Prolonged diacetylmorphine take-home during the COVID-19 pandemic-Results of a retrospective cohort study.

Background And Aims: Legal regulations for dispensing in Swiss heroin-assisted treatment were relaxed during the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing prolonged take-home of up to 7 days instead of two to reduce patient contact and the risk of infection. Our study aimed to measure the consequences of this new practice.

Design, Setting And Participants: This was a retrospective cohort study set in Switzerland's largest outpatient centre for opioid agonist therapy.

Effects of aquatic physiotherapy on the improvement of balance and corporal symmetry in stroke survivors.

Introduction: One of the main problems associate with hemiparesis after stroke is the decrease in balance during static and dynamic postures which can highly affect daily life activities.

Objective: To assess the effects of aquatic physiotherapy on the balance and quality of life (SS-QoL) of people with pos stroke.

Methods: Chronic stroke participants received at total 18 individual sessions of aquatic physiotherapy using the principle of Halliwick (2x of 40 minutes per week).

T cell activation but not polyfunctionality after primary HIV infection predicts control of viral load and length of the time without therapy.

Objective: Immune changes occurring after primary HIV infection (PHI) have a pivotal relevance. Our objective was to characterize the polyfunctionality of immune response triggered by PHI, and to characterize immune activation and regulatory T cells, correlating such features to disease progression.

Patients And Methods: We followed 11 patients experiencing PHI for 4 years.

Quercetin and cancer chemoprevention.

Several molecules present in the diet, including flavonoids, can inhibit the growth of cancer cells with an ability to act as "chemopreventers". Their cancer-preventive effects have been attributed to various mechanisms, including the induction of cell-cycle arrest and/or apoptosis as well as the antioxidant functions. The antioxidant activity of chemopreventers has recently received a great interest, essentially because oxidative stress participates in the initiation and progression of different pathological conditions, including cancer.