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Cureus
September 2024
Community Medicine, Bijapur Lingayat District Educational Association (BLDE) (Deemed to be University), Vijayapura, India.
Background Tonsillectomy is associated with significant pain, and postoperative pain control is often unsatisfactory. There have been several methods adopted to treat postoperative pain, but none of the methods were effective, with patients continuing to undergo severe postoperative pain. Hence, our study aimed to compare the efficacy of pre-emptive nebulized ketamine versus pre-emptive nebulized lidocaine with a control group receiving nebulized saline for pain control in children undergoing tonsillectomy.
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July 2024
IUF Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Duesseldorf, Germany.
The objective of our study was to assess the attitudes and behaviors in Japan regarding sun exposure and compare them to those in Europe and North America. The study population was a representative sample of individuals aged >18 years from Ipsos panels in Japan (N = 1000), North America (N = 1000), and Europe (N = 6000) using the quota method. Questionnaires covered habits, practices, and perceptions regarding sun exposure.
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June 2024
Department of Psychology, San Diego State University.
Objective: Sexual minority men experience disproportionately elevated rates of skin cancers, likely driven by excess ultraviolet radiation exposure-namely through tanning behaviors. However, limited integrated theoretical models exist to explain sexual minority men's elevated skin cancer risk. The aim of the current study is to further test and refine an integrated theory of skin cancer risk behaviors among sexual minority men by incorporating minority stress into the integrated health behavior model of tanning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Womens Dermatol
March 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, South Dakota.
Background: In recent years, self-tanners have become a well-liked alternative to sun tanning and tanning bed usage, as strikingly similar results can be achieved without the harmful side effects of ultraviolet exposure.
Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the presence and prevalence of potential allergens in the most popular self-tanning products.
Methods: Five major retailers in the United States were evaluated, from which 17 different brands and 44 unique self-tanning products were analyzed.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci
October 2023
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Medicana International Istanbul Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Objective: Thermal therapy has existed for thousands of years and dates back to ancient civilizations such as the Finns, Romans, ancient Chinese, American Indians, and Egyptians. Sun therapy is a form of natural Far Infrared Rays (FIR) thermal therapy. Far infrared rays are invisible rays with the longest wavelength of natural sunlight.
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