Free radicals are responsible for causing pathogenesis of healthy cells to lose their structures and functions to develop various degenerative diseases that caused due to aging such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, cataracts, immune system decline, brain dysfunction as well as illness caused due to pollution, cigarette smoke, drugs, illness, stress. So, many dieticians believe that the Recomm...

BACKGROUND Many patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) receive treatment in primary care, but data have shown that the quality of care for these patients needs to be improved. We aimed to evaluate the impact and feasibility of a programme for improving primary care for patients with CHF. METHODS An observational study was performed in 19 general practices in the south-eastern part of the N...

Abstract Introduction Malnutrition represents a common complication in femur fracture patients and is primarily caused by poor dietary intake. associated with clinical outcomes, the strongest independent risk factor for recurrent fracture. High protein oral nutrition supplements (ONS) have been improved outcomes after fracture, including reduced complications, length of hospital stay, mortality...

Abstract Aims High levels of morbidity and mortality are associated with small bowel obstruction (SBO), a common general surgical emergency. Assessment malnutrition introduction early nutritional interventions paramount importance in the management algorithm these patients. We audited our practice managing acute at busy district hospital comparing against National Audit Small Bowel Obstruction ...

BACKGROUND Severe intellectual disability and growth impairment have been overcome by the success of early and continuous treatment of patients with phenylketonuria (PKU). However, there are some reports of obesity, particularly in women, suggesting that this may be an important comorbidity in PKU. It is becoming evident that in addition to acceptable blood phenylalanine control, metabolic diet...

The aging of society and ongoing health care cost-control policy set the trend for the self-medication which leads to the growing interest in health promotion and prolongation of healthy life expectancy through self-health management. We developed a self-medication support system to provide comprehensive support to consumers at pharmacies and drug stores. This system facilitates the effective u...

Therapeutic patient education (TPE) is a patient-centred process that entails the transfer of skills (e.g. self-management, treatment adaptation) from a trained healthcare professional to patients and/or their carers. TPE has been shown to help improve adherence, prevent complications, and improve quality of life (QoL) in chronic illnesses such as diabetes, asthma and cardiovascular disease. Re...

Abstract. Weight recidivism in bariatric surgery failure is multifactorial. It ranges from inappropriate patient selection for primary surgery to technical/anatomic issues related to the original surgery. Most bariatric surgeons and centers focus on primary bariatric surgery while weight recidivism and its complications are very much secondary concerns. Methods. We report on our initial experie...

Enhanced cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT-E) for eating disorders has been developed and evaluated only in outpatient setting. Aim of the paper is to describe a novel model of inpatient treatment, termed inpatient CBT-E, indicated for patients with an eating disorder of clinical severity not manageable in an outpatient setting or that failed outpatient treatment. Inpatient CBT-E is derived by t...

SETTING Childhood obesity is of growing public health concern in Fiji. The study setting was primary schools in Fiji's Western Division. OBJECTIVE 1) To assess primary schools' compliance with national school canteen guidelines, 2) to understand reasons for non-compliance, and 3) to assess the relationship between compliance with the guidelines and students' body mass index (BMI). DESIGN Cr...