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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…
Takeshi Hatta, Taketoshi Hatta, Chie Hotta, Emi Ito, Akihiko Iwahara, Naoko Nagahara, Junko Hatta, Kazumi Fujiwara, Nobuyuki Hamajima
The relationship between changes of elderly people’s participation in social activities and their cognitive functions was examined. Healthy, middle and upper-middle aged people (n = 407) responded to the Nagoya University Cognitive Assessment Battery and to a…
James H. Swan, Keith Turner, Shilpa Shashidhara, David Sanders
Physical activity is a recognized preventive health measure for seniors and an important focus for senior centers. This paper employs the Andersen Behavioral Model to explore increased physical activity and participation in three types of senior center activi…
Mizue Hiura, Kazuko Nishisaka, Kiyomi Higashi, Chiharu Matsumoto
The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of specially designed zori, a Japanese-style sandal, for enhancing walking performance. A total of 89 women aged 59-75 were randomly assigned to either the intervention or control group. The intervention g…
Jephtha C. Nmor, Kehi H. Nwaka, Kensuke Goto, Junko Toyosawa, Daisuke Fujita
Addressing injury and its associated effects is a multi-dimensional and ongoing challenge. This includes recognizing that injury is a significant public health problem capable of affecting the health and wellbeing of all populations over short and longer term…
Isabel Craveiro, Paulo Ferrinho, Bruno de Sousa, Luzia Gonçalves
Introduction: Studies on attitudes and practices are increasingly used but not specifically related to the motivations for the use of reproductive health care among women of fertile age, living in urban areas and in different social contexts. Objectives: The…
Daniel Romero-Gamboa, Victoriano Pérez-Vázquez, Katya Vargas-Ortiz, Francisco J. Díaz-Cisneros, Claudia Martínez-Cordero, Maciste H. Macías-Cervantes
Childhood obesity seems to be increasing at a disturbing rate. Exercise and diet are recommended to combat this epidemic. Light and moderate physical activity is associated with health benefits, whereas intense physical activity is associated with normal BMI…
Wenbin Liu
In this paper, the disease of cerebral stroke is studied mainly. According to the basic information of the patient, Linear fitting method is applied to calculate between the number of sick and age by using MATLAB software. According to data of pressure, tempe…
Tetsuya Tanioka, Sakiko Sakamaki, Yuko Yasuhara, Masahito Tomotake, Kensaku Takase, Chie Watari, Kouichi Makiguchi, Rozzano Locsin, Kazushi Motoki, Tatsuya Inui
Risperidone long-acting injectable (RLAI) is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia in many countries. The suggested site is the gluteal muscle with a needle length of two inches (50 mm) in Japan, which is longer than the ordinarily used needle for intra…
Patricia Boda
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), account for a growing number of deaths worldwide. The English-speaking Caribbean has the highest per capita burden of NCDs in the region of the Americas [1]. This paper presents an overview of availability and accessibility b…
Teresa Santos, Margarida Gaspar de Matos, Maria Celeste Simões, Helena Fonseca, Maria do Céu Machado
Background: Adolescence includes a period (10 to 19 years) of profound biopsychosocial changes, constituting potentially difficult challenges, which may become more pronounced in the presence of a chronic condition and its limitations. Responses are not homog…
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