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HEALTH is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancement in human health. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for physicians, health researchers and academics all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in health related problems. All manuscripts mu…
Joshua H. West, Cameron Lister, Jayne A. Perry, Jessica Lyn Church, David L. Vance
Objective: To identify the extent to which YouTube.com videos targeting prescription drug abuse include health behavior theory in their content and design. Methods: This study used a content analysis of 209 YouTube.com videos. Coders used an established theor…
Bhaskar Purohit
The health inequities remain high in India with government and private health expenditures clearly favoring the rich, urban population and organized sector workers and the Out Of Pocket (OOP) spending as high as 80%, afflicting the poor in the worst manner. T…
Behnaz Salehiforouz, Ali Akbar Malekirad, Mohammad Abdollahi, Kobra Rahzani, Sara Mostafalou
Coke oven factories are one of the main emitting sources of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)s which have been identified as highly carcinogenic chemicals by IARC. Induction of oxidative stress and following disrupting pathways has been repeatedly report…
Michiyo Ando, Sayoko Ito
The present study examined the potential of Mindfulness Art Therapy Short version on mood of healthy people. The Mindfulness Art Therapy Short version consisted of two sessions and included factors of both mindfulness and art therapy. The Art Therapy alone co…
Fatemeh Shobeiri, Mansour Nazari
Objectives: This study aimed to assess clinical, microbial changes in IUD users and other contraceptive methods in referent to urban health centers in Hamadan city, Iran. Methods: Detailed history and gynecological examination were conducted on women (IUD use…
Zeynab Sheybani Asl, Ali Akbar Malekirad, Mohammad Abdollahi, Alireza Bakhshipour, Hajar Akbari Dastjerdi, Sara Mostafalou, Razieh Yousef Poor
The prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) as a metabolic disorder affecting the liver function is rapidly increasing and there is a need to develop new and more efficient treatment. This study was designed to evaluate the protective effect of…
Patricia A. Metcalf, Robert R. K. Scragg, Rod T. Jackson
Previous studies show that diet quality varies by socioeconomic gradient. We compared the influence of individual- and area-level socioeconomic characteristics on food choice behavior and dietary nutrient intakes in a cross-sectional survey. Daily nutrient in…
Daniela Alves Silva, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini, Juliana Faria de Novaes, Ricardo Henrique Silva Santos, Silvia Eloiza Priore
This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of dyslipidemias and related factors, in Brazilian adolescents from rural and urban areas. This is a cross-sectional study with 182 adolescents aged 10 to 13 years, students, residing in the rural and urban area of…
Ana M. Masoni, Inés Menoyo, Roberto Bocanera, Stella M. Pezzotto, Mario E. Morosano
Given the relevance of vitamin D in calcium metabolism homeostatic control, as well as its role as differentiation and cell proliferation modulator, it is important to study its circulating level in patients considered at risk, in order to develop prevention…
Jerssika Karla Sobreira da Silva, Fernanda Jorge Guimarães, Jaqueline Galdino Albuquerque Perrelli, Zailde Carvalho dos Santos, Lorita Marlena Freitag Pagliuca
The alcohol abuse is associated with a wide range of social, health and legal problems to analyze the pattern of alcohol consumption of users of a Family Health Unit. A descriptive, cross-sectional study with a quantitative approach, conducted with 207 users…
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