Exploring Latino Perspectives in Childhood Fever: Beliefs, Practices, and Needs.

Introduction: Latino parents have significant knowledge gaps and misconceptions about fever. In this study, we explored Latino beliefs and practices around fever and its impact on their care decisions.

Methods: A qualitative-focused ethnography was conducted with 21 Latino parents.

Endothelin-1 Exhibiting Pro-Nociceptive and Pro-Peristaltic Activities Is Increased in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis.

Peritoneal carcinomatosis often results in alterations in intestinal peristalsis and recurrent abdominal pain. Pain management in these patients is often unsatisfactory. This study aimed to investigate whether endothelin-1 (EDN1) was involved in pain mediation in peritoneal carcinomatosis, and thus whether the EDN1 pathway could be a new therapeutic target for peritoneal carcinomatosis-associated pain.

Effects of a randomized controlled trial of a brief, student-nurse led, parent-based sexual health intervention on parental protective factors and HPV vaccination uptake.

Background: Parents play a pivotal role in adolescent sexual health and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. Nurses are on the frontlines of healthcare and play a critical role in promoting HPV vaccination and parent-child sexual health communication. We enhanced the Families Talking Together (FTT) parent-based sexual health curriculum to include adolescent vaccinations herein, FTT + HPV, and trained student nurses to provide a strong HPV vaccination and parent-child sexual health communication endorsement.

Selective activation of D1 dopamine receptors exerts antidepressant-like activity in rats.

Background: Major depressive disorder is a common illness that severely decreases psychosocial functioning. Due to the major limitations of current treatments including response failure, it is crucial to develop better therapy strategies. Evidence suggests that dopamine dysregulation might play a major role in major depressive disorder physiopathology.

Hispanic Parental Beliefs and Practices in the Management of Common Childhood Illnesses: A Review of the Literature.

Hispanic parents are more likely to perceive common childhood illnesses as serious and needing immediate attention compared with other groups. The purpose of this review is to describe the factors that influence Hispanic parental management of common childhood illnesses. A systematic search of PubMed, PsycINFO, and Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature was conducted.