Experiencing stressful life events in childhood was associated with an increased risk for active and severe atopic dermatitis ...

A holistic or integrative approach to hair loss considers the hair growth cycle and hair loss from a nutritional, ...

Biomedical experimental data indicate that automobile accidents with no vehicle damage are unlikely to cause injury to the occupants. Soft tissue injuries heal in a few weeks. Chronic pain has ...

Context: Nurse practitioners (NPs) are called to embrace caring as the focus of their own being and nursing identity. What distinguishes the care of NPs is 2-fold. First, it is their willingness ...

Impact of sex on in-hospital mortality and 90-day readmissions in patients undergoing transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR): Analysis from the nationwide readmission database.

According to the above data, the selective agonists of the GABA-A receptor complex are the drugs of first choice in the drug treatment of insomnia. [22] Once treatment has started, monitoring and ...

Objective: Corticosteroids are effective in controlling the inflammatory component of allergic rhinitis; however, evidence for the clinical efficacy of systemic corticosteroids in this disease is ...

New-onset paranoid symptoms are common among older individuals. They can signify an acute mental status change owing to medical illness, correspond to behavioural and psychological symptoms of ...

Background: The pathogenesis of daytime hypercapnia (PaCO 2 ≥ 45 mm Hg) may be directly linked to the existence of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) per se, although only some patients ...

Since the inception of the nurse practitioner (NP) role in the 1960s, NPs have thrived in the delivery of primary healthcare and nurse case management. Despite patient satisfaction with NPs' style ...

Why: Depression is common in late life, effecting nearly five million of the 31 million Americans aged 65 and older. Both major and minor depression are reported in 13% of community dwelling older ...

The elderly are more susceptible to pneumonia than younger populations. The prevalence of both disability and comorbid diseases increase with age and are associated with increased risk of pneumonia.