Academic Articles & Research Papers

Physical Activity and Public Health

OBJECTIVE: To encourage increased participation in physical activity among Americans of all ages by issuing a public health recommendation on the types and amounts of physical activity needed for health promotion and disease prevention. PAR...

Physical Activity and Public Health

In 1995 the American College of Sports Medicine and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published national guidelines on Physical Activity and Public Health.The Committee on Exercise and Cardiac Rehabilitation of the American Hea...

EmergingAeromonasSpecies Infections and Their Significance in Public Health

Aeromonas species are ubiquitous bacteria in terrestrial and aquatic milieus. They are becoming renowned as enteric pathogens of serious public health concern as they acquire a number of virulence determinants that are linked with human dis...

Decision-Making on First-Line Treatment Alternatives in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to Elicit Stakeholders' Preferences in Italy.

Support for mask use as a COVID-19 public health measure among a large sample of Canadian secondary school students

Abstract Background Youth voice has been largely absent from deliberations regarding public health measures intended to prevent SARS-CoV-2 transmission, despite being one of the populations most impacted by school-based policies. To inform ...

Protocol to evaluate sequential electronic health record-based strategies to increase genetic testing for breast and ovarian cancer risk across diverse patient populations in gynecology practices

Abstract Background Germline genetic testing is recommended by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) for individuals including, but not limited to, those with a personal history of ovarian cancer, young-onset (...

The Evolution of Phytochemical and Medicinal Plant Research in Chile: Status, Opportunities, and Challenges

Background: The global use of herbal medicines and research on plant bioactive compounds have steadily increased. In Chile, this growth is linked to ethnobotanical knowledge and advances in phytochemistry, although gaps persist in its evolu...

Current Status of Fasciolosis of Goat in Sylhet, Bangladesh: An Integrated Morphomolecular Study

Epidemiological information and proper identification of Fasciola species present in Bangladesh are important for control. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of liver fluke infection of goats in Sylhet, Bangladesh, and ident...

Underweight, body image, and weight loss measures among adolescents in Saudi Arabia: is it a fad or is there more going on?

Background and Objective: Adolescence is considered to be a pivotal point in which optimum nutrition and eating habits are developed. Although tackling the obesity epidemic has been much discussed, addressing the issue of underweight and bo...

Genotypic Variants of Pandemic H1N1 Influenza A Viruses Isolated from Severe Acute Respiratory Infections in Ukraine during the 2015/16 Influenza Season

Human type A influenza viruses A(H1N1)pdm09 have caused seasonal epidemics of influenza since the 2009–2010 pandemic. A(H1N1)pdm09 viruses had a leading role in the severe epidemic season of 2015/16 in the Northern Hemisphere and caused a h...

Rheumatoid Arthritis and Cardiovascular Risk: Retrospective Matched-Cohort Analysis Based on the RECORD Study of the Italian Society for Rheumatology

Background: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increase in cardiovascular (CV) risk. This issue maybe not only explained by a genetic component, as well as by the traditional CV risk factors, but also by an underestimation and ...

Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health

Review of: Essentials of Epidemiology in Public Health. Ann Aschengrau and George R. Seage III. Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning, 2014, 534 pp., $111.95. ISBN: 978-1-284-02891-1...

Artificial intelligence in public health: promises, challenges, and an agenda for policy makers and public health institutions

Artificial intelligence (AI) can rapidly analyse large and complex datasets, extract tailored recommendations, support decision making, and improve the efficiency of many tasks that involve the processing of data, text, or images. As such, ...

Oxford Textbook of Public Health

SECTION 1: THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE DISCIPLINE OF PUBLIC HEALTH 1.1 The scope and concerns of public health 1.2 The history and development of public health in high-income countries 1.3 The history and development of public health in low- and...

Impact of micro-mobility-induced step reduction in healthy adults on vascular and glycemic health: A real-world investigation.

Spontaneous anastomosis of esophageal atresia without esophageal stricture formation: A case report

Introduction: Spontaneous esophago-esophageal fistulization is a reported phenomenon in cases of complex esophageal atresia, however, short and long-term complications are common, including stricture formation. Case presentation: A male twi...

The upregulated scavenger receptor CD36 is associated with the progression of nontarget lesions after stent implantation in atherosclerotic rabbits

Ruijian Li,1–3,* Sumei Cui,1–3,* Youshun Xu,4 Junhui Xing,5 Li Xue,1–3 Yuguo Chen1–3 1Department of Emergency, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, China; 2Key Laboratory of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine...

Outcomes of Peripheral Vascular Interventions in Select Patients With Lower Extremity Acute Limb Ischemia

BackgroundContemporary data on patients presenting with acute limb ischemia (ALI), who are selected for treatment with endovascular peripheral vascular interventions (PVI), are limited. Our study examined outcomes following endovascular PVI...

On the Biopolitics of Suicide

This essay critically examines the biopoliticization of suicide, challenging its framing as a public health issue which obscures its cultural and philosophical significance. Drawing from Michel Foucault’s theories of biopower, this essay ar...

Telehealth for Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Evidence Map of Effectiveness, Patient and Provider Experiences and Preferences, and Patient Engagement Strategies

Objective: The aim of this study was to systematically map evidence to inform best practices for sexual and reproductive healthcare delivered via telehealth (TeleSRH) in United States-based Title X-funded clinics. Methods: We searched three...