Multippel sklerose er en kronisk inflammatorisk lidelse i sentralnervesystemet, der demyelinisering av nervefibre kan affisere motoriske og sensoriske funksjonelle system, samt forårsake nevropsykiatriske symptom. Lidelsens etiologi er ukjent, men en antar at sykdommen forårsakes av en kombinasjon av en genetisk risiko for autoimmunitet, et funksjonsforstyrret immunsystem samt miljømessige risikofaktorer. ...

<p><i>Background</i>: A reciprocal relationship between activated innate immune system and changes in mood and behavior has been established. There is still a paucity of knowledge on how the immune system responds during psychiatric treatment. We aimed to explore circulating cytokines and assess psychiatric symptom severity scores during 12 weeks of inpatient psychiatric treatment.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: ...

<i>Objectives</i> - A health care reform will replace the health care and social services centred on public provision with a market-oriented system and enhanced competition between public and private sectors. The aim was to ascertain Public Dental Services (PDS) changes personnel anticipated and how dental services in the new “public” undertakings could be made more cost-efficient.<p> <p><i>Materials ...

Background: Malaria is Primarily a vector-borne disease caused by the protozoan Plasmodium. Protozoa Plasmodium is unicellular eukaryote parasites. These parasites are mostly transmitted to people through the bites of an infected Anopheles mosquito, called “malaria vectors.” Studies have shown that Malaria occurs mostly in the tropical and the subtropical regions of the world. The prevalent of ...

<p<i>Background:</i> Public health, primary healthcare, and nursing are founding principles of public health nursing. Thus, the underpinning curriculum needs to reflect these core principles. Public health nursing educators sought to delve deeper into curricula and training of public health nurse (PHNs)in Ireland and Norway. <p><i>Objective:</i> To compare PHNs’ educational training in Ireland and ...

Introduction: Case reports on acupuncture-related adverse events (AEs) have been consistently published in the literature. This review aims to assess the current publication status of case reports on acupuncture-related AEs and evaluate their reporting quality in order to identify areas for improvement.<p> <p>Methods: This study is a systematic review (SR) of case reports. Studies describing cases ...

<i>Objective</i> - To assess the occurrence and extent of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in patients with juvenile mixed connective tissue disease (JMCTD), compare pulmonary function in patients and matched controls, study associations between ILD and disease-related variables, and examine progression of pulmonary manifestations over time.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - A cohort of 52 patients with JMCTD ...

Pulsoksymetri er en enkel undersøkelsesmetode for å beregne metningen av oksygen (O2) i arterielt blod (SpO2). Lave verdier kan være indikasjon på hjerte- og/eller lungesykdom. Ingen befolkningsundersøkelser har tidligere sett på oksygenmetning i en voksen befolkning. Avhandlingen er basert på de to befolkningsundersøkelsene, Tromsø 5 (2001/2002) og Tromsø 6 (2007/2008). I disse ble det gjort ...

Helicobacter pylori is a Gram-negative flagellated bacterium that infects the stomach of around 50 % of the worlds population, and can give rise to serious disease such as chronic gastritis, duodenal ulcer and stomach cancer. The current treatment against H. pylori, consisting of a combination of a proton pump inhibitor and two different antibiotics, is effective but has several drawbacks such as ...

Vaccine hesitancy has been described as any delay or refusal of vaccines despite their availability and is increasing in Australia and other middle to high-income countries. The aim of this study is to gain a deep understanding of the experiences and influences on vaccine hesitant children and their families. A qualitative interview approach was undertaken with vaccine hesitant parents and pregnant ...