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Companion animals and the elderly

Geriatric Nursing, 1985
One important "significant other" that often goes unrecognized in professional circles is the companion animal with whom many elders share their daily lives. Yet, more than a century ago, Florence Nightingale wrote that pets were excellent companions for patients confined by long-term illness.
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Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin, Sheila K. Pierson, Kelley C. Dacus, Mateo Sarmiento Bustamante, Saishravan Shyamsundar, Larissa Borys, Kayla McHugh, Abiola Irvine, Yoojin Jo, Adam Bagg, Mary Jo Lechowicz, Daisy Alapat, Amy Chadburn, Megan S. Lim, Gordan Srkalovic, Frits van Rhee, David C. Fajgenbaum, Joshua D. Brandstadter   +17 more
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Determination of the Stifle Angle at Standing Position in Dogs

Veterinary Sciences, 2022
Background: The cranial cruciate ligament rupture is one of the most common orthopaedic diseases encountered in dogs. Surgical techniques have been developed to stabilize the stifle, with an overall accepted benefit of tibial osteotomies among which is ...
Thomas Giansetto, Pierre P. Picavet, Michaël Lefebvre, Marc Balligand   +3 more
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
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Effects of rifaximin on the fecal microbiota of healthy dogs: a pilot study

Frontiers in Veterinary Science
IntroductionRifaximin is a poorly absorbed antibiotic that is used for the treatment of hepatic encephalopathy in humans. However, it is important to evaluate the effects of antibiotics on the gut microbiota because antibiotics may alter gut microbial ...
Hiroki Harada, Masahiro Tamura, Maki Kawabata, Atsushi Sakatani, Tatsuya Deguchi, Akira Fukuda, Masaru Usui, Hiroshi Ohta   +7 more
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Chemotherapy for Spinal Cord Intramedullary Pediatric Low‐Grade Glioma—A Systematic Literature Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric intramedullary low‐grade gliomas (PIMLGGs) are rare neoplasms that present unique clinical and management challenges. Although surgery remains the primary tool for tissue diagnosis and decompression, complete gross‐total resection is frequently unfeasible due to the infiltrative nature of these lesions.
Olga M. Sergeenko, Segev Gabay, Jonathan Roth, Amit Ringel, Rina Dvir, Shlomi Constantini   +5 more
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Exercise Capacity, Physical Activity, Fatigue, and Neurocognitive Function in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Adult survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at risk of reduced exercise capacity, decreased physical activity levels, persistent fatigue, and neurocognitive deficits. The aim was to investigate exercise capacity and physical activity levels of adult survivors of childhood ALL and their associations with ...
Laura Jess, Gustaf Glavå, Simon Skau, Hans‐Georg Kuhn, Maria Bäck, Marianne Jarfelt   +5 more
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Effects of different dietary metabolizable energy levels on growth performance, liver metabolism, and gut microbiota in growing broilers

Poultry Science
This study investigated how graded dietary metabolizable energy (ME) levels affect growth performance, and metabolic regulation in broilers, with particular focus on oxidative status, hepatic metabolism, and gut microbiota.
Xingyue Wu, Leilei Wang, Yuelong Chen, Yanqun Huang, Huaiyong Zhang, Rui Zheng, Siqiang Liu, Zike Feng, Wen Chen, Xuemeng Si   +9 more
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Factors Affecting Intraoperative Gastro-Oesophageal Reflux in Dogs and Cats

Animals, 2022
In animals, gastro-oesophageal reflux (GOR) may occur during anaesthesia, and it can lead to severe consequences such as oesophagitis and oesophageal stricture.
Ioannis Savvas, Kiriaki Pavlidou, Tilemachos Anagnostou, Eugenia Flouraki, George Kazakos, Dimitrios Raptopoulos   +5 more
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Classical Complement Pathway Inhibition in a Pediatric Patient With Refractory Immune Thrombocytopenia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Pediatric refractory immune thrombocytopenia (rITP) is generally characterized by persistent thrombocytopenia and failure to achieve a sustained response to multiple standard therapies. We report a 4‐year‐old female with congenital tufting enteropathy, post‐intestinal transplant patient on immunosuppressants, who developed severe rITP ...
Sarah Hsieh, Susmita Sarangi, Caileigh Pudela, Catherine M. Broome, Tara K. Suntum   +4 more
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