SARS-CoV-2-Specific IgG and IgA response in maternal blood and breastmilk of vaccinated naïve and convalescent lactating participants.

Background: Recent studies have shown the presence of SARS-CoV-2-specific antibodies in the milk of breastfeeding mothers vaccinated with mRNA and convalescent. However, limited information is available in lactating women receiving other vaccine platforms used in developing countries, such as the inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine BBIBP-CorV (Sinopharm) and the non-replicating adenovirus vaccines Sputnik V (Gamaleya Institute) and ChAdOx1-S (Oxford AstraZeneca).

Methods: Here, we evaluated anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG and IgA levels in both serum and milk samples using a longitudinal and a cross-sectional cohort of 208 breastfeeding vaccinated women from Argentina with or without previous SARS-CoV-2 infection.

The integrated work between medicine and psychology with infertile couples at a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro/Brazil.

This study examines the coping process of infertile couple during diagnostic investigation and treatment, which is held in a public hospital in the Assisted Reproduction Treatment department. This analysis discusses the results of a qualitative research whose goal is to emphasize the importance of integrating the medical and psychological care to infertile couples. To collect the data, it uses a semistructured psychological interview.

Total dairy consumption in relation to overweight and obesity in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

A systematic review and meta-analysis of cross-sectional and prospective cohort studies was conducted to assess the associations between total dairy consumption and its different subtypes with the prevalence and incidence of overweight, obesity, and overweight/obesity in children and adolescents. A literature search was conducted in Medline through PUBMED and Cochrane Library databases until October 18, 2021. Articles reporting the risk estimates as odd ratios (OR), risk ratios (RR), or hazard ratios and their corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for the association between dairy product consumption and the risk of overweight and/or obesity were included.

Human biomonitoring of bisphenol A along pregnancy: An exposure reconstruction of the EXHES-Spain cohort.

This study was aimed at reconstructing the exposure to bisphenol (BPA) of 60 pregnant women from the EXHES-Spain cohort. A biomonitoring study was conducted by determining BPA levels in urine samples over the three trimesters of pregnancy. Moreover, the correlations between BPA levels and the role of different potential exposure sources, with special emphasis on the dietary intake, were also studied.

Contribution of ultra-processed foods in visceral fat deposition and other adiposity indicators: Prospective analysis nested in the PREDIMED-Plus trial.

Background & Aims: Ultra-processed food and drink products (UPF) consumption has been associated with obesity and its-related comorbidities. Excess of visceral fat, which appears with increasing age, has been considered as the culprit contributing to adiposity-associated adverse health outcomes. However, none of previous studies elucidated the link between UPF and directly quantified adiposity and its distribution.

Neighbourhood walkability and physical activity: moderating role of a physical activity intervention in overweight and obese older adults with metabolic syndrome.

Background: While urban built environments might promote active ageing, an infrequently studied question is how the neighbourhood walkability modulates physical activity changes during a physical activity intervention programme in older adults. We assessed the influence of objectively assessed neighbourhood walkability on the change in physical activity during the intervention programme used in the ongoing PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea (PREDIMED)-Plus trial.

Method: The present study involved 228 PREDIMED-Plus senior participants aged between 55 and 75, recruited in Palma de Mallorca (Spain).

Sperm selection in IVF: the long and winding road from bench to bedside.

Spermatozoa wage battle to conquer fertilization but the traits needed to succeed remain elusive. The natural advantageous qualities that enable only a few selected sperm cells to reach the site of fertilization remain unknown. Although in vitro fertilization (IVF) facilitates the job of spermatozoa, a universally acceptable means of sperm selection is yet to be developed.

Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Spanish Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of the SI! Program for Health Promotion in Secondary Schools.

Previous studies on the association between dietary habits and cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) in adolescents have generated conflicting results. The aim of this study was to describe dietary patterns (DP) in a large sample of Spanish adolescents and to assess their cross-sectional relationship with CVRF. In total, 1324 adolescents aged 12.

Pediatric sigmoid volvulus due to Chagas disease.

Exposure and infections by Trypanosoma cruzi are the fourth cause of loss of potential life years between parasitic and infectious diseases. We describe the case of a 11-year-old patient with intestinal occlusion, surgically treated with intestinal volvulus, the surgical specimen is sent to histopathology reporting Chagasic megacolon. The age range of presentation is a challenge in the absence of nonspecific symptoms.

[Cartagena Declaration. The International Declaration on the Right to Nutritional Care and the Fight against Malnutrition].

The need to promote the right to nutritional care, to fight against malnutrition and to advance in education and research in clinical nutrition has led all the FELANPE's societies to sign on May 3rd, during the 33rd Congress of the Colombian Clinical Nutrition Association (ACNC) in the city of Cartagena, the International Declaration on the Right to Nutritional Care and the Fight against Malnutrition, "Declaration of Cartagena". The Declaration provides a coherent framework of 13 principles which can serve as a guide for societies, schools and associations affiliated to FELANPE in the development of action plans. In addition, it will serve as an instrument to promote, through governments, the formulation of policies and legislation in the field of clinical nutrition.

Motherhood after breast cancer: can we balance fertility preservation and cancer treatment? A narrative review of the literature.

Breast cancer may affect young women who have not yet completed childbearing. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) provides alternatives for fertility preservation such as oocyte, embryo or ovarian tissue cryopreservation. We reviewed the published literature on fertility-preserving management in breast cancer, aiming at finding evidence to answer the following questions: (1) What are the fertility sparing options available?; (2) How do these women respond to IVF? and (3) Can pregnancy influence breast cancer recurrence? There is a paucity of publications describing clinical experience and outcome data which limits accessibility to fertility preservation in this setting.

Stem cells and uterine leiomyomas: What is the evidence?

Uterine leiomyomas, also known as uterine fibroids or uterine myomas, are the most common benign gynecologic tumors found in women of reproductive age. In spite of the numerous published studies evaluating the hormonal dependency, epidemiology, molecular biology, pathology, and genetics of leiomyomas, many questions remain unanswered. The remodeling of the uterus in response to hormonal stimuli and its return to a basal state may be related to adult stem/progenitor cells residing in the endometrial and myometrial layers.

The Impact of Serum Progesterone Levels on the Results of In Vitro Fertilization Treatments: A Literature Review.

The aim of this review is to analyze the relationship between preovulatory progesterone (P) rise and in vitro fertilization (IVF) pregnancy outcomes. It also investigates the sources and effects of rises in progesterone levels, including the underlying mechanisms and potential strategies in preventing its elevation during ovarian stimulation. Progesterone is produced in the early follicular phase in the adrenal gland, which shifts toward the ovaries prior to ovulation.

Assessment of risk factors and test performance on malnutrition prevalence at admission using four different screening tools.

Background & Aims: Malnutrition is very common in patients when admitted to the hospital. The aim of the present study was: a) to determine the prevalence of malnutrition at admission in a tertiary care hospital and identify risk factors for malnutrition, and b) to test the sensitivity and specificity of different screening tests for malnutrition compared to subjective global assessment (SGA).

Methods: We conducted a prospective study at 24h of admission in order to assess malnutrition in 537 adult subjects (56.

Crohn's disease with unusual enterouterine fistula in pregnancy.

Pregnancy complicated by development of Crohn's disease is rare. The presentation of symptomatic Crohn's disease during pregnancy was initially described in 1946. Crohn's disease has been described in a number of atypical locations and with development of unusual fistulas.

Candida parapsilosis sepsis in patients with burns: report of six cases.

Six patients with burns who had Candida Parapsilosis septicemia were encountered during a 3-year period at a regional burn unit. Four patients treated with Amphotericin B survived; two untreated patients did not. Candida Parapsilosis seems to be increasing in frequency at our unit.

Paradoxical poor prognosis of myeloma patients who demonstrate complete healing of bone lesions following treatment.

Multiple myeloma is the most common primary malignant bone neoplasm in adults, primarily over the age of 40. The most common radiographic findings include osteopenia, lytic lesions, and pathologic fractures. Although marked bone repair and healing can occur following therapy, this is often, paradoxically, a poor prognostic indicator.

Craniospinal axis irradiation: an improved electron technique for irradiation of the spinal axis.

In this work we review the dosimetric features of craniospinal axis irradiation in the areas of matching cranial and spinal fields, with reference to the normal structures within the spinal field. The implications of the use of photon or electron modalities for the spinal port were evaluated. A novel method of matching the cranial photon and the spinal electron fields involving a computer-aided junction design is presented.

A controlled study comparing the effects of nabumetone, ibuprofen, and ibuprofen plus misoprostol on the upper gastrointestinal tract mucosa.

Background: This study was developed to compare the incidence of endoscopically diagnosed ulcers in elderly patients taking nabumetone, ibuprofen, or concomitant ibuprofen/misoprostol. Further research is indicated to better establish the clinical relevance of these endoscopy findings.

Methods: We conducted a prospective, multicenter, randomized, endoscopist-blinded, 12-week study involving 171 patients with osteoarthritis aged 60 years and older.

The role of color flow Doppler in the echocardiographic diagnosis of mitral valve aneurysm.

A case of mitral valve aneurysm is presented in which infective endocarditis of the mitral valve was complicated by aneurysm formation 6 weeks later. The presence of mitral valve aneurysm was suspected on transthoracic echocardiography and confirmed by transesophageal echocardiography.

Monitoring intensive care unit performance using statistical quality control charts.

This paper discusses results of a study in which mortality rates and APACHE II severity of illness scores of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients were monitored for a five-year period (1986-1990) using statistical quality control charts. The purpose of the study was to determine whether severity of illness of patients and mortality rates had changed significantly over this time horizon. The results show that the Intensive Care Unit process is stable and in statistical control.

Experience with polymicrobial sepsis in a regional burn unit.

A 2-year review of 795 patients admitted to a regional burn unit was carried out to determine the incidence of polymicrobial sepsis. Of 38 bacteraemic patients, 21 (55 per cent) had polymicrobial sepsis in 1990. Of 38 cases in 1991, 12 patients (31.