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Coffee and tea breaks for liver health

2017

Let food be your medicine (Hippocrates, 400 B. C.) The quality of diet, calorie intake and physical activity/sedentari-ness are pivotal drivers in the interplay between health and non-communicable diseases, and the battle against the risks associ-ated with Western-type behaviour is the top priority of medical societies and health institutions. Unfortunately, any attempt at adopting a healthy lifestyle is counteracted by unhealthy environmental pressure, which favours the diseases of affluence, including liver diseases. The typical Mediterranean diet, characterized by the consumption of complex carbohydrates, fibre-and antioxidant-rich vegetables, and polyunsaturated fatty acids, is considered…

Endoscopic ultrasonography and portal hypertension: where are we in 2009?

2009

Endoscopic ultrasonography is currently a sensitive diagnostic and therapeutic tool with established indications, but its role in the management of portal hypertension is not well defined. This article briefly reviews indications, technologic improvements, diagnostic and interventional applications of endoscopic ultrasonography in portal hypertension.

Continuity of healthcare for headacahe patients: a problem of communication between headache specialists and general pratictioners

2005

The continuous care of headache patients, from headache centres to general practice, is a managerial problem that is still unsolved in Italy. In fact, if on the one hand patients do not usually go to headache centres because of poor information, on the other hand, if they do, they do not find their general practitioner (GP) sufficiently prepared to continue the management. In Sicily we have formed a dense network of headache centres that we will try to link on the Internet to deal with the problem of poor patients information and poor specialist consultation. We also have faced the problem of the continuous care, trying to overcome "the difficulties of communication between specialists, GPs…

Potential role of the neuropeptide CGRP in the induction of differentiation of rat hepatic portal vein wall.

2005

The media of the rat hepatic portal vein is composed of an internal circular muscular layer (CL) and an external longitudinal muscular layer (LL). These two perpendicular layers differentiate progressively from mesenchymal cells within the first month after birth. In this paper, we studied the development of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) innervation during post-natal differentiation of the vessel. We show that CGRP innervation is already present around the vessel at birth in the future adventitia but far from the lumen of the vessel. Progressively, CGRP immunoreactive fibers reached first LL then CL. CL by itself become only innervated at day 14 after birth. This corresponds to the…

Child-Pugh Class and Not Thrombocytopenia Impacts the Risk of Complications of Endoscopic Band Ligation in Patients with Cirrhosis and High Risk Vari…

2023

Background and Aims: Endoscopic band legation (EBL) is an effective method for the prophylaxis of acute variceal bleeding (AVB). This procedure may be associated with several complications, particularly bleeding. Our analysis aimed to evaluate the risk of complications due to EBL in a cohort of patients who underwent EBL for the prophylaxis of variceal bleeding and the eventual presence of risk predictors. Patients and Methods: We retrospectively analysed data from consecutive patients who underwent EBL in a primary prophylaxis regimen. For all patients, simultaneously with EBL, we recorded the Child–Pugh and MELD score, platelet count and US features of portal hypertension. Results: We col…

Palermo 2018 i portali. Architetture e culture della tradizione costruttiva siciliana

2018

Il viaggio tra i portali monumentali è una rivisitazione inedita della città. Fare un giro nel centro storico di Palermo è un vero e proprio viaggio nella storia che solo un occhio attento e preparato comprende. I segni della sua ori- gine sono ancora leggibili, così come le sue trasformazioni sono impresse, nelle strade e nelle facciate di palazzi e chiese. Il fascino di questa città sta forse proprio in queste modificazioni e sovrapposizioni, in questa ricerca del documento che è storia e tecnologia insieme perché la storia si è impressa nella materia che la sostanzia. Lo studio dei portali di Palermo è frutto di una ricerca internazionale che ha per tema la lettura del costruito storico …

Baveno VII – Renewing consensus in portal hypertension

2022

To expand on the work of previous meetings, a virtual Baveno VII workshop was organised for October 2021. Among patients with compensated cirrhosis or compensated advanced chronic liver disease (cACLD – defined at the Baveno VI conference), the presence or absence of clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH) is associated with differing outcomes, including risk of death, and different diagnostic and therapeutic needs. Accordingly, the Baveno VII workshop was entitled “Personalized Care for Portal Hypertension”. The main fields of discussion were the relevance and indications for measuring the hepatic venous pressure gradient as a gold standard, the use of non-invasive tools for the …

Portale społecznościowe w życiu współczesnej młodzieży akademickiej

2016

Współczesna młodzież spędza w internecie bardzo dużo czasu. Do najbardziej popularnych form jej aktywności w sieci należy korzystanie z portali społecznościowych - jednego z rodzajów tak zwanych social mediów. Najbardziej znane z nich to: Facebook, Twitter i Instagram, ale liczba tych propozycji jest o wiele większa. Ich użytkownicy skupiają się najczęściej wokół publikowania zdjęć, filmów, komentowania, rozmów czy dyskusji na różne tematy i wielu innych czynności, których specyfika zależy od rodzaju portalu oraz jego funkcji. Treść rozdziału zwraca uwagę na różnorodność serwisów tego typu, a także rodzaj usług, jakie są w nich oferowane. Ponadto omówione zostały korzyści i zagrożenia wynik…

La sclerose hepatoportale ets-elle une contre-indication de la tranpantation hepatique? Interets du diagnostic avant la transpalntation.

2004

Semantic Portal as a Tool for Structural Reform of the Ukrainian Educational System

2014

Education is recognized as a fundamental enabler of human development. The adoption of information and communications technologies (ICTs) by education (especially in developing countries) contributes to educational system reforms, in addition to the traditional advantages, such as social openness and accessibility. Yet the academic community has not studied sufficiently the challenging context in which ICTs are used as instruments for the reform of inefficient, and sometimes even corrupted, educational systems rather than just as means for smarter classrooms, remote access, or content management. The object of this study is Ukrainian higher education (HE) and its quality assurance (QA) syst…