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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…
Kazumitsu Nawata, Moriyo Kimura
In this paper, we evaluate the difference between the first and second measurements of blood pressure (BP) when BP is measured twice using the results of 17,775 medical checkups. The two measurements for both systolic BP (SBP) and the diastolic BP (DBP) fluct…
Yuna Naraoka, Mikiyuki Katagiri, Takuji Shirasawa
Purpose: Muscle stretching is frequently prescribed in physical therapy to manage lower back and neck pain. However, there is no clear evidence regarding the differences in effectiveness of active and passive stretching. Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the re…
Guram Beraia, Merab Beraia
Purpose of the study is to identify the reason for the formation of the resistive factors in blood flow: inertial flow and turbulence in large arteries and increasing viscosity in the venous blood. Methods and Materials: Blood flow velocities were studied in…
Noriko Toyama, Mineko Muranaka, Kayoko Kurihara, Kiyoko Kamibeppu
This study aimed to explore breastfeeding support by public health nurses (PHNs) working in Japanese municipalities in order to promote a breastfeeding-friendly environment. We interviewed 20 participants including five PHNs, four midwives, four doctors (one…
Gabrielle McKee, Joe Barry, Martina Mullin, Shane Allwright, Catherine Hayes
Knowledge of student smoking behaviors and attitudes was sought to inform a proposal to implement a smoke-free university campus. This study assessed prevalence of student smoking and quitting behaviors and associated demographic, contextual and attitudinal f…
Joonsung Park, Mi-Song Kim, Hosung Nho, Kyung-Ae Kim, Jong-Kyung Kim, Hyun-Min Choi
Purpose: We investigated the effect of menstrual cycle on the cardiovascular responses during recovery period from exercise. 10 healthy women were participated in the early follicular phase (EP: low estrogen and low progesterone: 1 - 4 days) and the late foll…
Erin E. Centeio, Laurel Whalen, Erica Thomas, Noel Kulik, Nate McCaughtry
Background/Purpose: Obesity and secondary conditions continue to disproportionally affect the health of children living in urban areas. Studies show that a lack of resources and physical activity-unfriendly communities discourage 60 minutes of daily activity,…
Shaofang Yang, Miao Ge, Shanxi Liu, Yiguo Liu, Minyi Cen, Chiqin Pan
Aim: This paper aims at providing more information of people with hemophilia for more targeted treatment. Methods: 1149 people with hemophilia are surveyed in 45 units, and then established by EpiData software. The number of people with hemophilia in 9 age in…
P. P. L. Or
The increased threats of terrorism, disease outbreak and natural disasters clearly support the need to incorporate health emergency education into the school curricula to enhance emergency awareness and the development of Emergency Response Management Plans.…
Uilna Natércia Soares Feitosa, Danilo Ferreira de Sousa, Poliana Moreira de Medeiros Carvalho, Raquel Guimarães Kanda, Joaquim Alves Diniz, Luis Clescivan Ferreira Nobre, Dayse Christina Rodrigues Pereira Luz, Wilma José Santana, Cícera Jaqueline Sobreira Andriola, Nélio Barreto Vieira, Antonio Souto Gouveia, Alberto Olavo Advincula Reis, Caio Parente Barbosa, Modesto Leite Rolim Neto
Background : In the year of 2015, evidence of a relation between Zika virus and the development of microcephaly in pregnant women who acquired the infection started to come up. Thus, it is extremely necessary that the analysis of the affliction affects these…
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