BACKGROUND This study evaluates the effect of acupuncture on hot flashes and disturbed night sleep in patients treated for breast cancer. The effect of acupuncture was tested against a sham-acupuncture group and a no-treatment control group. Plasma estradiol was measured to rule out this as cause of effect. Side effects of the treatment were registered. METHODS We randomized 94 women into the...

Elasto fibroma dorsi is a rare tumour of the shoulder girdle that usually arises at the infra scapular area. We present a 57-year-old male with a soft tissue swelling on his right infra scapular area of 6 months duration. It was a painless lesion which caused him discomfort while sleeping. Preoperative imaging revealed bilateral tumours but the left tumour was impalpable. The surgery itself was...

Sleep difficulties are commonly reported by cancer patients as consequences of or its treatments. Aim this study was to measure the effectiveness and safety acupuncture treat sleep in breast women on hormone replacement therapy. Methods: 58 were randomized once weekly session for 8 weeks (acupuncture group) a standard care week, (control group). The primary endpoint change insomnia, measured In...

BACKGROUND Global research shows a clear transition in health outcomes over the past two decades where improved survival was accompanied by lower health related quality of life (HRQoL) as measured by morbidity and disability. These trends suggest the need to better understand changes in population HRQoL. This paper compares two perspectives on population HRQoL change using burden of disease mor...

This essay presents somaesthetics of discomfort as an extension the field developed by Shusterman. Using work Peirce and Dewey a foundation upon which Shusterman Johnson have considered body basis aesthetics, I propose that provides means enhancing bodily awareness reflection useful for domains inquiry, such healthcare design. Taking Peirce’s notion irritation doubt in literal sense, explore in...

BACKGROUND Leg ulcers commonly emerge as a symptom of other comorbidities, often in older people. As a consequence of the ulcer, pain and sleep disturbances might occur. Due to the complex illness, the responsibility of treatment is unclear between health caregivers. The interaction between ulcer type, sleep and pain has not previously been investigated. This study aimed to explore pain in olde...