Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) in predominantly Anglophone settings face barriers to safe and high-quality health care.1,2 We examined whether emergency department (ED) visits or readmissions differed between English-proficient (EP) and LEP patients discharged with acute and chronic conditionsEP ..Patients with LEP and heart failure had an increased risk of a 30-day ED visit… Continue reading Association Between Limited English #Proficiency and Revisits and Readmissions After #Hospitalization for Patients With Acute and Chronic Conditions in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Potato ingestion is as effective as carbohydrate gels to support prolonged #cycling performance
We investigated the effects of potato purée ingestion during prolonged cycling on subsequent performance versus commercial CHO gel or a water-only condition. Twelve cyclists (70.7 ± 7.7 kg, 173 ± 8 cm, 31± 9 years, 22 ± 5.1 % body fat; mean ± SD) with average peak oxygen consumption (VO2PEAK)of 60.7 ± 9.0 mL/kg/min performed… Continue reading Potato ingestion is as effective as carbohydrate gels to support prolonged #cycling performance
Association Between High School #Personality Phenotype and #Dementia 54 Years Later in Results From a National US Sample
To examine whether personality during adolescence—a time when preclinical dementia pathology is unlikely to be present—confers risk of dementia in later life and to test whether associations could be accounted for by health factors in adolescence or differed across socioeconomic status (SES). Lower risk of dementia was associated with higher levels of vigor (hazard ratio… Continue reading Association Between High School #Personality Phenotype and #Dementia 54 Years Later in Results From a National US Sample
Regulation of #lifespan by #neural excitation and REST
..Here we show that extended longevity in humans is associated with a distinct transcriptome signature in the cerebral cortex that is characterized by downregulation of genes related to neural excitation and synaptic function. In Caenorhabditis elegans, neural excitation increases with age and inhibition of excitation globally, or in glutamatergic or cholinergic neurons, increases longevity. Furthermore,… Continue reading Regulation of #lifespan by #neural excitation and REST
#Metoprolol for the Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of #COPD
Observational studies suggest that beta-blockers may reduce the risk of exacerbations and death in patients with moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but these findings have not been confirmed in randomized trials. .. There was no significant between-group difference in the median time until the first exacerbation, which was 202 days in the… Continue reading #Metoprolol for the Prevention of Acute Exacerbations of #COPD
Fatty #Airways: Implications for #Obstructive Disease
Epidemiological studies report that overweight or obese asthmatic subjects have more severe disease than those of a healthy weight. We postulated accumulation of adipose tissue within the airway wall may occur in overweight patients and contribute to airway pathology ..BMI ranged from 15 to 45 (kg·m−2) and was greater in NFA (p<0.05). Adipose tissue was… Continue reading Fatty #Airways: Implications for #Obstructive Disease
Association of Occupational Exposure to #Disinfectants With Incidence of Chronic Obstructive #Pulmonary Disease Among US Female Nurses
Exposure to disinfectants in health care workers has been associated with respiratory health outcomes, including asthma. Weekly use of disinfectants to clean surfaces only (16 786 [22.9%] of participants exposed) and to clean medical instruments (13 899 [19.0%] exposed) was associated with COPD incidence, with adjusted hazard ratios of 1.38 (95% CI, 1.13-1.68) for cleaning… Continue reading Association of Occupational Exposure to #Disinfectants With Incidence of Chronic Obstructive #Pulmonary Disease Among US Female Nurses
Relationship Between Daily #Stress, #Depression Symptoms, and #Facebook Addiction Disorder in Germany and in the United States
This study investigated the link between experience of daily stress, depression symptoms, and the Facebook Addiction Disorder (FAD) in Germany and in the United States. In samples from both countries (German sample: N = 531; U.S. sample: N = 909), daily stress was positively associated with FAD. Depression symptoms significantly positively moderated this positive relationship. Thus, current findings demonstrate… Continue reading Relationship Between Daily #Stress, #Depression Symptoms, and #Facebook Addiction Disorder in Germany and in the United States
Occurrence of #Salmonella, Campylobacter, Clostridium and Enterobacteriaceae in raw #meat-based diets for #dogs
The practice of feeding raw meat-based diets (RMBD) to dogs has increased in popularity in recent years. However, RMBD are based on offal that has not undergone any type of treatment to reduce the microbial content, so there is a risk of potential pathogenic microorganisms being present. Enterobacteriaceae were detected in all 60 samples and… Continue reading Occurrence of #Salmonella, Campylobacter, Clostridium and Enterobacteriaceae in raw #meat-based diets for #dogs
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