Publications by authors named "Federica Osti"
Background: Preterm birth is a risk factor for a child's neurological development. Preterm children have unusual neurodevelopmental profiles with executive, visual-motor functions, fine and gross motor skills, language and behavior that affect learning. In this study, we analyzed the neurodevelopmental outcomes of a cohort of very low birth weight infants admitted to the Treviso Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) between 2014 and 2016 and followed up to preschool childhood.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFLong-term proactive management of psoriasis with calcipotriol and betamethasone dipropionate foam: an Italian consensus through a combined nominal group technique and Delphi approach.
Int J Dermatol
December 2022
Article Synopsis
- Long-term management of psoriasis is crucial but challenging; the PSO-LONG trial showed that a combination treatment of betamethasone dipropionate and calcipotriol foam, applied twice a week for a year, can reduce relapses but still needs further investigation for long-term use.
- In the ProActive Management (PAM) program, experts reached consensus on 14 out of 18 statements, recognizing the importance of proactive topical treatments to minimize relapse risk, especially for resistant disease sites or when other therapies are not suitable.
- Establishing proactive strategies in treatment guidelines is seen as vital for improving the management of mild to moderate psoriasis, while more research on patient adherence is necessary.
The possibility of an inverse association between vitamin D and risk of cancer and, in particular, of cutaneous malignant melanoma has been suggested, but results of epidemiologic studies are still conflicting. We examined the relation between dietary vitamin D intake and melanoma risk through a population-based case-control study (380 cases, 719 controls) in a northern region of Italy, a country with an average vitamin D intake lower than that in northern Europe or the United States. We assessed average daily intake of vitamin D from foodstuffs using the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire.
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