populations at elevated risk of foodborne disease

... patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases? The potential role of systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Circulation ... susceptibility of women to cigarette smoke are largely unknown There is now a general consensus that inflammation is at the heart of the pathobiology of COPD and that the inflammatory process ... investigators abstracted the following information: project name, sample size, average age at baseline, proportionality of women, duration of follow up, and annual decline rate of FEV1 % pred stratified...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 16:20

... TREATMENT OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS 34 TABLE 1-5 SUMMARY OF CLINICAL TRIALS EVALUATING THE ROLE OF PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTATION IN THE PRIMARY PREVENTION OF ATOPIC DISEASES 42 TABLE 3-1 CHARACTERISTICS OF ... the first months of life on i allergic diseases at two years of age in Asian infants at risk of allergic disease ii specific antibody response against Hepatitis B as a surrogate marker for infant ... effective strategies for the primary prevention of allergic diseases in high -risk infants with family history of atopy would be more attractive compared to treatment of established disease Research...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 21:39

... assessment of haemostatic function, documenting the interaction of platelets with the protein coagulation cascade from the time of the initial plateletfibrin interaction, through platelet aggregation, ... coagulated in spite of anticoagulation with unfractioned heparin at low plasma AT levels Materials and methods Patients Data were retrospectively collected from intensive care unit records of all ... fragment Inhibition of platelet function with abciximab-fab permits quantitative assessment of the contribution of fibrinogen to clot strength Modifications of the TEG with incubation of samples with...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:21

... components of fats They come in three basic types: saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids, and polyunsaturated fatty acids Saturated fatty acids are found mostly in animal fats—lard, ... a wealth of scientific evidence Reducing the amount of total fat and saturated fatty acids that you eat is likely to lower your risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, cancers of the colon ... relatively free of heart disease However, the way the guideline is stated here is that each one of us—not just the nation as an average—should lower the amount of saturated fatty acids we eat to less...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2015, 12:31

... ensuring levels of saturated fat are not increased Encourage the use of vegetable oils high in polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fatty acids to replace oils containing IPTFAs Saturated fats should ... Affairs, Office for National Statistics, the Public Health Observatories, academic and other researchers.) • Monitor the intake of salt, trans fatty acids, saturated fatty acids and mono and polyunsaturated ... accounts for approximately 29% of deaths from cancer, 13% of cardiovascular deaths and 30% of deaths from respiratory disease (Action on Smoking and Health 2008) It also acknowledged that smoking accounts...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... Women who are estimated to be at high risk (that is, a 10-year risk at age 40–49 years of greater than 8% or a lifetime risk of 30% or greater, or a 20% or greater chance of a faulty BRCA1, BRCA2 ... complicated patterns of multiple cancers at a young age • very strong paternal history (four relatives diagnosed at younger than 60 years of age on the father’s side of the family) For the purpose of ... should be offered annually when indicated From 30–39 years: • to women at a 10-year risk of greater than 8% From 40–49 years: • to women at a 10-year risk of greater than 20%, or • to women at a 10-year...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 00:20

... exacerbation of COPD than those who did not have pulmonary TB (15) In silicosis patients, history of TB is an independent predictor of airflow obstruction (16) The bronchodilator response of patients ... found that previous medical diagnosis of TB was associated with airflow obstruction (5) A cohort study showed that radiologic evidence of inactive TB was associated with increased risk of airflow ... prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease diagnosed by lower limit of normal and fixed ratio criteria J Korean Med Sci 2009; 24: 621-6 13 The United States of America Department of State Instruction...

Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 03:20

... or risk factors for future development of AD, a finding that is supported by a previous study that investigated the levels of different MMPs in plasma of AD patients [30] The increased levels of ... whereas the latter evaluates presence of both tau and amyloid pathology [38,39] In summary, our findings suggest that MMPs may be associated with AD pathology as well as with the presence of neuronal ... future, had elevated CSF MMP-3 and MMP-9 levels and an increased CSF MMP-3/ TIMP-1 ratio, indicating that MMP-3 and MMP-9 might be involved in early pathogenesis of AD Moreover, CSF levels of MMP-3...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... obtained from limited calculations available at that time using the equation of state The following continuous transformations and combinations of the geometrical features of the surfaces were determined ... coordinates of molecular parameters of each model) the regions of different types of fluid phase diagrams generated from the equations of state Due to the absence of a general liquid-gas-solid equation ... method of weight-loss of crystalls is used for measurements of solid solubility; Vis.obs – the method of visual observations is used for determination of phase equilibria at elevated temperatures...

Ngày tải lên: 01/04/2014, 11:22

... cancer patient often expresses anger at his or her fate Anger is also frequently directed at the medical staff, who first inform the patient of the disease or treat the patient over the course of the ... orientation to the disease Often one of the can- Group Work with Cancer Patients 21 cer patient’s most pervasive fears is of death and dying Because of the importance of this issue, it is often ... otherwise, without the prior permission of Oxford University Press Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Group work with populations at risk / [edited by] Geoffrey L Greif, Paul H Ephross.—2nd...

Ngày tải lên: 11/06/2014, 00:11

... used to estimate the particle number and size of LDL Since a high value of Apo B is related to heart disease, Apo B allows a more accurate assessment of CD risk [4] High concentrations of the amino ... Both oxidative stress and the concentrations of antioxidants provide additional information concerning the risk of CD Oxidative stress contributes to atherogenesis due to oxidation of LDL-C, ... higher fraction of SFA in RBC The elevated concentrations of Apo B indicate a higher levels of small, dense LDL-C, which is known to aggravate atherosclerosis [4,30] The lower intake of fibres and...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... variety of behaviours that put them at risk for serious health problems [6,7] College students are at risk of sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, due to their propensity to take risks, often ... Bureau of Statistics: Population Monograph of Nepal Kathmandu 2003 UNAIDS and World Health Organization: AIDS Epidemic Update Geneva 2009 National Centre for AIDS and STD Control: Cumulative ... studies [18,23,24] The finding of this study was also consistent with that of other literature: that later sexual intercourse has also been associated with increased use of condoms [25-27] Many other...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 08:20

... the middle of the furnace The temperature was raised at a heating rate of 10 °C/ The closed-vessel cell was heated at 800 °C for h The reaction took place under the autogenic pressure of the precursor ... weight of the product relative to the weight of Nb(OEt)5, the starting material] The synthesis of nanomaterials by the RAPET method required the use of simple equipment, a comparatively low temperature, ... our interpretation, the dissociation of Nb(OEt)5 at 800 °C leads to an atomization of the precursor into carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and perhaps niobium atoms The niobium and oxygen atoms then react,...

Ngày tải lên: 22/06/2014, 22:20

... polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, trans fat, and total calories ¶ The multivariate model included cereal fiber, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, trans fat, vegetable ... saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, trans fat, and total calories (glycemic load was assessed from 1984 to 2000) § The multivariate model included cereal fiber, saturated fat, polyunsaturated ... calories ∥ The multivariate model included cereal fiber, saturated fat, polyunsaturated fat, monounsaturated fat, trans fat, animal protein, and total calories ** The multivariate model included protein...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 00:20

... diabetes, ratio of total to HDL cholesterol, and smoking status We found a gradient of risk of coronary heart disease within each increasing category of C-reactive protein and ratio of total to ... only a moderate suggestion of increased risk associated with elevated levels of interleukin-6 For all markers, associations were substantially attenuated and — with the exception of C-reactive ... mg of CRP/liter Relative Risk of Coronary Heart Disease 14.0 1.0–2.9 mg of CRP/liter 12.0 ≥3.0 mg of CRP/liter 10.0 8.0 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 Quintile of Total:HDL Cholesterol B Men Relative Risk of...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 00:20

... separately Later, a stepwise procedure was used to obtain the appropriate model with α = 0.05 Data about the occurrence of retained Table Descriptive statistics of data included in the analysis of ... the relationship between gestation length and the incidence of retained placenta showed that shorter gestation lengths are associated with a higher incidence of retained placenta Short gestations ... program of the Korean Science & Engineering Foundation The author thanks Dr Daehyun Chung, Department of Statistics, Chungbuk National University, Korea for statistical analysis of data References...

Ngày tải lên: 07/08/2014, 18:21

... presentation The patient was a 19-year-old Japanese unmarried office worker with no personal or familial history of psychiatric problems On presentation he complained of deterioration of his ... Masaomi Iyo1,3 Department of Psychiatry, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan Department of Psychiatry, Sodegaura Satsukidai Hospital, Chiba, Japan Division of Clinical Neuroscience, ... thoughts of persecution persisted for several months, and he was therefore diagnosed with UHR (attenuated psychosis group) under the criteria of the Comprehensive Assessment of At- Risk Mental States...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:21

... sedimentation rate (as a continuous variable) at the time of PMR diagnosis was associated with development of PAD The erythrocyte sedimentation rate value closest to the PMR diagnosis date (data ... significant, symptomatic PAD that could impact the patients' quality of life – as opposed to asymptomatic disease The present study adds to the growing body of literature pertaining to the risk of cardiovascular ... inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus are associated with accelerated atherosclerosis and premature coronary artery disease [6-8] Chronic inflammation...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 14:20

... in Carabobo State found that 41% (196/491) of the HIV-infected patients attending the PNSIDA between 1999–2004 presented for diagnosis at a later disease stage [4] This indicates that there are ... confounders as the aim was to describe the relative risk of factors that may be associated to late presentation rather than to isolate the specific effect of a particular variable All other factors ... initiative was negatively associated with late presentation (OR, 0.44; CI, 0.21–0.94), while testing for health-related reasons increased the likelihood of being late times (P < 0.001, Figure 1) Of...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21

... to 34,814 PY of follow-up and 3,101 deaths The most frequent conditions listed in death certificates were hepatic diseases (reported in 31.0% of death certificates), AIDS-associated opportunistic ... higher risk of death for DM was seen among intravenous drug users (IDUs) The risks of death associated with myocardial infarction and with chronic ischemic heart diseases were substantially elevated ... to the identification of the underlying cause of death, we adopted the same ICD-10 rules of codification used by the Italian National Institute of Statistics for the general population (i.e., without...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 05:21