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... treat- ment initiation. The OAB-V8 questionnaire is a possi- ble effective and fast screening tool. Our study also examined the risk factors for OA B i n m en. We found that OAB increased with age: ... hypertension, congestive heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and diuretic medica- tions. Table 3. Risk factors for OAB. Int. J. Med. Sci. 2010, 7 http://www.medsci.org 391 ... All rights reserved Research Paper Prevalence of Overactive Bladder, its Under-Diagnosis, and Risk Factors in a Male Urologic Veterans Population Wellman W Cheung 1  , William Blank 1 , Dorota...

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... health risk fac- tors and their role in the current and future disease burden globally and in specific countries and regions. His research on risk factors focuses on environmental risks, smoking, and nutritional ... Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors: The 2001 GBD Study 5 Major Findings of the 2001 GBD Study 7 Conclusions 10 References 11 Part I: Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors 15 Chapter 2 Demographic and Epidemiological ... 242 Burden of Disease Attributable to Individual Risk Factors 247 Joint Effects of Multiple Risk Factors 252 Burden of Disease Attributable to Multiple Risk Factors 255 Directions for Future Research...

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... function, and cardiovascular risk. New England Journal of Medicine. 2003; 348: 593-600. 43. Vasa M, Fichtlscherer S, Aicher A, Adler K, Urbich C, Martin H, Zeiher AM, Dimmeler S. Number and migratory ... congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, and stroke [5-11]. In addition to established cardiovascular risk factors, systemic inflammation, increased oxidative stress, and altered hemodynamics associated ... cells in circulation and the decrease of the values of cardiovascular risk factors. According to our study, the circulating progenitor cell number can be improved by diet and weight loss. Acknowledgements...

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... diabetics. The complex and intimate relationship between atherothrombosis and traditional and novel risk factors is discussed in the following chapters of Traditional and Novel Risk Factors in Atherothrombosis ... intrinsic coagulation factors and the risk of myocardial infarction among men: Opposite and synergistic effects of factors XI and XII. Blood, Vol.108, No.13, pp.4045-4051. Pathology and Pathophysiology ... expectancy, increased morbidity and mortality and future risk of consequences in multiple systems. Although therapeutic improvements and public health policies for risk factors control have brought...

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... women England and Wales Scotland Northern Ireland Republic of Ireland Sw eden Czech Republic Finland Denmark Figure 9. Total Fertility Rates: TFR in England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, ... incidence is available (2005 for Republic of Ireland; 2004 for England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Sweden; 2003 for Czech Republic and Finland; 2001 for Denmark). Linear Regression. ... Rates: TARs in England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, and Denmark; 1968-2006 Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons Volume...

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... on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors in New York State (BCERF) Institute for Comparative and Environmental Toxicology Cornell Center for the Environment Smoking and Breast Cancer Risk Tobacco ... cancer risk factors. Is smoking related to breast cancer risk? The relationship between cigarette smoking and breast cancer risk is uncertain. Many studies have examined this relationship, and cigarette ... the Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors in New York State. 11 11 1 Printed on recycled paper with soy-based ink. Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors (BCERF) College...

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... Health Risk and Protective Factors Among Unmarried Youth in Ghana Ali Mehryar Karim is a doctoral candidate, and Robert J. Magnani is professor and chair, Department of International Health and ... of sexual and contraceptive behaviors, knowledge of reproductive health risks and means of avoiding them, attitudes toward contra- ceptive and condom use, and access to contraceptives and reproductive ... Basen-Engquist K and Parcel GS, Attitudes, norms, and self-efficacy: a model of adolescents’ HIV-related sexual risk behavior, Health Edu- cation Quarterly, 1992, 19(2):263–277; and Adih WK and Alexander CS,...

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... D’Amato M, Holgate ST. Environmental risk factors and allergic bronchial asthma. Clin Exp Allergy. 2005;35:1113-24. 11. Atkinson RW, Anderson HR, Strachan DP, Bland JM, Bremner SA, Ponce de Leon ... F, Kuenzli N, Gilliland F, Peters J, McConnell R. Childhood asthma and exposure to traffi c and nitrogen dioxide. Epidemiology. 2005;16:737-43. 30. Nicolai T, Carr D, Weiland SK, Duhme H, von ... 6, IL-8, and prostaglandin E in nasal and bronchoalveolar lavage fl uids [7-10,65,66]. High ozone levels seem to be linked to asthma and asthma-like symptoms in both the short term and the long...

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... The TB infection risk was higher in the ho- usehold contacts under 15 years old of cases who were smear positive and had cavity. Rathi et al. [12] investigated prevalence and risk factors associated ... important risk factors for transmission of infection we- re younger age, serious malnutrition, and absence of BCG immunization, contact with an adult who was sputum smear-positive, and exposure ... pulmonary TB living in Switzerland [16]. They divided the contact per- sons into 3 groups. The first group consisted of close family and friends, the second of classmates and teachers and the third of more...

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... efforts in prevention and control of the main risk factors. The two main universal risk factors for NAFLD, obesity and air pollu- tion, have broad adverse health effects, and reducing their prevalence ... associa- tions between insulin resistance and NAFLD, and similar risk factors and protective factors for these 2 interrelated disorders. Waist circumference and the ratio of apolipo- protein B to ... the near future. Studying the underlying mechanisms and broadening efforts to prevent and control the 2 main universal risk factors, obesity and air pollution, which have broad adverse health...

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... of 9 (page number not for citation purposes) Health and Quality of Life Outcomes Open Access Research Co-morbidity and visual acuity are risk factors for health-related quality of life decline: ... Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 3 Institute of Health Sciences, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands and 4 Elkerliek Hospital, Department of ophthalmology, Helmond, the Netherlands Email: Ruth ... of one university hospital and three gen- eral hospitals in the Netherlands between July 2000 and January 2003. The eligibility requirements for inclusion in the non-randomized study were referral...

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