Interdisciplinary Management of Gingivitis Artefacta Major: A Case Series by Naina Pattnaik, Anurag Satpathy, Rinkee Mohanty, Rashmita Nayak, Surjeet Sahoo

“…Self-inflicted injuries to the gingiva are rare and their management by periodontal therapy alone is inadequate. Proper management of this condition requires early detection and effective psychological treatment through behavioral therapy in addition to the treatment of dental lesion. …”
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Selecting the Best Music for the Moment in a Music and Imagery Session by Petra Jerling, Carmen Angulo Sánchez-Prieto, Isabel Solana Rubio

“…In receptive music therapy, clients listen to music for therapeutic purposes. …”
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Comprehensive Management of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma by Georgios Koukourakis, Georgios Zacharias, Michael Koukourakis, Kiriaki Pistevou-Gobaki, Christos Papaloukas, Athanasios Kostakopoulos, Vassilios Kouloulias

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C-Reactive Protein (CRP) and Health Resort Reaction by Jadwiga Kuciel-Lewandowska, Michal Kasperczak, Malgorzata Szybinska, Jan Gnus, Malgorzata Paprocka-Borowicz

“…In the course of health resort therapy, a so-called health resort reaction is observed presenting with, e.g., exacerbation of organ-related disorders, elevated body temperature, increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, and leukocyte counts. …”
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Black Seed Oil, Bentonite Clay, and Probiotics: A Comprehensive Holistic Cure for Clostridium difficile Infection in a 2-Year-Old Female Child by Emily Littman, Nicole Winningham, Tana B. Carson, Ivette M. Hidalgo

“…No C. difficile was detected via stool immunoassay after 4 days of combined CAM therapy. Our results underscore the need for additional research regarding the effectiveness of naturopathic CAMs including black seed oil, bentonite clay, and probiotics as alternatives to antibiotic treatment of CDI in children.…”
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Iron oxide nanoparticles coated with bioactive materials: a viable theragnostic strategy to improve osteosarcoma treatment by Amy Sarah Benjamin, Sunita Nayak

“…Iron oxide nanoparticles stand out in both therapeutic and diagnostic applications, offering a versatile platform for targeted drug delivery, hyperthermia, magneto-thermal therapy, and combinational therapy using modulation of ferroptosis pathways. …”
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Bioinformatic Analysis of PTTG Family and Prognosis and Immune Cell Infiltration in Gastric Cancer by Xiao Li, Yanghao Tai, Shuying Liu, Yating Gao, Kaining Zhang, Jierong Yin, Huijuan Zhang, Xia Wang, Xiaofei Li, Dongfeng Zhang

“…Difficulties and future prospects of immunotherapy in cancer treatment. Adaptive cell therapy, cancer vaccines, gene therapy, and monoclonal antibody therapy have all been used in gastric cancer with some initial success. …”
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Cortical and Subcortical Contributions to Neuroplasticity after Repetitive Transspinal Stimulation in Humans by Lynda M. Murray, Md. Anamul Islam, Maria Knikou

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Synergistic Apoptotic Effect of Crocin and Paclitaxel or Crocin and Radiation on MCF-7 Cells, a Type of Breast Cancer Cell Line by Faeze Vali, Vahid Changizi, Majid Safa

“…Nowadays the combined therapy including herbals such as crocin is to study for improving breast cancer treatment. …”
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The Role of Interferon Regulatory Factor-1 (IRF1) in Overcoming Antiestrogen Resistance in the Treatment of Breast Cancer by J. L. Schwartz, A. N. Shajahan, R. Clarke

“…Resistance to endocrine therapy is common among breast cancer patients with estrogen receptor alpha-positive (ER+) tumors and limits the success of this therapeutic strategy. …”
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Traumatic Brain Injury and Hypopituitarism by Gianluca Aimaretti, Ezio Ghigo

“…It is well known that, patients with “classical” hypopituitarism (due to primary hypothalamic-pituitary pathologies) do benefit from hormonal replacement therapy. It has been suggested that patients with TBI-induced hypopituitarism may benefit with appropriate hormonal replacement receiving replacement therapy such as anti-diuretic hormone (ADH), glucocorticoid and thyroid hormones when needed. …”
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Clostridium difficile-associated disease in versatile hospital patient population and risk factors for its development by Ya. N. Yarushina, G. B. Kolotova, V. A. Rudnov, V. A. Bagin

“…Retrospective analysis of 131 case records of the in-patients of Yekaterinburg City Hospital No. 40 for the year 2014 who developed diarrhea during antibacterial therapy was carried out. According to fecal filtrate test for Clostridium difficile (CD), patients were divided into two groups: 71 patients had positive test, 60 - negative. …”
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Association of ERAP1 and ERAP2 gene polymorphisms and ERAP2 protein with the susceptibility and severity of rheumatoid arthritis in the Ukrainian population by Iryna Kril, Iryna Kril, Andrzej Wiśniewski, Agnieszka Tarnowska, Khrystyna Lishchuk-Yakymovych, Yaryna Bojko, Piotr Kuśnierczyk, Valentyna V. Chopyak, Izabela Nowak

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Correlations among fatigue, respiratory function, balance and core muscle morphology in multiple sclerosis: a comprehensive observational study by Marta De La Plaza San Frutos, Ismael Sanz-Esteban, Ismael Sanz-Esteban, Federico Salniccia, Federico Salniccia, Alberto Bermejo-Franco, Alberto Bermejo-Franco, Ameyalli García-Corona, María Cristina Palma-Baquedano, Marina Castel-Sánchez, Marina Castel-Sánchez, Cecilia Estrada-Barranco, Cecilia Estrada-Barranco

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Advances in the Treatment of Desseminated Mycobacterium avium Complex in Adults with AIDS by Carol A Kemper

“…Yet, some patients with disseminated MAC remain poorly responsive to therapy, intolerance often limits therapy, and recrudescent bacteremia often occurs. …”
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A Juvenile Female with Ductal Carcinoma In situ Arising from a Fibroadenoma by Wan-Yu Hung, Chih-Ling Lee, Chin-Yao Lin

“…Hormone therapy and radiotherapy are still controversial in juvenile patients with DCIS, and long-term surveillance and evaluation are still indispensable.…”
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Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C - Who Should Not Be Treated? by Andreas Schüler, Michael Peter Manns

“…The decision to treat a patient with chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is based on what is known about the risk factors for developing liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma, as well as on conditions that contraindicate therapy or impair therapy effectiveness. Several factors, including age, treatment side effects, disease severity, concurrent diseases and life conditions, may render treatment decisions more difficult. …”
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CORRECTION OF MALNUTRITION IN CANCER P ATIENTS WITH ORAL SUPPLEMENTS (SIPING) by V. M. Khomyakov, A. D. Ermoshina

“…Malnutrition in cancer patients is associated with poorer overall survival, reduced benefit from surgical and medical therapies, increased therapy-related toxicity, poorer quality of life. …”
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Concurrent Neonatal Proteus mirabilis Infection in Dizygotic Twins by Lillian Sung, Noni E MacDonald, James S Hutchison

“…An investigation of the asymptomatic second twin revealed a urinary tract infection that resolved with antimicrobial therapy. It is recommend that when infection with this virulent organism is diagnosed in one twin, the second twin should be fully evaluated for sepsis and empirical antimicrobial therapy should be considered.…”
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Ventilatory Care in Status Asthmaticus by Robert J Smyth

“…A number of patients with a severe exacerbation of asthma fail medical therapy and require urgent intubation and mechanical ventilation. …”
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