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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…
Kanae Oda, Nobuyuki Miyatake, Noriko Sakano, Takeshi Saito, Akihiko Katayama, Kenji Nishii, Takeyuki Numata
To investigate the link between cigarette smoking and flexibility in the Japanese population, we used data of 4234 men and 9169 women, aged 20-79 years, in this cross-sectional investigation study. Flexibility such as sit and reach were measured. In addition,…
Maki Ogawa, Atsushi Imai
Objective: In Japan, there are unique facilities (namely Ningen Dock) of health check-up, where asymptomatic participants undergo a medical examination at their own expense. The earlier occurrence of cervical cancer and the concern on screening prompted us co…
Veerle Vyncke, Wim Peersman, Jan De Maeseneer, Sara Willems
During the last decennia, social capital has been a popular topic in social sciences. However, the concept is often used as a “catch all” for divers social characteristics. Consensus on how the concept should be measured is lacking. This keeps health research…
Abdesslam Boutayeb, Wiam Boutayeb, Mohamed E. N. Lamlili
Background: The last Moroccan population and family health survey (EPSF 2011) was carried out between November 2010 and March 2011. The final report and the whole database are not yet accessible while a preliminary report was released early March 2012. The in…
Sada Nand Dwivedi, Shahina Begum, Alok Kumar Dwived, Arvind Pandey
The data on any aspect of public health, including that on infant mortality, has inbuilt hierarchical structure. Using traditional regression approach in data analysis, i.e., ignoring hierarchical structure, either at micro (individual) or at macro (community…
Jinping Liu, Fei Zhai, Peng Ge, Jinhai Lu, Yi Qin, Xuguo Sun
Objects: To investigate the pathogenesis of amyloid presented in uterine leiomyoma. Methods: 36 uterine leiomyoma patients were recruited and divided into two groups according to Congo red staining results. 6 cases are Congo red staining-positive, and 30 case…
Thomas Volken, Peter Rüesch
We assessed the risk of overweight and obesity for six large migrant groups in Switzerland. We used population-based survey data form the Swiss Migrant Health Survey 2010 and the Swiss Health Survey 2007. The sample comprised permanent residents aged 17 - 64…
Takako Shirasawa, Hirotaka Ochiai, Tadahiro Ohtsu, Rimei Nishimura, Takaya Shimizu, Hiromi Hoshino, Naoko Tajima, Akatsuki Kokaze
The lifestyle of children is primarily controlled by their parents, and that childhood obesity is related to family variables. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between parental perceptions on childhood obesity and their child’s overwe…
Patricia Alves de Souza, Marco Aurélio Da Ros, Angélica Maria Bicudo Zeferino
Introduction: In Brazil, in a joint initiative of the Ministries of Health and of Education and Culture, the Program for the Promotion of Changes in Medical School Curricula (PROMED) was created, in order to give financial support to medical schools for the d…
Tan Leng Goh, Trever Ball, Janet M. Shaw, James C. Hannon
Health clinic workers are potential agents of change for weight loss to patients, yet their behaviors are not well known. This study examined physical activity (PA) levels and dietary habits of health clinic workers who were and who were not trying to lose we…
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