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Martín JM, Revelles JM, Aznar NM, Jiménez LM, Orellana JB, Gomariz MÁ, Alfertshofer M, Cotofana S. Superficial versus deep injections of the upper midface-A prospective interventional split-face study. J Cosmet Dermatol 2023; 22:2940-2949. [PMID: 37594172 DOI: 10.1111/jocd.15795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Various injection algorithms have been proposed in the past which are in line with the three aesthetic principles: upper face first, lateral face first, and deep regions first. However, increasing evidence is provided that the upper midface can be targeted with superficial soft tissue filler injections alone too. OBJECTIVE To investigate in a prospective split-face study design whether superficial or deep upper midfacial injections provide superior aesthetic outcomes. METHODS A total of n = 20 study participants (100% females; age 43.95 (11.7) years; BMI 22.92 (2.6) kg/m2 ) were treated with superficial soft tissue filler injections on side of their face and deep injections on the contralateral side with a mean volume of 0.78 cc. Outcome was evaluated at 7 weeks follow-up for midfacial, and lower facial volume, for medial and lateral facial skin vector displacement, and for improvement of nasolabial, crow's feet, and upper cheek fullness severity scores. RESULTS No adverse events related to safety or product tolerability were observed during the entire study period. All semiquantitative scores improved statistically significantly after the observational period (p < 0.001) but displayed no difference between the two applied injection techniques (p > 0.05). CONCLUSION The results of this split-face study revealed that both the superficial and the deep cannula injection technique for midface volumization statistically significantly improve the midfacial volume, reduce nasolabial fold and crow's feet severity. No statistically significant difference was observed between the two injection techniques when compared via semiquantitative and objective outcome evaluation after 7 weeks follow-up.
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- Department of Hand, Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, Munchen, Germany
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- Department of Clinical Anatomy, Mayo Clinic School of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Ortiz-Romero PL, Maroñas Jiménez L, Muniesa C, Estrach T, Servitje O, Fernández-de-Misa R, Gallardo F, Sanmartín O, Riveiro-Falkenbach E, García-Díaz N, Vega R, Lora D, Postigo C, Jiménez B, Sánchez-Beato M, Pedro Vaqué J, Rodríguez Peralto JL, de la Cámara AG, de la Cruz J, Piris Pinilla MÁ. Activity and safety of topical pimecrolimus in patients with early stage mycosis fungoides (PimTo-MF): a single-arm, multicentre, phase 2 trial. The Lancet Haematology 2022; 9:e425-e433. [DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3026(22)00107-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Marinello FG, Jiménez LM, Talavera E, Fraccalvieri D, Alberti P, Ostiz F, Frago R, Blanco A, Pellino G, Espín-Basany E. Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation in patients with severe low anterior resection syndrome: randomized clinical trial. Br J Surg 2021; 108:380-387. [PMID: 33793754 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaa171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 12/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Treatment of low anterior resection syndrome (LARS) is challenging. Percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS) can improve select bowel disorders. An RCT was conducted to assess the efficacy of PTNS compared with sham stimulation in patients with severe LARS. METHOD This was a multicentre, double-blind RCT. Patients with major LARS score were allocated to receive PTNS or sham therapy (needle placement simulation without nerve stimulation). The study included 16 sessions of 30 min once a week for 12 consecutive weeks, followed by four additional sessions once a fortnight for the following 4 weeks. The primary endpoint was efficacy of PTNS defined by the LARS score 12 months after treatment. Secondary endpoints included faecal incontinence, quality of life (QoL), and sexual function. RESULTS Between September 2016 and July 2018, 46 eligible patients were assigned randomly in a 1 : 1 ratio to PTNS or sham therapy. Baseline characteristics were similar. LARS scores were reduced in both groups, but only patients who received PTNS maintained the effect in the long term (mean(s.d.) score 36.4(3.9) at baseline versus 30.7(11.5) at 12 months; P = 0.018; effect size -5.4, 95 per cent c.i. -9.8 to -1.0), with a mean reduction of 15.7 per cent at 12-month follow-up. The faecal incontinence score was improved after 12 months in the PTNS group (mean(s.d.) score 15.4(5.2) at baseline versus 12.5(6.4) at 12 months; P = 0.018). No major changes in QoL and sexual function were observed in either group. There was no therapy-associated morbidity. Three patients discontinued the study, but none owing to study-related issues. CONCLUSION PTNS has positive effects in some patients with major LARS, especially in those with faecal incontinence. Registration number: NCT02517853 (http://www.clinicaltrials.gov).
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- F G Marinello
- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Vall d'Hebrón University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Vall d'Hebrón University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Vall d'Hebrón University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Rehabilitation Unit, CAP Sant Andreu, Barcelona, Spain
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Vall d'Hebrón University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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- Colorectal Surgery Unit, Vall d'Hebrón University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
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Calleja-Algarra A, Aragón-Miguel R, Velasco-Tamariz V, Andrés-Lencina JJ, Prieto Barrios M, Maroñas Jiménez L, Ortiz Romero PL, Monsálvez Honrubia V. Eruptive nevi in a patient with metastatic breast cancer. Int J Dermatol 2017; 56:1508-1509. [PMID: 28960262 DOI: 10.1111/ijd.13717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2017] [Accepted: 06/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Dermatology Department, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Institute I + 12, Madrid, Spain.,Medical School, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain
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Cortés O, Dunner S, Gama LT, Martínez AM, Delgado JV, Ginja C, Jiménez LM, Jordana J, Luis C, Oom MM, Sponenberg DP, Zaragoza P, Vega-Pla JL. The legacy of Columbus in American horse populations assessed by microsatellite markers. J Anim Breed Genet 2017; 134:340-350. [PMID: 28194814 DOI: 10.1111/jbg.12255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 12/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Criollo horse populations descend from horses brought from the Iberian Peninsula over the period of colonization (15th to 17th century). They are spread throughout the Americas and have potentially undergone genetic hybridization with other breeds in the recent past. In this study, 25 autosomal microsatellites were genotyped in 50 horse breeds representing Criollo populations from 12 American countries (27 breeds), breeds from the Iberian Peninsula (19), one breed each from France and Morocco and two cosmopolitan horse breeds (Thoroughbred and Arabian). The genetic relationships among breeds identified five clusters: Celtic; Iberian; North American with Thoroughbred influence; most Colombian breeds; and nearly all other Criollo breeds. The group of "all other Criollo breeds" had the closest genetic relationship with breeds originating from the Iberian Peninsula, specifically with the Celtic group. For the whole set of Criollo breeds analysed, the estimated genetic contribution from other breeds was approximately 50%, 30% and 20% for the Celtic, Iberian and Arab-Thoroughbred groups, respectively. The spatial distribution of genetic diversity indicates that hotspots of genetic diversity are observed in populations from Colombia, Ecuador, Brazil, Paraguay and western United States, possibly indicating points of arrival and dispersion of Criollo horses in the American continent. These results indicate that Criollo breeds share a common ancestry, but that each breed has its own identity.
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- O Cortés
- Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- CIISA, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética, Universidad de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos (CIBIO-InBIO), Universidade do Porto, Vairão, Portugal
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- Departamento de Producción Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Bogotá, Bogota, Columbia
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- Departamento de Ciencia Animal y de los Alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Bellaterra, Spain
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- Centro Interuniversitário de História das Ciências e da Tecnologia (CIUHCT), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência (MUHNAC), Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal.,CIES-UL, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), Lisboa, Portugal
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- cE3c - Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Laboratorio de Genética Bioquímica, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Investigación Aplicada, Crıa Caballar de las Fuerzas Armadas, Cordoba, Spain
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Calleja Algarra A, Miguel RA, Tous Romero F, Maroñas Jiménez L. Mucocutaneous lesions and nail pigmentation in a patient with essential thrombocytosis. Aust Fam Physician 2017; 46:222-224. [PMID: 28376576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Gutiérrez García-Rodrigo C, Maroñas Jiménez L, Llamas Martín R, Vanaclocha Sebastián F. Photoletter to the editor: Diffuse capillary malformation with overgrowth: a new and unusual case of a recent entity. J Dermatol Case Rep 2014; 8:118-9. [PMID: 25621093 DOI: 10.3315/jdcr.2014.1188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2014] [Accepted: 09/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Diffuse capillary malformation with overgrowth (DCMO) has recently been proposed as an independent entity within the wide spectrum of vascular abnormalities associated with overgrowth. We present a new case of DCMO with an unusual harlequin-like appearance. Physicians should bear in mind this diagnosis because its better prognosis.
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Dermatology, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Avenida de Córdoba s/n, 28041, Madrid, Spain
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Tinea imbricata (TI) is a geographically restricted dermatophytosis with distinctive clinical and immunologic features. We present a case of TI occurring in a native Brazilian child with previously undiagnosed human immunodeficiency virus infection. Physicians should bear in mind that diagnosis of TI may be a clinical clue to potentially serious underlying immunodeficiency.
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Maroñas Jiménez L, Larraín Páez H, Restrepo Garcia Á, Zarco Olivo C, Vanaclocha Sebastián F. [Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis as a clue to occult gallbladder carcinoma]. Acta Gastroenterol Latinoam 2014; 44:329-331. [PMID: 26753385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Adult-onset dermatomyositis (DM) is an idiopathic inflam- matory myopathy frequently associated with underlying cancer, including gastrointestinal tumors. However, its as- sociation with carcinomas of the hepatobiliary tract is exceptional. We present a case of paraneoplastic DM occurring as the first and only clinical manifestation of an underlying carcinoma of gallbladder.
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López-Cano M, Lozoya-Trujillo R, Quiroga S, Sánchez JL, Vallribera F, Martí M, Jiménez LM, Armengol-Carrasco M, Espín E. Use of a prosthetic mesh to prevent parastomal hernia during laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection: a randomized controlled trial. Hernia 2012; 16:661-7. [PMID: 22782367 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-012-0952-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 100] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2012] [Accepted: 06/22/2012] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE Prevention of parastomal hernia represents an important aim when a permanent stoma is necessary. The objective of this work is to assess whether implantation of a prophylactic prosthetic mesh during laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection contributed to reduce the incidence of parastomal hernia. METHODS Rectal cancer patients undergoing elective laparoscopic abdominoperineal resection with permanent colostomy were randomized to placement of a large-pore lightweight mesh in the intraperitoneal/onlay position by the laparoscopic approach (study group) or to the control group (no mesh). Parastomal hernia was defined radiologically by a CT scan performed after 12 months of surgery. The usefulness of subcutaneous fat thickness measured by CT to discriminate patients at risk of parastomal hernia was assessed by ROC curve analysis. RESULTS Thirty-six patients were randomized, 19 to the mesh group and 17 to the control group. Parastomal hernia was detected in 50 % of patients in the mesh group and in 93.8 % of patients in the control group (P = 0.008). The AUC for thickness of the subcutaneous abdominal was 0.819 (P = 0.004) and the optimal threshold 23 mm. Subcutaneous fat thickness ≥23 mm was a significant predictor of parastomal hernia (odds ratio 15.7, P = 0.010), whereas insertion of a mesh was a protective factor (odds ratio 0.06, P = 0.031). CONCLUSIONS Use of prophylactic large-pore lightweight mesh in the intraperitoneal/onlay position by a purely laparoscopic approach reduced the incidence of parastomal hernia formation. Subcutaneous fat thickness ≥23 mm measured by CT was an independent predictor of parastomal hernia.
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- M López-Cano
- Abdominal Wall Surgery Unit, Department of General Surgery, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035, Barcelona, Spain.
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Jacobs J, Jiménez LM, Malthouse S, Chapman E, Crothers D, Masuk M, Jonas WB. Homeopathic treatment of acute childhood diarrhea: results from a clinical trial in Nepal. J Altern Complement Med 2000; 6:131-9. [PMID: 10784270 DOI: 10.1089/acm.2000.6.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the finding in a previous study that homeopathic medicines decrease the duration of acute diarrhea in children could be replicated in a different study population. DESIGN Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. SETTING Private, charitable health clinic in Kathmandu, Nepal. SUBJECTS A consecutive sample of 126 children, 6 months to 5 years of age, who presented during April through June, 1994, with more than three unformed stools in the previous 24 hours. INTERVENTION Children received either an individualized homeopathic medicine or placebo, to be taken one dose after each unformed stool for 5 days. Parents recorded daily stools on diary cards, and health workers made home visits daily to monitor children. OUTCOME MEASURES Predefined measures were based on the previous study: (1) duration of diarrhea, defined as the time until there were fewer than three unformed stools per day, for two consecutive days, and (2) Average number of stools per day for each group. RESULTS Of the 126 children initially enrolled, 116 completed treatment. The mean number of stools per day over the entire 5-day treatment period was 3.2 for the treatment group and 4.5 for the placebo group (P = 0.023). A Kaplan-Meier survival analysis of the duration of diarrhea, which included data from all patient visits, showed an 18.4% greater probability that a child would be free of diarrhea by day 5 under homeopathic treatment (P = 0.036). CONCLUSIONS These results are consistent with the finding from the previous study that individualized homeopathic treatment decreases the duration of diarrhea and number of stools in children with acute childhood diarrhea.
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- J Jacobs
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
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García A, Heinänen M, Jiménez LM, Barbas C. Direct measurement of homovanillic, vanillylmandelic and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acids in urine by capillary electrophoresis. J Chromatogr A 2000; 871:341-50. [PMID: 10735314 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(99)00994-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Separation conditions in CE, with a neutral coated capillary and reversed polarity, have been optimised to make direct measurement of vanillylmandelic acid, homovanillic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid possible in urine samples without pre-treatment. The method developed has been validated, presenting adequate parameters for linearity, accuracy and precision. Detection limits range from 0.03 to 2.5 microM. Finally the method has been applied to urine samples taken from patients, both adults and children, in hospital. Some of them were also measured by immunoassay and HPLC-electrochemical detection and results have been compared.
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- A García
- Facultad de CC Experimentales y Técnicas, Universidad San Pablo-CEU Urbanización Montepríncipe, Madrid, Spain
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Ortega RM, Andrés P, Jiménez LM, Ortega A. [Nutritional health messages transmitted through television advertising. Trends and errors]. NUTR HOSP 1995; 10:331-9. [PMID: 8599617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
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The present study analyzes de publicity messages with a alimentary-nutritional content (n = 448), aired by 2 television channels (one public and one private), during 6 hours a day in the first week of October 1993, examining the most frequent tendencies and errors, and whether or not they are adhering to the nutritional standards intended to improve the health of the population. With this aim, a questionnaire was designed, which was submitted to a control prior to doing the study, and which permitted the same study during the years 1991, 1992, and 1993. The message which was most used to promote the sales of the products, was the taste, followed by quality, novelty, health, nutritional and natural. The messages indicating that the product reduces or minimizes fat, cholesterol, sodium, sugar, alcohol, ... are few or lower than those observed in other populations. In some cases the messages may be useful in re-enforcing the standards of the nutritional educators and health care professionals who try to improve the diet and the health of the public. However, in the majority of cases, the message of the advertisements may mislead or confuse the consumer with irrelevant or incomplete information. They also frequently contribute to the promotion of an extremely thin body image, which guides the food choice of a large percentage of the population. The results of the study may help in the planning of nutritional education of the population, and they emphasize the need for a greater supervision and control of the advertisements.
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- R M Ortega
- Departamento de Nutrición, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, España
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Ortega TM, Andrés P, López-Sobaler A, Ortega A, Redondo R, Jiménez A, Jiménez LM. [The role of folates in the diverse biochemical processes that control mental function]. NUTR HOSP 1994; 9:251-6. [PMID: 7918791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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A variety of studies indicate that folate deficiency is associated with the appearance of problems of a neuromuscular or neurological nature such as depression, muscular and mental fatigue, states of confusion and non-senile dementia, and that these processes improve fully or partly when the deficiency is corrected. Because of the role of folates in the reactions in synthesis of neuro-transmitter and elements of neuron structure, it is not surprising that a deficiency is associated with depression and other mental problems. Folates are involved in the synthesis of S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) which is the main contributor of methyl groups in the nervous system and whose action as an antidepressive agent is confirmed. They are also involved in the synthesis of glutamate which is an excitant neurotransmitter, and in the formation of puric and pyrimidic bases. An alternative mechanism for explaining the etiopathogenesis of folate deficiency in depression and other mental disorders involves the regeneration of tetrahydrobiopterin (THB) which is an essential cofactor in hydroxylation process in the brains of mammals. Folate deficiency is a common nutritional problem in many groups of the Spanish population and, given the role of this vitamin in the operation of the nervous system, we might consider the possibility that, in some case, folate deficiency may cause or aggravate some alterations to mental function.
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- T M Ortega
- Departamento de Nutrición, F. Farmacia, Univ. Complutense, Madrid, España
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Jacobs J, Jiménez LM, Gloyd SS, Gale JL, Crothers D. Treatment of acute childhood diarrhea with homeopathic medicine: a randomized clinical trial in Nicaragua. Pediatrics 1994; 93:719-25. [PMID: 8165068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Acute diarrhea is the leading cause of pediatric morbidity and mortality worldwide. Oral rehydration treatment can prevent death from dehydration, but does not reduce the duration of individual episodes. Homeopathic treatment for acute diarrhea is used in many parts of the world. This study was performed to determine whether homeopathy is useful in the treatment of acute childhood diarrhea. METHODOLOGY A randomized double-blind clinical trial comparing homeopathic medicine with placebo in the treatment of acute childhood diarrhea was conducted in León, Nicaragua, in July 1991. Eighty-one children aged 6 months to 5 years of age were included in the study. An individualized homeopathic medicine was prescribed for each child and daily follow-up was performed for 5 days. Standard treatment with oral rehydration treatment was also given. RESULTS The treatment group had a statistically significant (P < .05) decrease in duration of diarrhea, defined as the number of days until there were less than three unformed stools daily for 2 consecutive days. There was also a significant difference (P < .05) in the number of stools per day between the two groups after 72 hours of treatment. CONCLUSIONS The statistically significant decrease in the duration of diarrhea in the treatment group suggests that homeopathic treatment might be useful in acute childhood diarrhea. Further study of this treatment deserves consideration.
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- J Jacobs
- Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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Ortega RM, González-Fernández M, Paz L, Andrés P, Jiménez LM, Jiménez MJ, González-Gross M, Requejo AM, Gaspar MJ. [Influence of iron status on attention and intellectual performance of a population of Spanish adolescents]. Arch Latinoam Nutr 1993; 43:6-11. [PMID: 8002705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Dietetic, hematologic and biochemical data were used to asses the iron status of a group of 64 adolescents (37 males and 27 females), aged 15 to 18 (mean age 15.94 +/- 0.76 years), who study in a High School in the comunidad Autónoma de Madrid. All were asked to keep a dietary record during 5 days, one of which had to be a sunday. Iron intake was estimated using the Food Composition Tables of the Instituto de Nutrición (1990). The hematologic survey determined hemoglobin hematocrit mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH), mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC), serum iron and serum ferritin. These data were correlated with the scores obtained in the attention and school capability test (AT), that gave information about the verbal (V), reasoning (R) and calculus (C) capabilities. There is a positive correlation between MCV (r = 0.2705), MCH (r = 0.3370) ferritin (r = 0.3383) and attention. MCV (r = 0.2995), MCH (r = 0.3998), MCHC (r = 0.3134) and ferritin (r = 0.3970) were also correlated with the speed capability shown on the attention test and the hemoglobin level was correlated with the calculus capability (r = 0.2905). The students who obtained higher scores in the school capability test had also better blood parameter values. This was statistically significant for serum ferritin in males students and for hemoglobin and MCHC in female students. 19.6% of the adolescents had ferritin levels lower than 12 ng/ml. Their intelligence test scores were lower to those who had serum ferritin > or = 12 ng/ml.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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- R M Ortega
- Dpto. de Nutrición, F. de Farmacia, Univ. Complutense de Madrid
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