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Non-Communicable Diseases and their Impact on Sustainable Development [PDF]

, 2021
Non-communicable diseases and their impact on sustainable development. -- The situation of non-communicable diseases in the Caribbean. -- Non-communicable diseases: a bane to Caribbean productivity and development.

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The predictive role of social isolation in COVID-19 anxiety among older adults

BMC Geriatrics
Background COVID-19 is one of the most significant diseases that has spread in the present century. Older adults have been greatly affected by the negative consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bahrami Mahdie, Marzieh Khatooni, Mojtaba Senmar, Hosseinali Movahedeh, Fateme Zarei, Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi, Mohammad Amerzadeh   +6 more
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The effects of Pranayama breathing exercise on symptom burden among women with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a randomized controlled trial

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Background Pranayama breathing exercises may help reduce the burden of chemotherapy-induced symptoms in women with breast cancer. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of pranayama breathing exercise on symptom burden in women with breast ...
Maryam Momeni, Marzieh Khatooni, Ahad Alizadeh, Sima Mohebbi   +3 more
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The yield of early-pregnancy homeostasis of model assessment -insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) for predicting gestational diabetes mellitus in different body mass index and age groups

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2023
Background Early prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus(GDM) can be beneficial for lifestyle modifications to prevent GDM. The aim of this study was to investigate the predictive values of Homeostasis of Model Assessment -Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR)
Sima Hashemipour, Mahnaz Zohal, Leila Modarresnia, Sepideh Kolaji, Hamidreza Panahi, Milad Badri, Sarah Mirzaeei Chopani, Sara Esmaeili Kelishomi, Amirabbas Ghasemi, Seyyed Hamidreza Ghafelehbashi   +9 more
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Non-communicable diseases: unwelcome in Ethiopia [PDF]

, 2018
Introduction Ethiopia faces the unenviable threat of a triple burden of disease: infectious or communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and injuries are steadily increasing and pose risks the lives of Ethiopians.
Kaba, Mirgissa
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Report of the Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases in Prison.

, 1993
In 1990 the Minister for Justice announced the establishment of an Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases in Prisons with the following terms of reference:- "To examine the problems posed by communicable diseases affecting offenders in prisons ...
Advisory Committee on Communicable Diseases in Prison
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Relationship between perceived stress and death anxiety with mediating role of self-transcendence among older patients with myocardial infarction

BMC Psychology
Background Death anxiety represents a persistent form of anxiety experienced by patients with Myocardial Infarction (MI), even after receiving medical treatment.
Seyed Mohammadreza Hosseini, Fatemeh Mohammadi, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi   +3 more
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Prevalence of elder abuse and its correlated factors in Iranian community-dowelling older adults: a cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics
Background The global elderly population is rapidly increasing, with projections estimating that the number of older adults will reach 2.1 billion. Elder abuse, a significant public health issue, leads to serious psychological, physical, and social ...
Mohadese Maleki, Seyedeh Ameneh Motalebi, Mehdi Ranjbaran, Seyedehzahra Hosseinigolafshani   +3 more
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Cohort-based analysis of paternal opioid use in relation to offspring’s BMI and plasma lipid profile

Scientific Reports, 2021
A growing body of evidence suggests that opioid use may affect consumer’s offspring by second-hand passive smoke exposure, as well as by transgenerational impacts mediated by genetic and epigenetic alterations of paternal gametes. In human studies, these
Zahra Jalali, Saeed Bahrampour, Parvin Khalili, Morteza Khademalhosseini, Ali Esmaeili Nadimi   +4 more
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National strategic plan for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases : 2021/22 - 2025/26

, 2021
The development of the Kenya National NCD Strategic Plan (NSP) 2021/22-2025/26 is informed by the need to strengthen comprehensive multi-sectoral response to the increasing non-communicable disease (NCD) burden.
DEPARTMENT OF NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES - MINISTRY OF HEALTH - Republic of Kenya
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