Differences in Ancestry and Presence of Gastric Precursor Lesions in Individuals With Young- and Average-Onset Gastric Cancer.

Background: There has been a paradoxical rise in young-onset gastric cancer (YOGC), defined as gastric cancer (GC) diagnosed before age 50. Precursor lesions may contribute to pathogenesis, though their role in progression to different histologic subtypes is unclear. The impact of self-reported race is also poorly characterized and may be unreliable as a proxy for genetic differences.

Benzocaine-related methaemoglobinemia after transoesophageal echocardiography: a rare, life-threatening complication.

Methaemoglobinemia is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening complication of topical benzocaine use that requires prompt identification in patients who undergo transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE). In this case, a 21-year-old patient who had sustained a stroke with residual right-sided weakness a few days prior to presentation underwent TEE to evaluate for intracardiac shunt. She required intubation as part of her poststroke care with some instrumentation to the posterior oropharynx.

Adapted Resistance Training Improves Strength in Eight Weeks in Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis.

Hip weakness is a common symptom affecting walking ability in people with multiple sclerosis (MS). It is known that resistance strength training (RST) can improve strength in individuals with MS, however; it remains unclear the duration of RST that is needed to make strength gains and how to adapt hip strengthening exercises for individuals of varying strength using only resistance bands. This paper describes the methodology to set up and implement an adapted resistance strength training program, using resistance bands, for individuals with MS.