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