A qualitative study to explore healthcare providers' perspectives on barriers and enablers to early detection of breast and cervical cancers among women attending primary healthcar... by Gugulethu Tshabalala, Charmaine Blanchard, Keletso Mmoledi, Desiree Malope, Daniel S O'Neil, Shane A Norris, Maureen Joffe, Janan Janine Dietrich

“…Providers perceived women to prefer to self-medicate and consult with traditional healers and access primary care for curative services only. …”
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Self-Management Strategies for Low Back Pain Among Horticulture Workers: Protocol for a Type II Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Study by Kim Dunleavy, Heidi Liss Radunovich, Jason M Beneciuk, Boyi Hu, Yang Yang, Janeen McCormick Blythe, Kelly K Gurka

“…MethodsA pragmatic, mixed methods, hybrid effectiveness and implementation design will be used to compare back pain with work tasks, disability, medication and substance use, and psychological factors between a baseline control and intervention periods. …”
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Evaluation of in-vitro and in-silico antidiabetic potential, glucose metabolism, antioxidant, cytotoxicity and phytochemical content of Ipomoea bolusiana Schinz and Ipomoea crassip... by Garland Kgosi More, Nolitha Nkobole, Charmy Twala, Sechaba Machedi, Tebogo Amos Moswetsa, Ramakwala Christinah Chokwe

“…Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic metabolic disorder caused by genetic disorders and other factors such as the use of certain medications, pancreatic injury, and autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and high blood pressure. …”
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Do doctors in dispensing practices with a financial conflict of interest prescribe more expensive drugs? A cross-sectional analysis of English primary care prescribing data by Ben Goldacre, Carl Reynolds, Anna Powell-Smith, Alex J Walker, Tom A Yates, Richard Croker, Liam Smeeth

“…Objectives Approximately one in eight practices in primary care in England are ‘dispensing practices’ with an in-house dispensary providing medication directly to patients. These practices can generate additional income by negotiating lower prices on higher cost drugs, while being reimbursed at a standard rate. …”
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Triterpenoids from Chios Mastiha Resin Against MASLD—A Molecular Docking Survey by Nataša Milošević, Maja Milanović, Milica Medić Stojanoska, Varomyalin Tipmanee, Ilias Smyrnioudis, George V. Dedoussis, Nataša Milić

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Fast Simulation and Chaos Investigation of a DC-DC Boost Inverter by Rachid Dhifaou, Houda Brahmi

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Long-term outcomes of combined optimized YAG-laser trabeculostomy and selective laser trabeculoplasty for primary open-angle glaucoma by A.S. Balalin, V.P. Fokin, S.V. Balalin, B.G. Dzhashi

“…When comparing the percentage of IOP-lowering regimen, group 1 (after optimized YAG-laser trabeculostomy) patients used less combined medications (by 27.7%) than group 2 (after SLT) patients. …”
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Clinical Features and Changes in Insulin Requirements in People with Type 2 Diabetes Requiring Insulin When Hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Antonella Corcillo, Aaisha Saqib, Niruthika Sithamparanathan, Amina Khanam, Jamal Williams, Abhiti Gulati, Dulmini Kariyawasam, Janaka Karalliedde

“…People requiring insulin were younger, had a higher preadmission HbA1c, were more frequently on oral medication for diabetes before the admission, and were more likely to be obese (body mass index ≥30 kg/m2), with p ≤ 0.001 for all. …”
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Factors associated with retention and adherence on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Kigali, Rwanda. by Sezi Mubezi, Samuel S Malamba, Gallican N Rwibasira, Jeanne Uwineza, Jean de Dieu Kayisinga, Eric Remera, Basile Ikuzo, Emah Ndengo, Nadege Umuhoza, Beata Sangwayire, Richard C N Mwesigwa, Caroline E Stamatakis, Manasseh G Wandera, Tom O Oluoch, Eugenie Kayirangwa

“…Retention was defined as attending scheduled PrEP follow-up appointments and adherence as taking PrEP medication 95% or more of the time. We used multivariable cox proportion hazard regression to determine factors associated with 3-month retention and principal component analysis (PCA) to determine factors associated with self-reported adherence. …”
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The efficacy of Tripterygium Glycosides in the treatment of Chinese patients with thyroid-associated orbitopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mingzhe Li, Bingchen Wei, Tianshu Gao, Chenghan Gao

“…The TRIO patients in the treatment group received Tripterygium Glycosides in combination with Thiamazole, Prednisone, Levothyroxine sodium, or a combination of these medications. While the TRIO patients in the control group were treated with Thiamazole, Prednisone, Levothyroxine sodium, or a combination of these treatments, the meta-analysis results show that the overall effectiveness rate of the treatment group and the control group was P = 0.05, I2 = 0.33 < 0.5 [MD = 4.45, 95% CI (3.31, 5.99), P < 0.00001]. …”
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A Pragmatic Clinical Trial to Compare the Real-World Effectiveness of V-Go versus Standard Delivery of Insulin in Patients with Advanced Type 2 Diabetes by Mark J. Cziraky, Scott Abbott, Matt Nguyen, Kay Larholt, Elizabeth Apgar, Thomas Wasser, Poul Strange, Leon Shi, H. Courtenay Harrison, Beverly Everitt, Lynn Nowak

“…Patients were treated according to routine clinical practice and followed up to 4 months. T2DM medications and supplies were purchased utilizing usual insurance and co-pay systems. …”
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Study on the effect of Chinese herbal medicine stick beating therapy on the motor function and activity of daily living of stroke patients in convalescent period (药棒循经敲打对脑卒中恢复期患者肢体... by LI Chunhong (李春红)

“…Patients in the control group received a comprehensive Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing plan including illness condition monitoring, medication care, rehabilitation exercise, diet guidance, emotion regulation and health education. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Gel Lidah Buaya (Aloe vera) Terhadap Jarak Pinggir Luka pada Tikus Wistar by Farhan Nazir, Asril Zahari, Eliza Anas

“…Aloe vera has been used for traditional medication in many cultures all over the world. The objective of this study was to see the effect of Aloe vera gel on wound healing based on the wound edge distance. …”
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Establishment and Maintenance of a Digital Therapeutic Alliance in People Living With Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Two Exploratory Single-Arm Studies by Cassandra Snipes, Cornelia Dorner‑Ciossek, Brendan D Hare, Olya Besedina, Tim Campellone, Mariya Petrova, Shaheen E Lakhan, Abhishek Pratap

“…MethodsTwo multicenter, exploratory, single-arm studies (study 1: CT-155-C-001 and study 2: CT-155-C-002) enrolled adults with schizophrenia and ENS receiving stable antipsychotic medication (≥12 weeks). Participants had access to CT-155 beta and were presented with daily in-app activities during a 3-week orientation phase that included lessons designed to facilitate building of a DWA. …”
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Comparative cardiometabolic safety and effectiveness of aripiprazole in people with severe mental illness: A target trial emulation. by Alvin Richards-Belle, Alvin Richards-Belle, Naomi Launders, Sarah Hardoon, Al Richards, Kenneth K C Man, Neil M Davies, Elvira Bramon, Joseph F Hayes, David P J Osborn

“…Analyses adjusted for baseline confounders, including sociodemographics, diagnoses, concomitant medications, and cardiometabolic parameters. We included 26,537 patients (aripiprazole, n = 3,573, olanzapine, n = 8,554, quetiapine, n = 8,289, risperidone, n = 6,121). …”
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Sentiments of Individuals with Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome Toward Pentosan Polysulfate Sodium: Infodemiology Study by Yulin Hswen, Qiuyuan Qin, Pressley Smith, Alison Swierczynski, Stuart Bauer, Erika Ladson, Amanda Leigh Garrett, Catherine A Brownstein

“…The only US Food and Drug Administration–approved medication to treat IC/BPS is pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS). …”
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Prevalensi Kuman Multi Drug Resistance (MDR) di Laboratorium Mikrobiologi RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2010 - Desember 2012 by Novilla Rezka Sjahjadi, Roslaili Rasyid, Erlina Rustam, Lily Restusari

“…<br />Kata kunci: kuman multi drug resistance, prevalensi, kuman</p><p>Abstract<br />Multi Drug Resistance (MDR) bacteria, makes harder to choose the right antibiotics to use for the treatment and can cause the longer of hospitality days and the sudden decrease of medic, social and economics. It had been conducted a descriptive-retrospective study by taking the data of bacteria that cause infections experienced Multi Drug Resistance (MDR) in RSUP Dr. …”
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Amino Acid Profile and Mineral Content of Cultivated Snails <i>Acusta despecta</i> and <i>Achatina fulica</i>: Assessing Their Potential as Nutritional Source by Sampat Ghosh, Min-Jung Kim, Sukjun Sun, Chuleui Jung

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Development of an agenda for research and action on climate change and health in the Caribbean by Saria Hassan, Calae Philippe, Renée M. West, Shelly McFarlane, Karen Polson-Edwards, Georgiana Gordon-Strachan, C. James Hospedales, Robert Dubrow, Caroline F. Allen

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Establishment and Evaluation of a Rat Model of Non-Puerperal Mastitis by YIN Yulian, MA Lina, TU Siyuan, CHEN Ling, YE Meina, CHEN Hongfeng

“…During the experiment, the control group received no experimental treatment or medication. The model group received daily subcutaneous injections of 100 mg/kg metoclopramide hydrochloride for 7 consecutive days. …”
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