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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…
Wendy Bjerke
Background: Healthcare Acquired Infections (HAI) result in over 100 thousand deaths each year with one third of these deaths preventable via behaviors such as hand washing among health care providers in inpatient settings. Less research has been conducted in…
Shinpei Oki, Koichi Ouchi, Mayumi Watanabe, Nozomu Mandai, 1 1, 1 1
Purpose: In this study, we investigated physical and psychological effects of the shiatsu (finger pressure) stimulation in a sitting position. Subjects and Methods: A crossover test was conducted on 20 subjects (average 34.5 ± 7.6 years old; male = 10, female…
Catalina Acuña Pradilla, Delgzar Raúl Gómez Pereira, Luis Alfonso Díaz-Martínez
Background: Avoiding primary C-section is the safest and most effective way of decreasing C-section rates. We analyzed circumstances and decisions made among pregnant women without history of C-section and cephalic single fetus (group B), who ended up having…
Kenichi Otoshi, Shinichi Kikuchi, Kinshi Kato, Ryohei Sato, Takahiro Igari, Takahiro Kaga, Hiroaki Shishido, Shinichi Konno, Ryuji Koga, Kozo Furushima, Yoshiyasu Itoh
Thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS) is one of the common neurovascular disorders of the upper extremities, and the compression or traction of the brachial plexus is the main pathology. We hypothesized that baseball players are more likely to be affected by TOS com…
Isack E. Kibona, Cuihong Yang
An SIR model of Zika virus (ZIKV) spread is formulated that includes ZIKV infections to newborns. Analytically, the model has one disease free and one endemic equilibrium point. The free one is stable for some conditions when R 0 and unstable when R 0 >1. In…
Pouya Rabiei, Behnaz Ganji Namin, Mohammad Hosein Nasermelli, Omid Marjomaki, Vahid Mazloum
Background: The aim of this study was to assess the effects of functional training (FT) on pain, function, and performance in elite male taekwondo players with CMLBP. Method: 27 elite male taekwondo players (mean ± standard deviation: age 24.4 ± 4.9 years, bo…
Nobuhiro Sato, Kohei Akazawa, Yuji Mitadera, Tsubasa Suzuki, Nahoko Ibe, Yasuo Hirose
Background: Long-term care facilities for older people play an important role as alternatives to family care in an aging society. This study aimed to assess staffing problems linked to emergency healthcare for residents of these facilities, and to investigate…
Naoko Kuramoto, Mariko Kitagawa, 1 1
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate oxidative stress, antioxidant power, and antioxidant potential of breastmilk of breast-feeding mothers from the early postpartum period to the first 3 months postpartum, and to examine the dynamics and the re…
Tomoko Kawabata, Yuko Tomari, Junko Takemura
The fact that adolescents are starting to smoke at a younger age is an issue in Japan, but no studies have identified the causal relationship between factors affecting this early smoking initiation. The aim of this study was to produce a causal model of facto…
Kazumitsu Nawata, Moriyo Kimura
Background : The cost and economic burden of diabetes are a serious worldwide issue. In this study, we evaluated medical payments for persons diagnosed with diabetes and the factors that led to a person having diabetes to reduce its prevalence. Methods : A da…
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