Distinct activation of the sympathetic adreno-medullar system and hypothalamus pituitary adrenal axis following the caloric vestibular test in healthy subjects.

Introduction: The vestibular acute stress induces reversible alert-like reactions that involve the sympathetic adrenal-medullar system and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis responses. The present study aimed to evaluate salivary α-amylase and salivary cortisol production in relation with cardiovascular reactivity induced by acute stress in healthy subjects.

Material And Methods: Forty-eight young healthy male volunteers were examined under basal conditions and at various times after reaching the maximal nystagmic reaction following air caloric vestibular test.

No definitive evidence for a connection between autoimmune thyroid diseases and stress in women.

The purpose of this literature review was to examine the available clinical studies performed during the last 15 years to identify if there is a causal relationship between the onset and course of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITDs) and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis/sympathetic-adrenomedullary system (SAM) (dys)function in women. Using the PubMed, Web of Science and Scopus databases, a comprehensive search was performed, and 14 articles were finally identified. The majority of selected studies suggested a causal connection between Graves' Disease (GD) and stress, as well as between Hashimoto Thyroiditis (HT), with its variant postpartum thyroiditis, and stress.

Self-medication with antimicrobial drugs among university students in a Northeast region of Romania.

Unlabelled: Self-medication with antimicrobial drugs is an important problem in the world and may lead to serious consequences for healthcare systems.

Objective: To evaluate the prevalence and patterns of self-medication with antimicrobial drugs among university students in a Northeast region of Romania.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted to collect data from medical and non-medical students who lived in residence halls.