Vegan Diet Better Than Omnivore Diet for Cardiovascular Health
A study from Stanford Medicine reports that adopting a vegan diet can lead to significant improvements in cardiovascular health within just eight weeks. While it...
Patient-reported outcomes in chronic diseases under treatment with cannabis medicines : Analysis of the results of the Copeia survey
Schmerz. 2024 Mar 7. doi: 10.1007/s00482-024-00802-4. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The survey of Copeia captured early 2022 patient-reported outcomes (PRO) in Germany under...
Determinants of pesticides use among tomato farmers in the Bono and Ahafo regions of Ghana
Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 6;14(1):5484. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-55169-4. ABSTRACT Tomato production plays a crucial role in the livelihoods of farmers and agricultural households in the forest...
Occurrence and molecular characteristics of antimicrobial resistance, virulence factors, and extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli isolated from the retail produce commodities in Bangkok, Thailand
Heliyon. 2024 Feb 23;10(5):e26811. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e26811. eCollection 2024 Mar 15. ABSTRACT The incidence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the environment is often overlooked and leads...
Mathematical Modeling of Alpha-Tocopherol Early Degradation Kinetics to Predict the Shelf-Life of Bulk Oils
J Agric Food Chem. 2024 Mar 6;72(9):4939-4946. doi: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c08272. Epub 2024 Feb 24. ABSTRACT The kinetics of lipid oxidation includes a lag phase followed by...
Dietary supplementation of phytoncide and soybean oil increases milk conjugated linoleic acid and depresses methane emissions in Holstein dairy cows
Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 5;14(1):5439. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-53799-2. ABSTRACT The objective of this study was to determine whether adding phytoncide oil (PO) and soybean oil (SBO)...
Self-reported knowledge of tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol concentration in cannabis products among cancer patients and survivors
Support Care Cancer. 2024 Mar 5;32(4):210. doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08374-w. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: Cannabis use may introduce risks and/or benefits among people living with cancer, depending on product...
Cannabidiol Alleviates Chronic Prostatitis and Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome via CB2 Receptor Activation and TRPV1 Desensitization
World J Mens Health. 2024 Feb 29. doi: 10.5534/wjmh.230352. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT PURPOSE: This study elucidates the mechanism of the physiological effect of...
New-Onset Prolonged Psychosis Following Synthetic Cannabinoid Use in an Older Patient: A Case Report
Psychopharmacol Bull. 2024 Mar 4;54(1):33-39. ABSTRACT Synthetic cannabinoids (SCs), a class of new psychoactive substances (NPS) commonly known as “spice,” has rapidly gained popularity and...
Exploring the formation of heterodimers of barley hydroxycinnamoylagmatines by oxidative enzymes
Food Chem. 2024 Feb 29;446:138898. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.138898. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Dimers of hydroxycinnamoylagmatines are phenolic compounds found in barley and beer. Although they...
PrEP for people who use opioids: A NIDA clinical trials network survey study in Southern U.S. cities where HIV incidence is high
Drug Alcohol Depend. 2024 Feb 23;257:111133. doi: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2024.111133. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: People who use opioids (PWUO) are at increased risk for HIV....
RCEM best practice guideline: suspected cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome in emergency departments
Emerg Med J. 2024 Mar 6:emermed-2024-213886. doi: 10.1136/emermed-2024-213886. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) is an episodic syndrome of cyclic vomiting in...
Cannabis donation as a harm reduction strategy: a case study
Harm Reduct J. 2024 Mar 6;21(1):58. doi: 10.1186/s12954-024-00974-3. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The United States (US) continues to experience unprecedented rates of overdose mortality and there is...
Weight loss induced by a hypocaloric diet with or without fish oil supplementation re-established iron and omega-3 fatty acid homeostasis in middle-aged women with obesity: A post-hoc analysis of a randomized controlled trial
Maturitas. 2024 Feb 24;184:107948. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.107948. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE: Middle-aged women with obesity are at increased risk of iron overload and iron...
Acetaminophen overdose: analysis of 2018 US nationwide emergency database
Intern Emerg Med. 2024 Mar 6. doi: 10.1007/s11739-024-03555-1. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Recognized risk factors for acetaminophen overdose include alcohol, opioids, and mood...