An Atypical Case of Pancreatic Cancer with Mesenchymal Differentiation in a Patient with Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma: Insights into Tumor Biology and Novel Therapeutic Pathways.

: Pancreatic cancer is among the malignancies with the poorest prognosis, largely due to its aggressive nature and resistance to conventional therapies. : This report describes the case of a 69-year-old male patient with stage IV primary lung adenocarcinoma presenting with high levels of programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1). Simultaneously, abdominal computed tomography (CT) showed a dilated pancreatic duct at the level of the pancreatic head and a hypodense lesion in the uncinate process involving the superior mesenteric artery.

Practice of parents and pharmacists regarding antibiotics use in pediatrics: A 2017 cross-sectional study in Lebanese community pharmacies.

Objectives: To assess practices of community pharmacists towards prescribing or dispensing antibiotics without prescription to children, determine obstacles that stand in the way of best practices, and determine whether parents misuse antibiotics when administering them to their children.

Methods: A cross-sectional study, conducted between June 2017 and August 2017 on a random sample of community pharmacies, enrolled 202 community pharmacists and 204 parents.

Results: A total of 84.

Knowledge of pharmacists and parents towards antibiotic use in pediatrics: a cross-sectional study in Lebanon.

Objectives: to assess the knowledge of both parents and community pharmacists regarding antibiotics use and resistance in pediatrics in Lebanon.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted between June and August 2017 in community pharmacies. A pre-established questionnaire targeting knowledge of parents and pharmacists regarding antibiotics use/misuse was carried out.

Displaced children with cancer in Lebanon: A sustained response to an unprecedented crisis.

Background: The unrest in Syria has resulted in an escalating refugee crisis. The postwar lack of health care infrastructure in Iraq has also resulted in Iraqis seeking health care in neighboring countries. Pediatric cancer is largely curable, although its treatment is expensive and complex.

Predictors of postoperative pain and analgesic requirements following abdominal hysterectomy: an observational study.

Purpose: A prospective observational study is conducted to identify independent predictors of pain and morphine consumption following abdominal hysterectomy.

Methods: Preoperative State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Numerical Rating Scales (NRS) for anxiety and pain expectations, thermal pain thresholds and pain scores at forearm and incision site, and pain scores generated from the insertion of an intravenous catheter were measured in female patients undergoing abdominal hysterectomy. Pearson correlations between the predictors and the two outcome measures postoperative pain scores and morphine consumption were studied and multiple regression analysis was conducted to identify independent predictors (primary outcome).

The inhibitory effect of micafungin on biofilm formation by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

This study assesses the potential effect of micafungin, an antifungal agent known to inhibit 1,3-β-D-glucan synthesis in Candida albicans, on biofilm formation of selected Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates by decreasing the synthesis of extracellular matrix β-D-glucan forming units. The effect of an optimal therapeutic dose of 10 mg ml(-1) micafungin on the production of biofilm was monitored in vitro using a microtiter plate assay. Phenotypic reduction in the formation of biofilm was significant (based on average optical density; p < 0.