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Systematic review of mediterranean diet interventions in menopausal women
Gonçalves, C; Moreira, H; Santos, RThe increasing lifespan of women and their extended time spent in menopause pose significant challenges for health care systems, primarily due to the impacts of postmenopausal estrogen deficiency and aging on health. Menopause’s onset is linked to a heightened prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease, and osteoporosis. Diet is particularly relevant during menopause given its impact on q...
Epidemiology of Clostridioides Difficile Infection in Portugal: a Retrospective...
Nazareth, C; Leitão, I; Reis, E; Inácio, H; Martins, F; Ramalheira, E; Cunha, F; Santos, C; Lino, S; Moreira, H; Kruptsala, N; Santos, A; Paixão, LIntroduction: Clostridioides difficile is the main cause of healthcare-associated diarrhea in Europe and North America. The aim of this study was to characterize the epidemiology and clinical burden of Clostridioides difficile infection among hospitalized patients in Portugal. Material and methods: Retrospective study conducted in six public hospital centers in Portugal. All primary Clostridioides difficile inf...
Ectopic Cushing's Syndrome Unveiling a Metastatic Parotid Carcinoma
Oliveira, SC; Neves, JS; Souteiro, P; Belo, S; Oliveira, AI; Moreira, H; Gomes, PM; Coelho, L; Sarmento, C; Fonseca, E; Neves, C; Freitas, PIntroduction. Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) ectopic production is a rare cause of Cushing syndrome (CS). The most commonly associated tumours are small-cell lung carcinoma along with bronchial and thymic carcinoids. To date, only 5 cases have been published in the literature featuring ectopic ACTH secretion from metastatic acinic cell carcinoma (ACC) of the parotid gland. We hereby describe a very uncommon...
The Portuguese version of the Body Image Scale (BIS): psychometric properties i...
Moreira, H; Silva, S; Marques, A; Canavarro, MCPURPOSE: The aim of this study was to analyse the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version of the body image scale (BIS; Hopwood, P., Fletcher, I., Lee, A., Al Ghazal, S., 2001. A body image scale for use with cancer patients. European Journal of Cancer, 37, 189-197). This is a brief and psychometric robust measure of body image for use with cancer patients, independently of age, cancer type, treatment...