Impact of a pharmacist-run weight loss medication management service.

Background: Weight loss medications have been shown to be effective for weight loss and reducing disease state risk in patients who are overweight or obese. However, it is unknown what impact pharmacists have on weight loss when providing medication management services.

Objective: To evaluate weight loss outcomes and clinic utilization of a pharmacist-run weight loss pharmacotherapy service at the VA Tennessee Valley Healthcare System (TVHS) in Nashville, TN.

[The Effects of COVID-19 Induced Lockdown Measures on Market Entry and Exits in the Skilled Crafts Sector].

In the spring of 2020, the skilled crafts sector was simultaneously affected by two different policy measures: the COVID-19-induced lockdown measures and a new market entry regulation. We use administrative data from the German Chambers of Skilled Crafts to analyse the effects of both of these policy changes on firms' registration rates. The results provide no evidence of possible structural damage in business formation as a consequence of corona measures.

[Small Business Economic Structure - A Regional Resilience Factor in the Corona Crisis?].

Regional economic patterns affect the resiliency of geographic regions with regards to business cycle shocks. In particular, the literature has not sufficiently investigated the role of smaller companies. Do they serve as stabilisers or enhancers of business cycle fluctuations? Our results show that rural regions, as well as regions with a larger share of small companies - e.

Making Decisions About Stopping Medicines for Well-Controlled Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Mixed-Methods Study of Patients and Caregivers.

Objective: Improved treatments for juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) have increased remission rates. We conducted this study to investigate how patients and caregivers make decisions about stopping medications when JIA is inactive.

Methods: We performed a mixed-methods study of caregivers and patients affected by JIA, recruited through social media and flyers, and selected by purposive sampling.

Evaluation of canine prostate volume in calculated tomographic images - comparison of two assessment methods.

Background: Since most prostatic diseases are associated with the organ's enlargement, evaluation of prostatic size is a main criterion in the diagnosis of prostatic state of health. While enlargement is a non-uniform process, volumetric measurements are believed to be advantageous to any single dimensional parameter for the diagnosis of prostatomegaly. In a previous study, volume was analysed with a slice addition technique (SAT), which was validated as highly accurate.

Validation of canine prostate volumetric measurements in computed tomography determined by the slice addition technique using the Amira program.

Background: Prostatic diseases are common and mostly associated with enlargement of the accessory gland. Thus, determining the prostate size has become a main criterion for evaluating prostate health status. Computed tomography (CT) is recommended as a beneficial tool for evaluating prostate size, morphology and surrounding tissues.

Obesity care strategies in primary care practices.

We evaluated pediatric obesity clinics for internal referrals developed at 5 primary care offices. Clinics developed site-specific strategies: 1 group approach and 4 clinics providing individualized care only. Clinicians reported patient/family motivation as an important referral consideration and compliance as the greatest challenge and perceive clinics to have provided some help.

Developing an electronic clinical decision support system to promote guideline adherence for healthy weight management and cardiovascular risk reduction in children: a progress update.

Overweight and obesity are common challenges facing pediatric clinicians. Electronic health records (EHRs) can impact clinician behavior through the presentation of relevant, patient-specific information during clinical encounters, potentially improving clinician recognition and management of overweight/obesity in children. Little research has been published evaluating the impact of EHR-facilitated decision support on the treatment of obesity in children.

[Basic data in the application of a new intensity distribution in laser treatment of the upper digestive tract].

A new pattern of intensity distribution of laser beam, in the shape of a "topfkuchen" was found to be satisfactory in avoiding perforation when applied to the gastrointestinal tract. Basic data of the optical and thermophysical properties of the different layers in the stomach of pigs were obtained. Using our distribution pattern of intensity we could see a uniform, superficial zone of coagulation.