Clinical Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding by Latinas: A Meta-analysis

Breastfeeding duration and exclusivity among Latinas fall below recommended levels, indicating a need for targeted interventions. The effectiveness of clinical breastfeeding interventions for Latinas remains unclear

AVALIAÇÃO DOS EFEITOS DO CARVEDILOL NO REMODELAMENTO CARDÍACO EM CÃES COM MIOCARDIOPATIA DILATADA

Dilated cardiomyopathy in dogs is a disease of the heart muscle, of slow progression that courseswith an eccentric dilation of the ventricular walls with decrease of the myocardium contractility, leading to asystolic dysfunction. After this the atrials cameras expand, causing poor diastolic function producing finallycongestive heart insufficiency and failure. It is the most common disturbance of the canine myocardium. It occursin young dogs or of stocking age and the exact etiology is unknown, although genetic and nutritive factors havebeen appointed. The disease seems to happen more commonly in pure dogs and in families groups suggesting ahereditary component. Blocking beta Carvedilol is well tolerated by human patients with congestive heartinsufficiency. Carvedilol blocks by competition the receptors beta1, beta2 and alpha1, the drug lacks ofsympathomimetic activity and produce vasodilatation mainly through the blockade alpha 1. It is assumed by theuse of carvedilol an improvement of the myocardic function due to a reduction in the left ventricular size withregression of the hypertrophy in human patients with light and moderate essential hypertension. It wasdemonstrated in humans, protecting effects against the myocardic necrosis, arrythmia and against the cellularoffense caused by free radicals. With intention of testing the use of Carvedilol for the treatment of dilatedcardiomyopathy in dogs, a clinical study was accomplished in 7 dogs, treated with 3,125 mg/animal of carvedilol.The heart monitoring was fundamentally conducted by the analysis of the heart silhouette starting from x-rays insequence, analyzed through the program AUTOCAD 2002 . Considering the results of decrease of the heart area, clinical improvement, longevity with quality obtained with the use of the drug, it is suggested theaccomplishment of multicentric studies in dogs with dilated cardiomyopathy. The survey of the cardiac area withthe use of AUTOCAD 2002 , should be introduced in clinical veterinary practice for its versatility, low cost andeffectiveness, providing trust worthy parameters of the evolution for long periods of dilated cardiomyopathy indogs.ACardiomiopatia Dilatada Canina é uma doença do músculo cardíaco, de progressão lenta, na qualocorre inicialmente uma dilatação excêntrica das paredes ventriculares com diminuição da contratilidademiocárdica, o que leva a uma disfunção sistólica e a um quadro final de insuficiência cardíaca congestiva. É odistúrbio mais comum do miocárdio canino, predominando em cães jovens ou de meia idade, de médio ougrande porte, e embora sua etiologia exata seja desconhecida, fatores genéticos e nutricionais têm sidoapontados. O carvedilol é um bloqueador competitivo dos receptores 1 e 2, não possuindo atividadesimpatomimética e possuindo propriedade vasodilatadora exercida principalmente por meio do bloqueio 1.Aocarvedilol tem sido atribuída a melhora da função miocárdica, particularmente na fase de pós-carga, bem comoa redução do volume ventricular esquerdo, mediante regressão da hipertrofia ventricular, em pacientes comhipertensão essencial leve e moderada. Em humanos, efeitos cardioprotetores contra necrose miocárdica,arritmia e injúria celular causada por radicais livres tem sido demonstrados. Com intuito de avaliar o uso docarvedilol no remodelamento cardíaco à miocardiopatia dilatada em cães, foi realizado um estudo clínico emsete animais, submetidos a protocolo de monoterapia com carvedilol, na dose de 3,125 mg/animal. Omonitoramento cardíaco deu-se fundamentalmente, pela análise da silhueta cardíaca a partir de radiografiasseqüenciais analisadas pelo programa de informática AUTOCAD 2002 . Considerando os resultados dediminuição da área cardíaca e melhora clínica sugere-se a realização de estudo multicêntrico em cãesportadores de cardiomiopatia dilatada.Ainterpretação da área de remodelamento cardíaco com a utilização doAUTOCAD 2002 pode ser adotada como prática no acompanhamento de pacientes com cardiomiopatiadilatada por longos períodos pela sua versatilidade, baixo custo e por proporcionar mais um parâmetro naavaliação da evolução desta cardiopatia

"Walking Suture" modificada para a reconstituição de amplos defeitos de pele após mastectomias em 86 fêmeas caninas

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Anglo-Dutch translations of medical and scientific texts

In the seventeenth century the use of vernacular languages became more and more accepted in scientific publications and communications, and began to supplement the traditional language in this field, namely: Latin. The increase in the number of languages used in science and medicine was accompanied by a heightened need for translators. The close relationship between England and the Low Countries in the seventeenth century has led to a focus in the existing research on political and religious issues, and this has been reflected in the study of translations between English and Dutch. Yet one also finds in the fields of medicine and science an exchange of ideas through translation. The language skills of both Dutch and English men and women were often not sufficient to understand each other's language, which means that translations were vital. By considering the examples of how Thomas Browne's Religio medici was translated into Dutch, and how letters by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and a publication by Jan Baptista van Helmont were translated into English, this essay examines the exchange of scientific and medical ideas across the Channel.Part of this article was written during a visiting fellowship in the Summer of 2016 at the Max Planck Institute for the History of Science in Berlin, and I would like to thank the MPIWG and the Global Knowledge Society Project for hosting me, as well as the Making Visible Project (Arts and Humanities Research Council, grant number AH/M001928/1) for providing me with support and the time to write

Selected abstracts from the Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference 2016

Table of contents A1. Infant feeding and poverty: a public health perspective in a global context Lisa H. Amir A2. Mothers’ experiences with galactagogues for lactation: an exploratory cross sectional study Alessandra Bazzano, Shelley Thibeau, Katherine P. Theall A3. The motherhood journey and breastfeeding: from self-efficacy to resilience and social stigma Anna Blair, Karin Cadwell A4. Breastfeeding as an evolutionary adaptive behavior Emily A. Bronson A5. Conflict-of-interest in public health policy: as real as that logo on your website Elizabeth C. Brooks A6. Co-opting sisterhood and motherhood: behind the scenes of Similac’s aggressive social media campaigns Jodine Chase A7. The exclusion of women from the definition of exclusive breastfeeding Ellen Chetwynd, Rebecca Costello, Kathryn Wouk A8. Healthy maternity policies in the workplace: a state health department’s experience with the “Bring Your Infant to Work” program Lindsey Dermid-Gray A9. Implications for a paradigm shift: factors related to breastfeeding among African American women Stephanie Devane-Johnson, Cheryl Woods Giscombe, Miriam Labbok A10. Social experiences of breastfeeding: building bridges between research and policy: an ESRC-funded seminar series in the UK Sally Dowling A11. Manager’s perspectives of lactation breaks Melanie Fraser A12. The challenging second night: a dialogue from two perspectives Jane Grassley, Deborah McCarter-Spaulding, Becky Spencer A13. The role of lactation consultants in two council breastfeeding services in Melbourne, Australia – some preliminary impressions Jennifer Hocking, Pranee Liamputtong A14. Integrating social marketing and community engagement concepts in community breastfeeding programs Sheree H. Keitt, Harumi Reis-Reilly A15. What happens before and after the maternity stay? Creating a community-wide Ten Steps approach Miriam Labbok A16. #RVABREASTFEEDS: cultivating a breastfeeding-friendly community Leslie Lytle A17. Public health vs. free trade: a longitudinal analysis of a global policy to protect breastfeeding Mary Ann Merz A18. Legislative advocacy and grassroots organizing for improved breastfeeding laws in Virginia Kate Noon A19. Breastfeeding and the rights of incarcerated women Krista M Olson A20. Barriers and support for Puerto Rican breastfeeding working mothers Ana M. Parrilla-Rodríguez, José J. Gorrín-Peralta Melissa Pellicier, Zeleida M. Vázquez-Rivera A21. Pumping at work: a daily struggle for Puerto Rican breastfeeding mothers in spite of the law Melissa Pellicier A22. “I saw a wrong and I wanted to stand up for what I thought was right:” a narrative study on becoming a breastfeeding activist Jennifer L. Pemberton A23. Peer breastfeeding support: advocacy and action Catherine McEvilly Pestl A24. Good intentions: a study of breastfeeding intention and postpartum realities among first-time Central Brooklyn mothers Jennifer Pierre, Philip Noyes, Khushbu Srivastava, Sharon Marshall-Taylor A25. Women describing the infant feeding choice: the impact of the WIC breastfeeding classes on infant feeding practices in Ionia, Michigan Jennifer Proto, Sarah Hyland Laurie Brinks A26. Local and state programs and national partnership to reduce disparities through community breastfeeding support Harumi Reis-Reilly, Martelle Esposito, Megan Phillippi A27. Beyond black breastfeeding week: instagram image content analysis for #blackwomendobreastfeed/#bwdbf Cynthia L. Sears, Delores James, Cedric Harville, Kristina Carswell A28. Stakeholder views of breastfeeding education in the K-12 environment: a review of the literature Nicola Singletary, L. Suzanne Goodell, April Fogleman A29. “The Breastfeeding Transition”: a framework for explaining changes in global breastfeeding rates as related to large-scale forces shaping the status of women Paige Hall Smith A30. Breastfeeding, contraception, and ethics, oh my! Advocacy and informed decision-making in the post-partum period Alison M. Stuebe, Amy G. Bryant, Anne Drapkin Lyerly A31. A hard day’s night: juggling nighttime breastfeeding, sleep, and work Cecilia Tomori A32. Empowering change in Indian country through breastfeeding education Amanda L. Watkins, Joan E. Dodgson A33. Servants and “Little Mothers” take charge: work, class, and breastfeeding rates in the early 20th-century U.S. Jacqueline H. Wol