Introduction: Acute pain levels following orthopaedic injury (eg, fracture) are a predictor of the onset of chronic pain, which affects nearly 50% of fracture patients and impairs functional recovery. Among current pharmacological treatments for acute pain, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs have been associated with delayed bone healing, while opioids inhibit effective bone remodelling, increase the risk of pseudarthrosis and carry a high risk of addiction. In light of this, the development of new pain treatments is essential.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLast resort antibiotics, like ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA), were used to treat urinary tract infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. However, no data on tissue distribution were available. Our aim was to describe the kidney distribution of CZA in healthy rats and pigs using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model (PBPK).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnxiety, pain and poor well-being are major issues in elderly individuals. Complementary interventions, such as music and hypnosis, are increasingly used to address these issues. The objectives of this study were to assess immediate changes in anxiety, pain and well-being during personalized prerecorded music and hypnosis interventions compared to control sessions, and to explore participants' subjective experiences.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInterprofessional collaboration (IPC) is crucial within healthcare teams that must provide safe and quality care to their patients. Competent professionals in this area offer better care and contribute to a medical culture where IPC and teamwork are valued. To become competent, they must be adequately trained.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMastitis is a major issue for the dairy industry. Despite multiple attempts, the efficacy of available mastitis vaccines is limited and this has been attributed to their incapacity to trigger robust cell-mediated immunity. Yeasts have recently been identified as promising antigen vectors capable of inducing T-cell responses, surpassing the antibody-biased mechanisms elicited by conventional adjuvanted vaccines.
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