Previous studies have provided evidence that prenatal exposure to low-level air pollution increases the risk of preterm birth (PTB), but the findings of the effects of short-term exposure ha...
Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a degenerative inflammatory disease with unknown etiology. AAA is characterized by abdominal aortic dilatation more than 3 cm and is often asymptomatic, bu...
Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) is a common occupational disease that represents an irreversible hearing damage to the auditory system. It has been identified as a complicated disease invo...
Social isolation in older adults is associated with high rates of adverse health outcomes. Older adults who have had a recent significant health event are likely to be at risk of social isol...
Receptors containing α4 and β2 subunits are a major neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) subtype in the brain. This receptor plays a critical role in nicotine addiction, with ...
Suicide among adolescents in the United States is the second leading cause of death. Bullying victimization has also been identified as a growing public health concern. Although studies have...
Stark racial disparities in disease incidence among American women remain a persistent public health challenge. These disparities likely result from complex interactions between genetic, soc...
To reduce acquisition time and improve image quality and robustness of ventilation assessment in a single breath-hold using H-guided reconstruction of fluorinated gas ( F) MRI.Reconstructio...
Patients with non-small cell lung cancer, or NSCLC, who have preexisting COPD have shorter survival in early stages of lung cancer, according to findings of a study. Prior chronic bronchitis...
This study aimed to explore factors influencing community service organisation (CSO) staff members' willingness to provide tobacco cessation support to clients experiencing disadvantage.Face...
Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experience dyspnea and hypoxemia during exercise.The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of breathing oxygen-enriched air...
To investigate the association between cataract and cotinine-verified smoking status.Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, South Korea.Retrospective study.Pa...
Obesity has been associated with earlier thelarche, whereas other predictors for it remain unclear.We studied child-related and parental predictors for earlier thelarche in 195 girls aged 6-...
Asthma is characterized as inflammatory disorder in the respiratory system with increasing tendency. Most of the asthma patients suffered from the disease since childhood. Thus, developing n...
Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) programs are commonly prescribed for patients with severe respiratory disorders, but little is known about how the patient's personality traits influence PR out...
This study tested a new program for helping smokers with severe mental illness to reduce their tobacco use, together with determining the feasibility of such research in community mental hea...
Airway remodeling is a key feature of asthma. Extracellular matrix synthesis and vascular remodeling respectively regulated by transforming growth factor (TGF-β1) and vascular endothelial g...
Managing the condition of corticosteroid resistant asthmatic patients is quite difficult and challenging despite the plethora of new and modern medications. Hot Foot and Arm Bath (HFAB) is a...
To estimate five-year survival in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients according to histology and to identify independent prognostic factors by histology.Data were obtained during the...
Palmoplantar pustulosis (PPP) is a chronic, recurrent skin disease belonging to the spectrum of psoriasis. It is characterized by an eruption of sterile pustules on the palms and soles. Rece...
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