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Association of nut intake with risk factors, cardiovascular disease, and mortality in 16 countries from 5 continents: analysis from the Prospective Urban and Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
(Oxford Univ Press, 2020)
Background
The association of nuts with cardiovascular disease and deaths has been investigated mostly in Europe, the USA, and East Asia, with few data available from other regions of the world or from low- and middle-income ...
Prevalence and lifestyle-associated risk factors of metabolic syndrome among commercial motor vehicle drivers in a metropolitan city in Ghana
(PAMJ, 2020)
Introduction: commercial motor vehicle drivers are
at risk of metabolic syndrome (MetS) due to the
nature of their work as they tend to go to work
early, work for more hours, have irregular dietary
habits and patterns, ...
The cardiotonic steroid marinobufagenin is a predictor of increased left ventricular mass in obesity: the African-PREDICT study
(MDPI, 2020)
The endogenous Na+/K+-ATPase inhibitor, marinobufagenin (MBG), strongly associates with salt intake and a greater left ventricular mass index (LVMi) in humans and was shown to promote cardiac fibrosis and hypertrophy in ...
Anti-melanoma activities of artemisone and prenylated amino-artemisinins in combination with known anticancer drugs
(Frontiers Media, 2020)
The most frequently occurring cancers are those of the skin, with melanoma being the leading cause of death due to skin cancer. Breakthroughs in chemotherapy have been achieved in certain cases, though only marginal advances ...
2020 International Society of Hypertension global hypertension practice guidelines - lifestyle modification. Reply
(Wolters Kluwer, 2020)
The 2020 ISH Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines [1] include a detailed list of lifestyle modifications with varying levels of evidence for the reduction of blood pressure and cardiovascular risk. We listed some novel ...
Coexisting conditions among children and adolescents with cancer in a section of the South African private health sector: perspectives from drug utilization data
(Atlantis Press, 2020)
Coexisting conditions are relatively common in children with cancer, however, there is a paucity of information on the prevalence of coexisting conditions in children with cancer in South Africa. This cross-sectional study ...
Family structure and history of childhood trauma: associations with risk-taking behavior among adolescents in Swaziland
(Frontiers Media, 2020)
Introduction: Risk-taking and self-harm behavior among adolescent are a global challenge. This study explored family structure and history of childhood trauma and their association with risk-taking and self-harm behaviors ...
Comparison of body mass index and fat percentage criteria classification of 7-13 year-old rural boys in South Africa
(BMC, 2020)
Abstract
Background: The aim of this paper was to investigate whether BMI and fat percentage classification criteria, would
classify a sample of 7–13 year old boys from a rural background in similar nutritional ...
White rice intake and incident diabetes: a study of 132,373 participants in 21 countries
(American DIabetes Association, 2020)
OBJECTIVE
Previous prospective studies on the association of white rice intake with incident
diabetes have shown contradictory results but were conducted in single countries
and predominantly in Asia. We report on the ...
WHO external quality assurance assessment scheme phase 9
(WHO, 2020)
The participation of Pharmaceutical Quality Control Laboratories (PQCLs) in appropriate
proficiency testing schemes is an internationally recognised requirement1&2 as this enables the
PQCL to demonstrate, monitor and ...