Search Results - "Environmental health and preventive medicine"

Inflammation and cancer by Murata, Mariko

“…Infection and inflammation account for approximately 25% of cancer-causing factors. Inflammation-related cancers are characterized by mutagenic DNA lesions,…”
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Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review by Jiang, Baorong, Kauffman, Alexandra E, Li, Lei, McFee, Wayne, Cai, Bo, Weinstein, John, Lead, Jamie R, Chatterjee, Saurabh, Scott, Geoffrey I, Xiao, Shuo

“…Plastics are extensively used in our daily life. However, a significant amount of plastic waste is discharged to the environment directly or via improper reuse…”
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Environmental factors involved in SARS-CoV-2 transmission: effect and role of indoor environmental quality in the strategy for COVID-19 infection control by Azuma, Kenichi, Yanagi, U, Kagi, Naoki, Kim, Hoon, Ogata, Masayuki, Hayashi, Motoya

“…The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), a new zoonotic agent that emerged in December 2019, causes coronavirus disease 2019…”
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Air pollution and children’s health—a review of adverse effects associated with prenatal exposure from fine to ultrafine particulate matter by Johnson, Natalie M., Hoffmann, Aline Rodrigues, Behlen, Jonathan C., Lau, Carmen, Pendleton, Drew, Harvey, Navada, Shore, Ross, Li, Yixin, Chen, Jingshu, Tian, Yanan, Zhang, Renyi

“…Abstract Background Particulate matter (PM), a major component of ambient air pollution, accounts for a substantial burden of diseases and fatality worldwide…”
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Public health risks related to food safety issues in the food market: a systematic literature review by Gizaw, Zemichael

“…Food safety in the food market is one of the key areas of focus in public health, because it affects people of every age, race, gender, and income level around…”
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Does COVID-19 change dietary habits and lifestyle behaviours in Kuwait: a community-based cross-sectional study by Husain, Wafaa, Ashkanani, Fatemah

“…The coronavirus pandemic has transformed and continues to transform and affect the daily lives of communities worldwide, particularly due to the lockdown…”
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Health risk assessments of arsenic and toxic heavy metal exposure in drinking water in northeast Iran by Alidadi, Hosein, Tavakoly Sany, Seyedeh Belin, Zarif Garaati Oftadeh, Batoul, Mohamad, Tafaghodi, Shamszade, Hosein, Fakhari, Maryam

“…Arsenic and heavy metals are the main cause of water pollution and impact human health worldwide. Therefore, this study aims to assess the probable health risk…”
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Dietary phytochemicals in breast cancer research: anticancer effects and potential utility for effective chemoprevention by Kapinova, A, Kubatka, P, Golubnitschaja, O, Kello, M, Zubor, P, Solar, P, Pec, M

“…Cancerous tissue transformation developing usually over years or even decades of life is a highly complex process involving strong stressors damaging DNA,…”
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Medical empirical research on forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku): a systematic review by Wen, Ye, Yan, Qi, Pan, Yangliu, Gu, Xinren, Liu, Yuanqiu

“…This study focused on the newest evidence of the relationship between forest environmental exposure and human health and assessed the health efficacy of forest…”
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An overview of occupational noise-induced hearing loss among workers: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and preventive measures by Chen, Kou-Huang, Su, Shih-Bin, Chen, Kow-Tong

“…Abstract Occupational noise-induced hearing loss (ONIHL) is the most prevalent occupational disease in the world. The goal of this study was to review the…”
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Association between exposure to ambient air pollution and hospital admission, incidence, and mortality of stroke: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of more than 23 million participants by Niu, Zhiping, Liu, Feifei, Yu, Hongmei, Wu, Shaotang, Xiang, Hao

“…Previous studies have suggested that exposure to air pollution may increase stroke risk, but the results remain inconsistent. Evidence of more recent studies…”
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Effects of the built environment on physical activity: a systematic review of longitudinal studies taking sex/gender into account by Tcymbal, Antonina, Demetriou, Yolanda, Kelso, Anne, Wolbring, Laura, Wunsch, Kathrin, Wäsche, Hagen, Woll, Alexander, Reimers, Anne K

“…Individual health behavior is related to environmental and social structures. To promote physical activity (PA) effectively, it is necessary to consider…”
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Health and well-being benefits of spending time in forests: systematic review by Oh, Byeongsang, Lee, Kyung Ju, Zaslawski, Chris, Yeung, Albert, Rosenthal, David, Larkey, Linda, Back, Michael

“…Numerous studies have reported that spending time in nature is associated with the improvement of various health outcomes and well-being. This review evaluated…”
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The effects of hookah/waterpipe smoking on general health and the cardiovascular system by Qasim, Hanan, Alarabi, Ahmed B, Alzoubi, Karem H, Karim, Zubair A, Alshbool, Fatima Z, Khasawneh, Fadi T

“…Hookah or waterpipe smoking or use is an emerging trend in the US population, especially among the youth. The misperception of hookah being less harmful than…”
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COVID-19 pandemic-induced physical inactivity: the necessity of updating the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030 by Amini, H, Habibi, S, Islamoglu, A H, Isanejad, E, Uz, C, Daniyari, H

“…To prevent and reduce inactivity, the World Health Organization (WHO) designed a global plan called Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030 (GAPPA)…”
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Understanding the contribution of environmental factors in the spread of antimicrobial resistance by Fletcher, Stephanie

“…The overuse and abuse of antibiotics have contributed to the global epidemic of antibiotic resistance. Current evidence suggests that widespread dependency on…”
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Cross-sectional survey of depressive symptoms and suicide-related ideation at a Japanese national university during the COVID-19 stay-home order by Nomura, Kyoko, Minamizono, Sachiko, Maeda, Eri, Kim, Roseline, Iwata, Toyoto, Hirayama, Junko, Ono, Kyoichi, Fushimi, Masahito, Goto, Takeshi, Mishima, Kazuo, Yamamoto, Fumio

“…We aimed to estimate the prevalence of depressive symptoms as well as suicide-related ideation among Japanese university students during the stay-home order…”
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A comparative study of the physiological and psychological effects of forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku) on working age people with and without depressive tendencies by Furuyashiki, Akemi, Tabuchi, Keiji, Norikoshi, Kensuke, Kobayashi, Toshio, Oriyama, Sanae

“…In recent years, many of Japanese workers have complained of fatigue and stress, considering them as risk factors for depression. Studies have found that…”
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Prevalence of dental caries and associated factors among primary school children: a population-based cross-sectional study in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Alhabdan, Yazeed Abdullah, Albeshr, Abdulhameed Ghassan, Yenugadhati, Nagarajkumar, Jradi, Hoda

“…Dental caries is a preventable childhood disease, but public health efforts are hampered due to limited information on associated factors in vulnerable…”
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National, regional, and global prevalence of cigarette smoking among women/females in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jafari, Alireza, Rajabi, Abdolhalim, Gholian-Aval, Mahdi, Peyman, Nooshin, Mahdizadeh, Mehrsadat, Tehrani, Hadi

“…This systematic and meta-analysis review aimed to provide an updated estimate of the prevalence of ever and current cigarette smoking in women, in geographic…”
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