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This case report describes a 38-year-old man with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis who experienced a reduction in MRI lesion burden following an integrative regimen of alternative medicines and rehabilitation, though the authors caution that causality cannot be established due to the study's uncontrolled, single-case design.
This hybrid study characterizes intersurgeon disagreement in lumbar spine surgery by synthesizing literature on treatment variability and introducing the Surgical Gray Zone Index (SGZI), an entropy-based framework that quantifies surgical decision-making uncertainty from published data.
This paper presents a multi-sectoral, One Health-aligned strategic framework for Ethiopia that addresses critical gaps in risk communication and community engagement by shifting from reactive emergency responses to proactive, community-centered resilience through three core objectives: strengthening systems, enhancing informed decision-making, and building resilient communities.
This single-center cross-sectional study conducted at Holy Family Hospital Rawalpindi found that iron deficiency anemia is the most prevalent type of anemia in pregnancy (42%), followed by physiological anemia (40%), with lesser occurrences of Vitamin B12/folate deficiency and beta-thalassemia trait among the 45 pregnant women studied.
This international cross-sectional survey provides the first pre-registered evidence that patient-reported endometriosis and adenomyosis symptom improvement during GLP-1 receptor agonist use occurs across all weight-loss and BMI groups—including those with minimal weight loss—suggesting a potential weight-independent therapeutic effect that warrants investigation in a controlled trial.
This case report describes a 17-year-old female with recurrent hidradenitis suppurativa and associated comorbidities, highlighting the potential interrelationship of these conditions through elevated IL-17 and TNF-α activity and emphasizing the significant physical and psychological disease burden.
This study successfully cross-culturally adapted and validated the Hazardous Drug Handling Questionnaire into Sinhala (Si-HDHQ), demonstrating satisfactory reliability and validity for assessing hazardous drug handling practices among oncology nurses in Sri Lanka.
This contemporary review synthesizes evidence on the antioxidant and anticancer properties of onion and tomato phytochemicals in prostate cancer prevention, highlighting their mechanisms against oxidative stress and inflammation while demonstrating how artificial intelligence tools like molecular docking and machine learning can prioritize bioactive compounds and address translational challenges such as bioavailability and clinical efficacy.
This paper evaluates the deceptive labeling of high-glycemic carbohydrates as generic "carbohydrates" rather than "sugar" on non-dairy creamer sachets in Nigeria, quantifying their associated public health risks and proposing a mandatory regulatory framework with specific caps on glycemic carbohydrates and fats to guide NAFDAC and SON.
Despite high awareness of breastfeeding's importance among lactating mothers in Aden, Yemen, a significant gap persists between knowledge and practice due to socio-cultural norms and systemic barriers, underscoring the urgent need for targeted educational programs and strengthened support services.