Virtual home visits during COVID-19 pandemic: mothers' and home visitors' perspectives.

Background: The experiences of mothers enrolled in Maternal, Infant and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program with virtual home visiting (VHV) during the pandemic remain mostly unknown. This study aimed to describe in detail the experience of home visitors and mothers with VHV during COVID-19 pandemic. This is a prerequisite for guiding future efforts to optimize MIECHV services that are provided through virtual operation.

[Triptans in migraine--here and now (15 years after they were implemented in therapy)].

Migraine is one of the most common primary/idiopathic headaches as well as one of the most frequent complaints in the society. For the last 15 years there has been a significant change in the acute treatment of migraine attacks. It was a result of an extensive research on serotonin receptors, primarily their 5-HT(1B) and 5-HT(1D) subtypes, and on the pathological mechanisms underlying migraine headache.

Tolerability and efficacy of almotriptan in the long-term treatment of migraine.

Background: Almotriptan is a highly specific 5-HT(1B/1D) receptor agonist, which acts selectively on blood vessels of the brain. Short-term studies have demonstrated that almotriptan provides rapid, effective and reliable relief of migraine attacks, while offering excellent tolerability.

Purpose: To assess the long-term tolerability and efficacy of oral almotriptan 12.

[Insomnia and its treatment].

Insomnia is a very frequent complaint /periodically or permanently it affects about 35% of the population/ and is a serious sociological problem. This term covers at least four types of sleep disorders: difficult falling asleep, frequent awakening, too early awakening and impairment of sleep quality--sleep quantitatively sufficient but failing to produce a feeling of rest. Insomnia may be sporadic, short-lasting and chronic.