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Plastics and Health Risks [PDF]
Annual Review of Public Health, 2010 By 2010, the worldwide annual production of plastics will surpass 300 million tons. Plastics are indispensable materials in modern society, and many products manufactured from plastics are a boon to public health (e.g., disposable syringes, intravenous bags). However, plastics also pose health risks.
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Биопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечениеINTRODUCTION. Despite existing treatment methods, complete eradication of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection remains an unattainable goal due to the high variability of HIV type 1 (HIV-1).
D. S. Leontyev +8 more
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A clinical case of reverse left ventricular remodeling in patient with pathogenic TTN mutation. Case report [PDF]
Терапевтический архивDilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a leading cause of heart failure, sudden cardiac death, and heart transplantation in young patients. The causes of DCM are varied and include genetic factors and metabolic, infectious, toxic and others factors. Today it is
Svetlana N. Nasonova +23 more
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Towards Less Plastic in Food Contact Materials: An In-Depth Overview of the Belgian Market
Foods, 2023 The food contact materials (FCMs) industry is forced to develop substitute materials due to constant pressure from consumers and authorities to reduce fossil-based plastic. Several alternatives are available on the market.
Salvatore Ciano +3 more
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Diathermy smoke: hazardous to health? [PDF]
, 2013 The heat used in electrocautery causes cells to boil and explode, or simply dry up, producing a gaseous by-product known as diathermy smoke. This smoke may have mutagenic and carcinogenic potential, similar to that of cigarette smoke (Spearman et al ...
Brown, Steven, Dunn, Lynda
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Risk Communication in Health [PDF]
, 2012 Policy makers, health professionals, and patients have to understand health statistics to make informed medical decisions. However, health messages often follow a persuasive rather than an informative approach and undermine the idea of informed decisionmaking. The current practice of health risk communication is often biased: Risks are communicated one
Bodemer, Nicolai, Gaissmaier, Wolfgang
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Quantifying health risks in wastewater irrigation [PDF]
, 2008 The guidelines developed by the World Health Organization for the safe use of wastewater in agriculture are based on a tolerable additional disease burden of 10-6 disability-adjusted life year loss per person per year, equivalent to rotavirus disease and
Mara, D.D.
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Annals of Ibadan Postgraduate Medicine, 2011 Obesity is becoming of interest as a non-communicable disease. There is however a dearth of information on obesity in this environment, as literature in developing countries is limited. Review of health risks of obesity is useful in order to increase the pool of available information in Nigeria and to draw attention to obesity and its attendant health ...
Ogunbode, AM +2 more
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar +8 more
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Медицинская иммунологияIn cases of respiratory viral infection, along with innate immunity mechanisms, the adaptive immune system plays a crucial role in the body’s defence. The efficiency of its cellular component is crucial for pathogen elimination.
I. S. Vladimirov +5 more
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