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Exercise Interventions in Children, Adolescents and Young Adults With Paediatric Bone Tumours—A Systematic Review

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bone tumours present significant challenges for affected patients, as multimodal therapy often leads to prolonged physical limitations. This is particularly critical during childhood and adolescence, as it can negatively impact physiological development and psychosocial resilience.
Jennifer Queisser, Claire Laurie, Teresa Schmidt, Irene von Luettichau, Peter Bekkering, Sabine Kesting   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of CD4 count on Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection rates in people living with HIV: a comparative study in prison and community

Scientific Reports
To evaluate the impact of the CD4 count on ESAT6-CFP10 (EC) skin test, QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube test (QFT) and tuberculin skin test (TST) in a large prison and communities in Jiangsu Province among people living with HIV (PLHIV).
Peng Lu, Yilin Lian, Zhongqi Li, Kai Wu, Zhuping Xu, Hao Xue, Jincheng Li, Xing Zhang, Rong Wang, Xiaoyan Ding, Jingjing Pan, Hui Ding, Qiao Liu, Limei Zhu, Haitao Yang   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diabetes in Sub Saharan Africa 1999-2011: Epidemiology and Public Health Implications. A Systematic Review. [PDF]

, 2011
Diabetes prevalence is increasing globally, and Sub-Saharan Africa is no exception. With diverse health challenges, health authorities in Sub-Saharan Africa and international donors need robust data on the epidemiology and impact of diabetes in order to ...
Hall, Victoria, Henriksen, Ole, Lohse, Nicolai, Thomsen, Reimar W   +3 more
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Communicable disease mortality trends and characteristics of infants in rural China, 1996–2015

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background More attention should be paid to communicable disease-specific infant mortality rate (CD-IMR) in rural China. However, few studies have examined specific geographic patterns and trends in CD-IMR in these areas.
Ke Wang, L. Xiang, L. Kang, L. Miao, Qi Li, Xiaohong Li, Jun Zhu, Yan-ping Wang, Y. Huang, Chun-hua He   +9 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A Comparative Study of Cerebral Oxygenation During Exercise in Hemodialysis and Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Cognitive impairment and exercise intolerance are common in dialysis patients. Cerebral perfusion and oxygenation play a major role in both cognitive function and exercise execution; HD session per se aggravates cerebral ischemia in this population. This study aimed to compare cerebral oxygenation and perfusion at rest and in mild
Marieta P. Theodorakopoulou, Konstantina Dipla, Danai Faitatzidou, Fotini Iatridi, Areti Georgiou, Artemios Karagiannidis, Erasmia Sampani, Chrysostomos Dimitriadis, Aggelos Koutlas, Andreas Zafeiridis, Pantelis Sarafidis   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Witnessing history: a personal view of half a century in public health [PDF]

, 2018
Former Chief Medical Officer Sir Kenneth Calman recently celebrated 50 years in medicine. It was a period which saw the evolution of the public health agenda from communicable diseases to diseases of lifestyle, the change from a hospital-orientated ...
Bergman, B.P., Calman, K.C., Chandler, A.S., Laing, F.   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Reflection on modern methods: years of life lost due to premature mortality—a versatile and comprehensive measure for monitoring non-communicable disease mortality

International Journal of Epidemiology, 2019
The analysis of causes impacting on premature mortality is an essential function of public health surveillance. Diverse methods have been used for accurately assessing and reporting the level and trends of premature mortality; however, many have ...
Ramón Martínez, Patricia Soliz, R. Caixeta, P. Ordunez   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

By dawn or dusk—how circadian timing rewrites bacterial infection outcomes

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The circadian clock shapes immune function, yet its influence on infection outcomes is only beginning to be understood. This review highlights how circadian timing alters host responses to the bacterial pathogens Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, and Streptococcus pneumoniae revealing that the effectiveness of immune defense depends not only
Devons Mo, Catherine S. Palmer, Jacqueline M. Kimmey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The general population cohort in rural south-western Uganda: a platform for communicable and non-communicable disease studies.

, 2013
The General Population Cohort (GPC) was set up in 1989 to examine trends in HIV prevalence and incidence, and their determinants in rural south-western Uganda.
Alex Karabarinde, Anatoli Kamali, Biraro, Biraro, Biraro, Brown, Campbell, Carpenter, Carpenter, Conrad, Cristina Pomilla, De Wit, Dermot Maher, Elizabeth H Young, Gale, Georgina Murphy, Gershim Asiki, Hall, Hill, Ivan Kasamba, Jakobsson, Janet Seeley, Jessica Nakiyingi-Miiro, Kaleebu, Kaleebu, Kamali, Kamali, Kamali, Kamali, Kamali, Kasamba, Kasamba, Kasamba, Kazooba, Kengeya-Kayondo, Kengeya-Kayondo, Kengeya-Kayondo, Laban Waswa, Lewis, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Maher, Manjinder S Sandhu, Mbualaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, Mbulaiteye, McCarthy, McCreesh, McCreesh, McCreesh, Mulder, Mulder, Mulder, Mulder, Nabaitu, Nakibinge, Nakiyingi, Nalweyiso, Nalwoga, Nunn, Nunn, Nunn, Nunn, Nunn, Rebecca N Nsubuga, Robinson, Sam Biraro, Scholten, Scholten, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Seeley, Senkaali, Shafer, Shafer, Shafer, Slaymaker, Spielman, Stranger, Uganda Ministry of Health and ICF International 2012, Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (UNCST), Wagner, Whitworth, Whitworth, Whitworth, World Health Organization, Yirrell, Yirrell, Yirrell   +100 more
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The Post-2015 Development Agenda: Keeping Our Focus On the Worst Off [PDF]

, 2015
Non-communicable diseases now account for the majority of the global burden of disease and an international campaign has emerged to raise their priority on the post-2015 development agenda. We argue, to the contrary, that there remain
Sharp, D.
core   +1 more source