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Health consequences of involuntary exposure to tobacco smoke, a report of the Surgeon General [PDF]

Prepared by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the direction of the Office of the Surgeon General.Mode of access: Internet from the Surgeon General's web site.
United States Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General.
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Re‐Awakening Public Attention to the Silent Pandemic of Cancer Among Older Adults in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As global populations age, cancer is increasingly becoming a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among older adults, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs). Despite accounting for the majority of new cancer cases and deaths, older individuals remain underrepresented in cancer research, clinical guidelines, and health ...
Ibrahim Bidemi Abdullateef, Sunkanmi Folorunsho, Abdulazeez Opeyemi Abdulganiyu   +2 more
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Pharmacy-Based Travel Health Services in the United States

Pharmacy, 2018
The aim of this paper is to review pharmacy laws and regulations, pharmacist training, clinic considerations, and patient care outcomes regarding pharmacy-based travel health services in the United States.
Keri Hurley-Kim, Jeffery Goad, Sheila Seed, Karl M. Hess   +3 more
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How tobacco smoke causes disease [PDF]

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A Report of the Surgeon General: How Tobacco Smoke Causes Disease: What It Means to You. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic ...
United States Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General.
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Home Not Found: The Cost of Homelessness In Silicon Valley [PDF]

, 2015
This report analyzes comprehensive cross-sector information about the entire population of residents who experienced homelessness in Santa Clara County at any point during a six year period -- a total of 104,206 individuals. This information includes the
Daniel Flaming, Halil Toros, Patrick Burns   +2 more
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Hospital Readmission After Traumatic Brain Injury Hospitalization in Community‐Dwelling Older Adults

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To examine the risk of hospital readmission after an index hospitalization for TBI in older adults. Methods Using data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study, we used propensity score matching of individuals with an index TBI‐related hospitalization to individuals with (1) non‐TBI hospitalizations (primary analysis)
Rachel Thomas, Connor A. Law, Joan A. Casey, Thomas Mosley, Rebecca F. Gottesman, Ramon Diaz‐Arrastia, Holly Elser, Andrea L. C. Schneider   +7 more
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Menstruating while homeless: navigating access to products, spaces, and services

BMC Public Health
Background People experiencing homelessness (PEH) in the United States face substantial challenges related to menstruation, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Andrea L. DeMaria, Rebecca Martinez, Emily Otten, Emma Schnolis, Sofia Hrubiak, Jaclyn Frank, Risa Cromer, Yumary Ruiz, Natalia M. Rodriguez   +8 more
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Concurrent validity of skin carotenoid status as a concentration biomarker of vegetable and fruit intake compared to multiple 24-h recalls and plasma carotenoid concentrations across one year: a cohort study

Nutrition Journal, 2019
Background Biological markers of vegetable and fruit (VF) intake are needed both for nutrition surveillance and for the evaluation of nutrition interventions.
Lisa Jahns, LuAnn K. Johnson, Zach Conrad, Michael Bukowski, Susan K. Raatz, Stephanie Jilcott Pitts, Youfa Wang, Igor V. Ermakov, Werner Gellermann   +8 more
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Towards Comprehensive Women's Healthcare in Sub-Saharan Africa: Addressing Intersections Between HIV, Reproductive and Maternal Health [PDF]

, 2015
: This themed supplement to JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes focuses on the critical intersections between HIV, reproductive, and maternal health services in the health systems of sub-Saharan Africa.
Bärnighausen, Till, Fawzi, Wafaie W., Kendall, Tamil, Langer, Ana   +3 more
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Predicting Loss of Ambulation in Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy R9

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Limb girdle muscular dystrophy type R9 (LGMDR9) results from biallelic variants in FKRP. There is limited data to predict loss of ambulation (LOA) among those with LGMDR9. Methods Participants in an ongoing dystroglycanopathy natural history study (NCT00313677) with FKRP variants who had achieved ambulation and were more than 3 ...
Chandra L. Miller, Lauren N. Coffey, Shelley R. H. Mockler, Katie M. Laubscher, Carrie M. Stephan, M. Bridget Zimmerman, Katherine D. Mathews   +6 more
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