L’AFRICA SI ORGANIZZA PER UNO STANDARD DELLE DIVERSE LINGUE NELLA RICERCA SCIENTIFICA. DA “NATURE” IL PROGETTO “DECOLONIZE SCIENCE”

INTERNATIONAL SNAPSHOTS, METODOLOGIA, Senza categoria

African languages to get more bespoke scientific terms Many words common to science have never been written in African languages. Now, researchers from across Africa are changing that. There’s no original isiZulu word for dinosaur. Germs are called amagciwane, but there are no separate words for viruses or bacteria. A quark is ikhwakhi (pronounced kwa-ki); there is no…

IBS CON STIPSI : UN’OTTIMA NETWORK META-ANALISI SU “ALIMENTARY”

GASTROENTEROLOGIA, IBS, MEDICI DI FAMIGLIA, MEDICINA INTERNA

Systematic review and network meta-analysis: efficacy of licensed drugs for abdominal bloating in irritable bowel syndrome with constipation Alfred D. Nelson et al. Summary Background Although bloating is a highly prevalent and troublesome symptom in irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C), treatment is empirical with no specific guidelines for its management. Aim To conduct a…

RANITIDINE IS BACK ? LA ESCREZIONE URINARIA DELLA NITROSODIMETILAMINA NON AUMENTA SOTTO TERAPIA. UN TRIAL

GASTROENTEROLOGIA, MEDICI DI FAMIGLIA, MEDICINA INTERNA, REAL WORLD EVIDENCE

Effect of Oral Ranitidine on Urinary Excretion of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) A Randomized Clinical Trial Jeffry Florian et al. IMPORTANCE In 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) received a citizen petition indicating that ranitidine contained the probable human carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). In addition, the petitioner proposed that ranitidine could convert to NDMA in humans;…

MICROBIOMA : UNA TERAPIA PER LA POUCHITE E LA COLITE ULCEROSA. UNA BUONA REVISIONE

GASTROENTEROLOGIA, IBD, MEDICINA DEI PROBIOTICI, Senza categoria

The Microbiome as a Therapy in Pouchitis and Ulcerative Colitis Jean-Frédéric LeBlanc et al. Abstract The gut microbiome has been implicated in a range of diseases and there is a rapidly growing understanding of this ecosystem’s importance in inflammatory bowel disease. We are yet to identify a single microbe that causes either ulcerative colitis (UC)…

MA QUALE EVIDENZA C’E’ IN FAVORE DELLA CHIRURGIA ROBOTICA ADDOMINALE ? UNA REVISIONE SISTEMATICA

CHIRURGIA, INTERNATIONAL SNAPSHOTS

The Evidence Behind Robot-Assisted Abdominopelvic Surgery. A Systematic Review Naila H. Dhanani, eta  al. Background: Use of robot-assisted surgery has increased dramatically since its advent in the 1980s, and nearly all surgical subspecialties have adopted it. However, whether it has advantages compared with laparoscopy or open surgery is unknown. Purpose: To assess the quality of…