Celiac in the twenty-first century-the change in BMI of children at diagnosis over the last two decades.

This study examined the prevalence of different BMI categories among newly diagnosed pediatric celiac disease (CD) patients in Israel from 2002 to 2018. A retrospective cross-sectional study using the database of Clalit Health Services in Israel included 5520 newly diagnosed CD children aged 2-18 between 2002 and 2018. Data on BMI, gender, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status (SES) were collected and analyzed Of the 5520 CD patients, 57.

Barley2035: A decade vision on barley research and breeding.

Barley (Hordeum vulgare ssp. vulgare) is one of the oldest founder crops in early human civilization, and has been widely dispersed around the globe to supply human life through livestock feeding and brewing industries. It has been used in innovative research of cytogenetics, biochemistry, and genetics since the early half of the 20 century, facilitated by its mode of reproduction through self-pollination, its true diploid status which has contributed to the accumulation of a plethora of germplasm and mutant resources.

Identifying factors associated with disparities in accessing an Integrative Oncology program.

Introduction: Integrative oncology (IO) programs provide patients with evidence-based complementary medicine therapies within a supportive and palliative cancer care setting. This study retrospectively examined characteristics of patients with lung cancer predicting utilization of a freely-provided IO consultation at two medical centers in Israel.

Methods: Electronic medical files of 832 patients with lung cancer attending/not attending the IO consultation were searched for socio-demographic (age, gender, country of birth, place of residence, primary language spoken) and personal health (Body Mass Index; smoking; disability) characteristics; cancer-related parameters (primary tumor site, localized vs.

Canadian Association of Radiologists Pediatric Imaging Referral Guideline.

The Canadian Association of Radiologists (CAR) Pediatric Expert Panel is made up of pediatric physicians from the disciplines of radiology, emergency medicine, endocrinology, gastroenterology, general surgery, neurology, neurosurgery, respirology, orthopaedic surgery, otolaryngology, urology, a patient advisor, and an epidemiologist/guideline methodologist. After developing a list of 50 clinical/diagnostic scenarios, a rapid scoping review was undertaken to identify systematically produced referral guidelines that provide recommendations for one or more of these clinical/diagnostic scenarios. Recommendations from 32 guidelines and contextualization criteria in the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluations (GRADE) for guidelines framework were used to develop 133 recommendation statements across the 50 scenarios.

Non- Tuberculous mycobacterial infection and pulmonary disease In Northern Israel: a focus on M. simiae.

Background: The prevalence of non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria pulmonary disease (NTM-pd) is rising globally. Previously, we described a high prevalence of M. simiae isolation in Israel.