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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…
Paulo Eduardo Ramos, Gislaine Cristina Abe, Márcia Pradella-Hallinan, Abrahão Augusto Juviniano Quadros, Tan Tao, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira, 1 1
Post-poliomyelitis syndrome (PPS) is a disorder in individuals who have had poliomyelitis, characterized by new muscle weakness and often associated with other symptoms, including cold intolerance (CI). Qigong is a Traditional Chinese Medicine technique to ad…
Elke Kalbe, Christophe Bintener, Anja Ophey, Christian Reuter, Stefan Göbel, Silvie Klöters, Gisela Baller, Josef Kessler
Computerized cognitive training (CCT) can improve cognition in older adults. However, specific programs for this target group have rarely been developed, and predictors of training success are largely unclear. In a randomized controlled pilot trial, we examin…
Weerapong Lilitwat, Yuttiwat Vorakunthada
Promoting adherence to asthma treatment is an essential aspect of clinical practice. Approximately 60% of asthmatic patients are non-adherent to asthma regimen, resulting in adverse outcomes and higher costs of care. Non-adherence could be intentional (percep…
Michiyo Hirano, Kazuko Saeki, Izumi Ueda
Aim: We developed a scale to measure the social activities of community-dwelling older men requiring support. Methods: The participants were a group of 134 men, ≥65 years old, who required support and were living in Hokkaido, Japan. An anonymous questionnaire…
Marta Monari, Paolo Bianchi, Federica Maura, Lucia Motta, Giovanni Martellasio, Francesco Paolo Leone, Alessandro Montanelli
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is characterized by increased production of an immunoglobuling (Ig) from a clone of plasma cells and is a pre-malignant disorders in subjects older than 50 years. The prevalence of MGUS in Caucasian po…
Saddig Jastaniah, Amer Abed Alhazmi, Hassan Alabdullah, Faisal Fawzi Selamee, Waleed Khalid Barahim, Mohammad Wazzan, Mohamed Yousef, Shyma M. Alkhateeb
This study was conducted to explore possible correlation between smoking habit and thyroid volume and function in Jeddah. A total of 226 volunteers i.e. 128 male and 98 female were screened at Radiology Department King Abdul-Aziz University Hospital. They wer…
Hongyun Wang, Wesley A. Burgei, Hong Zhou
Hearing loss is a common military health problem and it is closely related to exposures to impulse noises from blast explosions and weapon firings. In a study based on test data of chinchillas and scaled to humans (Military Medicine, 181: 59-69), an empirical…
Akiko Fukawa
Purpose: In Japan, many elderly cancer patients are receiving chemotherapy using oral molecularly targeted drugs. They receive treatment in outpatient setting and have a need to self-manage at home. The purpose of this study was to clarify how elderly patient…
Yuka Iwasa, Yoshiyuki Muramatsu, Hagiko Aoki, Chikako Tomiyama, Tomoko Saito, Mayumi Nishikata, Mieko Uchiyama
It has been revealed that prolonged shelter life caused by Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident in conjunction with the Great East Japan Earthquake influences sleep and mental health of the residents, and therefore its influence on their physical…
Akiko Kanefuji, Hisae Nakatani
Background: Public health nurses in Japan are nationally licensed professionals who act as members of local governments and provide services to local community residents. Public health nurses must establish their professional identity early on in order to del…
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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… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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