Water consumption by rinse-off cosmetic products: The case of the shower.

Objective: This article measures and discusses the effects of different shower gels on the consumption of water used during a shower.

Methods: A sensory panel was created for quantifying water consumption associated with the use of shower gels. Fifteen French panellists were recruited (age: 59 ± 7, height: 163 cm ± 9 and weight: 68 kg ± 20) and trained to assess rinsed skin in a standardized way.

Sociodemographic risk factors associated with patient follow-up after implementation of a CardioObstetrics program.

Given the association of adverse pregnancy outcomes with risk of developing cardiovascular disease and cardiac events later in life, our institution launched a CardioObstetrics (CardioOB) program aimed to provide long-term care for patients at risk. We performed a retrospective cohort study in order to investigate which patient characteristics were associated with CardioOB follow-up following the inception of the program. We identified several sociodemographic factors and pregnancy characteristics such as increased maternal age, non-English language preferred, married marital status, referral during the antepartum period, and discharged with antihypertensive medications after delivery associated with a higher likelihood of CardioOB follow-up.

Perinatal outcome after persistence of abnormal umbilical artery Doppler indices in the growth-restricted fetus following betamethasone administration.

Background: An optimal approach for providing sufficient antenatal surveillance for fetal growth restriction (FGR) has yet to be elucidated. Moreover, there is scant literature on the fetal response to betamethasone and its effect on fetal Dopplers.

Objective: To compare persistence of umbilical artery Doppler abnormalities after corticosteroid administration and adverse perinatal outcome in growth restricted fetuses.

The utility of fetal fibronectin in asymptomatic singleton and twin pregnancies with a cervical length ≤ 10 mm.

To examine the utility of fetal fibronectin (fFN) for predicting spontaneous preterm birth (PTB) in asymptomatic women with a cervical length (CL) ≤10 mm compared to those with a CL 11-25 mm. Data was collected on all women with nonanomalous singleton and twin gestations who underwent transvaginal CL at a single institution between 2009 and 2012. Women with an incidental short cervix (CL ≤ 25 mm) between 22 and 32 weeks who had an fFN result within 7 days thereafter were included.

[The use of administrative health databases in infectious disease epidemiology and public health].

Background: The public health burden resulting from infectious diseases requires efforts in surveillance and evaluation of health care. The use of administrative health databases (AHD) and in particular the French national health insurance database (SNIIRAM) is an opportunity to improve knowledge in this field. The SNIIRAM data network (REDSIAM) workshop dedicated to infectious diseases conducted a narrative literature review of studies using French AHD.