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Determinants of acceptance of cervical cancer screening in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Conclusion: There are identifiable subgroups where cervical cancer screening can be increased in Dar es Salaam. Special attention should be paid to women of low education and women of high parity. In addition, knowledge and awareness raising campaigns that goes hand in hand with culturally acceptable screening services will likely lead to an increased uptake of cervical cancer screening.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - December 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Crispin KahesaSusanne KjaerJulius MwaiselageTwalib NgomaBritt TersbolMyassa DartellVibeke Rasch Source Type: research

Info-gap management of public health Policy for TB with HIV-prevalence and epidemiological uncertainty
Conclusions The info-gap framework is useful for managing model uncertainty and is attractive when uncertainties on model parameters are extreme. When a public health model underlies guidelines, info-gap decision theory provides valuable insight into the confidence of achieving agreed-upon goals.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - December 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Yakov Ben-HaimClifford DacsoNicola Zetola Source Type: research

Primary amputation in trauma: a profile of hospital Center-west region of Brazil
CONCLUSIONS: In agreement with the literature, trauma amputations affect a young and productive population, with prevalence of traffic accidents with associated orthopedic and neurological injuries.
Source: Jornal Vascular Brasileiro - December 18, 2012 Category: Surgery Source Type: research

Updated WHO guidance on safe abortion: Health and human rights
This article reviews select recommendations of the updated Guidance, highlighting 3 key themes that run throughout its chapters: evidence-based practice and assessment, human rights standards, and a pragmatic orientation to safe and accessible abortion care. These themes not only connect the chapters into a coherent whole. They reflect the research and advocacy efforts of a growing field in women's health and human rights.
Source: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics - December 18, 2012 Category: OBGYN Authors: Joanna N. Erdman, Teresa DePiñeres, Eszter Kismödi Tags: Ethical and legal issues in reproductive health Source Type: research

[Escherichia coli associated hemolytic and uremic syndrome: What lessons can be learned after the European epidemic of 2011?]
Abstract Hemolytic and uremic syndrome (HUS) is the most feared complication of infections with enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. During summer 2011, Europe was the scene of a large outbreak of shiga-toxin producing E. coli gastroenteritis, occasioning more than 800 cases of HUS, highlighting this public health problem. Last years, many advances have occurred, on the physiopathology, microbiology or therapeutics. We review here these different aspects, from molecular identification of the German bacteria, to the use of targeted therapies as eculizumab in severe forms, or even the major role of complement activa...
Source: Nephrologie and Therapeutique - December 18, 2012 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Lemaignen A, Ridel C, Hertig A, Rondeau E Tags: Nephrol Ther Source Type: research

One-year risk for advanced colorectal neoplasia: u.s. Versus u.k. Risk-stratification guidelines.
CONCLUSION: Application of the U.K. guidelines in the United States could identify a subset of high-risk patients who may warrant a 1-year clearing colonoscopy without substantially increasing rates of colonoscopy. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE: European Union Public Health Programme. PMID: 23247939 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Annals of Internal Medicine - December 18, 2012 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Martínez ME, Thompson P, Messer K, Ashbeck EL, Lieberman DA, Baron JA, Ahnen DJ, Robertson DJ, Jacobs ET, Greenberg ER, Cross AJ, Atkin W Tags: Ann Intern Med Source Type: research

Additional benefit in CVD risk indices derived from the consumption of fortified milk when combined with a lifestyle intervention.
CONCLUSIONS: The present study showed that consumption of fortified milk accompanied with lifestyle counselling induces extra benefits in terms of LDL cholesterol:HDL cholesterol and serum homocysteine levels. PMID: 23249766 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Nutrition - December 18, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Petrogianni M, Grammatikaki E, Kalogeropoulos N, Peristeraki A, Moschonis G, Pitsavos C, Antonopoulou S, Manios Y Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: research

Research on Implementation of Interventions in Tuberculosis Control in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review
Conclusions There are substantial gaps in published evidence for scale-up for five WHO-recommended TB interventions settings at country level, which for many countries possibly precludes program-wide implementation of these interventions. There is a strong need for rigorous operational research studies to be carried out in programmatic settings to inform on best use of existing and new interventions in TB control. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary
Source: PLoS Medicine - December 18, 2012 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Frank Cobelens et al. Source Type: research

The response of diabetic foot to a new type of dressing
Conclusions: The FlaxAid dressing provides a novel and effective method for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers. This study presents a preliminary pilot investigation and a larger number of subjects need to be included within the study in order to draw firm clinical conclusions. Efforts to this effect are currently under way.
Source: International Archives of Medicine - December 18, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Katarzyna Skórkowska-TelichowskaAnna KulmaJan Szopa Source Type: research

Health equity in an unequal country: the use of medical services in Chile
Conclusions: The increase in the average use of healthcare services after the AUGE reform has not always led to improved equity in the use of such services in most services. This indicates that there are still barriers to the equitable use of healthcare services (e.g. insufficient medical human resources, financial barriers, capacity constraints, etc.) that have remained after the reform.
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - December 18, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Guillermo ParajeFelipe Vásquez Source Type: research

The IMGT/HLA database
This article describes the latest updates and additional tools added to the IMGT/HLA project.
Source: Nucleic Acids Research - December 18, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Robinson, J., Halliwell, J. A., McWilliam, H., Lopez, R., Parham, P., Marsh, S. G. E. Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Reducing harm from tobacco use
If current trends in smoking prevalence continue, even with the implementation of enhanced tobacco control measures, millions of smokers will continue to fall ill and die as a direct result of their smoking. Many of these will be from the most deprived groups in society – smoking continues to be one of the strongest drivers of health inequalities. The personal costs of this morbidity and mortality, as well as costs to business and the economy, are unequalled and will therefore remain high for several decades to come. However, there is an addition to the tobacco control armoury that could have a marked impact on publi...
Source: Journal of Psychopharmacology - December 18, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: McNeill, A., Munafo, M. R. Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research

A field usable qualitative anti‐PA enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for serodiagnosis of human anthrax
Abstract Anthrax is a disease primarily of herbivorous animals, although all mammals including humans are also vulnerable when come in direct contact with infected animals. In country like India, cutaneous anthrax is a public health problem in several areas. Hence, a simple and efficacious serodiagnostic assay for large scale surveillance of endemic population is required. In the present study, we developed a field usable, qualitative enzyme linked immuno‐sorbent assay (ELISA) for serodiagnosis of human anthrax. The results are observed on visual basis and no sophisticated instrument is required. Anti‐PA IgG was determ...
Source: Microbiology and Immunology - December 18, 2012 Category: Microbiology Authors: Neha Ghosh, Indu Tomar, Ajay Kumar Goel Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Refined Balloon Pulmonary Angioplasty for Inoperable Patients with Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension [Original Articles]
Conclusions— Our refined BPA procedure improves clinical status and hemodynamics of inoperable patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, with a low mortality. A refined BPA procedure could be considered as a therapeutic approach for patients with inoperable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions - December 18, 2012 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mizoguchi, H., Ogawa, A., Munemasa, M., Mikouchi, H., Ito, H., Matsubara, H. Tags: Pulmonary circulation and disease Original Articles Source Type: research

Pulse oximetry screening for congenital heart defects in newborn infants: an evaluation of acceptability to mothers
Conclusions Pulse oximetry screening was acceptable to mothers and FP results were not found to increase anxiety. Factors leading to differences in participation and satisfaction across ethnic groups need to be identified so that staff can support parents appropriately.
Source: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition - December 18, 2012 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Powell, R., Pattison, H. M., Bhoyar, A., Furmston, A. T., Middleton, L. J., Daniels, J. P., Ewer, A. K. Tags: Congenital heart disease, Stroke, Child and adolescent psychiatry (paedatrics), Screening (epidemiology), Screening (public health) Original articles Source Type: research

Willingness to use a rapid diagnostic test for malaria in a rural area of central Cote d'Ivoire
Background: Malaria mortality is mainly a direct consequence of inadequate and/or delayed diagnosis and case management. Some important control interventions (e.g. long-lasting insecticidal nests) have contributed to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality in different parts of the world. Moreover, the development and effective use of rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) hold promise to further enhance the control and elimination of malaria, particularly in areas where health services are deficient. The aim of this study was to determine knowledge, attitudes, practices and beliefs in relation to RDTs for malaria in rural Cote d'Iv...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - December 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Colombe ComoéAllassane OuattaraGiovanna RasoMarcel TannerJürg UtzingerBenjamin Koudou Source Type: research

Ethnic differences in the association between cardiovascular risk factors and psychological distress in a population study in the Netherlands
Conclusion: In this cross-sectional multi-ethnic adult population sample the majority of the investigated cardiovascular risk factors were not associated with psychological distress. The association of obesity with psychological distress varies by gender and ethnicity. Our findings indicate that the prevention of obesity and psychological distress calls for an integrated approach in native Dutch women, but not necessarily in Turkish-Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch women, in whom these problems may be targeted separately.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - December 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Agnes SchrierJoanne Ujcic-VoortmanMatty de WitArnoud VerhoeffRalph KupkaJack DekkerAartjan Beekman Source Type: research

Systematic review: Do patient expectations influence treatment outcomes in Total Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasty?
Conclusions: There was no consistency in the association between patients' pre-operative expectations and treatment outcomes for TKA and THA indentified in this systematic review. There exists a need for a sound theoretical framework underlying the construct of 'patient expectations' and consistent use of valid measurement instruments to measure that construct in order to facilitate future research synthesis.
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - December 18, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Tsjitske HaanstraTobias BergRaymond OsteloRudolf PoolmanIlse JansmaPim CuijpersHenrica Vet Source Type: research

Severity, not type, is the main predictor of decreased quality of life in elderly women with urinary incontinence: a population-based study as part of a randomized controlled trial in primary care
Conclusions: The effects on condition-specific quality of life domains differ slightly between the types of incontinence. The level of severity affects both generic and condition-specific quality of life, indicating that it is not the type but rather the severity of urinary incontinence that is the main predictor of decreased quality of life.
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - December 18, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Janka BarentsenEls VisserHedwig HofstetterAnna MarisJanny DekkerGeertruida de Bock Source Type: research

Mutual research capacity strengthening: a qualitative study of two-way partnerships in public health research
Conclusions: The flexible and responsive process we used to strengthen research capacity was identified as mutually beneficial. Using community-based participatory frameworks underpinned by decolonising methodologies is assisting to redress historical power imbalances and inequities and is helping to sustain the initial steps taken to establish a local research agenda at Atoifi Hospital. It is our experience that embedding mutuality throughout the research capacity strengthening process has had great benefit and may also benefit researchers from more resourced and less resourced countries wanting to partner in research cap...
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - December 18, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Michelle Redman-MacLarenDavid MacLarenHumpress HarringtonRowena AsugeniRelmah Timothy-HarringtonEsau KekeubataRichard Speare Source Type: research

Who experiences discrimination in Brazil? Evidence from a large metropolitan region
Conclusions: There appear to be multiple factors associated with perceived discrimination in this population that may affect health. Policies and programs aimed at reducing discrimination in Brazil will likely need to address this wider set of interrelated risk factors across different populations.
Source: International Journal for Equity in Health - December 18, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: James MacinkoPricila MullacheryFernando ProiettiMaria Lima-Costa Source Type: research

Differences between 9--11 year old British Pakistani and White British girls in physical activity and behavior during school recess
Conclusions: British Pakistani girls were less active than white British girls during school recess. Recess has been identified as a potentially important target for the delivery of physical activity interventions; such interventions should consider ways in which the activity levels of British Pakistani girls could be increased.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - December 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tessa PollardYvonne Hornby-TurnerAdarshini GhurbhurrunNicola Ridgers Source Type: research

Aspects of functioning and environmental factors in medical work capacity evaluations of persons with chronic widespread pain and low back pain can be represented by a combination of applicable ICF Core Sets
Conclusions: The relevant content of work capacity evaluations involving CWP and LBP can be represented by a combination of applicable ICF-CS. A suitable standard for documenting such evaluations could consist of the Brief ICF-CS for CWP, LBP, and depression or obesity, augmented by additional ICF categories relevant for this particular context. In addition, the unique individual experiences of claimants have to be considered in order to assess work capacity comprehensively.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - December 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Urban SchweglerJessica AnnerChristine BoldtAndrea GlässelVeronika LayWout De BoerGerold StuckiBruno Trezzini Source Type: research

Television viewing behaviour among pre‐schoolers: Implications for public health recommendations
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - December 18, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Rachael Cox, Helen Skouteris, Daniela Dell'Aquila, Lousie L Hardy, Leonie Rutherford Tags: Viewpoint Source Type: research

Nutritional status of under-fives in rural area of South India
Conclusion: Majority of the children's diet was not adequate for calories and proteins as per Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines. Less than half of children were underweight, nearly one third were stunted and one fifth of children were wasted. No child was found to be overweight or obese.
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Sciences - December 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Vijayashree MathadChandra MetgudMD Mallapur Source Type: research

Knowledge, attitude, and level of physical activity among medical undergraduate students in Delhi
Conclusion: The knowledge and practices regarding the physical activity was found to be low amongst the medical students. There is a need to provide an enabling environment for promoting the physical activity amongst them so that can inculcate the same in their patients.
Source: Indian Journal of Medical Sciences - December 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Tanu AnandSneh TanwarRajesh KumarGajendra Singh MeenaGopal Krishna Ingle Source Type: research

New evidence on financing equity in China's health care reform - A case study on Gansu province, China
Conclusions: Health care financing policies in China need ongoing reform. Given the inequity of general consumption taxes, elimination of these would improve financing equity considerably. Optimizing benefit packages in public health insurance is as important as expanding coverage, both for health care financing and for utilization management as well. Although they are progressive, out-of-pocket payments are not equitable in China and have the effect of excluding the poor from health care as they cannot afford to pay for medical care and so withdraw from treatment.
Source: BMC Health Services Research - December 18, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Mingsheng ChenWen ChenYuxin Zhao Source Type: research

A qualitative study of the determinants of dieting and non-dieting approaches in overweight/obese Australian adults
Conclusions: The model of determinants elicited from this study assists in understanding why dieting and non-dieting approaches are adopted, from the perspectives and experiences of overweight/obese adults. Understanding this decision-making process can assist clinicians and public health researchers to design and tailor dieting and non-dieting interventions to population subgroups that have preferences and characteristics suitable for each approach.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - December 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Stuart LeskeEsben StrodlXiang-Yu Hou Source Type: research

Socio-demographic factors influencing knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) regarding malaria in Bangladesh
Background: A clear understanding of the social and behavioral risk factors, and knowledge gaps, related to exposure to malaria are essential when developing guidelines and recommendations for more effective disease prevention in many malaria endemic areas of the world including Bangladesh and elsewhere in the South East Asia. To-date, the level of knowledge that human populations, residing in moderate to high malaria risk zones, have with respect to the basic pathogen transmission dynamics, risk factors for malaria or disease preventative strategies, has not been assessed in Bangladesh. The purpose of this study was to ad...
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - December 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kabirul BasharH Al-AminMd RezaMd IslamAsaduzzamanTouhid Ahmed Source Type: research

Symptom load and functional status: results from the Ullensaker population study
Conclusions: The strong association between the number of symptoms and functional status, irrespective of type of symptom, might indicate that the symptoms share some common characteristics. The simple act of counting symptoms may provide an approach to study the relationships between health and function in population studies and might be valuable in research on medically unexplained conditions.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - December 18, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Dag BruusgaardHedda Tschudi-MadsenCamilla IhlebækYusman KamaleriBård Natvig Source Type: research

The enigma of memory B cells in malaria
Malaria is a major public health problem particularly in the tropics. It is caused by protozoan parasites belonging to the genus Plasmodium and is transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes. Currently, strategies to control malaria include vector control measures, chemoprophylaxis, and efficient diagnosis and treatment. The availability of a highly efficacious malaria vaccine would greatly facilitate malaria control and possibly eradicate malaria. Efforts to design such malaria vaccines are underway but are greatly hampered by the poor understanding of how immune memory to malaria is generated and maintained. In this issue of the...
Source: European Journal of Immunology - December 18, 2012 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Modesta N. Njau, Joshy Jacob Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

Highlights & Happenings
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science Dec 2012, Vol. 10, No. 4: 333-339.
Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - December 17, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: article Source Type: research

A New Tool Helps Airports Track Disease
The next time an illness like SARS threatens to sicken large numbers of people around the world, airports may have a new tool to help them prevent a pandemic. Transportation officials and public health experts are pilot testing a Web site that calculates the risk that passengers coming off any given flight are carrying an emerging infectious disease. With funding from the Transportation Research Board, part of the National Research Council, a team of investigators at the University of Florida used airline traffic figures, disease risk maps and climate data to come up with its online vector-borne disease airline importation...
Source: Scientific American - Official RSS Feed - December 17, 2012 Category: Science Tags: More Science Source Type: research

Public Response to an Anthrax Attack: A Multiethnic Perspective
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science Dec 2012, Vol. 10, No. 4: 401-411.
Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - December 17, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: article Source Type: research

Thank You to Volume 10 Reviewers
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science Dec 2012, Vol. 10, No. 4: 420-420.
Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - December 17, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: article Source Type: research

Medical Planning and Response for a Nuclear Detonation: A Practical Guide
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science Dec 2012, Vol. 10, No. 4: 346-371.
Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - December 17, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: article Source Type: research

The Price-Anderson Act and the Role of Congress in Compensating Victims After a Catastrophic Nuclear Disaster
Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science Dec 2012, Vol. 10, No. 4: 340-345.
Source: Biosecurity and Bioterrorism: Biodefense Strategy, Practice, and Science - December 17, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: article Source Type: research

Histopathology in Gastrointestinal Neuromuscular Diseases: Methodological and Ontological Issues
Gastrointestinal neuromuscular diseases (GINMDs) comprise a heterogenous group of chronic conditions associated with impaired gut motility. These gastrointestinal (GI) disorders, differing for etiopathogenic mechanisms, pathologic lesions, and region of gut involvement, represent a relevant matter for public health, because they are very common, can be disabling, and determine major social and economic burdens. GINMDs are presumed or proven to arise as a result of a dysfunctioning GI neuromuscular apparatus, which includes myenteric ganglia (neurons and glial cells), interstitial cells of Cajal and smooth muscle cells. Des...
Source: Advances in Anatomic Pathology - December 17, 2012 Category: Pathology Tags: Review Articles Source Type: research

Landscape determinants of Saint Louis encephalitis human infections in Córdoba city, Argentina during 2010.
Abstract Saint Louis encephalitis virus (SLEV) is endemic in Argentina. During 2005 an outbreak occurred in Córdoba. From January to April of 2010 a new outbreak occurred in Córdoba city with a lower magnitude than the one reported in 2005. Understanding the association of different landscape elements related to SLEV hosts and vectors in urban environments is important for identifying high risk areas for human infections, which was here evaluated. The current study uses a case-control approach at a household geographical location, considering symptomatic and asymptomatic human infections produced by SLEV during 2...
Source: Acta Tropica - December 17, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Vergara Cid C, Estallo EL, Almirón WR, Contigiani MS, Spinsanti LI Tags: Acta Trop Source Type: research

Managing Comorbidity in COPD, a Difficult Task.
Abstract Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a public health problem that results in high morbidity, disability and mortality. Comorbidities are highly prevalent in COPD patients because of aging, common risk factors and pathways, rising mortality, and disability. In this review article we present the most prevalent co-morbidities in COPD patients, we face the issue of multimorbidity and discuss the practical management approach relevant to chest physicians and general practitioners. Issues on comorbidities management according to general guidelines as well as their implications for COPD are raised. The aim is...
Source: Current Drug Targets - December 17, 2012 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Tsiligianni IG, Kosmas E, Van der Molen T, Tzanakis N Tags: Curr Drug Targets Source Type: research

Mite hypersensitivity in patients with rhinitis and rhinosinusitis living in a tropical environment.
CONCLUSIONS: Sensitisation to inhalant allergens is present in 76% of allergy clinics' patients with rhinitis or rhinosinusitis. Our results confirm previous observations showing that mites constitute the most important cause of respiratory allergy in tropical settings and suggest that mite allergen cross-reactivity is responsible for the positivity of skin tests to mites not present in the patient's environment since the species Glycyphagus, Chortoglyphus, Acarus, Lepidoglyphus and Tyrophagus have not been found in Caracas house dust. PMID: 23253681 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Allergologia et Immunopathologia - December 17, 2012 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Sánchez-Borges M, Fernández-Caldas E, Capriles-Hulett A, Caballero-Fonseca F Tags: Allergol Immunopathol (Madr) Source Type: research

Serum concentration and kidney expression of salusin-α and salusin-β in rats with metabolic syndrome induced by fructose.
Abstract Salusins expressed in a variety of tissues exert a hypotensive effect owing to their vasodilator action. They are found in serum and tissues in two different forms: salusin-α and salusin-β. Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an important public health problem characterized by diabetes, obesity, abnormal blood lipid levels and high blood pressure. We investigated how salusins in the circulation and in kidney tissues change in relation to MetS. Experiments were conducted on 5-week-old Sprague-Dawley male rats assigned to either a control group or a MetS group. Controls were fed standard rat food and water ad lib...
Source: Biotechnic and Histochemistry - December 17, 2012 Category: Research Authors: Sahin I, Aydin S Tags: Biotech Histochem Source Type: research

The association between armed conflict, violence and mental health: a cross sectional study comparing Two populations in Cundinamarca department, Colombia
Background: Exposure to violence in general and to armed conflict in particular has been consistently associated with an increased prevalence of mental illness. Colombia has sustained an internal armed conflict for decades and is considered one of the most violent countries in the world. However, certain areas have been more exposed to the conflict than others. Methods: This is a cross sectional study comparing two communities from different villages in the department of Cundinamarca, Colombia. One, Guasca, was directly impacted by armed conflict. The other one; Guatavita has never been affected by armed conflict. We appli...
Source: Conflict and Health - December 17, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Londoño AliciaRomero PerlaCasas German Source Type: research

Mapping EORTC QLQ-C30 onto EQ-5D for the assessment of cancer patients
Conclusions: This mapping algorithm enabled the EORTC QLQ-C30 to be converted to the EQ-5D utility index to assess cancer patients in Korea.
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - December 17, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Seon KimMin-Woo JoHwa-Jung KimJin-Hee Ahn Source Type: research

Epidemiological analysis of retinopathy of prematurity in a referral centre in Turkey
Conclusions The high BW and GA of infants with severe ROP indicate wider screening criteria should be used in our country. BW might be a more important criterion than GA for ROP screening.
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology - December 17, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Araz-Ersan, B., Kir, N., Akarcay, K., Aydinoglu-Candan, O., Sahinoglu-Keskek, N., Demirel, A., Akdogan, B., Coban, A. Tags: Paediatrics, Public health, Retina, Epidemiology Global issues Source Type: research

A model for community health service development in depressed rural areas in China
Conclusions: The trial demonstrated that it was feasible to implement a model of community health service delivery that was adapted to depressed rural areas because it required little organizational change, additional funding or personnel. The model had a positive impact on the provision of public health programs, a finding which has implications for efforts to improve access to primary health care in rural China.
Source: BMC Health Services Research - December 17, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Yuan ZhaokangLiu YuxiLiu YongXiao YunchangGuo YuanjunMark Harris Source Type: research

Adipose tissue from breast cancer patients with the metabolic syndrome promotes proliferation and invasion of tumor cells and influences expression of genes involved in carcinogenesis.
Conclusions: These data demonstrate that factors secreted from mammary adipose tissue from metabolically unhealthy patients promote proliferation and invasion of ER positive tumor cells and influence expression of genes involved in carcinogenesis in these cells. These effects were not observed in ER negative tumor cells suggesting that they may be mediated, at least in part by the estrogen receptor. These results have provided insight into how mammary adipose tissue may act via a paracrine mechanism to influence aspects of carcinogenesis and into how the metabolic syndrome may modulate this.Citation Information: Cancer Res...
Source: Cancer Research - December 17, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: McGarrigle, S., Carroll, P., Healy, L., Boyle, T., Pidgeon, G., Kennedy, M., Connolly, E. Tags: Poster Session 6 - Tumor Cell and Molecular Biology: Metabolism and Breast Cancer Source Type: research

Estrogen and Avoidance of Invasive Breast Cancer, Coronary Heart Disease and All-cause Mortality. Public Health Impact of Estrogen Guidelines for Women entering Menopause.
CONCLUSION.1. Estrogen therapy could reduce thousands of BrCa, CHD and AC-Mortality events annually, just in North America. These gains are in addition to the established quality of life improvement for millions of women due to [E].2. Of particular importance is the [E] effect on reduction of iBrCa rates, particularly significant for women without PHBBD, confirming the new paradigm of Dual E effect for human BrCa [Ref 3].3. These substantial Public Health gains associated with [E] may justify changing policy to incorporate [E] into HRT guidelines for appropriately selected women.4. Accelerated research to optimize [E] form...
Source: Cancer Research - December 17, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Ragaz, J., Wilson, K., Shakeraneh, S., Budlovsky, J., Wong, H. Tags: Poster Session 4 - Epidemiology, Risk, and Prevention: Epidemiology, Risk, and Prevention - Other Source Type: research

INTEGRATED PROGRAM FOR BREAST CANCER CONTROL: PARTIAL PRESENTATION OF THE RESULTS OBTAINED INTHE FIRST 24MONTHS OF OPERATION
Conclusions The experience in resolving service provided a significant increase in the number of initial cases showing detection ratesper image consistent with the age distribution of population. It is expected that the tracking time and quality of service, allow the prevalent cancers cease to be diagnosed, privileging the incidents. The median time to diagnosis and early treatment of patients with cancer was significantly lower the average of 120 days recorded in some public reference services.Citation Information: Cancer Res 2012;72(24 Suppl):Abstract nr P3-02-14.
Source: Cancer Research - December 17, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Blanco, E., Borges, M., Pinotti, M., Gennari, M., Ribeiro, I., Nascimento, C., Santos, L., Sahium, R. Tags: Poster Session 3 - Detection/Diagnosis: Screening Source Type: research

ALOPREV: first cooling scalp trial for prevention of persisting alopecia after docetaxel for early breast cancer patients.
In conclusion, cooling scalp is known to be safe, manageable and partially effective before hair loss. ALOPREV will evaluate safety and efficacy to avoid persisting alopecia after hair loss.Citation Information: Cancer Res 2012;72(24 Suppl):Abstract nr OT3-3-04.
Source: Cancer Research - December 17, 2012 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bourgeois, H., Soulie, P., Lucas, B., Mercier, B. A., Zannetti, A., Delecroix, V., L'haridon, T., Blot, E., Delaloge, S., Grude, F. Tags: Ongoing Trials 3 - Chemotherapy Source Type: research