The Effect of Probiotics on Phototherapy for Bilirubin Reduction in Term Neonates: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: This interventional study aimed to assess the impact of combining probiotics with phototherapy compared to using phototherapy alone on bilirubin reduction in term neonates hospitalized in neonatal wards in a pediatric hospital in western Iran.

Methods: This clinical trial study included 150 term neonates with a gestational age of 37 to 42 weeks, birth weight of more than 2500 g, and diagnosed with neonatal jaundice. Patients were equally assigned to two groups of phototherapy (wavelength 420-450 nm) with oral probiotics (PediLact drop, 10 drops daily) and phototherapy alone through a simple random sampling method.

Transition Coverage and Clarity in Self-Insured Corporate Health Insurance Benefit Plans.

While many health insurance plans now cover at least some gender-affirming care for transgender persons, no study to date has examined contract language about gender-affirming care in self-insured corporate plans. We sought to evaluate private company offerings from the perspective of an employee, analyzing clarity as well as what gender-affirming care is covered or excluded. We coded 435 health insurance contracts from 40 U.

Simultaneous adsorption of Cu and Cr (VI) using HDTMA-modified zeolite: isotherm, kinetic, mechanism, and thermodynamic studies.

Clinoptilolite modified by hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (HDTMA-Br) was used to simultaneously remove copper and hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions. The surface properties of HDTMA-modified natural zeolite (HMNZ) were characterized using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), zeta potential and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) techniques. SEM images showed that surfactant is adsorbed on the surface of the zeolite, which is confirmed by the FTIR result.

Hemoglobin A1C in non-diabetic patients: an independent predictor of coronary artery disease and its severity.

Aims: To determine the association between glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and angiographically proven coronary artery disease (CAD) and its severity in nondiabetic individuals.

Methods: We enrolled 299 consecutive individuals undergoing coronary angiography for suspected ischemia. Patients were included if they had no history of prior revascularization or diabetes mellitus and had fasting blood glucose<126mg/dl (7.