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We analyzed self-reported computer use, demographic variables, psychosocial variables, and health and well-being variables collected from 460 ethnically diverse, community-dwelling elders to investigate the relationship computer use has with demographics, well-being, and other key psychosocial varia...
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PMID: 22046718
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Large disparities exist between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal Canadians in both obesity and socio-economic status (SES). The purpose of this paper was to assess associations between obesity and three indicators of SES - employment, education and income - in conjunction with demographic and lifestyle...
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PMID: 21913580
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Participation in physical activity (PA) and healthy nutrition are important factors that affects muscle and bone strength and the resultant functioning in the activities of daily living (ADL) skills including the overall quality of life (QoL) of geriatric individuals. However, the relationships betwe...
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PMID: 21913535
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We have restudied the same cohort to see if that workforce survey was a good predictor of outcome. Seventy (51%) of 138 surveys were completed in 2009 compared with 100 (80%) of 138 in the 2002 survey. Eighty percent of the 2002 respondents planned consultant positions in New Zealand. We found 64% o...
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PMID: 21970144
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Our study suggests that continuing medical education and training courses on guidelines for hypertension management should be arranged for PHC physicians in Aseer....
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PMID: 21912023
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Despite advances in the management of cardiovascular diseases, the incidence of cardiovascular diseases is increasing both in developed and developing world. This phenomenon is associated with the worldwide pandemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes; both are related to the life style o...
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PMID: 21835741
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To describe how Medical Benefits Schedule (MBS) chronic disease (CD) item claims vary by sociodemographic and health characteristics in people with heart disease, asthma or diabetes.
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PMID: 21843123
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Fruit and vegetable intake has been associated with lower risk for cardiovascular risk factors and disease, but data on heart failure are sparse and inconsistent. The association of plasma vitamin C, a biomarker reflecting fruit and vegetable intake, with heart failure has not been studied.
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PMID: 21835284
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The development and implementation of a dedicated orthopedic trauma operating room (OTOR) that is used for the treatment of orthopedic trauma patients has changed and improved the practice of orthopedic trauma surgery. Advantages noted with OTOR implementation include improvements in morbidity and co...
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PMID: 21825952
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This study is the first nationwide population survey to explore the association between speed of eating and degree of obesity. The objective was to cross-sectionally examine the relationship between self-reported speed of eating and body mass index (BMI; calculated as kg/m(2)) in a n...
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PMID: 21802566
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We aimed to identify major dietary patterns and to evaluate the association between these patterns and body mass index (calculated as kg/m(2)) in a Korean population. Typical dietary intake was assessed using a food frequency questionnaire in a cross-sectional study of 1,118 subjects aged 30 to 70 y...
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PMID: 21802564
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We ought to better understand these pleiotropic effects for the most effective treatments of hypertension and its complications....
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PMID: 21928691
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Emi Morita,
Nobuyuki Hamajima,
Asahi Hishida,
Kyoko Aoyama,
Rieko Okada,
Sayo Kawai,
Koutaro Tomita,
Sayaka Kuriki,
Takashi Tamura,
Mariko Naito,
Takaaki Kondo,
Jun Ueyama,
Akiko Kimata,
Kanami Yamamoto,
Yoko Hori,
Junko Hoshinos,
Ritsuko Hamamotos,
Sanae Tsukamoto,
Joji Onishi,
Shoichi Hagikura,
Hisao Naito,
Satoshi Hibi,
Yoshinori Ito and
Kenji Wakai
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The Japan Multi-Institutional Collaborative Cohort Study (J-MICC Study) is a long-term cohort study to investigate the interactions among genotypes, lifestyles, and lifestyle-related diseases, especially cancer. This article reports the outline of the baseline survey of the Daiko Stu...
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PMID: 21928700
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Participants in walking (P=.05), light (P=.04), and combination treatment (P=.01) had significantly greater improvements in total wake time at posttest (effect size 0.51-0.63) than controls but no significant improvement on the SDI. Moderate effect size improvements in actigraphic sleep percentage w...
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PMID: 21797835
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We hypothesized that lifestyle exposure to tobacco smoke, whether through active smoking or by inadvertent exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke, would result in higher detectable levels of nasal NO (nNO) than are found in well-documented nonsmokers.
Nasal NO measurements were obtaine...
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PMID: 21859054
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Dyslipidemia is frequently found in association with obesity. Obesity-related dyslipidemia is characterized by elevated triglycerides, elevated VLDL, increased apo-B, decreased HDL cholesterol and increased small dense LDL particles. This combination of lipid abnormalities is particularly atherogenic...
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PMID: 21848021
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Erectile dysfunction is a common health problem affecting the quality of life of men of all ages. The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of and significant risk factors for erectile dysfunction among men of all nationalities attending primary health care centres in Qatar for any reason. Res...
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PMID: 21972482
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Even if youths are generally perceived to be healthy, adolescent years are associated with significant morbidity. Screening and counselling programmes seem to be cost-effective but adolescents prefer to rely on health care services for the treatment of diagnosed diseases or injuries rather than for p...
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PMID: 21681162
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Little is known about factors associated with treatment initiation in overweight and obese adolescents. This study investigated parent-reported adolescent demographic, adolescent health, and parent motivation factors associated with initiation of a family-based adolescent overweight...
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PMID: 21151019
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Coronary artery disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Nepal, however, there are very few published reports of prevalence of various risk factors for coronary artery disease in the community from Nepal.
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PMID: 21751607
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Only one half of Americans have their blood pressure controlled, and there are significant racial differences in blood pressure control. The goal of this study was to examine the effectiveness of 2 patient-directed interventions designed to improve blood pressure control within white...
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PMID: 21531237
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Effective prescription medications are available to treat menopausal symptoms. However, due to adverse effects and risks associated with use, many women are seeking complementary and alternative options to treat their symptoms. Nonpharmacological options for the management of menopausal symptoms are...
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PMID: 21597545
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Dry skin conditions are often not considered important by health professionals, and as a consequence treatments are frequently under-prescribed. As a result of this, problems with untreated dry skin can lead to a variety of issues. Conditions such as pruritus and ichthyosis vulgaris can be distressin...
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PMID: 21642925
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We identify methods for translating the success achieved in clinical trials to the community with regard to the prevention of diabetes and cardiometabolic risk. Future research needs are also highlighted. The overall goal is to foster an increased understanding of the prominent role of primary preve...
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PMID: 21519322
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There was a strong relation between cataract risk and diet group, with a progressive decrease in risk of cataract in high meat eaters to low meat eaters, fish eaters (participants who ate fish but not meat), vegetarians, and vegans. After multivariable adjustment, incidence rate ratios (95% CIs) for...
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PMID: 21430115
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To investigate the relationship between salt intake and salty taste and risk of gastric cancer.
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PMID: 21528086
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We measured CAVI and examined blood samples to define metabolic syndrome according to the International Diabetes Federation criteria. CAVI in the subjects with abnormal waist circumference was significantly higher than that obtained in the normal subjects (P ...
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PMID: 21091187
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Chandrakanth C Are,
Hugh A HA Stoddard,
Francesco F Prete,
Song S Tianqiang,
Lindsay M LM Northam,
Sharon S Chan,
Janet J Lee,
Pankaj P Jani,
Mladjan M Protic,
S S Venkateshwarulu,
Abeezar A Sarela and
Jon S JS Thompson
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: Our study suggested the level of interest for general surgery may depend on the sex and the location of the student. Further comparison studies may suggest means to stimulate student interest in the field.
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PMID: 21457938
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The present study was designed to assess the impact of intensive and repetitive nutrition education and lifestyle interventions on insulin resistance, β-cell function, disposition index (DI), and subclinical inflammation in Asian Indian adolescents (15-17 years) residing in North In...
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PMID: 21118028
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Changes in sexual behaviour over time have resulted in more frequent relationship break-ups, which carry specific sexual health challenges that we aim to explore in this study.
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PMID: 21281097
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Lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) has been proposed as a biomarker of risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD).
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PMID: 21476960
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Significant lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are very common in men over age 50. It is appropriate for the primary care physician to perform the work up to confirm that benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is causing the LUTS. If the physician determines that the patient has moderate symptoms (an In...
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PMID: 21501546
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To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of asymptomatic peptic ulcer disease (PUD) in a general Taiwanese population.
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PMID: 21448426
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This study sought to determine the relation between and discriminative capability of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A(2) (Lp-PLA(2)) and coronary heart disease (CHD) in a large population of disease-free women.
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PMID: 21392606
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The prevalence of the risk factors and the risk of cardiac failure are both increasing in China. This might be the consequence of the changes of the life conditions (emigration to the urban areas, changes in the diet and life style, lack of physical exercise, etc.). The wide range of...
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PMID: 21681670
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Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasingly recognized cause of liver disease worldwide. With obesity being a universally important risk factor, NAFLD is now receiving greater attention as a public health issue, and the burden of NAFLD is expected to increase in years...
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PMID: 21412139
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BACKGROUND: Depression is associated with increased physical morbidity and overall mortality. The results of a previous investigation on the relationship of the metabolic syndrome and its single components with coronary heart disease, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and all-cause morta...
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PMID: 21448104
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We do not have a clear answer to these questions. We just know that a development of cancer depends on certain internal predispositions as well as external conditions. We are unable to change our genetic predisposition but we are able, to some extent, influence the intensity of external factors. Thi...
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PMID: 21495408
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Healthy habits are best learned at a young age. To prevent our kids from becoming statistics--one of the one in three adults expected to have diabetes by 2050--promoting health and helping children adopt and sustain healthy habits is something that should be on every school's list of...
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PMID: 21446310
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Two studies examined the effects of self-categorization on people's orientation towards health. In Study 1, making salient a social identity which did not advocate a positive orientation towards health led group members to report weaker intentions to engage in health promotion behaviours in the futur...
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PMID: 21366615
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Despite being home to the most remote GP practices in the UK, the Highlands and Islands GPST programme offers its trainees limited opportunity to gain experience in remote general practice. In an attempt to remedy this situation, a pilot of short remote placements was carried out in...
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PMID: 21439139
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