Dietary Profile of Women With Chronic Muscle Temporomandibular Disorder: An Observational Study.

Background: Temporomandibular disorder (TMD) is the main chronic pain that affects the face, and it is associated with dietary changes due to pain and dysfunction. However, there is a scarcity of studies on its impact on nutrition and vice versa.

Objectives: To assess and compare the intake of energy and nutrients among chronic TMD myalgia and asymptomatic women and to evaluate data according to dietary reference intakes (DRI) and the World Health Organization (WHO) values.

Relationship Between Vitamin D Insufficiency and Anemia in Older Adults: An Approach Considering Clinical Aspects and Food Insecurity.

Background/objectives: Studies have shown a high prevalence of anemia and vitamin D insufficiency in older adults, and the literature suggests a relationship between these two conditions, as vitamin D insufficiency may impair erythrocyte synthesis. Food insecurity refers to the lack of regular access to sufficient and nutritious food, which can directly affect health by worsening conditions such as anemia and vitamin D insufficiency. This study evaluated the association between vitamin D insufficiency and anemia in older adults.

Development of a plant-based dessert using araticum pulp and chickpea extract: Physicochemical, microbiological, antioxidant, and sensory characterization.

The demand for plant-based products has increased in recent years, due to several aspects related to health and environmental consciousness. This study aimed to produce and characterize a plant-based dairy alternative dessert based on araticum pulp and chickpea extract without added sugar and fat. Three formulations were prepared: Formulation 1 (F1): 20% araticum pulp + 80% chickpea extract; Formulation 2 (F2): 30% araticum pulp + 70% chickpea extract; and Formulation 3 (F3): 40% araticum pulp + 60% chickpea extract.

Nutrition and chronic musculoskeletal pain: A narrative review and directions for temporomandibular disorder research and management.

Background: Recent evidence suggests neuro-immune mechanisms may link dietary patterns to chronic painful conditions (CPC). In the research field of oro-facial pain (OFP), studies focuses primarily on dietary mechanical limitations due to pain and dysfunction.

Objective: This narrative review aimed to overview the role of nutrition on CPC, with emphasis on temporomandibular disorder (TMD), enlightening OFP researcher on dietary assessment possibilities and providing directions for studies in the field of OFP and nutrition.

Pulmonary congestion and systemic congestion in hemodialysis: dynamics and correlations.

Introduction: Systemic congestion and pulmonary congestion (PC) are common in hemodialysis (HD) patients. However, the relationship between these two entities is not quite clear. We study this relationship and attempt to uncover the factors that may affect it considering different inter-dialytic intervals.

National survey regarding obstetricians' perspective of obstetric emergencies in Brazil.

Introduction: The maternal mortality rate in developing countries, such as Brazil, has significantly increased since 2020. Obstetric Emergencies (OE) account for 72.5% of these deaths.

Oral microbiota, co-evolution, and implications for health and disease: The case of indigenous peoples.

Evidence indicates that oral microbiota plays a crucial role in human health and disease. For instance, diseases with multifactorial etiology, such as periodontitis and caries, which cause a detrimental impact on human well-being and health, can be caused by alterations in the host-microbiota interactions, where non-pathogenic bacteria give way to pathogenic orange/red-complex bacterial species (a change from a eubiotic to dysbiotic state). In this scenario, where thousands of oral microorganisms, including fungi, archaea, and phage species, and their host are co-evolving, a set of phenomena, such as the arms race and Red or Black Queen dynamics, are expected to operate.

Antiphospholipid Antibodies Associated with Native Arteriovenous Fistula Complications in Hemodialysis Patients: A Comprehensive Review of the Literature.

Antiphospholipid antibody (aPL)-persistent positivity is frequent in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Native arteriovenous fistula (AVF) complications such as stenosis and thrombosis are among the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. The association between aPL positivity and AVF thrombosis seems to now be well established.

Slum compassionate community: expanding access to palliative care in Brazil.

Objective: To describe the implementation of a compassionate community in Rocinha and Vidigal slums, located in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

Method: Report on the experience of implementing a Compassionate Community based on the World Health Organization conceptual bases, supported by university extension guidelines.

Results: Initially, local leaders and residents were recruited and trained in palliative care.

Native Mitral Valve Endocarditis Caused by a Non-HACEK Gram-Negative Pathogen in a Hemodialysis Patient.

Infective endocarditis (IE) due to non-HACEK (species other than ) bacteremia accounts for less than 2% of all IE cases but is proven to be associated with higher mortality, even more so in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Few data are available in the literature concerning non-HACEK Gram-negative (GN) IE in this immunocompromised population with multiple comorbidities. We report the atypical clinical presentation of an elderly HD patient diagnosed with a non-HACEK GN IE, namely , successfully treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics.

Jejunal perforation secondary to blind insertion of peritoneal dialysis catheter: a case report and review of literature.

Background: Peritoneal dialysis (PD) depends upon a functioning and durable access to the peritoneal cavity. Many techniques exist to insert a peritoneal catheter, showing similar outcomes and benefits. Blind percutaneous insertion represents a bedside intervention predominantly performed by nephrologists requiring only local anesthesia, sedation and minimal transcutaneous access.

Tracheal stenosis following tracheotomy in a COVID-19 patient.

Hemodialyzed patients with COVID-19 are at risk for severe complications from acute respiratory distress syndrome, requiring admission to the intensive-care unit for invasive mechanical ventilation. Post tracheotomy stenosis can be a life-threatening condition that commonly occurs after iatrogenic injury secondary to tracheotomy or tracheal intubation. We report a case of a 44-year-old female patient on maintenance haemodialysis who presented a COVID-19-related ARDS that required mechanical ventilation for 4 weeks, followed by a persistent stridor and finally succumbed, 1 month after being discharged from intensive care unit, from a severe respiratory distress due to a tracheal stenosis.

The Effect of Ginger ( Roscoe) Aqueous Extract on Postprandial Glycemia in Nondiabetic Adults: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Ginger has shown beneficial effects on blood glucose control due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. The present study investigated the effect of ginger aqueous extract on postprandial glucose levels in nondiabetic adults and characterized its antioxidant activity. Twenty-four nondiabetic participants were randomly assigned into two groups (NCT05152745), the intervention group (n = 12) and the control group (n = 12).

Undetected Iatrogenic Drug-Induced Complications in a Hemodialyzed Anuric Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Anuric hemodialyzed end-stage renal disease patients are prone to multiple complications and comorbidities and are therefore often treated with various medications. Adverse drug reactions and risk factors leading to them can be difficult to discern in such polymedicated patients. Most problems regarding low phosphate levels are frequently underdiagnosed in clinical practice and sometimes overlooked in these regularly hyperphosphatemic patients.

[Negative impact of COVID-19 pandemic on peritonitis rate in peritoneal dialysis patients: Pleading for a continuous educational training].

Background: Peritonitis is a common complication of chronic peritoneal dialysis treatment contributing to both technique failure and/or death. Little is effectively known about the actual benefits of a continuous training program on peritonitis rates. In the present study, we measured the impact of our patients' training protocol on peritonitis rates.

An anti-inflammatory and low fermentable oligo, di, and monosaccharides and polyols diet improved patient reported outcomes in fibromyalgia: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Fibromyalgia (FM) has been associated with dysbiosis and low-grade inflammation. Studies have reported that diet influences clinical features in FM.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of an anti-inflammatory and low fermentable oligo, di, and monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP) diet on clinical outcomes of patients with FM.

Iatrogenic Infective Endocarditis in Hemodialysis Patients: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Foreign bodies such as implanted cardiac devices are susceptible to infections and may be involved in infective endocarditis. Exposure to pathogens, by frequent use of intravascular accesses for hemodialysis (i.e.

Cinnamon as a Complementary Therapeutic Approach for Dysglycemia and Dyslipidemia Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Its Molecular Mechanism of Action: A Review.

The scientific evidence that cinnamon may exert beneficial effects on type 2 diabetes mellitus due to the biological activity of its bioactive compounds has been increasing in recent years. This review provides an overview of the effects of cinnamon on clinical parameters of diabetes and summarizes the molecular mechanisms of action of cinnamon on glucose and lipid metabolism. Search criteria include an electronic search using PubMed, Medline, and Cochrane Library databases.

Combined conventional speech therapy and functional electrical stimulation in acute stroke patients with dyphagia: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: Stroke is the main cause of oropharyngeal neurogenic dysphagia. Electrostimulation has been used as a therapeutic tool in these cases. However, there are few studies that prove its effectiveness.