[Determination of glucose levels by means of spectroscopy as a non-invasive method].

Background: Diabetes mellitus is one of the most serious public health problems in Mexico. The most worrying factor is the lack of control of it, which has a direct impact, causing severe damage to the health and quality of life of the patient and its family, as well as an economic burden to the health system. The development of a non-invasive method for measuring blood glucose would provide to patients a simple and painless way of monitoring and consequently better control of diabetes.

[Specific therapies proposed for the management of COVID-19].

The appearance of a new coronavirus, which has caused the collapse of health systems around the world, has led to the emergence of numerous investigations looking for the ideal treatment and proper management of this new entity, since its control has become impossible and its cure an international necessity. To date, there are hundreds of articles and clinical trials to review. For this reason, in an attempt to facilitate the reader's knowledge of the new evidence and in summary form, the different therapies studied so far are presented in this article: their antiviral and adverse effects.

[Primary non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of the breast. A case report].

Background: Primary breast lymphomas, a rare subtype of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, represent 0.04 to 0.5% of all breast cancers, 0.

[Postoperative pain in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy with low versus standard-pressure pneumoperitoneum. A randomized clinical trial.].

Background: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the gold standard in the management of symptomatic gallstone disease. Postoperative abdominal and shoulder-tip pain are the main adverse side effects.

Aim: To determine whether the low-pressure pneumoperitoneum (7 mmHg) decreases postoperative pain in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy compared with standard pressure pneumoperitoneum (12-15 mmHg).

[Helicobacter pylori detection in children with initially negative Gram, Giemsa and Wharting-Starry methods, using other histologic techniques].

Objective: To identify Helicobacter pylori by Gram, Giemsa and Warthing-Starry histological staining methods in biopsies of the digestive tract in children, when Helicobacter pylori identification was negative with hematoxilin and eosin.

Material And Methods: We carried out a retrospective, cross-sectional and comparative study of 36 gastric biopsies received in the department of Anatomic-Pathology, in a period often months. All the biopsies were initially stained with routine Hematoxilin and Eosin.

[Comparison between hysterosonography and hysterosalpinography in the study of endometrial abnormalities in infertility patients].

Objective: We compare effectiveness between HSS and HSG for detection of endometrial abnormalities among patient with infertility.

Design Of The Study: Prospective, cross section, comparative.

Material And Methods: 33 patients were studied.

[Evaluation of the bone mass in the different types of menopause ].

Objective: To evaluate the bone mass condition in the different types of menopause and know if there is difference between the groups.

Design: Case reports.

Material And Methods: From September through November 2001 at the Specialties Hospital No.