Smoking near hospital entrances occurs frequently despite smoke-free policies, resulting in multiple issues including second-hand smoke exposure (SHS) to vulnerable populations. Primary scho...
The purpose of this study was to develop an erectile dysfunction (ED) risk assessment tool suitable for the general population. Based on an ED network survey of the general adult male popula...
Prevalence of COPD lower than expected in one study The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was lower than expected in a pooled analysis involving more than 11,000 ...
There has been growing scientific evidence in recent years that bipolar disorder (BD) is associated with alterations in the kynurenine (KYN) pathway. However, many of these studies have been...
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for COVID-19 pneumonia, a pandemic that precipitates huge pressures on the world's social and economic systems...
Patients addicted to alcohol or drug often have additional unhealthy lifestyles, adding to the high mortality and morbidity in this patient group. Therefore, it is important to consider life...
Children's respiratory health are particularly vulnerable to outdoor air pollution, but evidence is lacking on the very acute effects of air pollution on the risk of acute upper respiratory ...
The use of the Asian tobacco waterpipe (TWP) in the Lao People's Democratic Republic represents a potential communal source of infectious disease. This practice of smoking can lead to weaken...
To evaluate the association of the type D personality and the level of coronary arteries calcification in population-based sample.1595 residents aged 25 to 64 years were recruited in a obse...
We use longitudinal data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey, covering the years 1997-2011, to estimate the effect of a diabetes diagnosis on an economic outcome (employment probabili...
Seat belt use can significantly reduce fatalities in motor vehicle crashes (Kahane, 2000). Nevertheless, the current U.S. seat belt use rate of 89.6% (Enriquez & Pickrell, 2019) indicate...
Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) is a metastasised malignancy with no identifiable primary tumour origin. Despite the frequent occurrence and bleak prognosis of CUP, research into its aetiolo...
Rumora L, Hlapčić I, Hulina-Tomašković A, Somborac-Bačura A, Bosnar M, Grdić Rajković M. Pathogen-associated molecular patterns and extracellular Hsp70 interplay in NLRP3 inflammasome...
The relationship between marijuana use and markers of chronic lung disease in people living with HIV (PLWH) is poorly understood.We performed a cross-sectional analysis of the Examinations o...
In our previous breast cancer case control study in Hispanics, we found 14 metabolites whose levels differed between cases and controls. To validate the results, we carried out a nested case...
Maintenance of lung function is an often underappreciated, yet critical component of healthy aging. Given the unprecedented shift in the average age of Canadians over the next half century, ...
Non-communicable diseases from unhealthy lifestyles account for most preventable deaths in the UK. Physiotherapy training now includes Health Promotion (HP) for the reduction of unhealthy li...
Cancer as a genetic disease is by now well recognized. Genomic analysis of cancer cells, therefore, has greatly enhanced our ability to identify genetic alterations associated with various c...
Rivastigmine is an acetylcholine esterase inhibitor which is commonly used as therapy for dementia in Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease (PD). Recently, a randomized controlled tria...
The present comprehensive review aims to show the full extent of what is known to date and provide a more thorough view on the effects of SARS-CoV2 in pregnancy. Between March 29 and Ma...
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