<b>Background:</b> This study aims to investigate the prevalence of self-reported food hypersensitivity, (SFH), the characteristics of women with SFH, and whether SFH is associated with multiple health complaints among the participants of the Norwegian Women and Cancer study (NOWAC).<br> <b>Methods:</b> We conducted a cross-sectional study among 64,316 women aged 41–76 years. The women were ...

The process of spermatogenesis features signifcant germ cell loss through apoptosis. Routine histology of the testes of wellstudied animal models hardly discloses any trace of their phagocytic clearance by the supporting Sertoli cells. This review highlights lessons learnt from the cystic, diametric testes of some seasonally migrating elasmobranchs (e.g., spiny dogfsh and blue sharks) that ofer ...

Little is known about the process from experiencing indeterminate bodily sensations to perceiving them as possible symptoms of cancer relapse. We explore how such processes are related to local values and to clinical practice in rural Northern Norway. One-year ethnographic fieldwork was conducted in a coastal village involving ten key participants residing in the village who had undergone cancer ...

Change in theoretical framework over the last decades and recent research in pediatric physiotherapy, has created a debate surrounding therapeutic touch. What is the role of or is there a need for handling and hands-on facilitated guidance (facilitation)? Does it limit and/or interfere with children's learning and development? It is frequently argued that therapeutic touch represents a passive and/or ...

Ved sykepleierutdanninga i Narvik er det relativt få studenter per kull noe som gir mulighet for et åpent miljø, og tett oppfølging av den enkelte student. Vi som lærere ønsker å bidra til at studentene får både personlig og faglig vekst gjennom sykepleierstudentenes studie. UiT Narvik bruker ulike pedagogiske metoder slik som; studentaktiv læring, bruk av digitale verktøy og bruk av nye lærings- ...

<i>Hensikt: </i>Mange idrettsaktive ungdommer i håndball og fotball plages med skader og medfølgende negative konsekvenser. Skadeforebyggende tilbak har vist god effekt på skadeforekomsten, men bruk av slike tiltak i aldersbestemt breddeidrett varierer. Hensikten med studien er å bruke ungdomstreneres erfaringer til å øke kunnskapen om hvordan fysioterapeuter kan bidra i skadeforebyggende arbeid i ...

Litteraturgjennomgangen omhandler forskningsbasert kunnskap som er utviklet om smerte- og smertevurdering hos pasienter med og uten demenssykdom i sykehjem. Søk i elektroniske databaser med søkeordene ”pain”, ”pain assessment”, ”dementia”, ”nursing homes” er gjennomført. 28 vitenskapelige artikler er analysert. Flest studier har kvantitativ tilnærming. Hovedtemaene er; smerte, smertevurdering og ...

Purpose: To collect information on sociodemographic factors, health indicators, and lifestyle factors in women who attended the nationwide breast cancer-screening program, BreastScreen Norway, with the aim of investigating how these factors influence the risk of breast cancer, other cancer types, and cancer-related outcomes. <p>Participants: The cohort data includes self-reported responses to ...

Climate change, biodiversity loss and large-scale environmental degradation are widely recognized as the biggest health threats of the 21st century, with the African continent already amongst the most severely affected and vulnerable to their further progression. The healthcare system’s contribution to climate change and environmental degradation requires healthcare professionals to address environmental ...