“…The most common approach to obesity management and treatment includes clinical and pharmacological interventions, focusing on avenues such as surgery, weight loss management programs, and synthetic medications like semaglutides (e.g. Wegovy) and glucocorticoids (e.g. dexamethasone). …”
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Follow-up Care among Medicaid Patients with Schizophrenia treated with Antipsychotics in the Inpatient Setting by Amanda M. Farr, David M. Smith, Jacqueline A. Pesa, Zhun Cao

“…**Methods:** Adults administered oral or long-acting injectable antipsychotic medication during a hospitalization for schizophrenia were identified in the linked MarketScan® Hospital Drug and Multi-State Medicaid Databases. …”
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Research on detection methods of related substances and degradation products of the antitumor drug selpercatinib by Jingjing Xiang, Liangliang Cai, Qin Wang, Yonghong Zhu, Yong Han

“…It efficiently separated the impurities present in selpercatinib, thereby confirming the method’s efficacy in ensuring the purity and quality of the drug.ConclusionThe chromatographic method established in this study can be used for the detection of selpercatinib and its impurities, providing significant reference value for the quality research of selpercatinib bulk drug and its preparations, and ensuring the safety of medication for patients.…”
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An analysis of heavy silicone oil treatment for inferior proliferative vitreoretinopathy by Maximilian Hammer, Amanda Ie, Katharina Eibenberger, Gerd Uwe Auffarth, Kanmin Xue

“…In 20% of cases, an increased medication was continued long-term after Densiron removal. …”
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Systemic adverse drug events to topical prostaglandin analogs for treating glaucoma: a retrospective focused pharmacovigilance study by Kannan Sridharan

“…The findings emphasize the need for continuous monitoring of adverse reactions, and consideration of patient-specific factors when prescribing these medications.…”
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The impact of mobile health interventions on service users' health outcomes and the role of health professions: a systematic review of systematic reviews by Fathiya Alkhuzaimi, Deborah Rainey, Christine Brown Wilson, Jacqueline Bloomfield

“…Behavioural improvements were also reported, including better medication adherence and physical activity. Psychological benefits, such as reduced anxiety and enhanced patient satisfaction, were noted. …”
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Self-Care Practices and the Associated Socio-Demographic Variables of Persons With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2dm) in Southeast, Nigeria. by Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Okonkwo, Uchenna Prosper, Ani, Kenneth Umezulike, Onuora, Ethel Ogoemeka, Nwokike, Mathew, Turyasingura, Jane Byabagambi, Munezero, Tamu JohnBosco, Mfitumukiza1, Valence, Nwankwo, Mercy Chinenye, Tumusiime, Alex

“…Findings further showed that a good proportion (51.3% and 89.8%) of study participants had good self-care behavior in diet and medication domains respectively. Whereas the proportion of participants with poor self-care behavior was very high in foot care (75.1%) and fairly high in both self-blood sugar testing (37.7%) and exercise (37.2%) domains. …”
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Impact of Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment on Standards of Living of Elderly Persons in Kabale Municipality Kabale District. by Naturinda, Suzan

“…The study recommended that the government should further implement programs to assist elderly individuals with medication management, including reminders and adherence support to improve the health of elderly people.…”
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A survey of knowledge about health education and self-management behavior in 118 patients with early diabetic nephropathy (118例早期糖尿病肾病患者健康教育知识水平及自我管理行为现状调查)... by CHEN Furong (陈芙蓉), ZHOU Jianping (周建平), MAO Dandan (毛丹旦), BO Jing (薄静), ZHUANG Ji (庄姬)

“…The average score of medication management dimension was (3. 11±0. 65), and average score of symptoms observation and nursing practice was (2. 55±0. 73)and (2. 55±0. 89), respectively. …”
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The effects of acute and chronic exercise on immune markers of TH1/TH2 cells in older adults: a systematic review by Thiago Henrique Teodoro, Katerine Palharini Manfrin Costa, Jonato Prestes, José Campanholi, James Navalta, Guilherme Borges Pereira

“…Studies involving animal subjects, isolated cells, diseased patients, or exposure to medications and drugs were excluded. The quality of the selected studies was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool (ROB2), with data organized and presented in tables and figures.ResultsFourteen studies with 525 participants were included in the analysis. …”
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Cytisine compared to combination nicotine replacement therapy to reduce cigarette consumption in relapsed smokers: protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial by Hassan Mir, Javad Heshmati, Kerri-Anne Mullen, Ashley Baldwin, Evyanne Quirouette, Andrew Pipe, Robert Reid

“…Cytisine is a plant-based medication, which works in a similar mechanism to varenicline. …”
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UNEXPECTED FINDINGS DURING LAPAROTOMY SURGERY AND URGENT SURGICAL INDICATIONS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN PATIENTS WITH CROHN’S DISEASE by Guilherme Zupo TEIXEIRA, Magaly Gemio TEIXEIRA, Marina Carla GIMENEZ, Silvia Caroline Neves RIBEIRO, Nathacia Bernardo CHIMELLO, Vania Aparecida LEANDRO-MERHI

“…Clinical and surgical variables, medication history, American Society of Anesthesiologists classification, and POC were investigated. …”
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The skin microbiota of preterm infants and impact of diaper change frequency. by Noelle E Younge, D Joshua Parris, Daniel Hatch, Angel Barnes, Debra H Brandon

“…<h4>Design</h4>A randomized controlled parallel design was used.<h4>Methods</h4>Medically stable preterm infants born <33 weeks' gestation were randomized to receive diaper changes at a frequency of every 3-hours or every 6-hours. …”
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Functionalized Nanomaterials In Pancreatic Cancer Theranostics And Molecular Imaging by Yoghalakshmi Nagarajan, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Venkatachalam Deepa Parvathi

“…Once cancer has been identified, these nanoparticles can kill the tumour by inducing hyperthermia, medication delivery, immunotherapy or gene therapy. …”
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Lipid trajectories improve risk models for Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment by Bruce A. Chase, Roberta Frigerio, Chad J. Yucus, Smita Patel, Demetrius Maraganore, Alan R. Sanders, Jubao Duan, Katerina Markopoulou

“…Risk models evaluated the contributions of lipid trajectory and VIM groups relative to APOE genotype or polygenic risk scores (PRSs) for AD and lipid levels and major lipoprotein confounders: age, lipid-lowering medications, comorbidities, and other longitudinal correlates of blood-lipid concentrations. …”
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Assessing the effects of therapeutic combinations on SARS-CoV-2 infected patient outcomes: A big data approach. by Hamidreza Moradi, H Timothy Bunnell, Bradley S Price, Maryam Khodaverdi, Michael T Vest, James Z Porterfield, Alfred J Anzalone, Susan L Santangelo, Wesley Kimble, Jeremy Harper, William B Hillegass, Sally L Hodder, National COVID Cohort Collaborative (N3C) Consortium

“…Analysis of the model's components suggests benefit to treatment with combination of steroids, antivirals, and anticoagulant medication. The approach also provides a framework for simultaneously evaluating multiple real-world therapeutic combinations in future research studies.…”
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Increasing prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity in childhood type 1 diabetes in the pre-COVID but not during the COVID era by Vivien Herczeg, Eszter Muzslay, Diána Czipó, Lili Terkovics, Johanna Takács, Réka Garai, Réka Garai, Fanni Kovács, Andrea Luczay, Anna Körner, Péter Tóth-Heyn

“…Among our children with TA, 28.5% exhibited clinically relevant thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) abnormalities (most commonly subclinical hypothyroidism) and/or were prescribed thyroid medication. Children with AIT had a significantly elevated risk of thyroid dysfunction compared to those with only thyroid autoantibody positivity (p&lt;0.001).ConclusionOur results show a rise in the prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity among T1D children over the past decade, but our data do not support the assumed role of SARS-CoV-2 in the development of the disease.…”
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Patterns of prescription opioid use in Swiss emergency department patients and its association with outcome: a retrospective analysis by Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Gregor Lindner, Georg-Christian Funk, Bertram K Woitok, Petra Büttiker, Svenja Ravioli

“…Objectives We aimed to clarify the prevalence, indications, analgesic comedications and complications of prescription opioid use in patients presenting to a large emergency department (ED).Design Retrospective chart review.Setting Large, interdisciplinary ED of a public hospital.Participants All patients aged ≥18 years presenting between 1 January 2017, and 31 December 2018, with documentation on medication were included.Interventions None.Primary and secondary outcome measures Prevalence rates for prescription opioid use and its indication. …”
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