Development and validation of the Italian version of the Mobile Application Rating Scale and its generalisability to apps targeting primary prevention.

Background: A growing body of literature affirms the usefulness of mobile technologies, including mobile applications (apps), in the primary prevention field. The quality of health apps, which today number in the thousands, is a crucial parameter, as it may affect health-related decision-making and outcomes among app end-users. The mobile application rating scale (MARS) has recently been developed to evaluate the quality of such apps, and has shown good psychometric properties.

Fully-automated, chemiluminescence IgA and IgG anti-tissue transglutaminase (tTG) antibodies serum assays for the screening of celiac disease.

Aim: Celiac disease (CD) is a systemic immune-mediated enteropathy sustained by gluten ingestion in genetically susceptible subjects. The European Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) has recently revised the diagnostic criteria, emphasizing the crucial role of serological testing in the diagnosis of this condition. This study was hence aimed to evaluate a new chemiluminescence assay for measuring anti-transglutaminase (tTG) and anti-endomysium (EMA) antibodies in a general population of unselected outpatients.

Acupuncture complication--a case report.

A migrating, broken acupuncture needle inserted 28 years prior, impinged the L5 nerve root causing severe chronic pain which was relieved by surgical removal. Worldwide literature revealed an unexpected and surprising number of serious complications from acupuncture treatment.