People with HIV are twice as likely to engage in heavy alcohol use and two to three times more likely to meet criteria for an alcohol use disorder in their lifetime than the general population . Heavy alcohol use not only promotes the transmission of HIV through sexual risk-taking behavior and nonadherence to antiretroviral therapy , but […]
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The types of hypokalemic RTAs are differentiated by examining the potential of hydrogen of the patient’s urine
The patient stated she had attempted to stand up from a seated position when she “felt like [she] was going to pass out.” The patient called 911 for assistance. On further discussion, the patient revealed she had experienced one similar episode of weakness earlier in the year, but this had resolved spontaneously and was not […]
Evidence suggests that about 40% of cellular N-acyl PEs are found on the neuronal plasmalemma
These indications are relevant, but they are open nevertheless to several possible objections. For example, although endogenous cannabimimetic compounds exist, it is conceivable that they may never engage cannabinoid receptors under physiological conditions. Indeed, if these receptors were constitutively active in the absence of agonist, as suggested by studies with heterologous expression models , there […]
We abstracted EHR data to examine appointment adherence as a proxy for engagement in care
For participants who consented to having data abstracted from their electronic health record , we abstracted HIV viral load and CD4 counts. Data were abstracted only if the person had had a test within the past year, and the most recent test result was used. Viral load was dichotomized as detectable or undetectable . For […]
EI has been known to cause a spectrum of neuropsychological and psychiatric disorders
Participants returned for follow-up measures and cotinine testing 6 and 12 months after baseline. Study incentives were $30 for the baseline, $35 for the 6-month, and $40 for the 12-month follow-up visits.Cessation information and local treatment options were provided. The research design and study procedures were approved by the University of California, San Francisco Institutional […]
People with problematic substance use may also be at elevated risk for depressive symptoms
Ethnicity or ethnic identity is not some immutable sense of one’s identity but rather something produced through the performance of socially and culturally determined boundaries . Hence, individuals are not passive recipients of acquired cultures but instead active agents who constantly construct and negotiate their ethnic identities within given social structural conditions . In spite […]
The majority of current vapers reported that the vapes they used contained nicotine
Therefore, buprenorphine use could not be included as part of the inclusion criteria for the “picking up medications” outcome. Eighth, the outcome assessed in this study was self-reported service avoidance; self-report may not be reliable, or subject to differences in interpretation of the question. Finally, no hypothesis was specified a priori about which risk factors […]
We saw clear evidence that physical community can improve a WLHIV’s health behaviors
These guides were designed to help us understand any changes in our variables of interest and how they influenced self-management behaviors.Data analysis of the qualitative and quantitative data occurred at the same time, but were not integrated until both types of data were analyzed. In analyzing the quantitative data, we first assessed the distribution of […]
Episodes of cutting may be situational or habitual
Having examined the cutting experience of six among the 27 youths who narrated cutting and/or self-harm, it is evident that each has a highly distinctive profile while often invoking common themes of family relations and bodily experience, and we shall elaborate shortly a characteristic problematic of agency. Are these youths typical in any way, and if so […]
There are multiple risk factors for development of CDI other than antibiotic exposure
While this supports provider concerns over an increase in antibiotic utilization, hospital CDI rates actually decreased by a mean of 5.5 nosocomial infections per 10,000 patient hours during the study period. Although some practitioners may feel some relief knowing that this study failed to find a CDI epidemic as the result of an overall protocol […]