pregnant women

Fat to Treat Fat: Emerging Relationship Between Dietary PUFA, Endocannabinoids, and Obesity.

Fat to treat fat: Emerging relationship between dietary PUFA, endocannabinoids, and obesity.

Prostaglandins Other Lipid Mediat. 2013 Mar 1;
Kim J, Li Y, Watkins BA

Obesity incidence continues to escalate as a global nutrition and health problem. Scientists and… Continue reading →

Brain and Mood Changes Over 2 Years in Healthy Controls and Adults With Heart Failure and Ischaemic Heart Disease.

Brain and mood changes over 2 years in healthy controls and adults with heart failure and ischaemic heart disease.

Eur J Heart Fail. 2013 Mar 4;
Almeida OP, Garrido GJ, Etherton-Beer C, Lautenschlager NT, Arnolda L, Alfonso H, Flicker… Continue reading →

Interventions for Preventing or Reducing Domestic Violence Against Pregnant Women.

Interventions for preventing or reducing domestic violence against pregnant women.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013; 2: CD009414
Jahanfar S, Janssen PA, Howard LM, Dowswell T

Domestic violence during pregnancy is a major public health concern. This preventable risk factor… Continue reading →

New Approaches of PARP-1 Inhibitors in Human Lung Cancer Cells and Cancer Stem-Like Cells by Some Selected Anthraquinone-Derived Small Molecules.

New Approaches of PARP-1 Inhibitors in Human Lung Cancer Cells and Cancer Stem-Like Cells by Some Selected Anthraquinone-Derived Small Molecules.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(2): e56284
Lee YR, Yu DS, Liang YC, Huang KF, Chou SJ, Chen TC, Lee CC,… Continue reading →

Intravenous Administration: Frequent Errors.

Intravenous administration: frequent errors.

Prescrire Int. 2013 Feb; 22(135): 46

A prospective study conducted in Australia examined the errors made by 107 nurses during 568 intravenous drug administrations in hospitals. About 100 administrations had at least one serious error;… Continue reading →

Does Antenatal Maternal Psychological Distress Affect Placental Circulation in the Third Trimester?

Does antenatal maternal psychological distress affect placental circulation in the third trimester?

PLoS One. 2013; 8(2): e57071
Helbig A, Kaasen A, Malt UF, Haugen G

Some types of antenatal maternal psychological distress may be associated with reduced fetal growth… Continue reading →

Bacillus Cereus Fasciitis: A Unique Pathogen and Clinically Challenging Sequela of Inoculation.

Bacillus cereus Fasciitis: A Unique Pathogen and Clinically Challenging Sequela of Inoculation.

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2013 Jan; 42(1): 37-9
Rosenbaum A, Papaliodis D, Alley M, Lisella J, Flaherty M

Bacillus cereus is an aerobic, spore-forming, gram-positive… Continue reading →

A New Technique for Articulated Cement Spacers in Infected Total Knee Arthroplasty.

A new technique for articulated cement spacers in infected total knee arthroplasty.

Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2012 Dec; 41(12): E163-5
Smith CS, Zitzke RC, Duffy GP

Chronically infected total knee arthroplasty (TKA) represents a surgical challenge with… Continue reading →

Patterns and Predictors of Sleep Quality in Taiwanese Pregnant Women.

Patterns and Predictors of Sleep Quality in Taiwanese Pregnant Women.

MCN Am J Matern Child Nurs. 2013 Mar; 38(2): 95-101
Hung HM, Tsai PS, Ko SH, Chen CH

PURPOSE:: This study examined the patterns and psychosocial predictors of sleep quality in Taiwanese pregnant women. STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS:: A cross-sectional, correlational study design was used. A convenience sample of 400 pregnant women from two urban hospitals in Taiwan participated in this study. Data were collected using six self-report measures: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Edinburgh Prenatal Depression Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Attitude to Body Image Scale, and Interpersonal Support Evaluation List. RESULTS:: Our findings revealed that the prevalence of pregnancy-associated sleep disturbance (PSQI score >5) was 65.5%. The mean score of the global PSQI was… Continue reading →

Towards Personalizing Treatment for Depression : Developing Treatment Values Markers.

Towards Personalizing Treatment for Depression : Developing Treatment Values Markers.

Filed under: Depression Treatment

Patient. 2013 Feb 19;
Wittink MN, Morales KH, Cary M, Gallo JJ, Bartels SJ

BACKGROUND: While ‘personalized medicine’ commonly refers to genetic markers or profiles… Continue reading →