Medical Bulletin 13/December/2021
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Zirconia crowns provide acceptable level of success and longevity
Zirconia crowns provide an acceptable level of success and longevity, as per a new study published in the International Journal of Dentistry.
Dental treatment under general anaesthesia is often the only means to manage very young children with extensive dental caries. It has been estimated that up to 80% of children who are treated under general anaesthesia are below 4 years of age.
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Zirconia Crowns Provide Acceptable Level Of Success And Longevity: Study
Low socioeconomic status related to higher BMI in early infancy
Findings from a recent study showed that low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with increased body mass index (BMI) and accelerated growth during early infancy in infants with low birth weight (LBW).
The study, published in the journal BMC Pediatrics, suggests that health care and a relatively optimal family environment in the first 12 months of life are beneficial for better infancy growth trajectory, particularly for LBW infants. This implies that poverty in urban areas should be a potential predictor of later obesity.
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Low Socioeconomic Status Related To Higher BMI In Early Infancy: Study
Stroke may be triggered by anger, emotional upset and heavy physical exertion
A global study co-led by NUI Galway into causes of stroke has found that one in 11 survivors experienced a period of anger or upset in the one hour leading up to it. One in 20 patients had engaged in heavy physical exertion.
The suspected triggers have been identified as part of the global INTERSTROKE study - the largest research project of its kind, which analysed 13,462 cases of acute stroke, involving patients with a range of ethnic backgrounds in 32 countries, including Ireland.
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Stroke May Be Triggered By Anger, Emotional Upset And Heavy Physical Exertion, Shows Research
Urine test in COVID-19 patients predicts kidney injury, death
According to the study, in COVID-19 patients, elevated urinary NGAL (UNGAL) was associated with acute kidney injury (development), increased duration and severity of AKI, prolonged hospitalization, the degree of histopathological acute tubular injury, need for dialysis, and death. The findings of the study were presented at the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) Kidney Week 2021.
Kidney injury occurs commonly in COVID-19 patients, but serum creatinine (SCr) is not a sensitive or specific marker of kidney injury. Katherine Xu, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, United States, and colleagues hypothesized that measurement of molecular markers of tubular injury can diagnose COVID-19 associated kidney injury and predict a poor prognosis in a prospective cohort study.
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Urine Test In COVID-19 Patients Predicts Kidney Injury, Death: Study
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