Phone-based telemonitoring of arterial hypertension versus usual care: the HOROSCOPE study.

The Horoscope trial aimed to assess the efficacy of home blood pressure (BP) telemonitoring (TLM) in controlling BP reduction in hypertensive patients compared with usual care. This is a multi-center, prospective randomized, parallel-group trial comparing TLM with usual care during a period of 6 months in patients with hypertension. We included 525 patients randomly assigned in a 1-1 ratio to telemonitoring (TLM group; n = 260) or usual care (control group; n = 265).

Long-term trends (2002-2016) reveal an increase of mercury levels along with the decline of several metal elements in striped dolphins (Stenella coeruleoalba) stranded in the North-West Mediterranean.

The determination of 18 metals and metalloids was realized in 4 tissues of 62 Stenella coeruleoalba specimens stranded along the French Mediterranean coastline from 2010 to 2016. While most concentrations were comparable to mean worldwide levels, Hg levels were alarming (1190 μg g dw, in average). The results were discussed together with previous measurements in the same area, from 2002 to 2009.

A comparative biomonitoring study of trace metals and organic compounds bioaccumulation in marine biofilms and caged mussels along the French Mediterranean coast.

The bioaccumulation potential of contaminants in marine environments was investigated in biofilms and compared with caged mussels for a wide range of both organic and metallic contaminants across a large geographic area. Marine biofilms were sampled after three months of sub-surface immersion at 49 locations along the 1800 km of the French Mediterranean coast. Ten chemical elements (i.

Active mussel biomonitoring for the health status assessment of the Western Mediterranean Sea.

The Western Mediterranean coast is under the influence of anthropogenic pressures, including land use, increasing amounts of dangerous waste and habitat destruction. In 2021, the French RINBIO network (http://www.ifremer.

Eradication of : a prospective comparative randomized trial of standard versus optimized quadruple therapy.

The treatment of infection remains a challenge. None of the proposed treatment regimens has resulted in a 100% eradication rate. The aim of our study was to compare the rate of eradication after standard or dose-optimized amoxicillin quadruple therapy.