Acceptability of Pilot School-based Food Pantries Compared With Weekend Feeding BackPack Programs Among Food Pantry Clients in Rural Tennessee: A Mixed-Methods Approach.

Objective: To explore the client acceptability and perceived impact of pilot school-based food pantries (SBFPs) and compare client preference between SBFPs and BackPack programs (locally termed Sack Pack) in 3 rural Tennessee elementary schools.

Methods: A mixed-method design, including cross-sectional surveys (n = 25) and semistructured interviews (n = 11), was used to assess and compare program acceptability.

Results: Client satisfaction was uniformly positive for both programs; however, a majority preferred the food quantity (84%), nutritional value (76%), variety (68%), quality (68%), and convenience (64%) of SBFPs.

Clinical outcomes of dogs with transitional cell carcinoma receiving medical therapy, with and without partial cystectomy.

The objective of this retrospective study was to evaluate the effects of surgery on outcome for dogs with naturally occurring urinary bladder transitional cell carcinoma. Forty-seven dogs met the inclusion criteria. Thirty-one dogs (Group A) were treated with partial cystectomy and adjunctive medical therapy and 16 dogs (Group B) were treated with medical therapy alone.

Assessing the Impact of a Pharmacist-Managed Discharge Medication Reconciliation Pilot at a Community Hospital System.

Introduction: With unintended medication discrepancy rates ranging from 30% to 70%, a formal discharge medication reconciliation process must be developed. One strategy shown to reduce medication errors is a pharmacist medication review at discharge. The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a pharmacist-driven discharge medication reconciliation program.

Pharmacologic Approach to Management of Clostridium difficile Infection.

Clostridium difficile is a gram-positive, anaerobic, spore-forming bacterium that is the leading cause of nosocomial infections in hospitals in the United States. Critically ill patients are at high risk for C. difficile infection (CDI) and face potentially detrimental effects, including prolonged hospitalization, risk of recurrent disease, complicated surgery, and death.

Role of Oxidized Protein Repair in Human Skeletal Muscle.

There is now increasing evidence that reactive oxygen species (ROS) are signalling molecules that regulate growth, differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis, at least in physiological concentration. However, when ROS levels overcome the capacity of cellular antioxidant systems, they damage cellular components such as nucleic acids, lipids and in particular proteins, inflicting alterations to cell structure and function. Oxidation of sulfur-containing aminoacids, like cysteine and methionine, within proteins, can be repaired by specific enzymatic systems.