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Preventing drug use among sexual-minority youths: findings from a tailored, web-based intervention.

PURPOSE: Rates of drug use among sexual-minority youths are disproportionately high. Yet, expressly designed prevention programs targeting t … s and related risk factors. Moreover, study procedures lend support to the feasibility of using the Internet to recruit sexual-minority youths, collect data, and deliver intervention.

Role of tele-medicine in retinopathy of prematurity screening in rural outreach centers in India - a report of 20,214 imaging sessions in the KIDROP program.

Middle-income countries such as India are suffering from the third epidemic of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Improved survival and lower infant mortality rates have resulted in an increased number of preterm survivors in rural areas that unfortunately lack ROP specialists. We report our experience of a public-private partnership in rural India of an ongoing telemedicine program Karnataka Internet Assisted Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity program KIDROP that provides ROP screening by non-physicians. The analysis of 20,214 imaging sessions of 7106 from 36 rural centers in 77 months of…

Clinical applications of intravenous lipid emulsion therapy.

Intravenous lipid emulsion (ILE; Intralipid) therapy, a standard treatment in local anesthetic toxicity, has demonstrated therapeutic efficacies for a number of different drug class-mediated toxicities. Some of these varied drug groups include antipsychotics, antidepressants, antiarrhythmics, and calcium channel blockers. To meet the objective of describing the growing number of indications for Intralipid therapy and any diverse effects and/or failures of Intralipid therapy in reversing multiple drug toxicities, we queried several Internet search engines with the key words "intravenous lipid e…

Diagnosis of dysphonia among municipal employees: individual and work factors.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between occupational status and the distribution of dysphonia. METHODS: In 2009, a sample of 5646 (14%) of the population of 38,304 municipal employees of Belo Horizonte was obtained. A questionnaire was made available on an Internet Web site that could be entered only after the respondent had given consent. The response variable was drawn up with reference to the question: "Has a doctor ever told you that you have dysphonia?," for which the possible responses were yes or no. The following variables were included in the logistic regression model: soci…

Reperfusion therapy for ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction: has ECG information been underutilized?

This perspective makes a contentious viewpoint that ECG information is underutilized in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) a … ple electrodes that one can apply onto oneself, and having analysis coordinated centrally via phone-internet transmission. This provides 'longitudinal' in addition to 'cross-sectional' ECG information. STEMI will be classified on a gray-scale according to its potential size and speed of Q wave evolution. The hypothesis is that large rapidly progressive STE …

Sudden cardiac death in the soccer field: a retrospective study in young soccer players from 2000 to 2013.

Soccer is the most popular sport in the world, with over 200 million active players. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) represents the most striking … Heart Association and the European Society of Cardiology. We present a retrospective search through Internet databases that resulted in 54 soccer players with SCD events from 2000 until 2013. In this article, we will describe and discuss the conditions of those cases of SCD in order to provide more knowledge of the factors that may precipitate SCD in young …

Rare disease centers for periodic paralysis: China versus the United States and United Kingdom.

INTRODUCTION: We have developed a rare disease center in China. METHODS: In this study we analyzed how patients with periodic paralysis acc … tform; (3) placing the center at a major city hospital; and (4) facilitating patient access through internet websites.

From gap analysis to solution and action: the RNAS⁺ model.

The overall aim of the Regional Network for Asian Schistosomiasis and other Helminth Zoonoses (RNAS(+)) is to strengthen collaboration betwe … formation databases. This administrative body is largely virtual connecting RNAS(+) members via the Internet, providing database and administrative back-up. This strategy, aiming at boosting research on the target diseases, strongly emphasizes ways and means to alleviate the spectre of disease and poverty from the endemic areas.

Characteristics and predictors of women who obtain rescreening for sexually transmitted infections using the www.iwantthekit.org screening programme.

Professional organizations recommend rescreening chlamydia-infected women. The iwantthekit Internet-screening programme offered rescreening opportunities by using iwantthekit. Mailed, home-collected vaginal swabs were tested for chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and trichomoniasis by nucleic acid amplification tests. Demographics and risk behaviours of repeat users were determined from questionnaires. Predictors of repeat users were measured in a matched case-control study. Of 1747 women, 304 (17%), who used iwantthekit, indicated they had used the kit previously. Mean age was 24.7 ± 5.7 years and 69% we…

A computer-based intervention to reduce internalized heterosexism in men.

Internalized heterosexism (IH) is a strong predictor of the psychological well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual (LGB), or other same-sex attr … s between the participants in the 2 conditions. The study findings support the promise of using the Internet to deliver IH interventions. Implications for research and practice are discussed.

Treatment of systemic sclerosis-associated calcinosis: a case report of rituximab-induced regression of CREST-related calcinosis and review of the literature.

OBJECTIVES: Calcinosis is frequently encountered in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and may be associated with significant morbidity. No treatment has shown so far an unequivocal beneficial effect. METHODS: We performed an extensive internet search (MEDLINE) using the keywords calcinosis, calcification, scleroderma, systemic sclerosis, and treatment. RESULTS: Our patient had extensive Calcinosis, Raynaud, Esophagitis, Sclerodactyly, telangiectasia (CREST)-related calcinosis, frequently ulcerating and painful. Following 2 rituximab courses (consisting of 4 weekly infusions, 375 mg/m(2)…

Preferred methods and messengers for delivering physical activity information to people with spinal cord injury: a focus group study.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the perceptions of people with spinal cord injury (SCI) regarding preferred messengers and methods for obtaining physi … analyses revealed that the preferred media for obtaining PA information were passive sources (e.g., Internet, DVDs, newsletters). The preferred messengers were peers and health service providers. There were diverse perspectives about the value and types of PA messages to share with people in the acute, rehabilitation, and postdischarge stages. CONCLUSIONS …

Self-injury, substance use, and associated risk factors in a multi-campus probability sample of college students.

This research examined two questions: (1) What is the prevalence of self-injurious behavior (SIB) among college students, overall and by gender, academic level, and sexual orientation? (2) To what extent is SIB associated with different forms of substance use and other risk behaviors? A probability sample of 5,689 students completed an Internet survey on self-injury, mental health, and substance use. Past-year prevalence of SIB was 14.3%, with undergraduates significantly more likely than graduate students to engage in SIB. Drug use and frequent binge drinking were associated with higher rates…

Detection of phentermine in hair samples from drug suspects.

Phentermine (PT) has been widely used as an anti-obesity drug. This drug has to be used with caution due to its close resemblance with amphetamines in its structure and toxicity profile. Recently, PT is in distribution by illegal modes and is found to be available through sources such as the internet, thus their misuse and/or abuse is threatening to be a serious social issue. In the present study, 32 cases of drug suspects were observed for PT abuse, detected using hair samples for drug analysis. PT and other amphetamines, such as methamphetamine (MA), amphetamine (AP), 3,4-methylenedioxyamphe…

Полезность "Google Trends" для эпидемиологических исследований: в качестве примера можно привести болезнь Лайма.

Поисковые системы Интернета становятся все более популярным ресурсом для доступа к информации, связанной со здравоохранением. Ключевые слова, а также количество и географическое место поиска могут дать данные о тенденциях, как это недавно было сделано в Google Trends. Мы кратко рассказываем об исследовании этого ресурса с использованием болезни Лайма в качестве примера, поскольку она хорошо описана как сезонная и географическая. Мы обнаружили, что трафик поиска строки «Лимская болезнь» отражает повышенную вероятность воздействия в весенние и летние месяцы; напротив, в зимние месяцы трафик стру

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Internet search engines have become an increasingly popular resource for accessing health-related information. The key words used as well as the number and geographic location of searches can provide trend data, as have recently been made available by Google Trends. We report briefly on exploring this resource using Lyme disease as an example because it has …

[Genetic subgroups of Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A isolated from patients with disseminated forms of meningococcal infection in Moscow, 1969-2006].

Results of microbiological monitoring for serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis circulated in Moscow from 2002 to 2006 are presented. Using multilocus sequence-typing, molecular and epidemiologic characteristics of 32 cultures isolated from cerebro-spinal fluid of patients with generalized forms of meningococcal infection. Typed isolates belonged to 4 sequence types: CT-3349 (detected in 24 cultures), CT-2 (detected in 5 cultures), CT-75 (detected in 2 cultures), and CT-5803 (detected in 1 culture). All sequence types (except CT-5803) were detected in Moscow in previous years. Using Internet data…

A clinical profile of participants in an online support group.

OBJECTIVE: To explore the clinical characteristics of users of an online support group for people with eating disorders (EDs). METHOD: One hundred and thirty-eight support group participants were recruited online and completed measures that were specifically adapted for internet administration. These included two subscales of the Eating Disorder Inventory-2 (EDI-2); the 26-item version of the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT-26); the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); and the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSE). RESULTS: Participants scored significantly higher than published normative da…

Caught between different worlds: how transgendered women may be "forced" into risky sex.

We qualitatively explored reasons why transgendered women may engage in sexual risk that could lead to HIV infection. Specifically, we condu … rrently using female hormones. Nine obtained their hormones through non-medical means including the Internet, transgendered friends, and street vendors. For these women hormone injections often involved sharing needles/syringes. Selling sex was a common practice and many women did so without the benefit of condom use. Finally, women experienced multiple fo …

Solar UV forecasts: a randomized trial assessing their impact on adults' sun-protection behavior.

This study examined the effectiveness of solar UV forecasts and supporting communications in assisting adults to protect themselves from excessive weekend sun exposure. The study was conducted in Australia, where 557 adult participants with workplace e-mail and Internet access were randomly allocated to one of three weather forecast conditions: standard forecast (no UV), standard forecast + UV, standard forecast + UV + sun-protection messages. From late spring through summer and early autumn, they were e-mailed weekend weather forecasts late in the working week. Each Monday they were e-mailed …

The Milwaukee Inventory for Styles of Trichotillomania-Child Version (MIST-C): initial development and psychometric properties.

This article describes the development and initial psychometric properties of the Milwaukee Inventory for Styles of Trichotillomania-Child Version (MIST-C), a self-report scale designed to assess styles of hair pulling in children and adolescents diagnosed with trichotillomania (TTM). Using Internet sampling procedures, the authors recruited 164 parent-child dyads, the children of whom met modified diagnostic criteria for TTM. The MIST-C was administered in the context of a larger survey examining functional impairment experienced by children with TTM. Results of an exploratory factor analysis…