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Trends in heat related illness: Nationwide observational cohort at the US department of veteran affairs

The Journal of Climate Change and Health, 2023
Introduction: Environmental heat can have a negative impact on health, leading to increased healthcare utilization, disability, and death. Specific clinical conditions, in combination with a global rise in temperature, may amplify the risk of heat ...
Thomas F. Osborne, Zachary P. Veigulis, Ambarish Vaidyanathan, David M. Arreola, Paul J. Schramm   +4 more
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The multi-level heat education and awareness tools [HEAT] intervention study for farmworkers: Rationale and methods

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications, 2021
Background: The burden of adverse health effects from heat exposure is substantial, and outdoor workers who perform heavy physical work are at high risk.
Jennifer Krenz, Erica Chavez Santos, Elizabeth Torres, Pablo Palmández, Jose Carmona, Maria Blancas, Diana Marquez, Paul Sampson, June T. Spector   +8 more
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Wearing lacrosse uniform during exercise-simulated match in heat increases physiological strain index

Journal of Physical Fitness and Sports Medicine, 2022
Japanese collegiate and club lacrosse games are often held under environmental conditions of extreme heat in the summer. Lacrosse players are also required to wear protective equipment, which is a risk factor for heat-related illness.
Jumpei Osakabe, Masanobu Kajiki, Ryosuke Inada, Takaaki Matsumoto, Yoshihisa Umemura   +4 more
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Using web data to improve surveillance for heat sensitive health outcomes

Environmental Health, 2019
Background Elevated and prolonged exposure to extreme heat is an important cause of excess summertime mortality and morbidity. To protect people from health threats, some governments are currently operating syndromic surveillance systems. However, A lack
Jihoon Jung, Christopher K. Uejio, Chris Duclos, Melissa Jordan   +3 more
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Heatstroke and brachycephalic dogs – is there an increased risk?

Veterinary Evidence, 2022
PICO question Do dogs that are brachycephalic have an increased risk for developing heat-related illness compared to dogs that are not brachycephalics?   Clinical bottom line Category of research Risk. Number and type of study designs reviewed
Anna Ewers Clark
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"We Just Have To Continue Working": Farmworker Self-care and Heat-related Illness

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, 2016
Heat-related illness (also called heat illness) is a recurring and avoidable condition that results in multiple deaths in California farm fields every year. We conducted five focus groups as part of the California Heat Illness Prevention Study (CHIPS) in
Michael D. Courville, Gail Wadsworth, Marc Schenker   +2 more
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Military Personnel Regarding Heat-Related Illness Risk Factors: Results of a Chinese Cross-Sectional Study

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Background: Military personnel are widely exposed to risk factors for heat-related illnesses. Knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) are three of the most important means by which to prevent such illnesses, but there has been a lack of investigations ...
Xuren Wang, Xuren Wang, Demeng Xia, Demeng Xia, Xisha Long, Yixin Wang, Kaiwen Wu, Shuogui Xu, Li Gui   +8 more
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Machine learning-based mortality prediction model for heat-related illness

Scientific Reports, 2021
In this study, we aimed to develop and validate a machine learning-based mortality prediction model for hospitalized heat-related illness patients. After 2393 hospitalized patients were extracted from a multicentered heat-related illness registry in ...
Yohei Hirano, Yutaka Kondo, Toru Hifumi, Shoji Yokobori, Jun Kanda, Junya Shimazaki, Kei Hayashida, Takashi Moriya, Masaharu Yagi, Shuhei Takauji, Junko Yamaguchi, Yohei Okada, Yuichi Okano, Hitoshi Kaneko, Tatsuho Kobayashi, Motoki Fujita, Hiroyuki Yokota, Ken Okamoto, Hiroshi Tanaka, Arino Yaguchi   +19 more
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Prevention of Occupational Heat-Related Illnesses

Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 2021
High ambient temperatures and strenuous physical activity put workers at risk for a variety of heat-related illnesses and injuries. Through primary prevention, secondary prevention, and treatment, OEM health providers can protect workers from the adverse effects of heat.
Aaron, Tustin, Yusef, Sayeed, Manijeh, Berenji, Kathleen, Fagan, Ronda B, McCarthy, Judith, Green-McKenzie, James, McNicholas, Charles Babajide, Onigbogi, William Brett, Perkison, James W, Butler   +9 more
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Identifying transcription factors controlling the basal expression of human MRP4 highlights a substantial role for Sp1

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The MRP4 transporter exports several drugs and signaling molecules. Here, we identified key promoter elements regulating basal MRP4 expression. Using reporter assays, we defined a conserved region with essential Sp1 and contributory Ets sites, which controlled basal MRP4 expression.
Debora Singer, Angelique Kragl, Katrin Ziems, Juliane Glaubitz, Sophie Grammbauer, Susanne Hildebrandt, Mladen V. Tzvetkov, Gabriele Jedlitschky   +7 more
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