[Pediatric guidelines for coeliac disease: Treatment and follow-up].

The goal of the treatment is to relieve symptoms, achieve duodenal mucosal healing, avoid long term complications, and ensure children´s appropriate growth, for which it´s necessary to follow a lifelong, nutritionally complete and healthy gluten free diet (GFD). The Celiac Disease Working Group of the Gastroenterology Committee of the Sociedad Argentina de Pediatría developed this guide based on expert consensus, aimed at gastroenterologists, pediatricians and primary care physicians with the objective of updating the following topics: Treatment. Definition of gluten free food.

[Pediatric coeliac disease: Clinical features and diagnostic process].

Celiac disease is a chronic condition that affects approximately 1% of the world's population, becoming a public health problem. The numerous publications and international guides published in recent years make it necessary to update aspects related to its diagnosis. Highly sensitive and specific serological determinations have allowed the identification of the clinical polymorphism.

Upcycling of PHA-producing bacteria for biostimulants production and polyhydroxyalkanoates recovery.

The use of petroleum-based plastic has led to its accumulation in the environment, with negative impacts on the ecosystem and the biota. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), biobased and biodegradable plastics produced by microbes, have many commercial applications, however their high production cost means they cannot yet compete with traditional plastics. At the same time, the problem of the growing human population implies that improved crop production is needed to avoid malnutrition.

Attitudes towards menstruation: what women want? An Italian National Survey.

Objective: Many women experience negative feelings during menstrual bleeding. Aim of the study was to evaluate the attitudes of Italian women towards menstrual bleeding, their desire to reduce its frequency and knowledge of the existence of methods capable of achieving such an objective.

Methods: An internet-based anonymous questionnaire has been sent to women willing to fill it in through different social media (Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Twitter).

Functional gastrointestinal disorders. How to manage them without medication.

Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGIDs) are characterized by symptoms attributable to the gastrointestinal tract that cannot be explained by the presence of structural or biochemical abnormalities. During the first year of life, FGIDs can cause great discomfort in infants and concern in their parents. The diagnosis of FGIDs is based on clinical criteria determined by experts and on a comprehensive case-taking process and physical exam to rule out organic causes.