Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 434: The Web-Based Randomized Controlled Intervention as the Enhancer of Cancer Prevention

Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 434: The Web-Based Randomized Controlled Intervention as the Enhancer of Cancer Prevention Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080434 Authors: Maksymilian Gajda Małgorzata Kowalska Background and Objectives: Cancer is an unresolved public health issue in society. With the advent of the internet and the development in the technological sector, access to basic health-related information has become more frequent among patients and healthy individuals. The aim of...

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Sat Aug 03, 2019 03:00

Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 433: Disclosure of HIV Status to Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 433: Disclosure of HIV Status to Children in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080433 Authors: Doat Negarandeh Hasanpour Background and objectives: This study aimed to assess the level of HIV disclosure to children in sub-Saharan Africa as it relates to prevalence of disclosure, barriers, merits and demerits, timing of disclosure, and factors that promote parents and caregivers’ decisions to disclose the...

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Fri Aug 02, 2019 03:00

Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 431: Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Establishment and Progression of Renal Diseases

Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 431: Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in the Establishment and Progression of Renal Diseases Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080431 Authors: Hector Salazar-Gonzalez Alexa Zepeda-Hernandez Zesergio Melo Diego Eduardo Saavedra-Mayorga Raquel Echavarria Uncontrolled inflammatory and immune responses are often involved in the development of acute and chronic forms of renal injury. Neutrophils are innate immune cells recruited early to sites of inflammation,...

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Fri Aug 02, 2019 03:00

Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 432: Pulmonary Hypertension in COPD: A Case Study and Review of the Literature

Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 432: Pulmonary Hypertension in COPD: A Case Study and Review of the Literature Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080432 Authors: Steven J. Cassady Robert M. Reed Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a frequently encountered complication of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is associated with worsened clinical symptoms and prognosis. The prevalence of PH-COPD is not concretely established as classification criteria vary historically, but the presence...

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Fri Aug 02, 2019 03:00

Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 430: Hypertension is the Prominent Risk Factor in Cataract Patients

Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 430: Hypertension is the Prominent Risk Factor in Cataract Patients Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080430 Authors: Ioanna Mylona Maria Dermenoudi Nikolaos Ziakas Ioannis Tsinopoulos Background and objectives: The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of the most prominent cardiovascular and metabolic risk factors in patients undergoing cataract surgery. Materials and Methods: The study included 812 consecutive patients undergoing unilateral,...

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Fri Aug 02, 2019 03:00

Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 429: Mortality Related to Cold Temperatures in Two Capitals of the Baltics: Tallinn and Riga

Medicina, Vol. 55, Pages 429: Mortality Related to Cold Temperatures in Two Capitals of the Baltics: Tallinn and Riga Medicina doi: 10.3390/medicina55080429 Authors: Daniel Oudin Åström Triin Veber Žanna Martinsone Darja Kaļužnaja Ene Indermitte Anna Oudin Hans Orru Background and objectives: Despite global warming, the climate in Northern Europe is generally cold, and the large number of deaths due to non-optimal temperatures is likely due to cold temperatures. The...

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