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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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Chronic Disease in the 1990s [PDF]

Annual Review of Public Health, 1990
No axiomatic definition exists for chronic diseases, but these diseases are well described by their attributes: long latency, protracted clinical course, un­ certain etiology, and no definitive "cure." The clinical notion of chronicity is reflected in the epidemiologic characteristics of most chronic diseases: gradu­ al changes in secular trends ...
R B, Rothenberg, J P, Koplan
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Comparative Drug Response Profiling in Neuroblastoma Cell Lines and Patient‐Derived Tumor Organoids

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT High‐risk neuroblastoma remains a leading cause of pediatric cancer mortality, and improved preclinical models are needed to guide therapeutic developments. We screened seven high‐risk neuroblastoma cell lines and three patient‐derived tumor organoids with 528 compounds alongside bone marrow controls, and compared them with external datasets ...
Krzysztof Wierbiłowicz, Se Whee Sammy Park, Aironas Los, Ernest Liu, Nona Struyf, Tom Erkers, Sören Lehmann, Jan J. Molenaar, Jakob Stenman, Olli Kallioniemi, Päivi Östling, Brinton Seashore‐Ludlow, Kasper Karlsson   +12 more
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Local nebulization of 1α,25(OH)2D3 attenuates LPS-induced acute lung inflammation

Respiratory Research, 2022
Background Evidence supports a critical role of vitamin D status on exacerbation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, indicating the need to avoid vitamin D deficiency in these patients.
Jef Serré, Carolien Mathyssen, Tom Tanjeko Ajime, Tobias Heigl, Lieve Verlinden, Karen Maes, Annemieke Verstuyf, Didier Cataldo, Jeroen Vanoirbeek, Bart Vanaudenaerde, Wim Janssens, Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez   +11 more
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Impact of Radiation Therapy on Physical and Psychosocial Health of Adolescents and Young Adults: A Joint Report From the Children's Oncology Group AYA and Radiation Oncology Committees

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Rates of cancer among adolescents and young adults (AYA), age 15–39 years, are increasing. Consequently, radiation oncologists are treating more AYAs who have diagnoses spanning both pediatric and adult practices. Compared to pediatric and older adult patients, AYAs face a unique set of challenges.
Hesham Elhalawani, Rachel K. Peterson, Avani D. Rao, Laurie J. McKenzie, Ahmed Magdy Elmotayam, Leslie Chang, Michael Roth, Susan L. McGovern   +7 more
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Chronic diseases in adolescence

Medicinski pregled, 2006
Introduction. The prevalence of chronic diseases in adolescence is constantly increasing, especially in the last two decades. Adolescence is a period of important changes: body growth and development, sexual development, development of cognitive abilities, change in family relations and between peers, formation of personal identity and personal system ...
Nevenka, Roncević, Aleksandra, Stojadinović, Irena, Odri   +2 more
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The aging lung: tissue telomere shortening in health and disease

Respiratory Research, 2018
Background Telomere shortening has been associated with several lung diseases. However, telomere length is generally measured in peripheral blood leucocytes rather than in lung tissue, where disease occurs.
Stephanie Everaerts, Elise J. Lammertyn, Dries S. Martens, Laurens J. De Sadeleer, Karen Maes, Aernoud A. van Batenburg, Roel Goldschmeding, Coline H. M. van Moorsel, Lieven J. Dupont, Wim A. Wuyts, Robin Vos, Ghislaine Gayan-Ramirez, Naftali Kaminski, James C. Hogg, Wim Janssens, Geert M. Verleden, Tim S. Nawrot, Stijn E. Verleden, John E. McDonough, Bart M. Vanaudenaerde   +19 more
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An assessment for health education and health promotion in chronic disease demonstration districts: a comparative study from Hunan Province, China [PDF]

PeerJ, 2019
Background Cost-effective strategies of chronic disease control, integrated health education and health promotion play important roles in the programs of chronic disease demonstration districts in China. The performance of these districts can be directly
Qiaohua Xu, Biyun Chen, Donghui Jin, Li Yin, Yuelong Huang   +4 more
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Social Functioning Within the First Years After Pediatric Brain Tumor Diagnosis and the Relationship With Family Psychosocial Risk

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of pediatric brain tumors (PBTs) can experience long‐term social difficulties, impacting quality of life. Beyond medical and environmental factors, family psychosocial risk may play a role in social outcomes by shaping the caregiving environment and may provide intervention options.
Renske H. Houben, Marisa H. Huisman, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Femke K. Aarsen, Marita Partanen   +4 more
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Changing how the third 95 is counted: suitable indicators for measuring U = U with findings from Taiwan

AIDS Research and Therapy
Introduction The World Health Organisation has implemented multiple HIV prevention policies and strived to achieve the 90-90-90 goal by 2020, achieving the 95-95-95 goal by 2030, which refers to 95% of patients living with HIV knowing their HIV status ...
Hsun-Yin Huang, Yu-Ching Huang, Hsiu-Yun Lo, Pei-Chun Chan, Chia-Chi Lee   +4 more
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