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Abstract Background Tobacco use continues to kill millions of people globally, making it one of the major causes of preventable deaths. Notwithstanding, there has been a very marginal fall in the prevalence of tobacco sm...

Dietary exposure to carcinogenic compounds generated during meat processing represents a critical yet underexplored component of the African cancer exposome. Traditional high-temperature cooking methods, including smokin...

Despite of the accumulation of scientific evidence confirming the health consequences of smoking and the new paradigm of smoking as a disease where nicotine is the drug that modifies the functional and morphological char...

Background: Risk stratification is a cornerstone of cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and a main strategy proposed to achieve global goals of reducing premature CVD deaths. There are no cardiovascular risk scores b...

Jiaxuan Wu,1– 5,* Huohuo Zhang,1– 5,* Lan Yang,1– 5,* Jiadi Gan,1– 5 Guoqing Wang,6 Xiaolong Tang,1– 5 Jinghong Xian,1– 5 Lin Zhu,7 Yalun Li,1– 5 Weimin Li1– 5 1Department of Pulmo...

Abstract Neuroimmunological diseases arise from a complex interplay of genetic susceptibility, environmental exposures, and immune-mediated mechanisms. In this context, modifiable lifestyle and environmental factors may ...

Osteoporosis constitutes a major public health problem through its association with age related fractures. Fracture rates are generally higher in caucasian women than in other populations. Important determinants include ...

Abstract Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of premature death in Europe and disproportionately affect persons experiencing disadvantages (i.e., low-income populations, migrants and ethnic ...

Abstract Background Multimorbidity, defined as the coexistence of at least two chronic diseases in an individual, exhibits spatial heterogeneity in its association with lifestyle factors across different climatic zones. ...

Background The comorbidity of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and depression has been well established, as depression usually presents simultaneously with CVD risk factors. However, the potential association between cumulat...

Abstract Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, presents a growing global health challenge due to its increasing prevalence and lack of accessible early diagnostic methods. Even though it has en...

El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar la prevalencia de la infección por HPV y de lesiones cervicales en mujeres asistidas en un centro de salud situado en un área de bajos recursos de la ciudad de Posadas, Mision...

Abstract Background Vascular disorders of the intestine (VDI) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) are linked by shared atherosclerotic risk factors including diabetes, hypertension, and smoking. Their coexistence poses a si...

A neoplasia intraepitelial da vulva (VIN) é uma denominação que foi introduzida incialmente pela International Society for Study of Vulvo-vaginal Diseases (ISSVD) e reconhecida posteriormente pela International Societ...

Introduction: Crack cocaine use is associated with polydrug abuse, and inpatients dependent on crack exhibit profiles of serious consumption patterns. Use of alcohol and tobacco and other drugs is a risk factor for exper...