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Symptom Denial and Cultural Constraints: A Qualitative Exploration of Pre‐Hospital Delay Determinants in Myocardial Infarction Patients in China

Clinical Cardiology, Volume 49, Issue 6, June 2026.
This study reveals that heart attack patients often dangerously delay emergency care due to unrecognized symptoms, passive endurance, and traditional cultural constraints, like fearing to burden families. Crucially, family involvement acts as a double‐edged sword, either accelerating or further delaying life‐saving treatment.
Yunjie Tang, Danqing Hu, Jing Han
wiley   +1 more source

Health Capital and the Prenatal Environment: The Effect of Maternal Fasting During Pregnancy [PDF]

We use the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as a natural experiment in fasting and fetal health. In Michigan births 1989-2006, we find prenatal exposure to Ramadan among Arab mothers results in lower birthweight and reduced gestation length.
Douglas Almond, Bhashkar Mazumder
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Ramadan fasting and thyroid function

, 2017
Fasting is one of Islamic Five Pillars and it is an Islamic obligations. Even though fasting during Ramadan month is an obligatory, if this obligatory has dangerous effects on the human health, it is forbidden.
Shima Shafagh, Sayed Alireza Mirsane, Nasrin Oraei   +2 more
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A prospective assessment of dietary patterns in Muslim subjects with type 2 diabetes who undertake fasting during Ramadan

Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2012
Aims: The aim was to assess the dietary pattern during Ramadan season among type 2 diabetic Muslim subjects who underwent fasting and intensive dietary counseling.
Senthil K Vasan, Rajani Karol, N V Mahendri, Nishanth Arulappan, Jubbin Jagan Jacob, Nihal Thomas   +5 more
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Integrating Climate Change Into Social Protection Approaches: Developing a Policy Framework for Jordan

Climate Resilience and Sustainability, Volume 5, Issue 1, June 2026.
This article explores the integration of climate change risks into social protection approaches looking at the case of Jordan. Creating cobenefits between SDGs 1 and 13, climate‐sensitive social protection can build the resilience of vulnerable groups and foster mitigation and adaptation behaviors.
Martina Jaskolski, Ayat Nashwan, Amel Azab, Amani Alassaf, Yumna Kassim   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Piety and Profits: Stock Market Anomaly during the Muslim Holy Month [PDF]

Observed by more than 1.5 billion Muslims, Ramadan is one of the most celebrated religious rituals in the world. We investigate stock returns during Ramadan for 14 predominantly Muslim countries over the years 1989-2007.
Tomasz Piotr Wisniewski, Ahmad Etebari, Jedrzej Bialkowski   +2 more
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Ramadan Fasting and Kidney Stones: A Systematic Review: Ramadan Fasting and Kidney Stones

Urology Journal, 2020
Purpose: Ramadan fasting in Muslims may contain several hours of abstaining from food and drinking in any kind. This can potentially increase the risk of urinary stone disease. Current literature on possible effects of Ramadan fasting on urolithiasis is rather limited.
Amjadi, Mohsen, Soleimanzadeh, Farzin, Ghamatzadeh , Hamidreza, Hajebrahimi, Sakineh, Hosseinifard, Hossein, Salehi Pourmehr, Hanieh   +5 more
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Multicenter Survey of Ramadan Fasting among Cancer Patient and Healthcare Professionals in the I.R. Iran

, 2018
Background: Muslim cancer patients and healthcare professionals face several challenges about the necessity of fasting and its possible side effects during the holy month of Ramadan.
Maleki, Farzad, Homaei Shandiz, Fatemeh, Nahvijou, Azin, Roshandel, Gholamreza, Zendehdel, Kazem, Toorang, Fatemeh, Ghanbari Motalgh, Ali, Sasanfar, Bahareh, Borhani, Samaneh, Marzban, Maryam, Mohammadzadeh, Davood, Kazemian, Ali, Mohagheghi, Mohammad Ali, Sedaghat, Zahra, Janbabaei, Ghasem, Rashidian, Hamideh, Majidi, Azam   +16 more
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The effect of fasting Ramadan on type 2 diabetes: A narrative review and practice update

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Ramadan fasting, observed by Muslims worldwide for over 1,400 years, involves abstaining from food, drink, and other physical needs from dawn to sunset.
Khalid A. Bin Abdulrahman, Basil F. Alodami, Albaraa M. Almuteb, Alwaleed A. Alqahtani, Muhannad S. Alhusayni, Yezeid F. Almohsen   +5 more
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Fasting during Ramadan: efficacy, safety, and patient acceptability of vildagliptin in diabetic patients

, 2015
Kamran MA Aziz Aseer Diabetes Center, Aseer Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Saudi Arabia Abstract: Diabetes management during Ramadan fasting is challenging to the physician in terms of minimizing the risk of hypoglycemia.
Aziz KMA
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