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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…
Alireza Monsef, Fatemeh Eghbalian
This study evaluates the platelet count changes in neonates with hyperbillirubinemia who received phototherapy. In this Prospective Descriptive-cross sectional study 144 full term newborns with indirect hyperbillirubinemia who received phototherapy in neonata…
Negar Sajjadian, Homdeh Shajari, Farnoush Rahimi, Ramin Jahadi, Michael G. Barakat
In developing countries, low birth weight (BW < 2500 grams) accounts for 60% - 80% of neonatal deaths. Early identification and referral of LBW babies for extra essential newborn care is vital in preventing neonatal deaths. Studies carried out in different po…
Nobuyuki Miyatake, Kenichi Shikata, Hirofumi Makino, Takeyuki Numata
We compared the levels of muscle strength between subjects with and without proteinuria. We used data of 721 men and 1,063 women, aged 20-79 years, in this cross-sectional investigation study. Parameters at muscle strength i.e. grip strength, leg strength and…
Kou Nakajima, Akihito Nagahara, Akihiko Kurosawa, Kuniaki Seyama, Daisuke Asaoka, Taro Osada, Mariko Hojo, Sumio Watanabe
Background: Smoking is considered to be risk factors of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The present study aimed to reveal whether quit smoking improves GERD symptoms and QOL of patients. Methods: In this prospective study, 33 patients who participated…
Munehiro Yoshida, Noriko Ôgi, Yuki Iwashita
Thirty-six daily duplicate diet samples were collected from 12 healthy female Japanese vegans and sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, iodine, selenium, chromium and molybdenum in the diets were measured to estimat…
Thein Hlaing Zhu, Mary O. Aaland, Connie Kerrigan, Renee Schiebel, Heather Henry, Lisa Hollister
The objectives of the study were to determine helmet use rates, incidence rates (IRs) of head and facial injuries for population attributable fraction (PAF) estimation, and to elucidate the magnitude of and changes in PAFs as the result of helmet use changes…
Stefanos Kachrilas, Christian Bach, Pryia Kumar, Faruqz Zaman, Nicola Dickens, Junaid Masood, Noor Buchholz
Objective: Government targets to reduce waiting times are putting enormous pressures on outpatient services. The implementation of an electronic care records service (CRS) at our hospital in 2008 has led to widespread press coverage of ensuing chaos in clinic…
Hiroshi Kubota, Shinichi Demura
This study examines gender differences and laterality in maximal handgrip strength and controlled force exertion (CFE) in young adults. The subjects were 75 healthy young males (mean age 19.6 ± 1.6 yrs.) and 50 healthy young females (mean age 20.9 ± 1.9 yrs.)…
Maryam Zangouei-Booshehri, Fatemeh Ezoddini-Ardakani, Farideh Zare Karizi
Background and objective: Proper patient treatment planning depends on correct diagnosis of its disease which could be achieved by taking high quality radiographs. Densitometric stability and film processing have important effect on the radiographs quality. T…
Yuriy Lishmanov, Svetlana Sazonova, Yevgeny Sokolovich, Vladimir Chernov
Intravenously injected “<sup>99m</sup>Tc-ciprofloxacin” is rapidly accumulated and washed from the septic focus. Lymphotropic injections provide targeted and long-lasting effect of antibiotics. After injection into the interspinous ligament the drug slowly en…
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