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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…
Qian Zhang, Dingyong Xiong, Jingjin Tian
The goal of this study was mainly to examine the impact of media violence on aggressive attitude among Chinese adolescents by using a modified STROOP task. 74 adolescents participated in this study, 37 were assigned to violent movie group and 37 were assigned…
Elena Gianchecchi, Antonino Crinò, Alessia Palma, Rosa Luciano, Valentina Perri, Doriana Fruci, Marco Cappa, Alessandra Fierabracci
Autoimmune diseases are a heterogeneous group of disorders affecting different organs and tissues whose incidence are increasing worldwide. New tools, such as genome-wide association studies, have provided evidence for new susceptibility loci and candidate ge…
Vahid Yousefi Babadi, Leyla Sadeghi, Esmaiel Amraie, Mohammad Rezaei, Ali Akbar Malekirad, Meghdad Abarghouei Nejad
Manganese is an essential metal in human that functions in many enzymes. In contrast excessive exposure to Mn results in neurotoxicity. Accumulation of manganese damages central nervous system and causes Parkinson disease like syndrome called manganism. Mn ne…
Ntombizodumo Mkwanazi, Tamsen Rochat, Bronwyne Coetzee, Ruth Bland
Background: Primary health care clinics promote health in addition to treating illness, but are often perceived as unfriendly and frightening places for children. This research aimed to improve child-friendliness in primary health care settings in a rural, hi…
Janaranjana Herath, Cheryl Brown, David Hill
Obesity and diabetes are major health problems in the United States. The primary aim of this study is to examine the association between obesity and diabetes and to estimate the cost of diabetes linked to obesity in the Appalachian region. A system of simulta…
Miguel Antonio Rahal, Félix Ricardo Andrusaitis, Thuan Silva Rodrigues, Angelica Castilho Alonso, Julia Maria D’ Andrea Greve, Luiz Eugênio Garcez Leme
Falls may be devastating events among elderly people. Tai Chi Chuan is a type of moderate sports exercise that demonstrates improvements in balance, gait and posture. The aim here was to assess the influence of this method on the balance, gait and posture of…
Ana Luisa González-Celis, Juana Gómez-Benito
The purpose was to examine and compare the psychometric properties of a Mexican Spanish version of the WHOQOL-OLD module. The instrument was applied to 285 individuals aged over 60 years (mean = 69.26, SD = 6.52). All participants completed a demographic data…
Frank Roger Defanti e Souza, Carla da Silva Santana
The goal of this research was to observe which features, according to the users’ point of view, might influence the use of pillboxes. Older adults were surveyed in order to test different pillboxes and report their observations about their difficulties. Both…
Yasumoto Matsui, Marie Takemura, Atsushi Harada, Fujiko Ando, Hiroshi Shimokata
Aim: A new concept of locomotive syndrome has been proposed by the Japanese Orthopaedic Association. The aim of this study is to clarify the utility of its self-checklist, “loco-check,” as a tool for estimating the physical dysfunction of elderly people. Meth…
Pedro Olivares-Tirado, Gonzalo Leyton, Eduardo Salazar
Empirical evidence suggests that the stability of personality itself contributes to successful ageing and is associated with longer life. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between personality traits and the self-perceived health status,…
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