Translational Research in Cancer Screening: Long-Term Population-Action Bridges to Diffuse Adherence.

The population-level implementation of innovative, evidence-based medical recommendations for adopting health-behaviors depends on the last link in the translation chain: the users. "User-friendly" medical interventions aimed at engaging users to adopt recommended health behaviors are best developed in a collaborative bio-medical and social sciences setting. In the 1990s, National Breast and Colorectal Cancer Early Detection Programs were launched at the Israeli Department of Community Medicine and Epidemiology.

[GETTING READY FOR THE FIRST MINUTE OF LIFE - THE DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF NEONATAL RESUSCITATION IN ISRAEL].

The recognition of the newborn as a separate patient with special unique needs and rights began relatively late compared to other medical disciplines. This process occurred concomitantly with the development of modern neonatology in the country and the establishment of special care nurseries. The process included organization of skilled teams, standardization of treatment methods, introduction of standardized language and practices, and teamwork optimization.

Harnessing the Question-Behavior Effect to Enhance Colorectal Cancer Screening in an mHealth Experiment.

Objectives: To assess whether asking questions about a future behavior changes this behavior (i.e., the question-behavior effect) when applied to a population-level intervention to enhance colorectal cancer screening.

An Arginine Deprivation Response Pathway Is Induced in Leishmania during Macrophage Invasion.

Amino acid sensing is an intracellular function that supports nutrient homeostasis, largely through controlled release of amino acids from lysosomal pools. The intracellular pathogen Leishmania resides and proliferates within human macrophage phagolysosomes. Here we describe a new pathway in Leishmania that specifically senses the extracellular levels of arginine, an amino acid that is essential for the parasite.

From the bench to public health: population-level implementation intentions in colorectal cancer screening.

Background: Early detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) using fecal occult blood test (FOBT) reduces mortality, yet screening adherence remains low.

Purpose: Enhancing FOBT adherence in a field experiment, using Implementation Intentions (II) technique.

Design: Participants were randomly assigned to a standard care group or to II experimental group.

Nonimmune hydrops fetalis caused by G6PD deficiency hemolytic crisis and congenital dyserythropoietic anemia.

We present a case of a female neonate who had a nonimmune hydrops fetalis and severe hemolytic anemia due to a rare combination of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency and congenital dyserythropoietic anemia. We conclude that in severe cases with persistent anemia one should search after delivery for a second reason other than G6PD deficiency alone.

A new method for continuous monitoring of chest wall movement to characterize hypoxemic episodes during HFOV.

Introduction: Monitoring ventilated infants is difficult during high-frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV). This study tested the possible causes of hypoxemic episodes using a new method for monitoring chest wall movement during HFOV in newborn infants.

Methods: Three miniature motion sensors were attached to both sides of the chest and to the epigastrium to measure the local tidal displacement (TDi) at each site.

Cortical and cancellous morselized allograft in acetabular revision total hip replacement: minimum 5-year follow-up.

Sixty patients who had had revision acetabular components with impaction morselized bone graft were studied in a retrospective, matched-pair analysis. In 30 patients, the morselized graft was derived from cortical bone (group A), and in 30 patients, the graft was derived from cancellous bone (group B). The patients were matched for age, gender, weight, comorbid conditions, Charnley category, severity of bone loss, and allograft preparation.

Cortical and cancellous morselized allograft in revision total hip replacement.

Fifty patients who had revision femoral components with morselized impacted bone graft were studied in a retrospective, matched-pair analysis. In 25 patients the morselized graft was derived from cortical bone (Group A) and in 25 patients the morselized graft was derived from cancellous bone (Group B). The patients were matched for age, gender, weight, comorbid conditions, severity of bone loss, and allograft preparation.

Intra-synovial, compared to intra-articular morphine provides better pain relief following knee arthroscopy menisectomy.

Purpose: To evaluate the analgesic effect of morphine 1 mg administered into the synovial tissue and the outer third of the meniscus after knee arthroscopy.

Methods: In a prospective, double-blind, randomized study, 60 patients who required elective knee arthroscopy were assigned to two groups: Group A consisted of 30 patients who received a direct injection of morphine 1 mg into either the synovial tissue or the outer third of the meniscus following menisectomy. Group B consisted of 30 patients who received a direct injection of NaCl 0.

Endometrial ablation for the postmenopausal woman.

The postmenopausal woman with abnormal uterine bleeding is considered at risk for developing endometrial neoplasia or one of its precursors. She requires prompt evaluation of the endometrium followed by adequate treatment. In the subgroup of postmenopausal women taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT), the risk of abnormal bleeding is by far higher, is the main reason for discontinuing HRT, and deserves additional attention.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy in the pediatric patient: the experience of the Israel Naval Medical Institute.

Unlabelled: The pediatric patient is to be found in hyperbaric facilities throughout the world, receiving hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy for both life-threatening and chronic diseases.

Objective: To review the experience accumulated at the Israel Naval Medical Institute in the treatment of pediatric patients.

Design: A retrospective analysis and review of all records of patients younger than age 18 years.