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The results showed that eating dried figs during menstruation decreased pain severity and duration, menstrual symptoms, and perceived stress and increased quality of life.

The results showed that eating dried figs during menstruation decreased pain severity and duration, menstrual symptoms, and perceived stress and increased quality of life.

To test the hypothesis that fermentable fiber prevents Salmonella typhimurium infection-associated symptoms by enhancing innate and adaptive immune system in neonatal pigs.

Two-d-old piglets (n=120) were randomized to receive either a nutritionally complete sow milk replacer formula (CON), or supplemented with methylcellulose (MCEL-non-fermentable), soy polysaccharides (SPS-moderately fermentable), or fructooligosaccharides (FOS-highly fermentable). On d7, piglets received an oral gavage of S. typhimurium-798, and continued receiving the same diets up to 48h post-infection. Ileal mucosal samples were obtained for further analyses.

A reduction in chloride secretion was observed in FOS when compared to other diets (p<0.0003). The number of ileal sulfo-acidomucins was higher (p<0.05) in FOS before infection compared with other diets. NFkB was inhibited in FOS following infection (p<0.05), when compared with CON. IL-1β expression was increased at 4h post-infection (p<0.05) in CON; however, this em, and could be the mechanisms by which dietary fibers reduce S. typhimurium infection-associated-symptoms in neonatal pigs and apply these results to infants.

To describe the patient population with mycosis fungoides (MF) in Puerto Rico in terms of demographics, disease course, and management.

We performed a retrospective chart review of patients with MF who were being followed at the University of Puerto Rico dermatology clinics from 1999 through 2016. Collected data included demographics, age at diagnosis, stage at diagnosis, follow-up time, treatment, and stage at the time of the study.

A total of 53 patients were diagnosed with MF from 1999 through 2016, with a mean follow-up period of 89 months. Of those, 45% were male. At the time of diagnosis, 40% were at stage 1A, 53% were at stage 1B, and 7% were at stages 2 to 4. During data collection, 74% of the patients remained stable, 18% improved clinically, and 8% progressed in disease stage. The treatment modalities used included phototherapy, topical steroids, topical and systemic retinoids, methotrexate, topical and systemic chemotherapy, and interferon.

Our study reflects the chronic and indolent course of MF, which has an overall good prognosis if diagnosed at an early stage, as has been demonstrated in the recent literature. The information contained within this manuscript should contribute to the understanding and characterization of MF in patients in Puerto Rico.

Our study reflects the chronic and indolent course of MF, which has an overall good prognosis if diagnosed at an early stage, as has been demonstrated in the recent literature. The information contained within this manuscript should contribute to the understanding and characterization of MF in patients in Puerto Rico.Malaria is considered an important health threat around the world. Travelers from non-endemic countries are at risk of contracting the parasite that causes malaria. Those traveling on humanitarian missions and military personnel are at the greatest risk. Mosquito avoidance is an important intervention, but chemoprophylaxis is the most effective method for the prevention of this infection. The selection of a specific regimen can be a difficult task. It is a decision that is not based solely on the region in which a given patient is traveling but also on that patient's comorbidities and the potential adverse effects of the medications to be used. This review is intended to be a simple guide for the primary care physician. We discuss the selection of chemoprophylaxis for patients in the general population. We also address the specifics of chemoprophylaxis during pregnancy and breast feeding and in people diagnosed with epilepsy.

We conducted a study in a tertiary hospital to investigate complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) prevalence in a Puerto Rican population. The study also evaluated demographic and clinical factors in order to correlate them with CAM use.

Spanish speaking residents with a known diagnosis of cancer being followed in the outpatient facilities at Auxilio Mutuo Cancer Center were invited to participate in the study. Patients who read and signed a consent form were given a questionnaire inquiring, among various things, on their use of any CAM treatment, education level, gender, place of residence and whether they had consulted their oncologist. The questionnaire also asked about their expectations for use of CAM.

215 patients were approached to participate out of which 200 signed the consent and accepted to participate. A total of 95 of 200 patients (47.5%) mentioned that they utilized at least one CAM treatment. Six factors were then analyzed for their correlation with CAM usage and three yielded statistically significant results at p<.05 age group, education level, and area of residence. After multivariate analysis all of these three factors behaved as independent variables. Gender, tumor type and stage were not significantly associated with use of CAM.

Our data show that CAM use is significantly more common in those with higher education, younger age, and those living in non-metropolitan areas. Vitamin C and soursop (Graviola or guanábana) proved to be the two most common CAM treatments, respectively.

Our data show that CAM use is significantly more common in those with higher education, younger age, and those living in non-metropolitan areas. Vitamin C and soursop (Graviola or guanábana) proved to be the two most common CAM treatments, respectively.

Compare maxillary anterior dentition measurements, using Chu's proportion gauge with a T-bar tip (PG-TT) and a Two-Tip Compass (T-TC), in a group of Puerto Ricans, to determine the reliability of the PG-TT.

This cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Puerto Rico, School of Dental Medicine, Medical Sciences Campus. The participants (18-35 years old) were dental students or employees of the university. Previously, the examiner had been trained and calibrated in instrument usage. Calibration participants (n = 16) received an oral exam, prophylaxis, and a chlorhexidine mouthwash for home use. Vorinostat After 3 days, the upper-anterior teeth were measured using the 2 instruments. The agreement was determined using weighted kappa statistics (Kw), and 0.80 was the minimum acceptable level. The examiner achieved almost perfect agreement (inter-examiner KwT-TC = 0.95 [0.96-0.93]; KwPG-TT = 0.82 [0.81-0.87]) with a reference examiner.

Fifty participants (25 women and 25 men) were evaluated. Length The teeth of the men presented an unacceptable level of agreement, except for in the right central incisors.