Introduction In recent years, there has been an increase in the number of candidates for bariatric surgery and a decrease psychiatric contraindications. Objectives We aim to make descriptive evaluation unfavorable feedback concerning mental health Local Health Unit Matosinhos (Porto, Portugal). Methods Descriptive analysis surgical treatment obesity. Results From March 2017 August 2022, Mental ...

Using herbal drugs is the common way for treatment of diseases in traditional and alternative medicine. These drugs have important role and strong cultural background among people in treatment of hyper-billirubinemia. It is necessary to evaluate the effect of herbal drugs by scientific methods. The goal of this study is evaluation the effect of common herbal drugs used in management of neonatal...

Tinospora cordifolia (Guduchi) is an important drug of Ayurvedic system of medicine.It is widely grown at Western ghatts. It is used in diseases like jaundice, edema, gout, diabetes, swine flu (H1N1), hepatitis, hyper acidity, dyspepsia, fever, urinary and skin diseases. This plant contains Shicmic acid, which is isolated from plant parts and Tamiflu tablets are prepared at industrial level. To...

Nani, Hindu child, aged 6, got fever on 3rd January 1904. Bowels constipated, splenic border could be felt just below the costal arch ; all other organs normal. The fever was of double quotidian type; there were regular double proxysms every day. The temperature recorded at G A.M. and (5 P.M. varied between 101 ?F and 102?F., and that at 12 noon and 12 midnight between 104?F. and 105?F. He was ...

Background: Ipomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa is a plant native to South America, but sparsely distributed in India and Bangladesh. Aphrodisiac, purgative, cathartic and sore curing properties have been attributed to the plant. Although there were several papers on the antifungal and antibacterial activities of on the crude extractives of the plant, the first report on the bioassay monitored isol...

the physician's attention, and great importance should attach to it, because, when first observed, it is possible to cure or, at any rate, to lessen the congestion by a suitable treatment and, thereby, guard the patient against the complications of a disease which, once established, is frequently beyond all remedial measures. In fact, too much attention cannot be given to the symptom of congest...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The ability to visualize the small bowel mucosa by capsule endoscopy is limited. Moreover, studies involving small-bowel preparation with purgative drugs have failed to establish which preparations produce better images and higher diagnostic yields. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacies and diagnostic yields of different bowel preparations. METHODS A cohort of 1...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Intestinal lavage (IL) administration immediately before capsule enteroscopy (CE) is superior to lavage the day before the procedure. We aimed to determine the effect of IL timing on CE diagnostic yield. METHODS Patients referred for CE were randomized prospectively into two equal groups according to the timing of IL with 2 L of polyethylene glycol solution. Group A and B unde...

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) standley (LS) (Family: Cucurbitaceae) is an annual herbaceous climbing plant with a long history of traditional medicinal uses in many countries, especially in tropical and subtropical regions. Since ancient times the climber has been known for its curative properties, and has been utilized for treatment of various ailments, including jaundice, diabetes, ulcer, pile...

OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of possible eating disorders and inappropriate eating behaviors in school children from six municipalities in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. METHODS Cross-sectional study. The Bulimic Investigatory Test of Edinburgh (BITE), Eating Attitude Test (EAT), and Body Image Test were applied to 1,807 public school students with age ranging from 7 to 19 years....