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Advances in pulmonary drug delivery devices for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Mar 05, 2020

: Proper device selection is crucial in clinical results of inhalation therapy, but none of the available devices fully conforms to the requirements for delivering drug with increased patient adherenc...

Physicians' perceptions of the role of the dental hygienist in interprofessional collaboration: a pilot study.

Mar 05, 2020

Shifts in healthcare models, and greater numbers of patients seeking care, has encouraged professional organizations to recommend collaborative healthcare teams. In the realm of oral health, the Ameri...

Effectiveness of eHealth Interventions in Improving Treatment Adherence for Adults With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Meta-Analytic Review.

Mar 05, 2020

Poor adherence to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment by adults with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a common issue. Strategies delivered by means of information and communication te...

Combining neuropsychological tests to improve the assessment of arithmetic difficulties in children with ADHD.

Mar 05, 2020

To compare the ways of evaluating arithmetic skills in Brazilian children with ADHD by combining three validated neuropsychological tests and determining whether they are sensitive to the methylphenid...

Risk stratification in primary sclerosing cholangitis: comparison of biliary stricture severity on MRCP versus liver stiffness by MR elastography and vibration-controlled transient elastography.

Mar 05, 2020

To compare biliary stricture severity on magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP), magnetic resonance elastography (MRE), and vibration-controlled transient elastography (VCTE) liver stiffne...

Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Aging: JACC Focus Seminar.

Mar 05, 2020

Alzheimer's disease, the leading cause of dementia in the elderly, is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by accumulation of amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the brain. However, ...

The Alzheimer's Disease Amyloid-Beta Hypothesis in Cardiovascular Aging and Disease: JACC Focus Seminar.

Mar 05, 2020

Aging-related cellular and molecular processes including low-grade inflammation are major players in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and Alzheimer's disease (AD). Epidemiological stud...

Recommendations to distinguish behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia from psychiatric disorders.

Mar 05, 2020

The behavioural variant of frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) is a frequent cause of early-onset dementia. The diagnosis of bvFTD remains challenging because of the limited accuracy of neuroimaging in th...

Evaluating naloxegol for the treatment of opioid-induced constipation.

Mar 05, 2020

: Due to the increased use of opioids for pain and their abuse globally, the rate of restrictive side effects is elevating. Opioid-induced constipation (OIC) is probably the most widespread, underdiag...

To What Extent Does Clinically Assisted Nutrition and Hydration Have a Role in the Care of Dying People?

Mar 05, 2020

The question over whether to administer clinically assisted nutrition and hydration (CANH) to a dying patient is controversial, with much debate concerning this sensitive issue. The administration of ...

Opioid growth factor and its derivatives as potential non-toxic multifunctional anticancer and analgesic compounds.

Mar 05, 2020

Despite significant research progress on the pathogenesis, molecular biology, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of cancer its morbidity and mortality is still high around the world. The emerging re...

Promoting Reproducible Research for Characterizing Nonmedical Use of Medications Through Data Annotation: Description of a Twitter Corpus and Guidelines.

Mar 05, 2020

Social media data are being increasingly used for population-level health research because it provides near real-time access to large volumes of consumer-generated data. Recently, a number of studies ...

Opioid Naive Surgeons and Opioid-Tolerant Patients: Can Education Alter Prescribing Patterns to Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients?

Mar 05, 2020

Patterns of opioid overprescribing following arthroplasty likely developed given that poor pain control can diminish patient satisfaction, delay disposition, and lead to complications. Recently, inter...

FDA Bans Electrical Shock Devices Used on the Mentally Disabled

Mar 04, 2020

WEDNESDAY, March 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- Electrical shock devices (ESDs) used to reduce aggression and self-harm in patients with autism and other developmental disabilities will be banned, the U....

Considerable Increase Seen in List, Net Prices of Branded Drugs

Mar 04, 2020

WEDNESDAY, March 4, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- From 2007 to 2018, there were substantial increases in list and net prices of branded drugs in the United States, according to a study published in the Mar...

Neuroimaging of Narcolepsy and Primary Hypersomnias.

Mar 02, 2020

Advances in neuroimaging open up the possibility for new powerful tools to be developed that potentially can be applied to clinical populations to improve the diagnosis of neurological disorders, incl...

Emotions relating to romantic love-further disruptors of adolescent sleep.

Mar 02, 2020

Early-stage romantic involvement may resemble hypomania in its manifestation on behavioral, physiological, and psychological levels. Previous research suggests that self-reported sleep duration may di...

Insomnia, Hypnotic Use, and Road Collisions: A Population-Based, 5-Year Cohort Study.

Mar 02, 2020

The study objectives were to examined accidental risks associated with insomnia or hypnotic medications, and how these risk factors interact with sex and age.A population-based sample of 3413 adults (...

Digital Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia in Women With Chronic Migraines.

Mar 02, 2020

Insomnia commonly co-occurs with chronic migraines (CM). Non-pharmacological treatments for insomnia in CM patients remain understudied. This is a proof-of-concept study, which aims to evaluate the fe...

Long-term benefits of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia: Follow-up report from a randomized clinical trial.

Mar 02, 2020

Digital cognitive behavioural therapy (dCBT) is an effective treatment for chronic insomnia and also improves well-being and quality of life (QoL). We assessed whether these benefits are sustained and...

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