Abstract We examined the impact of a history of coronary artery disease (CAD) or cerebrovascular disease (CVD) and physical activity habits on functional disability among community-dwelling Japanese adults. This population-based retrospective cohort study included 10,661 people aged 39–98 years in Japan (5054, men). Median follow-up was 3.7 years. During the study period, 209 functional disabilities occurred in […]
Monthly Archives: November 2023
Abstract SLC5A6 encodes the sodium-dependent multivitamin transporter, a transmembrane protein that uptakes biotin, pantothenic acid, and lipoic acid. Biallelic SLC5A6 variants cause sodium-dependent multivitamin transporter deficiency (SMVTD) and childhood-onset biotin-responsive peripheral motor neuropathy (COMNB), which both respond well to replacement therapy with the above three nutrients. SMVTD usually presents with various symptoms in multiple organs, […]
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New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a Malayali boy was forcibly dragged into a laboratory by its employee for a blood test. The young lab employee was taken into custody by the police following the incident at Dilshad Garden GTB Enclave E-Pocket Colony on Sunday. The boy, who is a grade 4 student, hails from Mannarkkad […]
Congenital disorders
Time to improve transparency at Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency
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KEY POINTS In the last year, Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency has been criticized for not releasing information about the safety of pesticides because data are considered confidential business information. This level of secrecy contrasts with Health Canada’s efforts to improve transparency related to therapeutic products. Vanessa’s Law gives the federal Minister of Health […]
Congenital disorders
Erythema multiforme major associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in a patient with skin of colour
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A 38-year-old man with Fitzpatrick type V skin presented to the emergency department with a 2-week history of fever, productive cough, rhinorrhea and 5 days of oral pain. He was otherwise healthy and took no medications. He had been vaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, but SARS-CoV-2 infection was suspected and confirmed with a nasopharyngeal swab. Examination revealed […]
Infection
Systematic review of sporozoite infection rate of Anopheles mosquitoes in Ethiopia, 2001–2021
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WHO. World malaria report 2020. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2020. Google Scholar WHO. World malaria report 2018. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018. Google Scholar Zhou G, Minakawa N, Githeko AK, Yan G. Association between climate variability and malaria epidemics in the East African highlands. Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2004;1:2375–80. Google Scholar Reiter P. Climate change […]
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PHOENIX, Ore. — On Friday the American Red Cross is holding a blood drive at Phoenix Grange from 11AM until 5PM. Someone needs blood every 2 seconds in the United States, your donation would help save a life this holiday season. To streamline your visit, you can go to the redcross.com and enter Phoenix Grange […]
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Otago University public health professor Michael Baker. Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Covid-19 booster vaccines are essential to help stem the tide of a fifth wave of the virus sweeping the country, epidemiologist Michael Baker says. In the seven days to 19 November, 7881 new cases were reported, up by almost 2000 on the previous […]
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Cardiovascular
Large-scale study finds no mortality benefit from vegetarian diets in U.S. adults, challenges previous beliefs
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A brief report published in the Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition describes the effect of vegetarian diets on all-cause mortality in adults in the United States. Study: Vegetarian diets and risk of all-cause mortality in a population-based prospective study in the United States. Image Credit: Yulia Furman / Shutterstock.com Background Chronic diseases, including cardiovascular and metabolic […]