Public health worldwide
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Female gynecological cancers represent a serious public health problem, with 1,398,601 new diagnoses and 671,875 deaths per year worldwide. Antipsychotics are often used in psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and major depression. It is estimated that the prescription of these drugs is linked to 1,800 deaths a year in the United States, but their association with cancer remains controversial.
10p vikoch 27-06-2024 1 1 Download
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections is an important public health problem worldwide and closely affect extrahepatic cancer. Several recent studies have investigated the relationship between HBV infection and head and neck cancer (HNC), but their findings were inconsistent.In order to address the limitations of small sample sizes, we conducted a meta-analysis to assess the association between HBV and HNC.
10p vikoch 27-06-2024 2 1 Download
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an aggressive tumor of the gastrointestinal tract, which is a major public health concern worldwide. Despite numerous studies, the precise mechanism of metastasis behind its progression remains elusive.
16p vikoch 27-06-2024 2 1 Download
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Ebook "Foodborne parasites (Second edition)" covers the parasites most associated with foodborne transmission and therefore of greatest global public health relevance. The volume examines protozoa and their subgroups: the amoeba, coccidia, flagellates and ciliates. Chapters also address Trypanosoma cruzi, recently recognized as an emerging foodborne protozoan. The helminth section is expanded to cover teniasis, cysticercosis, hydatidosis, and the trematodes and nematodes including Angiostrongylus, which is present worldwide.
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Pathogen whole genome sequencing (WGS) is being incorporated into public health surveillance and disease control systems worldwide and has the potential to make significant contributions to infectious disease surveillance, outbreak investigation and infection prevention and control.
11p vibransone 28-03-2024 3 2 Download
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Tuberculosis continues to be a worldwide public health problem. Despite the noted gradual decline in tuberculosis case rates in the UK, clinicians should still be aware of these unusual presentations.
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Public health systems in both industrialized and undeveloped countries continue to struggle with the worldwide problem of breast cancer. In sub-Saharan African countries, notably Ethiopia, it is the form of cancer that strikes women the most commonly. Despite the extreme difficulties, the causes of mortality in Ethiopia have not yet been identified. In addition, little study has been done in this area.
13p vileonardodavinci 23-12-2023 3 2 Download
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Part 1 book "Bovine tuberculosis" includes content: Bovine tuberculosis - worldwide picture; mycobacterium bovis as the causal agent of human tuberculosis - public health implications; economics of bovine tuberculosis - a one health issue; the epidemiology of mycobacterium bovis infection in cattle; mycobacterium bovis molecular typing and surveillance; bovine tuberculosis in other domestic species; role of wildlife in the epidemiology of mycobacterium bovis.
120p muasambanhan01 11-12-2023 7 2 Download
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Part 1 book "Dog parasites endangering human health" includes content: Introduction, the zoonotic dog roundworm toxocara canis, a worldwide burden of public health, canine leishmaniosis, the challenges with canine giardia, dogs and their role in the eco epidemiology of chagas disease, echinococcus species - tiny tapeworms; an update on the status of hydatidosis echinococcosis in domestic animals, wildlife and humans in Australia.
146p oursky06 17-10-2023 3 1 Download
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Cervical cancer is a public health problem. It is one of the leading causes of death in women worldwide and the second leading cause of female cancer-related deaths. Cervical cancer screening enables the detection of abnormal cervical cells, including precancerous cervical lesions, as well as early-stage cervical cancer.
12p visharma 20-10-2023 3 2 Download
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Pancreatic cancer poses a serious medical problem worldwide. Countries in the Western Pacifc Region are facing public health challenges from cancer. This study assesses the time trends of pancreatic cancer mortality in the Western Pacifc Region from 1990 to 2019 and predicts its trend to 2044.
13p vioracle 29-09-2023 3 2 Download
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Public health surveillance programs worldwide implement a variety of case-finding strategies, and many rely at least in part on International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-based diagnostic codes in administrative and clinical databases.
10p visteverogers 24-06-2023 5 2 Download
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Injury is one of the major causes of death and illness among children and adolescents worldwide. We sought to investigate the prevalence of serious injury and its associated factors among in-school adolescents in eight countries in sub-Saharan Africa.
8p viferrari 28-11-2022 10 2 Download
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Coexisting Forms of Malnutrition (CFM) refers to the presence of more than one type of nutritional disorder in an individual. Worldwide, CFM affects more than half of all malnourished children, and compared to standalone forms of malnutrition, CFM is associated with a higher risk of illness and death.
23p viferrari 28-11-2022 12 2 Download
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Hypertensive heart disease (HHD) is a major public health issue worldwide. We analyzed the global, regional, and national burden of HHD between the years 1990 and 2019 in relation to age, gender, and socioeconomic factors.
10p viferrari 28-11-2022 5 2 Download
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Early childhood overweight and obesity is a growing public health concern worldwide. Few recent studies have addressed how time trends varied by sociodemographic characteristics at the regional level using large and high-quality data. This study determines how time trends vary in the prevalence of early childhood overweight and obesity by age, gender, and migration background at the regional level.
8p viferrari 28-11-2022 6 3 Download
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In Rwanda, cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the third leading cause of death, and hence constitute an important public health issue. Worldwide, most CVDs are due to lifestyle and preventable risk factors.
14p viferrari 28-11-2022 9 2 Download
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Diabetes as a leading cause of death imposes a heavy burden on health systems worldwide. This study investigated the trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of diabetes among Iranian population aged 25 to 65 years over 12 years (2004-2016).
12p viferrari 28-11-2022 12 2 Download
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Infertility has troubled millions of people worldwide while always being an ignored issue. The high cost of treatment or lack of services placed a barrier to the alleviation of infertility status. Governments play a significant role to promote infertility-related policies for better access to infertility services and comprehensive supports for infertile people.
11p viferrari 28-11-2022 8 2 Download
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Within the past two decades, Ethiopia has achieved one of the fastest reductions of open defecation worldwide. This change can be attributed to the implementation of a national sanitation strategy that focused on facilitating community demand for latrine adoption and use of basic self-constructed latrines but less on other preconditions of hygienic sanitation.
15p viferrari 28-11-2022 13 2 Download