Academic Articles & Research Papers

Early Stage Risk Identification and Governance of Major Emerging Infectious Diseases: A Double-Case Study Based on the Chinese Context

Xuefeng Li,1,2 Hui Jiang,1 Xiaoyu Liang1 1School of Engineering Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Public Policy and Management, University of Chinese Academy of Scien...

A Model to Predict Heart Disease Treatment Using Data Mining

Background and Aim: Nowadays heart disease is very common and is a major cause of mortality. Proper and early diagnosis of this disease is very important. Diagnostic methods and treatments of the disease are so expensive and have many side ...

Prevalence of comorbid depression and associated factors among hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Hunan, China

Abstract Background Depression and diabetes are major health challenges, with heavy economic social burden, and comorbid depression in diabetes could lead to a wide range of poor health outcomes. Although many descriptive studies have highl...

Independent association of general and central adiposity with risk of gallstone disease: observational and genetic analyses

BackgroundGeneral obesity is a well-established risk factor for gallstone disease (GSD), but whether central obesity contributes additional independent risk remains controversial. We aimed to comprehensively clarify the effect of body fat d...

Living standard and access to tetanus toxoid immunization among women in Bangladesh

Abstract Background Although Bangladesh has an impressive track record in the reduction of maternal and child mortality, tetanus, a dreadful disease, impedes the way to achieve Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) in this respect. Sufficient ...

Symptom clusters and core symptoms of Chinese patients with lung cancer: a cross-sectional study

Background: Chinese lung cancer patients experience various cancer-related symptoms during the course of disease, which usually occur as symptom clusters, leading to heavy symptom burden and low quality of life. Identifying symptom cluster ...

Korean Red Ginseng exhibits no significant adverse effect on disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study

Background: Panax ginseng is a well-known immune modulator, and there is concern that its immune-enhancing effects may negatively affect patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) by worsening symptoms or increasing the risk of adverse effects...

Snakebite epidemiology and health-seeking behavior in fringe communities of the Kakum Conservation Area in Ghana.

Experimental Physiology Special Issue: New approaches for old diseases.

Epidemiological characteristics of injury mortality in Guangdong Province, China, 2015

Abstract Background As the fourth leading cause of death, injury is an important public health concern in Guangdong Province, China. The epidemiological characteristics of injury mortality is changing along with the social development. This...

A prospective cohort study examining exposure to incarceration and cardiovascular disease (Justice-Involved Individuals Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology – JUSTICE study): a protocol paper

Abstract Background People who have been incarcerated have high rates of cardiovascular risk factors, such as hypertension and smoking, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of hospitalizations and mortality in this population...

Methodological framework to identify possible adverse drug reactions using population-based administrative data [v1; ref status: indexed, http://f1000r.es/3ys]

Purpose: We present a framework for detecting possible adverse drug reactions (ADRs) using the Utah Medicaid administrative data. We examined four classes of ADRs associated with treatment of dementia by acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (ACh...

Religion as a Social Determinant of Public Health

Abstract Religious institutions and public health institutions seek to improve the well-being of their communities, many times with aligned interests but occasionally at odds with each other. This book explores for the first time the inters...

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...

Rethinking the Meaning of Public Health

Public health is a dynamic field. Outbreaks of new diseases, as well as changing patterns of population growth, economic development, and lifestyle trends all may threaten public health and thus demand a public health response. As the pract...

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...

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...

Correction: Dutch participatory surveillance framework for evaluating evolutionary changes on SARS-CoV-2 affecting rapid diagnostic test sensitivity in 2022 − 2023

Public Health Communication

Contents: Preface. Introduction. R. Hornik, Public Health Communication: Making Sense of Contradictory Evidence. Part I: Deliberate Trials. J.K. Worden, B.S. Flynn, Using Mass Media to Prevent Cigarette Smoking. P. Palmgreen, L. Donohew, E....