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Lipid profile dysregulation in opium users based on Fasa PERSIAN cohort study results

Scientific Reports, 2021
One of the main health problems in many societies is the increased opium abuse, which was found to be correlated with many problems like cardiovascular disease. This study aimed to evaluate the correlation of opium use with blood lipoproteins as the risk
Maryam Kazemi, Mina Bazyar, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Azizallah Dehghan, Massih Sedigh Rahimabadi, Mahsa Rostami Chijan, Mostafa Bijani, Maryam Zahmatkeshan, Alireza Ghaemi, Nastaran Samimi, Reza Homayounfar, Mojtaba Farjam   +11 more
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Burden of noncommunicable diseases in Pakistan

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2022
Background: Cases of noncommunicable (NCD) diseases are increasing in Pakistan. They are responsible for 58% of all deaths and information on the risk factors is lacking. Aims: To determine the prevalence of diabetes, hypertension and abnormal heart rate and their risk factors in a multiethnic, low-income area of Lahore.
Tahseen, Kazmi, Mlf, Nagi, Shama, Razzaq, Shamaila, Hussnain, Noor, Shahid, Unsa, Athar   +5 more
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A Recent Overview of 1,2,3-Triazole-Containing Hybrids as Novel Antifungal Agents: Focusing on Synthesis, Mechanism of Action, and Structure-Activity Relationship (SAR)

Journal of Chemistry, 2022
A pharmacophore system has been found as 1,2,3-triazole, a five-membered heterocycle ring with nitrogen heteroatoms. These heterocyclic compounds can be produced using azide-alkyne cycloaddition processes catalyzed by ruthenium or copper.
Mahrokh Marzi, Mojtaba Farjam, Zahra Kazeminejad, Abolfazl Shiroudi, Amin Kouhpayeh, Elham Zarenezhad   +5 more
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Sedentary lifestyle among adults in Jordan, 2007

Family Medicine and Community Health, 2016
Objective: Sedentary lifestyle is a major risk factor for physical and mental problems, such as cardiovascular, musculoskeletal diseases, and psychological stress.
Ghazi F. Sharkas, Tayseer Saheb, Kamal Arqoub, Raja Haddadin   +3 more
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Global challenges in tobacco control

Salud Pública de México, 2017
The last decade has seen unprecedented achievements in global tobacco control. These include the entry into force of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) and 179 states, as well as the European Union, becoming Parties to the Treaty ...
Kerstin Schotte, Alison Commar, Evan Blecher, Vinayak Prasad   +3 more
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Investigating the prevalence of hypertension and its associated risk factors in a population-based study: Fasa PERSIAN COHORT data

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020
Background A high prevalence rate of hypertension (HTN) and its subsequent serious complications made this disease a major health-treatment concern in many societies.
Mostafa Bijani, Saeed Parvizi, Azizallah Dehghan, Massih Sedigh-Rahimabadi, Mahsa Rostami-chijan, Maryam Kazemi, Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh, Alireza Ghaemi, Reza Homayounfar, Mojtaba Farjam   +9 more
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Correlation of resting heart rate with anthropometric factors and serum biomarkers in a population-based study: Fasa PERSIAN cohort study

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020
Background There is a positive association between raised resting heart rate (RHR), and all causes of mortality and shorter life expectancy. Several serum biomarkers and some anthropometric factors can affect the resting heart rate.
Yashar Goorakani, Massih Sedigh Rahimabadi, Azizallah Dehghan, Maryam Kazemi, Mahsa Rostami Chijan, Mostafa Bijani, Hadi Raeisi Shahraki, Ali Davoodi, Mojtaba Farjam, Reza Homayounfar   +9 more
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Differences in the Prevalence of Non-Communicable Disease between Slum Dwellers and the General Population in a Large Urban Area in Brazil. [PDF]

, 2017
Residents of urban slums are at greater risk for disease than their non-slum dwelling urban counterparts. We sought to contrast the prevalences of selected non-communicable diseases (NCDs) between Brazilian adults living in a slum and the general ...
Calcagno, Juan I, Costa, Federico, Couto, Ricardo D, Ko, Albert I, Lima, Helena CAV, Rajan, Jayant V, Reis, Mitermayer G, Ribeiro, Guilherme S, Riley, Lee W, Snyder, Robert E   +9 more
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Thyroid function and opium use disorder: a cross-sectional study on the Fasa adults cohort study (FACS), 2017

BMC Endocrine Disorders, 2023
Background Addiction increases the risk of different lifelong disorders. However, there are limited studies evaluating the effects of opioid use disorder (OUD) on thyroid function.
Babak Pezeshki, Hossein Pourmontaseri, Reza Homayounfar, Maryam Talebi Moghaddam, Azizallah Dehghan   +4 more
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Knowledge, attitude, and practice towards face mask use among residents of Greater Chennai Corporation, India, March 2021

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundWearing a mask is one of the simplest ways to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Studies reported poor mask compliance in Greater Chennai Corporation, India. Hence, we described the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding mask use among adults (
Ramya Nagarajan, Polani Rubeshkumar, Murugesan Jagadeesan, Mohankumar Raju, Manikandanesan Sakthivel, Sharan Murali, Muthappan Sendhilkumar, Kumaravel Ilangovan, Dineshkumar Harikrishnan, Vettrichelvan Venkatasamy, Parasuraman Ganeshkumar, Prabhdeep Kaur   +11 more
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