Patients were followed up for 12 months. Patients were evaluated after 1 year with an upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. Results Thirty-two patients were enrolled in our study. After 1 year, the mean excess weight loss was 63% ± 23%. The mean GERD health-related quality of life (GERD-HRQL) score dropped to 12 ± 8. GERD-HRQL scores improved…[Read more]

Computational modeling supported the surrogacy of the C-3 fluorescent DHT analog as a tool to study 17-oxidoreductases for intracrine, androgen metabolism.While the effects of COVID-19 are being felt globally, the pandemic disproportionately affects lower- and middle-income countries (LMICs) by exacerbating existing global health disparities. In…[Read more]

1 mol L-1 sodium hydroxide solution at 70 °C to desorb arsenic.Hydroxyapatite (HAp) powder was produced from chicken (femur and beak) and fishbone wastes and used as a green adsorbent to decrease Cd2+ from aqueous media. The HAp powder was generated at 900 °C and characterized using physicochemical techniques. Chicken femur’ HAp (16.72 m2/g) had a…[Read more]

Coronary artery calcification (CAC) is a marker of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), the leading cause of death in individuals receiving lung cancer screening (LCS) with low-dose CT. Our purpose was to determine the proportion of the LCS population eligible for primary ASCVD preventive statin therapy by American College of…[Read more]

6 percent had good hygiene behavior, 52.1 percent had medium physical activity and 63 percent had irregular weight monitoring. There was a relationship between weight monitoring and obesity (p less then 0.05) and no relationship with other principles. In conclusion adolescents had poor pattern of food consumption. Irregular weight monitoring was…[Read more]