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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38414023/factors-influencing-the-use-of-natural-health-products-in-particular-for-concentration-and-cognition-in-germany
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Miriam Wolf, Agnes Emberger-Klein, Klaus Menrad
BACKGROUND: Natural health products (NHP) are an important part of the healthcare system. They are mainly non-prescription and sold over the counter, which requires active decision making by the consumer. Within the framework of the Complementary and Alternative Healthcare Model, this study aims to identify factors that influence NHP usage, in particular related to concentration and cognition (CC), a topic that concerns all ages and social classes within the population. METHODS: Data were collected by means of a representative online survey (n = 1,707) in Germany in April 2022...
February 27, 2024: BMC complementary medicine and therapies
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38404964/analytical-validation-and-clinical-utilization-of-k-4care%C3%A2-a-comprehensive-genomic-profiling-assay-with-personalized-mrd-detection
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Thien-Phuc Nguyen Hoang, Tien Anh Nguyen, Nam H B Tran, Van-Anh Nguyen Hoang, Hong Thuy Thi Dao, Vu-Uyen Tran, Yen Nhi Nguyen, Anh Tuan Nguyen, Cam Tu Nguyen Thi, Thanh Thuy Do Thi, Duy Sinh Nguyen, Hoai-Nghia Nguyen, Hoa Giang, Lan N Tu
Background: Biomarker testing has gradually become standard of care in precision oncology to help physicians select optimal treatment for patients. Compared to single-gene or small gene panel testing, comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) has emerged as a more time- and tissue-efficient method. This study demonstrated in-depth analytical validation of K-4CARE, a CGP assay that integrates circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) tracking for residual cancer surveillance. Methods: The assay utilized a panel of 473 cancer-relevant genes with a total length of 1...
2024: Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38401951/digital-dentistry-and-its-impact-on-oral-health-related-quality-of-life
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REVIEW
Oliver Schierz, Christian Hirsch, Karl-Friedrich Krey, Carolina Ganss, Peer W Kämmerer, Maximiliane A Schlenz
Over the past 50 years, digitization has gradually taken root in dentistry, starting with computer tomography in the 1970s. The most disruptive events in digital dentistry were the introduction of digital workflow and computer-aided manufacturing, which made new procedures and materials available for dental use. While the conventional lab-based workflow requires light or chemical curing under inconsistent and suboptimal conditions, computer-aided manufacturing allows for industrial-grade material, ensuring consistently high material quality...
January 2024: Journal of Evidence-based Dental Practice
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38399626/virtual-surgical-planning-for-temporomandibular-joint-reconstruction-with-stock-tmj-prostheses-pilot-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
José Luis Del Castillo Pardo de Vera, José Luis Cebrián Carretero, Íñigo Aragón Niño, Marta María Pampín Martínez, José Tadeo Borjas Gómez, Ignacio Navarro Cuéllar, Ana María López López, Estela Gómez Larren, Carlos Navarro Vila, Pablo Montes Fernández-Micheltorena, Álvaro Pérez Sala, Carlos Navarro Cuéllar
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is one of the most complex joints in the human anatomy. In advanced degenerative stages, conservative or minimally invasive surgical therapies have failed to restore joint function, and joint replacement with prostheses has been required. Stock prostheses, compared to custom-made prostheses, are much less expensive and require less pre-operative preparation time. Four patients followed for years for temporomandibular dysfunction and previously operated on by arthroscopy or open joint surgery that have been reconstructed with stock TMJ prostheses (STMJP) through virtual surgical planning (VSP) and an STL model with surgical and positioning guides were included...
February 19, 2024: Medicina
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38384965/complementary-and-alternative-medicine-use-among-cancer-patients-in-iran-a-systematic-review
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Mohammad Yousefi, Hamid Reihani, Mojtaba Heydari, Ramin Nasimi Doost Azgomi, Mohammad Hashem Hashempur
BACKGROUND: Cancer patients frequently turn to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) to mitigate the adverse effects of conventional cancer treatments, alleviate stress, manage comorbidities, and address the cancer itself. This systematic review aims to investigate descriptive studies conducted in Iran, focusing on the prevalence and methods of CAM use among cancer patients. METHODS: A thorough search of PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Magiran, and the Scientific Information Database (SID) was conducted in both English and Persian from inception to July 2023...
March 2024: Preventive Medicine Reports
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38380161/muslim-pilgrims-knowledge-attitudes-and-practices-regarding-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-cam-a-study-conducted-during-hajj-season
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Aljawharah A Alqathama, Rizwan Ahmad
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has attracted much interest, and its prevalence in both developed and developing countries has increased. During the Hajj season, millions of Muslims from many different countries travel to Makkah for the pilgrimage. In dealing with health issues during the holy season, many pilgrims prefer to self-medicate with traditional remedies instead of visiting medical practitioners, which could affect the efforts of state healthcare organizations to maintain overall public health during this mass gathering...
March 2024: Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal: SPJ: the Official Publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38379082/supplement-use-and-its-impact-on-daily-life-of-cancer-patients-a-cross-sectional-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Youssef El Toum, Tarek Costa, Elissa El Toum, Tina Haddad, Pascale Salameh, Fady El Karak, Marwan Ghosn, Fady Nasr, Georges Chahine, Joseph Kattan, Hampig Raphael Kourie
PURPOSE: This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence and characteristics of supplement usage among cancer patients and explore its potential associations with anxiety, excessive daytime sleepiness, and overall quality of life. METHODS: Cancer patients receiving specific care at Hôtel Dieu de France University Hospital, Beirut, were enrolled between April and June 2023. In face-to-face interviews, participants were asked to complete a questionnaire consisting of sociodemographic information, supplement usage details, and cancer-related variables...
February 20, 2024: Supportive Care in Cancer
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38363786/balancing-act-unraveling-the-link-between-muscle-strength-proprioception-and-stability-in-unilateral-hip-osteoarthritis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Batool Abdulelah Alkhamis, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Khalid A Alahmari, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Ghada Mohammed Koura, Olfat Ibrahim Ali, Debjani Mukherjee, Basant Hamdy Elrefaey
The objectives of this study are to compare hip muscle strength, hip joint proprioception, and functional balance between individuals with unilateral hip OA and asymptomatic individuals and to examine the relationships among these variables in the hip OA population. In a prospective cross-sectional study, 122 participants (unilateral Hip OA: n = 56, asymptomatic: n = 56) were assessed at the CAMS/KKU musculoskeletal Physical Therapy laboratory. Ethical standards were upheld throughout the research, with informed consent obtained...
2024: PloS One
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38357079/exploring-integrative-approaches-insights-into-complementary-medicine-practices-among-breast-cancer-survivors-in-saudi-arabia
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Atlal Abusanad, Reem Ujaimi, Marah A Alotaibi, Lama A Alharbi, Nouf Alatawi, Abeer A Algarni, Ali Samkari
OBJECTIVES: Complementary and integrative medicine (CAM) is a prevalent approach often used with conventional medical practices The study aims to understand the factors influencing breast cancer (BC) survivors' decisions regarding CAM therapy and the drivers behind their use. SETTING: This research was conducted at an academic hospital in Saudi Arabia. The study used cross-sectional research with a questionnaire. Participants were enrolled in the study through BC survivors' groups on WhatsApp...
January 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38346411/use-of-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-by-patients-treated-for-systemic-lupus-erythematosus-primary-sj%C3%A3-gren-s-syndrome-or-systemic-sclerosis-in-a-french-rural-region
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Florence Couillard, Simon Parreau, Stéphanie Dumonteil, Nina Ratti, Sylvain Palat, Holy Bezanahary, Eric Liozon, Kim-Heang Ly, Anne-Laure Fauchais, Guillaume Gondran
BACKGROUND: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is composed of a wide range of interventions and frequently used in parallel with conventional medicine. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence, modalities, and association factors of CAM utilization in patients treated for systemic lupus erythematosus, primary Sjögren's syndrome or systemic sclerosis. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This was a prospective single-center observational study conducted in a french university hospital center...
February 12, 2024: Complementary Medicine Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38346314/rapid-tetra-primer-amplification-refractory-mutation-system-polymerase-chain-reaction-protocol-for-detection-of-y132f-mutation-in-fluconazole-resistant-candida-parapsilosis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Sevgi Öztürk, Kübra Çam, Gizem Babuccu, Uzay Altay Onem, Serhat Aydın, Mert Kuşkucu, Özlem Doğan
There is an emerging fluconazole resistance in Candida parapsilosis in recent years. The leading mechanism causing azole resistance in C. parapsilosis is the Y132F codon alteration in the ERG11 gene which encodes the target enzyme of azole drugs. In this study, we evaluated the sensitivity, compatibility, and specificity of a novel tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system-polymerase chain reaction (T-ARMS-PCR) method for rapid detection of the Y132F mutation in fluconazole nonsusceptible C. parapsilosis...
February 12, 2024: Microbial Drug Resistance: MDR: Mechanisms, Epidemiology, and Disease
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38344508/evidence-based-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-in-current-medical-practice
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REVIEW
Eman M Mortada
Despite the marvelous advancements in modern biotechnology and medical practices, the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is rapidly evolving and growing in the healthcare industry and has significantly increased in all modern societies. The health-seeking behavior of people, especially in developing countries, calls for bringing all CAM healers into the mainstream by providing them with proper training, facilities, and backup for a referral. Evidence-based CAM (EBCAM) therapies have shown remarkable success in treating diseases...
January 2024: Curēus
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38344256/the-effect-of-ciprofol-on-postoperative-delirium-in-elderly-patients-undergoing-thoracoscopic-surgery-for-lung-cancer-a-prospective-randomized-controlled-trial
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RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
Zhaohui Liu, Yi Jin, Lingfei Wang, Zeqing Huang
PURPOSE: This study was conducted to assess whether ciprofol vs propofol could affect the incidence of postoperative delirium (POD) in elderly patients with lung cancer after thoracoscopic surgery. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this study, a total of 84 elderly patients undergoing thoracoscopic surgery for lung cancer were recruited and randomized into two groups to receive anesthesia with either ciprofol or propofol. The primary outcome was the incidence of POD within three days after surgery...
2024: Drug Design, Development and Therapy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38337260/advancements-in-clear-aligner-fabrication-a-comprehensive-review-of-direct-3d-printing-technologies
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REVIEW
Poom Narongdej, Mana Hassanpour, Nicolas Alterman, Frederick Rawlins-Buchanan, Ehsan Barjasteh
Clear aligners have revolutionized orthodontic treatment by offering an esthetically driven treatment modality to patients of all ages. Over the past two decades, aligners have been used to treat malocclusions in millions of patients worldwide. The inception of aligner therapy goes back to the 1940s, yet the protocols to fabricate aligners have been continuously evolved. CAD/CAM driven protocol was the latest approach which drastically changed the scalability of aligner fabrication-i.e., aligner mass production manufacturing...
January 29, 2024: Polymers
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38336657/views-of-healthcare-professionals-on-complementary-and-alternative-medicine-use-by-patients-with-diabetes-a-qualitative-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Abdulaziz S Alzahrani, Sheila M Greenfield, Sunil Shrestha, Vibhu Paudyal
BACKGROUND: Recent estimates indicate that a significant proportion of diabetic patients globally, up to 51%, are utilizing complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). To improve patient-provider communication and optimize prescribed treatments, healthcare professionals (HCPs) must understand the factors associated with CAM use among diabetic patients. There is a dearth of literature on HCPs perspectives on CAM use by diabetic patients. This study explored HCPs knowledge, perspective, and views on their diabetic patients' use of CAM...
February 9, 2024: BMC complementary medicine and therapies
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38336510/femoroacetabular-impingement-what-the-rheumatologist-needs-to-know
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REVIEW
Aricia Jieqi Thirumaran, Nicholas J Murphy, Kai Fu, David J Hunter
Femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome is a common cause of hip and groin pain in young individuals. FAI syndrome is a triad of signs, symptoms, and imaging findings. Necessary but not sufficient for the diagnosis of FAI syndrome is the presence of cam and/or pincer morphology of the hip. However, pathological thresholds for cam and pincer morphologies are not well-established. Management of FAI syndrome is typically through either physiotherapist-led therapy or surgical intervention. Physiotherapist-led management involves exercises aimed to optimise movement patterns of the hip and pelvis to prevent impingement from occurring, activity modification and analgesia, whereas surgical management involves arthroscopic resection of the cam/pincer morphology and treatment of concomitant soft tissue pathologies such as labral tears, cartilage lesions or ligamentum teres tears...
February 8, 2024: Best Practice & Research. Clinical Rheumatology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38335838/the-role-of-oligoclonal-band-count-and-igg-index-in-treatment-response-and-disease-activity-in-multiple-sclerosis
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Esra Taşkıran, Murat Terzi, Elif Merve Helvacı, Meltem Zeycan Eser, Bahattin Avcı, Turan Ömer Faruk, Mehmet Fatih Yetkin, Vedat Çilingir, Levent Sinan Bir, Sibel Canbaz Kabay, Nuray Bilge, Turan Poyraz, Caner Feyzi Demir, Dilcan Kotan Dündar, Özgül Ocak, Mustafa Çam, Hatice Mavioğlu, Yaşar Altun, Adnan Karaibrahimoğlu
BACKGROUND/AIM: Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an inflammatory demyelinating central nervous system (CNS) disease. Among the paraclinical tests, brain and spinal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is primarily involved in the diagnosis process, and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis is fundamental in diagnosing MS and the differential diagnosis. A positive relationship was demonstrated between oligoclonal band (OCB) positivity, CSF band number and immunoglobulin G(IgG) index. The study aimed to evaluate whether the number of OCB can predict disease activity and determine a correlation with the IgG index...
March 2024: Multiple Sclerosis and related Disorders
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38327716/extracellular-vesicles-derived-from-humscs-alleviate-daunorubicin-induced-cardiac-microvascular-injury-via-mir-186-5p-parp9-stat1-signal-pathway
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Shule Zhang, Dong Li, Linghong Liu, Qing Shi, Xiuli Ju
INTRODUCTION: It is essential to acknowledge that the cardiovascular toxicity associated with anthracycline drugs can be partially attributed to the damage inflicted on blood vessels and endothelial cells. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have the potential to repair cellular processes and promote tissue regeneration through the transfer of signaling molecules such as miRNAs. In the present study, we investigated the effects of MSC-EVs on daunorubicin (DNR)-damaged human cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (HCMEC) and developing blood vessels of Chicken Chorioallantoic Membrane (CAM) in vivo...
March 2024: Regenerative Therapy
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38324117/predicting-clinical-progression-and-cognitive-decline-in-patients-with-relapsing-remitting-multiple-sclerosis-a-6-year-follow-up-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Karolina Kania, Mikołaj A Pawlak, Maria Forycka, Monika Wiłkość-Dębczyńska, Sławomir Michalak, Agnieszka Łukaszewska, Aleksandra Wyciszkiewicz, Aleksandra Wypych, Zbigniew Serafin, Justyna Marcinkowska, Wojciech Kozubski, Alicja Kalinowska-Łyszczarz
INTRODUCTION: Cognitive impairment occurs from the earliest stages of multiple sclerosis (MS) and progresses over time. The introduction of disease modifying therapies (DMTs) has changed the prognosis for MS patients, offering a potential opportunity for improvement in the cognitive arena as well. MATERIAL AND METHODS: 41 patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) were recruited to the study. Thirty patients were available for final follow-up and were included in the analysis...
February 7, 2024: Neurologia i Neurochirurgia Polska
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38317094/a-real-world-cohort-study-of-first-line-afatinib-in-patients-with-egfr-mutant-advanced-non-small-cell-lung-cancer-in-vietnam
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cam Phuong Pham, Thi Thai Hoa Nguyen, Anh Tu Do, Tuan Khoi Nguyen, Thi Anh Thu Hoang, Tuan Anh Le, Dinh Thy Hao Vuong, Dac Nhan Tam Nguyen, Van Khiem Dang, Thi Oanh Nguyen, Van Luan Pham, Minh Hai Nguyen, Thi Huyen Trang Vo, Hung Kien Do, Ha Thanh Vu, Thi Thuy Hang Nguyen, Van Thai Pham, Le Huy Trinh, Khac Dung Nguyen, Hoang Gia Nguyen, Cong Minh Truong, Tran Minh Chau Pham, Thi Bich Phuong Nguyen
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and side effects of first-line afatinib treatment in a real-world setting in Vietnam. METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted across nine hospitals in Vietnam. Advanced epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)-mutant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients who received afatinib as first-line therapy between April 2018 and June 2022 were included, and patient medical records were reviewed. Key outcomes were overall response rate (ORR), time-to-treatment failure (TTF), and tolerability...
February 5, 2024: BMC Cancer
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