Background Cancer poses a huge disease burden, which could be reduced by adopting healthy lifestyles mainly composed of healthy diet, body weight, physical activity, limited alcohol consumption, and avoidance of smoking. However, no systematic review has
Yan-Bo Zhang +9 more
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Genetic, parental and lifestyle factors influence telomere length
The average length of telomere repeats (TL) declines with age and is considered to be a marker of biological ageing. Here, we measured TL in six blood cell types from 1046 individuals using the clinically validated Flow-FISH method.
S. Andreu-Sánchez +15 more
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The role of socio-economic and cultural factors in municipal solid waste generation: a case study in Taman Perling, Johor Bahru [PDF]
The absence of a comprehensive database on solid waste generation and composition appears to be the major drawback to the development of an integrated waste management system in Malaysia.
Ali, Nur Cahaya +3 more
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Study protocol to investigate the effect of a lifestyle intervention on body weight, psychological health status and risk factors associated with disease recurrence in women recovering from breast cancer treatment [PDF]
Background Breast cancer survivors often encounter physiological and psychological problems related to their diagnosis and treatment that can influence long-term prognosis.
A Campbell +109 more
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Increasing the knowledge, identification and treatment of osteoporosis through education and shared decision-making with residents living in a retirement village community [PDF]
Objective: This pilot study explored whether individual goal setting in a retirement village setting could improve strategies to strengthen bones in an ageing population and help prevent osteoporosis.
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare +25 more
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Modifiable Lifestyle Factors for Primary Prevention of CKD: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
BACKGROUND Despite increasing incidence of CKD, no evidence-based lifestyle recommendations for CKD primary prevention apparently exist. METHODS To evaluate the consistency of evidence associating modifiable lifestyle factors and CKD incidence, we ...
Jaimon T. Kelly +9 more
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Associations between daily sitting time and the combinations of lifestyle risk factors in men [PDF]
Background: Understanding the reciprocal role that multiple problematic behaviours play in men's health is important for intervention delivery and for reducing the healthcare burden.
A. Daly-Smith +44 more
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Despite the effectiveness of currently available antihypertensive medications, there is still a need for new treatment strategies that are more effective in certain groups of hypertensive and for additional resources to combat hypertension.
Theodora Ojangba +7 more
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Introduction: Stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in India. Stroke survivors may suffer from lifelong physical and cognitive frailty. There is a need for more studies on the prevalence and determinants of this debilitating disease
Naveen Kumar Kodali, Lekha D Bhat
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Supervised exercise training and increased physical activity to reduce cardiovascular disease risk in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: Study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial [PDF]
Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects up to 20% of women and is characterised by higher amounts of visceral fat, obesity, insulin resistance, dyslipidemia and reproductive and cardiometabolic complications.
Broom, David +4 more
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