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J Adolesc Health
January 2025
Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Institute of Population Health, School of Medicine, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Purpose: Despite growing concerns about trends in cocaine use, there is a shortage of longitudinal research that prospectively examines risk and protective factors associated with cocaine initiation and use in general youth populations. This study addresses this gap.
Methods: Growing Up in Ireland is a nationally representative cohort.
Res Social Adm Pharm
January 2025
Department of Pharmacy Practice and Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, College of Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P. O. Box LG 43, Legon, Ghana. Electronic address:
Background: Patients with hypertension and other comorbidities have difficulties adhering to their medications which have negative impacts on clinical outcomes. Although some studies have identified strategies to improve medication adherence, a thorough analysis of these interventions will provide synthesized evidence for clinical decision-making and improved health outcomes for patients with hypertension comorbidities.
Aim: To conduct a scoping review on interventions that have been utilised to improve medication adherence in patients with hypertension and other co-morbid conditions.
Brachytherapy
January 2025
Department of Radiation Oncology and Medical Physics, Advanced Centre for Treatment Research and Education in Cancer, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhabha National Institute, Navi Mumbai, India. Electronic address:
Purpose: The quality of cervical cancer intracavitary brachytherapy (ICBT) depends on the training and experience of the radiation oncologist (RO). The present study was performed to establish primary learning curve for ICBT.
Materials And Methods: Forty-three skill parameters were identified for performing ICBT and were included for Brachytherapy Proficiency Assessment and Scoring System (Brachy-PASS) questionnaire.
J Voice
January 2025
Nitte Deemed to be University, Nitte Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. Electronic address:
Objectives: To compare certain acoustic, aerodynamic, and perceptual parameters before and after an hour-long class to analyze vocal loading characteristics in female Bharatanatyam dance teachers.
Study Design: Prospective study.
Method: The study included 52 female Bharatanatyam dance teachers aged 19 to 40years.
Eur J Intern Med
January 2025
Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Católica Medical School, Sintra, Portugal.
Cognitive impairments are frequently observed in patients with Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). Thiamine deficiency is often found in AUD patients and has been suggested as a possible cause of cognitive impairments. While thiamine deficiency is not consistently present in all AUD patients with cognitive deficits, thiamine is traditionally prescribed to patients with AUD to treat or prevent cognitive impairment.
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