Health sciences topic list of research papers
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Malaria risk factor assessment using active and passive surveillance data from Aceh Besar, Indonesia, a low endemic, malaria elimination setting with Plasmodium knowlesi, Plasmodium vivax, and Plasmodium falciparum2016 / Herdiana Herdiana, Chris Cotter, Farah N. Coutrier, Iska Zarlinda, Brittany W. Zelman, et al.
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Changes over time in mental well-being, fruit and vegetable consumption and physical activity in a community-based lifestyle intervention: a before and after study
Abstract Objectives There is a theoretical basis for believing that healthy lifestyle interventions can improve mental well-being and evidence to show that mental well-being is protective of future health. This study contributes to ...
2017 / R. Johnson, W. Robertson, M. Towey, S. Stewart-Brown, A. Clarke -
The knowledge, attitude and practices of male sports participants to sports-related dental trauma in Khobar and Dammam, Saudi Arabia – A pilot survey
Abstract The risk of dental trauma may increase during sports participation. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the knowledge, attitude, and practices of sports participants concerning sports-related dental trauma and associated...
2016 / Ibrahim Al-Arfaj, Ahmad Al-Shammari, Turki Al-Subai, Ghanim Al-Absi, Mohammad AlJaffari, et al. -
The annual Hajj pilgrimage—minimizing the risk of ill health in pilgrims from Europe and opportunity for driving the best prevention and health promotion guidelines
Summary Mass gatherings at religious events can pose major public health challenges, particularly the transmission of infectious diseases. Every year the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) hosts the Hajj pilgrimage, the largest gathering held on an...
2016 / Shuja Shafi, Osman Dar, Mishal Khan, Minal Khan, Esam I. Azhar, et al. -
Neutrophil Counts and Initial Presentation of 12 Cardiovascular Diseases
Abstract Background Neutrophil counts are a ubiquitous measure of inflammation, but previous studies on their association with cardiovascular disease (CVD) were limited by small numbers of patients or a narrow range of endpoints. ...
2017 / Anoop Dinesh Shah, Spiros Denaxas, Owen Nicholas, Aroon D. Hingorani, Harry Hemingway -
LBW and IUGR temporal trend in 4 population-based birth cohorts: the role of economic inequality2016 / Ana D. I. Sadovsky, Alicia Matijasevich, Iná S. Santos, Fernando C. Barros, Angelica E. Miranda, et al.
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Five-year trends in epidemiology and prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission, St. Petersburg, Russia: results from perinatal HIV surveillance2011 / Dmitry M Kissin, Michele G Mandel, Natalia Akatova, Nikolay A Belyakov, Aza G Rakhmanova, et al.
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Efficacy of a new technique – INtubate-RECruit-SURfactant-Extubate – “IN-REC-SUR-E” – in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial2016 / Giovanni Vento, Roberta Pastorino, Luca Boni, Francesco Cota, Virgilio Carnielli, et al.
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A randomized, controlled trial of a multi-modal exercise intervention in Huntington’s disease
Abstract Introduction This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility and benefit of a structured exercise intervention in people with Huntington’s Disease (HD). Methods ...
2016 / Lori Quinn, Katy Hamana, Mark Kelson, Helen Dawes, Johnny Collett, et al. -
Cross-sectional associations of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in older men
Abstract This study investigated associations between objectively measured physical activity (PA) with sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity in older British men. Participants were men aged 70–92years (n=1286) recruited from UK Primary Care Centres....
2016 / Daniel A. Aggio, Claudio Sartini, Olia Papacosta, Lucy T. Lennon, Sarah Ash, et al. -
Population Pharmacokinetics of Methylphenidate in Healthy Adults Emphasizing Novel and Known Effects of Several Carboxylesterase 1 (CES1 ) Variants2016 / YK Lyauk, C Stage, TK Bergmann, L Ferrero-Milliani, D Bjerre, et al.
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Uretroplastia término-terminal para el tratamiento primario de la estenosis de uretra: experiencia del Hospital General Dr. Manuel Gea González
Resumen Antecedentes La estenosis uretral es una enfermedad urológica, con una morbilidad significativa. La uretrotomía interna de visión directa (UIVD) se utiliza para la mayoría de los casos en los Estados Unidos, sin embargo la...
2016 / L. Trujillo Ortiz, G. Garza-Sainz, E. Mayorga-Gómez, V. Osornio-Sánchez, V. Cornejo-Davila, et al. -
Evaluation of body mass index as a prognostic factor in osteoarthrosis of the knee
Abstract Objective To evaluate the relationship between patients’ body mass index (BMI) and the degree of radiographic severity of knee osteoarthrosis. Method 117...
2016 / Fabrício Bolpato Loures, Rogério Franco de Araújo Góes, Pedro José Labronici, João Maurício Barretto, Beni Olej -
Dermatophytosis in donkeys (Equus asinus) due to Microsporum racemosum, an unusual geophilic agent
Abstract Reports about ringworm in donkeys are scanty and refer to zoonotic agents such as Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Trichophyton verrucosum. Seventeen Asino Amiatina donkeys semi-extensively farmed in paddocks showed alopecic nummular,...
2016 / Simona Nardoni, Guido Rocchigiani, Roberto Amerigo Papini, Vincenzo Veneziano, Giovanni Brajon, et al. -
Subclinical Plasmodium falciparum infections act as year-round reservoir for malaria in the hypoendemic Chittagong Hill districts of Bangladesh
Summary Objectives An analysis of the risk factors and seasonal and spatial distribution of individuals with subclinical malaria in hypoendemic Bangladesh was performed. Methods ...
2016 / Kerry L. Shannon, Wasif A. Khan, David A. Sack, M. Shafiul Alam, Sabeena Ahmed, et al. -
Provision of Chronic Disease Preventive Care in Community Substance Use Services: Client and Clinician Report
Abstract Introduction People with substance use problems have a higher prevalence of modifiable health risk behaviors. Routine clinician provision of preventive care may be effective in reducing such health behaviors. This study...
2016 / Danika Tremain, Megan Freund, Paula Wye, Luke Wolfenden, Jenny Bowman, et al. -
Relationship between birth weight, maternal smoking during pregnancy and childhood and adolescent lung function: A path analysis
Abstract Background Low birth weight and gestational maternal smoking have been linked with reduced lung function in children in many cross sectional studies. However, these associations have not yet been assessed with repeated...
2016 / Pallavi Balte, Wilfried Karmaus, Graham Roberts, Ramesh Kurukulaaratchy, Frances Mitchell, et al. -
Effects of Tai Chi on telomerase activity and gerotranscendence in middle aged and elderly adults in Chinese society
Abstract Introduction Telomeres are DNA protein structures at the end of chromosomes and are linked to the physical aging process. The improvement of quality of life is closely associated with aerobic exercise, and the dynamic...
2016 / Gong-xiang Duan, Ke Wang, Yin-hua Su, Shuang-yang Tang, Hong-li Jia, et al. -
Drinks containing anthocyanin-rich blackcurrant extract decrease postprandial blood glucose, insulin and incretin concentrations
Abstract Blackcurrants are rich in polyphenolic glycosides called anthocyanins, which may inhibit postprandial glycemia. The aim was to determine the dose-dependent effects of blackcurrant extract on postprandial glycemia. Men and postmenopausal...
2016 / Monica L. Castro-Acosta, Leanne Smith, Rosalind J. Miller, Danielle I. McCarthy, Jonathan A. Farrimond, et al. -
Evaluating the impact of a national naloxone programme on ambulance attendance at overdose incidents: a controlled time-series analysis2016 / Andrew McAuley, Janet Bouttell, Lee Barnsdale, Daniel Mackay, Jim Lewsey, et al.