Cystoscopic Management of the Intravesical Migration of an Intrauterine Device Complicated by Bladder Stone Formation: A Video Case Report.

Intrauterine device (IUD) migration is a rare complication of IUD placement. The current case is of a 32-year-old lady who presented with pregnancy following IUD failure. Subsequent imaging revealed intravesical migration of the IUD.

On-Chip Optical Nano-Tweezers for Culture-Less Fast Bacterial Viability Assessment.

Because of antibiotics misuse, the dramatic growth of antibioresistance threatens public health. Tests are indeed culture-based, and require therefore one to two days. This long time-to-result implies the use of large-spectrum antibiotherapies as a first step, in absence of pathogen characterization.

Intervention development for the indicated prevention of depression in later life: the "DIL" protocol in Goa, India.

Because depression is a major source of the global burden of illness- related disability, developing effective strategies for reducing its incidence is an important public health priority, especially in low-income countries, where resources for treating depression are scarce. We describe in this report an intervention development project, funded by the US National Institute of Mental Health, to address "indicated" prevention of depression in older adults attending rural and urban primary care clinics in Goa, India. Specifically, participants in the "DIL" ("Depression in Later Life") trial were older adults living with mild, subsyndromal symptoms of depression and anxiety and thus at substantial risk for transitioning to fully syndromal major depression and anxiety disorders.

Diamagnetically trapped arrays of living cells above micromagnets.

Cell arrays are of foremost importance for many applications in pharmaceutical research or fundamental biology. Although arraying techniques have been widely investigated for adherent cells, organization of cells in suspension has been rarely considered. The arraying of non-adherent cells using the diamagnetic repulsive force is presented.

Effects of IV morphine in central pain: a randomized placebo-controlled study.

Objective: To investigate the effects of IV morphine on central pain syndromes through quantitative sensory testing and to assess the long-term benefit of oral morphine.

Methods: After an initial open titration phase aiming to determine the maximal tolerated dosage of IV morphine, the efficacy of morphine infusion (9-30 mg; mean dosage, 16 mg) was assessed in a double-blind, placebo-controlled and crossover fashion in 15 patients with poststroke- (6 patients) or spinal cord injury- (9 patients) related pain. All of the patients subsequently received sustained oral morphine.

[[Periodic evaluation of practices in postoperative pain management] ].

Objective: Periodical assessment of practices as part of a quality assurance program: impact on postoperative pain.

Patients: All patients evaluated from the first postoperative day during a week.

Methods: Two surveys performed at a six month interval after establishment of some corrective measures.

Intravenous lidocaine in central pain: a double-blind, placebo-controlled, psychophysical study.

Objective: To investigate the effects of systemic administration of lidocaine on different components of neuropathic central pains by quantitative sensory testing.

Methods: The efficacy of systemic lidocaine (5 mg/kg IV over 30 minutes) was evaluated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled, and cross-over fashion, on both spontaneous ongoing pain and evoked pains (allodynia and hyperalgesia) in 16 patients with chronic poststroke (n = 6) or spinal cord injury (n = 10) related pain.

Results: Lidocaine was significantly superior to the placebo (saline) in reducing the intensity of spontaneous ongoing pain for up to 45 minutes after the injection: 10 of 16 patients (62.