Australas J Dermatol 2017 Jun 21. Epub 2017 Jun 21.

Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.

J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2017 Dec;32(1):841-849

b Dipartimento Neurofarba, Sezione di Scienze Farmaceutiche e Nutraceutiche, Polo Scientifico , Università degli Studi di Firenze , Sesto Fiorentino, Florence , Italy.

Identification of new psychoactive substances (NPS) in biological and non-biological samples represents a hard challenge for forensic toxicologists. Their great chemical variety and the speed with which new NPS are synthesised and spread make stringent the need of advanced tools for their detection based on multidisciplinary approaches. For this reason, in August 2016, the "Unit of Research and Innovation in Forensic Toxicology and Neuroscience of Addiction" (U. Read More

Int J Surg Case Rep 2017 17;36:90-93. Epub 2017 May 17.

Department of Orthopaedic, University of Sassari, Sardinia, Italy.

Introduction: The Enterobacter cloacae is a microorganism found in the intestinal flora of the majority of animals, including humans. Primary infections caused by E. cloacae are rare in immunocompetent patients, but are very common in hospital settings in newborns and immunocompromised patients, and can be aggravated by the insurgence of antibiotic resistance. Read More

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2017 May 30. Epub 2017 May 30.

Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, 48202, MI, USA.

Georgian Med News 2017 Mar(264):7-11

Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Academic Teaching Hospital Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany; Onkoderma - Policlinic of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Sofia, Bulgaria; Nirvana Skin Clinic, Vadodara, Gujarat, India; Medical Institute of MVR, Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Sofia, Bulgaria; Molecular Dermatology Research Center, Department of Dermatology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

Aplasia Cutis Congenita is a rare disorder with circumscribed, partial or widespread absence of skin and subcutaneous soft tissue; in about 20% it also causes skull defects. The disease is heterogeneous in its clinical presentation with nine major subtypes. Type I represents nonsyndromic Aplasia Cutis Congenita. Read More

J Clin Oncol 2017 May 13;35(13):1403-1410. Epub 2017 Mar 13.

Oliver Gautschi, Kristin Zeidler, and Joachim Diebold, Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, Luzern; Patrizia Froesch, Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona; Martin Früh, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen; Sacha I. Rothschild, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland; Julie Milia and Julien Mazières, Hôpital Larrey; Thomas Filleron, Institut Universitaire du Cancer, Claudius Regaud, Toulouse; Benjamin Besse and Jordi Remon-Masip, Institute Gustave Roussy, Villejuif; Gérard Zalcman, University Hospital Bichat, Paris; Isabelle Monnet, Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal de Creteil, Creteil; Florian Cabillic, Université de Rennes 1, Rennes, France; Juergen Wolf and Sebastian Michels, Center for Integrated Oncology, Cologne; Georg Pall, Fachkliniken Wangen, Wangen Im Allgäu; Arne Warth, Heidelberg University Hospital; Thomas Muley, Thoraxklinik at University of Heidelberg and Translational Lung Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany; David P. Carbone and Dwight Owen, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus; Vamsidhar Velcheti, Cleveland Clinic, Pepper Pike, OH; Ross Camidge and Vignhesh Narayanan, University of Colorado, Denver; Robert C. Doebele, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO; Pasi A. Janne and Mark M. Awad, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA; Daniel D. Karp, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX; Heather A. Wakelee and Joel W. Neal, Stanford University, Stanford; Sai-Hong Ignatius Ou, University of California, Irvine, Orange; David R. Gandara and Jonathan W. Riess, University of California, Davis Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA; Alexander Drilon, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY; Nir Peled, Davidoff Cancer Center, Petach Tiqwa, Israël; Chul-Cho Byoung, Yonseï Cancer Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Michael Van Den Heuvel, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Tony S.K. Mok, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China; James C.H. Yang and Jin-Yuan Shih, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Republic of China; Sanjay Popat, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, United Kingdom; and Rafael Rosell and Niki Karachaliou, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Barcelona, Spain.

Purpose In addition to prospective trials for non-small-cell lung cancers (NSCLCs) that are driven by less common genomic alterations, registries provide complementary information on patient response to targeted therapies. Here, we present the results of an international registry of patients with RET-rearranged NSCLCs, providing the largest data set, to our knowledge, on outcomes of RET-directed therapy thus far. Methods A global, multicenter network of thoracic oncologists identified patients with pathologically confirmed NSCLC that harbored a RET rearrangement. Read More

J Dermatol 2017 May;44(5):518-524

Department of Dermatology, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.

Making a definitive diagnosis of seborrheic keratosis (SK) can be challenging for the naked eye due to its wide variation in clinical features. Fortunately, however, most cases of SK exhibit the typical dermoscopic findings of fissures and ridges, hairpin vessels with white halo, comedo-like openings, and milia-like cysts, all of which are helpful to distinguish SK from melanoma, melanocytic nevus, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and other skin tumors. Histopathologically, these dermoscopic characteristics correspond to papillomatous surface of the epidermis, enlarged capillaries of the dermal papillae, pseudohorn cysts in the epidermis opened to the surface of the lesion and intraepidermal cysts, respectively. Read More

Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2017 Apr 19. Epub 2017 Apr 19.

Department of Dermatology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka, India.

Ann Ist Super Sanita 2017 Jan-Mar;53(1):46-53

President, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.

Introduction: The recent global economic crisis is pushing governments worldwide to obtain a more explicit and urgent rationing of resources. The purpose of this study is to provide, through Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), a methodological framework useful for investigating technical efficiency of hospital care.

Methods: To validate such framework, we compared 50 Italian public hospital trusts (AOs) to identify relative efficient using inputs and outputs from national databases. Read More

JAMA Dermatol 2017 Jun;153(6):544-551

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.

Importance: Melanomas that clinically mimic seborrheic keratosis (SK) can delay diagnosis and adequate treatment. However, little is known about the value of dermoscopy in recognizing these difficult-to-diagnose melanomas.

Objective: To describe the dermoscopic features of SK-like melanomas to understand their clinical morphology. Read More

JAAD Case Rep 2017 Mar 10;3(2):106-109. Epub 2017 Mar 10.

Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Stellenbosch and Tygerberg Academic Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa.

J Am Coll Surg 2017 Jul 16;225(1):42-51. Epub 2017 Mar 16.

Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR.

Background: Altered coagulation function after trauma can contribute to development of venous thromboembolism (VTE). Severe trauma impairs coagulation function, but the trajectory for recovery is not known. We hypothesized that enhanced, early recovery of coagulation function increases VTE risk in severely injured trauma patients. Read More

FP Essent 2017 Feb;453:11-17

University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine Dermatology Residency Program, 410 Market St. Suite 400 CB#7715, Chapel Hill, NC 27516.

Skin findings during the initial month of life are ubiquitous. One study estimated that more than 95% of newborns have cutaneous findings, which often are distressing to parents but frequently are benign and self-limited. Among them are milia, cutis marmorata, congenital dermal melanocytosis, and the benign neonatal pustular eruptions (eg, benign cephalic pustulosis, erythema toxicum neonatorum, transient neonatal pustular melanosis). Read More

Hemodial Int 2017 Feb 5. Epub 2017 Feb 5.

Depatments of Nephrology and Dialysis, A. Manzoni Hospital, Lecco, Italy.

Introduction: A reliable method of intradialysis calcium mass balance quantification is far from been established. We herein investigated the use of a single-pool variable-volume Calcium kinetic model to assess calcium mass balance in chronic and stable dialysis patients.

Methods: Thirty-four patients on thrice-weekly HD were studied during 240 dialysis sessions. Read More

Chronobiol Int 2017 31;34(3):403-410. Epub 2017 Jan 31.

e Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra , Coimbra , Portugal.

Morningness is a trait-like variable which has been extensively studied within chronobiology. Despite the number of existing measures to assess morningness, there is a need for brief instruments that are psychometrically sound to be used in applied settings. Accordingly, the modified version of the Preferences Scale (PS-6) comprises six items and was reported to have adequate reliability and satisfactory validity indicators. Read More

J Forensic Dent Sci 2016 Sep-Dec;8(3):177

Department of Orthodontics, Jamia Milia Islamia University, Jamia Nagar, New Delhi, India.

Background: Lip prints and fingerprints are considered to be unique to each individual. The study of fingerprints and lip prints is very popular in personal identification of the deceased and in criminal investigations.

Aims: This study was done to find the predominant lip and fingerprint patterns in males and females in the North Indian population and also to find any correlation between lip print and fingerprint patterns within a gender. Read More

Cell Rep 2017 Jan;18(4):1033-1047

Vesalius Research Center, VIB-KUL, Leuven 3000, Belgium; Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Molecular Biotechnology Center, University of Turin, Turin 10126, Italy. Electronic address:

Vascular mural cells (vMCs) are essential components of the vertebrate vascular system, controlling blood vessel maturation and homeostasis. Discrete molecular mechanisms have been associated with vMC development and differentiation. The function of hemodynamic forces in controlling vMC recruitment is unclear. Read More

Oncol Lett 2016 Dec 2;12(6):5190-5192. Epub 2016 Nov 2.

Department of Pathology, Kansai Medical University, Moriguchi, Osaka 570-8506, Japan.

It has been hypothesized that milia originate from the hair bulge of the outer root sheath. To elucidate the histogenesis of milia, an immunohistochemical study was performed using anti-keratin and anti-filaggrin antibodies to determine the levels of keratin and filaggrin expression. Keratin expression was evaluated using anti-keratin antibodies against K1, K7, K8, K10, K14, K15, K16, K17, K18, K19 and K20. Read More

Forensic Sci Int 2017 May 26;274:7-12. Epub 2016 Dec 26.

Forensic Toxicology Division, Department of Health Science, University of Florence, Italy. Electronic address:

3-MeO-PCP or 3-methoxyphencyclidine is a derivative of phencyclidine. It acts as a dissociative anesthetic and it has allegedly hallucinogenic and sedative effects. There are almost no documented intoxication cases and references about its pharmacology and toxicity in literature. Read More

J Nephrol 2016 Dec 24. Epub 2016 Dec 24.

Department of Nephrology and Dialysis, A. Manzoni Hospital, Via dell'Eremo 9/11, 23900, Lecco, Italy.

Background And Aims: Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is an uncommon but severe complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). A reliable screening tool to identify patients at risk of developing or not EPS is currently not available. We aimed to evaluate whether the reduction in dialysate sodium concentration (sodium sieving) at 60 min (ΔDNa60), during a peritoneal equilibration test with 3. Read More

Pediatr Dermatol 2017 Mar 23;34(2):e106-e108. Epub 2016 Dec 23.

Department of Dermatology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan.

We report a Japanese pedigree with dominant dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DDEB) harboring the p.G2251E mutation of COL7A1. The proband of this pedigree presented with multiple milia as an isolated skin manifestation without a history of blistering and subsequently developed generalized intractable blisters, suggesting that multiple milia could be a primary manifestation of DDEB. Read More

EMBO Mol Med 2017 Feb;9(2):238-250

Inserm, Centre de Recherche en Cancérologie de Toulouse, CRCT UMR-1037, Toulouse, France

Although lung cancer patients harboring EGFR mutations benefit from treatment with EGFR-tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKI), most of them rapidly relapse. RHOB GTPase is a critical player in both lung carcinogenesis and the EGFR signaling pathway; therefore, we hypothesized that it could play a role in the response to EGFR-TKI In a series of samples from EGFR-mutated patients, we found that low RHOB expression correlated with a good response to EGFR-TKI treatment while a poor response correlated with high RHOB expression (15.3 versus 5. Read More

Sci Rep 2016 Dec 19;6:38844. Epub 2016 Dec 19.

Centre of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy.

This longitudinal population-based study analyses the frequency of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) at type 1 diabetes diagnosis in Italian children under 15 years of age, during 2004-2013. DKA was defined as absent (pH ≥ 7.30), mild/moderate (7. Read More

J Appl Physiol (1985) 2017 Feb 15;122(2):376-385. Epub 2016 Dec 15.

Department of Medical Sciences, Sports Physiology Lab., University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy; and

The aim of the present investigation was to assess the role of cardiac diastole on the hemodynamic response to metaboreflex activation. We wanted to determine whether patients with diastolic function impairment showed a different hemodynamic response compared with normal subjects during this reflex. Hemodynamics during activation of the metaboreflex obtained by postexercise muscle ischemia (PEMI) was assessed in 10 patients with diagnosed heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and in 12 age-matched healthy controls (CTL). Read More

Contrib Nephrol 2017 12;189:1-8. Epub 2016 Dec 12.

Patient morbidity and mortality rates are still very high in standard low-flux haemodialysis (lf-HD). On-line haemodiafiltration (OL-HDF) is considered the most efficient dialysis technique, as clearances of small solutes, like urea, may be even higher than in lf-HD and clearances of middle solutes, like β2-microglobulin, are much higher than in lf-HD. OL-HDF has been suggested to reduce mortality compared to HD, possibly due to more effective removal of larger uraemic retention solutes and/or better fluid removal. Read More

Public Health 2016 Dec 14;141:136-142. Epub 2016 Oct 14.

Istituto di Sanità Pubblica - Sezione di Igiene, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Roma, Italy.

Objectives: This study addressed knowledge of Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis and human papillomavirus (HPV), and attitudes and behaviours towards vaccines against them.

Study Design: This is a cross-sectional, multicentre study.

Methods: Data were collected through a questionnaire administered to 530 adults who accessed four Departments of Prevention of the Italian National Health Service in 2013. Read More

Nat Commun 2016 Dec 6;7:13601. Epub 2016 Dec 6.

Faculty of Medicine, Department of Tissue Morphogenesis, Max-Planck-Institute for Molecular Biomedicine and University of Münster, D-48149 Münster, Germany.

While blood vessels play important roles in bone homeostasis and repair, fundamental aspects of vascular function in the skeletal system remain poorly understood. Here we show that the long bone vasculature generates a peculiar flow pattern, which is important for proper angiogenesis. Intravital imaging reveals that vessel growth in murine long bone involves the extension and anastomotic fusion of endothelial buds. Read More

Indian J Dermatol 2016 Nov-Dec;61(6):622-627

Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprosy, Father Muller Medical College Hospital, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.

Background: Seborrheic keratosis (SK) is the most common benign epidermal tumor of the skin. Even though SK has been well characterized clinically, dermoscopically, and histopathologically, data regarding clinical dermoscopic and histopathological correlation of different types of SK are inadequate.

Aim: We carried out this study to establish any correlation between the clinical, dermoscopic, and histopathological appearance of SK and its variants. Read More

J Surg Res 2016 Dec 12;206(2):380-385. Epub 2016 Aug 12.

Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Background: Hemothorax and/or pneumothorax can be managed successfully managed with tube thoracostomy (TT) in the majority of cases. Improperly placed tubes are common with rates near 30%. This study aimed to determine whether TT trajectory affects the rate of secondary intervention. Read More

J Pediatr (Rio J) 2017 May - Jun;93(3):238-245. Epub 2016 Nov 19.

Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde da Criança e Adolescente, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Departamento de Dermatologia, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of neonatal dermatological findings and analyze whether there is an association between these findings and neonatal and pregnancy characteristics and seasonality.

Methods: Newborns from three maternity hospitals in a Brazilian capital city were randomly selected to undergo dermatological assessment by dermatologists.

Results: 2938 neonates aged up to three days of life were randomly selected, of whom 309 were excluded due to Intensive Care Unit admission. Read More

An Bras Dermatol 2016 Sep-Oct;91(5):655-657

Sakarya University Training and Research Hospital - Sakarya, Turkey.

Milia-like idiopathic calcinosis cutis (MICC) is a very rare dermatological disorder characterized by multiple whitish to skin colored, milia-like papules, mostly found on the hands. MICC can disappear spontaneously by adulthood; therefore, its early recognition is crucial to avoiding unnecessary interventions. Herein, we present a case of MICC in a 6-year-old girl with Down syndrome. Read More

J Sports Sci Med 2016 Sep 5;15(3):424-433. Epub 2016 Aug 5.

Department of Medical Sciences, Sports Physiology Lab., University of Cagliari , Italy.

At rest the proportion between systolic and diastolic periods of the cardiac cycle is about 1/3 and 2/3 respectively. Therefore, mean blood pressure (MBP) is usually calculated with a standard formula (SF) as follows: MBP = diastolic blood pressure (DBP) + 1/3 [systolic blood pressure (SBP) - DBP]. However, during exercise this proportion is lost because of tachycardia, which shortens diastole more than systole. Read More

G Ital Nefrol 2016 Sep-Oct;33(5)

Renal function reduction rises difficulties in dealing with many drugs. These problems are mainly due to the need of decreasing progressively the doses of the drugs that are cleared by the kidneys, in parallel with the progressive reduction in renal function. The degree of renal impairment should be better measured as the estimated glomerular filtration rate, avoiding to simply rely on plasma creatinine. Read More

Clin Exp Dermatol 2016 Dec 27;41(8):921-922. Epub 2016 Oct 27.

Dermatology Department, Royal Hospital for Children, 1345 Govan Road, Govan, Glasgow, G51 4TF, UK.

J Trauma Acute Care Surg 2017 Jan;82(1):138-140

From the Division of Trauma/Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Introduction: Blunt pelvic fractures can be associated with major pelvic bleeding. The significance of contrast extravasation (CE) on computed tomography (CT) is debated. We sought to update our experience with CE on CT scan for the years 2009-2014 to determine the accuracy of CE in predicting the need for angioembolization. Read More

J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2016 Nov 9;30(11):e170-e172. Epub 2015 Nov 9.

Department of Pathology, Dıskapı Research and Training Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.

Ann Dermatol Venereol 2017 Mar 17;144(3):212-215. Epub 2016 Oct 17.

Cabinet de dermatologie, 34, avenue d'Allemagne, 80000 Amiens, France.

Background: Imiquimod is a local immune-response modifier that works by stimulating innate and acquired immunity. It is frequently used to treat superficial basal cell carcinoma, the most common form of skin cancer. Marked local inflammatory reaction is common during treatment. Read More

Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2017 Jan 23;123(1):e10-e15. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA.

Objective: Facial resurfacing with a CO2 laser has been used for treatment of pathologic lesions and for cosmetic purposes. Postoperative complications and problems after laser resurfacing include infections, acneiform lesions, and pigment changes. This retrospective study describes the most common problems and complications in 105 patients and assesses postoperative pain in 38 patients. Read More

Pediatr Dermatol 2016 Nov 4;33(6):e388-e392. Epub 2016 Oct 4.

Department of Dermatology, Necker Enfants-Malades Hospital, Paris, France.

Acne fulminans (AF) is a rare manifestation and the most severe form of the entire clinical spectrum of acne. The disease is destructive and is characterized by the sudden onset of painful and ulcerative pustules and systemic symptoms including high fever, hepatomegaly, polyarthralgia, leukocytosis, plaquetose, and increased inflammatory markers and transaminases. Osteolytic lesions in multiple skeletal sites could also be associated. Read More

Clin Exp Dermatol 2016 Oct;41(7):764-7

Department of Dermatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.

Systemic AL amyloidosis is known to be associated with plasma cell dyscrasias, including multiple myeloma. The cutaneous manifestations of systemic AL amyloidosis are varied, but typically include waxy plaques or subcutaneous nodules. We report a woman who presented with bilateral eruptions of hyperpigmented plaques in her axillae, which were diagnosed as milia en plaque. Read More

Dermatol Pract Concept 2016 Jul 31;6(3):51-4. Epub 2016 Jul 31.

Department of Dermatology, Complejo Asistencial Hospital Sótero del Río, Santiago, Chile.

Trichoepitheliomas are uncommon benign adnexal neoplasms that originate from the hair follicles. Multiple familial trichoepithelioma constitute an autosomal dominant disease characterized by the appearance of multiple flesh-colored, symmetrical papules, tumors and/or nodules in the central face and occasionally on the scalp. Although clinical diagnosis is usually straightforward in light of the family history and naked-eye examination, dermoscopy may aid in its confirmation. Read More

Neurol Sci 2017 Jan 13;38(1):83-91. Epub 2016 Sep 13.

Neurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Piazza Spedali Civili 1, 25100, Brescia, Italy.

Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) causes elevated outlays for the National Health Systems due to high institutionalization rate and patients' reduced quality of life and high mortality. Furthermore, DLB is often misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease. These data motivate harmonized multicenter longitudinal cohort studies to improve clinical management and therapy monitoring. Read More

Dermatol Online J 2016 May 15;22(5). Epub 2016 May 15.

University of California, San Diego School of Medicine.

Penicillamine-induced skin changes are rare and include: hypersensitivity reactions, autoimmune reactions, and cutaneous elastoses. We report a case of a 73-year-old man with cystinuria taking penicillamine for over 50 years who presented with penicillamine-induced cutis laxa and milia en plaque. A brief review of penicillamine induced skin changes, specifically cutis laxa and milia en plaque, is presented. Read More

Dermatol Online J 2016 May 15;22(5). Epub 2016 May 15.

Dermatology, Katihar Medical college , Katihar.

Idiopathic calcinosis cutis refers to progressive deposition of crystals of calcium phosphate in the skin and other areas of the body, in the absence of any inciting factor. Idiopathic calcinosis cutis may sometimes take the form of small, milia-like lesions. Most commonly, such milia like lesions are seen in the setting of Down syndrome. Read More

BMC Health Serv Res 2016 Sep 5;16 Suppl 5:289. Epub 2016 Sep 5.

Institute of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma, Rome, Italy.

Background: The public health policy agenda oriented towards healthy ageing becomes the highest priority for the European countries. The article discusses the healthy ageing concept and its possible determinants with an aim to identify behavioral patterns related to healthy ageing in selected European countries.

Methods: The healthy ageing is assessed based on a composite indicator of self-assessed health, functional capabilities and life meaningfulness. Read More

BMC Health Serv Res 2016 Sep 5;16 Suppl 5:329. Epub 2016 Sep 5.

Department of Public Health, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

Background: Aging of the workforce is a growing problem. As workers age, their physical, physiological and psychosocial capabilities change. Keeping older workers healthy and productive is a key goal of European labor policy and health promotion is a key to achieve this result. Read More

Eur J Appl Physiol 2016 Oct 2;116(10):1985-92. Epub 2016 Aug 2.

Department of Medical Sciences, Sports Physiology Laboratory, University of Cagliari (Italy), Via Porcell 4, 09124, Cagliari, Italy.

Purpose: The purpose of the present investigation was to study the metabolic demand and cardiovascular response during a typical horse riding session.

Methods: To this aim, 19 (9 male, 10 female) riders, regularly participating in competitions, were enrolled. They underwent a preliminary, incremental exercise test on a cycle-ergometer to assess their anaerobic threshold (AT) and VO2max. Read More

J Surg Res 2016 Jul 6;204(1):200-4. Epub 2016 May 6.

Division of Trauma and Critical Care, Department of Surgery, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Background: The Modified Hernia Grading System (MHGS) was developed to risk stratify complex ventral hernia repairs (VHRs). MHGS grade 3 patients have mesh infections, dirty or contaminated fields, and/or violation of the alimentary tract. Reported surgical site infection (SSI) rates are over 40% after single-stage VHR in contaminated fields. Read More

F1000Res 2016 17;5:900. Epub 2016 May 17.

GN Ramachandran Knowledge Center for Genome Informatics, CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, Delhi, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IGIB South Campus, Delhi, India.

Dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa simplex (DEB) is a phenotypically diverse inherited skin fragility disorder. It is majorly manifested by appearance of epidermal bullae upon friction caused either by physical or environmental trauma. The phenotypic manifestations also include appearance of milia, scarring all over the body and nail dystrophy. Read More