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Nutr J
November 2024
Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, 3875 Holman St. Rm 104 Garrison, Houston, TX, 77204-6015, USA.
Background: Disordered eating behaviors and body dissatisfaction are highly prevalent among adolescents and linked to negative health outcomes. While Hispanic adolescents appear to be at high risk of disordered eating and body dissatisfaction, validated tools for assessment of these health concerns among this population are lacking.
Methods: This study used Confirmatory Factor Analysis to establish factorial validity for the Kids Eating Disorder Survey (KEDS) among a community sample of Hispanic adolescents.
J Med Internet Res
August 2024
Department of Informatics, Faculty of Business, Economics and Informatics, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Background: Social media, including online health communities (OHCs), are widely used among both healthy people and those with health conditions. Platforms like Twitter (recently renamed X) have become powerful tools for online mental health communities (OMHCs), enabling users to exchange information, express feelings, and socialize. Recognized as empowering processes, these activities could empower mental health consumers, their families and friends, and society.
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May 2024
Department of Paediatrics, SIMATS Deemed University, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) comprises a heterogeneous group of rare genetic disorders characterised by progressive weakness and atrophy of the muscles, primarily affecting the pelvic and shoulder girdles. A developmentally normal, early adolescent male presented with complaints of difficulty in using all four limbs with a waddling gait, gradually progressive over the last 5 years. No significant family history was noted.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNeurourol Urodyn
September 2024
BlueWind Medical Inc., Park City, Utah, USA.
Background: Overactive bladder (OAB) affects one in six adults in Europe and the United States and impairs the quality of life of millions of individuals worldwide. When conservative management fails, third-line treatments including tibial neuromodulation (TNM) is often pursued. TNM has traditionally been accomplished percutaneously in clinic.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Gastroenterol Hepatol
April 2024
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Pieve Emanuele, Italy; Division of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Rozzano, Italy. Electronic address:
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasing global health problem and is expected to become the leading indication for liver transplantation. There are no approved NAFLD-specific pharmacotherapies, and lifestyle modification is the primary recommended therapy. Innovative approaches to facilitate the implementation and long-term maintenance of lifestyle changes are needed to address the challenging and complex nature of the management of NAFLD, which recently was renamed as metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, to overcome the limitations and stigma of the previous name.
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