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Body odour is something that is very common and normal too. Even if you are someone who showers everyday, it is highly possible that there is a hint of body odour by the end of the day. This happens because you go out in the sun, you sweat, there is dirt and most importantly you …

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A new study in the medical journal Pediatrics says there has been a steady increase in the number of children and teens who visited emergency departments to get help for suicidal thoughts. Visits to the ER with suicidal thoughts increased 59 percent from 2016–17 to 2019–21, and about a quarter of those visits resulted in hospital stays. Study co-author Dr. Audrey Brewer said many of the young people who were hospitalized with suicidal thoughts had other mental health problems like anxiety, depression and substance use.

If you’re feeling anxious, depressed, or hopeless, help is available. Consider talking to a sibling, a friend’s parent, or a teacher or school counselor. You can also contact the U.S. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988, or Talk Suicide Canada by calling 1-833-456-4566.

Cut it and eat it, simple bite into it, have it as the star ingredient of your cheesecake or beautify your rich creamy chocolate cake with it. We just love consuming strawberries, don’t we? But did you know that even your skin loves strawberries? Yes, that’s exactly why strawberries are used in numerous skin care …

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The clinical objectives of this prospective, random, convenience series were:

1. Compare a novel fibre-optic pH test device (NGPOD) to gastric aspirate and pH testing for nasogastric tube (NGT) confirmation.

2. Determine if the new device reduces the need for chest radiography (chest X-ray, CXR).

Methods

Recruitment of patients over the age of 18, requiring NGT feeding.

Exclusion criteria: oesophageal gastrointestinal surgery within 3 months; all those with partial or total gastrectomy; bleeding gastric and duodenal ulcers; gastric cancer; those with oesophageal varices; those considered to be inappropriate.

The index test, NGPOD, comprises a fine, flexible fibre-optic sensor passed down the NGT, then connected to an electronic device. A green light indicates pH ≤5.5, and a red light if pH is >5.5.

The reference test is withdrawal of gastric aspirate and testing with universal pH indicator strips then comparison to a colour chart. Second-line testing is establishing NGT position by CXR or subjective clinical assessment (SCA) in intensive care unit (ICU).

Results

The analysed data set contained 174 subjects who had undergone 496 tests, 96 initial and 400 repeat NGT checks.

For all patients, NGPOD can reduce the need for CXR or SCA by 21.2%.

In ICU, NGPOD can reduce the need for CXR or SCA by 24.5%.

When performing initial tests, immediately after tube placement, NGPOD can reduce the need for CXR or SCA in 61% of patients.

With repeat testing, NGPOD can reduce the need to progress to CXR or SCA in 16% of tests.

Conclusions

The objective, yes—no result delivered by NGPOD, eliminates the subjective reading of a pH strip colour change, reducing the subjective element. The index test has the opportunity to reduce risk, improve safety and decrease the numbers of patients requiring X-ray. It, therefore, has the potential to reduce never events associated with NGT misplacement.