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Objective: To assess the cost-effectiveness of interventions to increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among low-income uninsured Hispanics in El Paso, Texas.

Method: Participants 50 to 75 years old who were due for screening, were uninsured, and had a Texas address were randomized to promotora, video, or promotora and video interventions. High-risk participants were offered colonoscopy, while others were offered fecal immunochemical testing.

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Background: Distal radius fractures represent a common fracture pattern frequently treated with volar locked plating for fixation. However, other methods may provide equivalent outcomes and minimize risks associated with the volar approach and hardware placement. One such method is the radial plate.

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  • Microsporum gypseum is a dermatophyte found in soil, primarily affecting keratinous materials, and can cause skin infections in humans, including tinea corporis and tinea capitis, though it rarely causes nail infections (onychomycosis).
  • A case study details a 32-year-old man's infection linked to a pet rat he adopted 10 years ago, where nail and skin symptoms were diagnosed and treated successfully with terbinafine over a total of 12 weeks.
  • The rise in M gypseum onychomycosis cases is attributed to the fungus evolving from a soil organism to a human pathogen, likely influenced by increased interactions with domestic animals; treatment typically requires
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Acute cutaneous necrosis is characterised by a wide range of aetiologies and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality, warranting complex considerations in management. Early recognition is imperative in diagnosis and management of sudden gangrenous changes in the skin. This review discusses major causes of cutaneous necrosis, examines the need for early assessment, and integrates techniques related to diagnosis and management.

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Background: Depression is a growing health issue in both developed and developing countries. General unawareness at the population level, lack of training among health care providers and scarcity of resources including treatment opportunities may conceal the real burden of depression in developing countries, and more epidemiological studies on its prevalence and risk factors are critically needed.

Aim: This study reports the prevalence of depression and its associated risk factors among female garment factory workers in Bangladesh - a major supplier country of clothes for the Western market.

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The Influence of Nature Stimulus in Enhancing the Birth Experience.

HERD

January 2017

4 Institute for Measurement, Methodology, Analysis and Policy (IMMAP), Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.

The physical environment is one of the factors that affect women's experience of labor. The basics of the childbirth process have not changed since the beginning of human existence; however, the environment in which women today give birth has changed significantly. Incorporating design elements and strategies that calm and reduce negative emotions may create positive experiences for women in labor.

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Symptomatic malignant pericardial effusion due to advanced pericardial malignancies: a palliative approach.

J Thorac Dis

April 2015

1 Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut Health Center, Hartford, CT, USA ; 2 Hartford Hospital, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Hartford, CT, USA ; 3 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA ; 4 Saint Vincent Hospital, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.

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