Prevalence of cardiovascular disease among Bangladeshi adult population: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the studies by Chowdhury MZI, Haque MA, Farhana Z, Anik AM, Chowdhury AH, Haque SM, Marjana LLW, Bristi PD, Mamun BAA, Uddin MJ, Fatema J, Rahman MM, Akter T, Tani TA, Turin TC

“…Mohammad Ziaul Islam Chowdhury,1,2 Md Ashiqul Haque,2 Zaki Farhana,2 Ataul Mustufa Anik,2 Amadul Hoque Chowdhury,2 Sabrina Mahfuja Haque,2 Lu-Lu-Wal Marjana,2 Piali Dey Bristi,2 BM Abu Al Mamun,2 Mohammad Jasim Uddin,3 Jain Fatema,4 Md Meshbahur Rahman,2 Tanjila Akter,2 Tania Akhter Tani,2 Tanvir C Turin1,5 1Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada; 2Department of Statistics, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet, Bangladesh; 3Department of General Surgery, North East Medical College, Sylhet, Bangladesh; 4Department of Clinical Pathology, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital, Sylhet, Bangladesh; 5Department of Family Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a group of conditions affecting the functioning of the heart or blood vessels and is one of the leading causes of death globally. …”
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Medication Adherence Among Hypertensive Patients Attending Different Primary Health Centers in Abha, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Thirunavukkarasu A, Naser Abdullah Alshahrani A, Mazen Abdel-Salam D, Homoud Al-Hazmi A, Farhan ALruwaili B, Awad Alsaidan A, Narapureddy BR, Muteb AL-Ruwaili A, Ghuwayli aljabri F, Khalaf Albalawi R, Alanazi KAF

“…Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu,1 Abdullah Naser Abdullah Alshahrani,1,2 Doaa Mazen Abdel-Salam,3 Ahmad Homoud Al-Hazmi,1 Bashayer Farhan ALruwaili,1 Aseel Awad Alsaidan,1 Bayapa Reddy Narapureddy,3 Aliyah Muteb AL-Ruwaili,4 Fahad Ghuwayli aljabri,5 Rahaf Khalaf Albalawi,5 Khaled Abdulrahman F Alanazi5 1Department of Community and Family Medicine, College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia; 2Department of Public Health, Asir Health Affairs, Asir Region, Saudi Arabia; 3Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt; 4Department of Public Health, Ministry of Health, Jouf Health Affairs, Sakaka, Aljouf, Saudi Arabia; 5College of Medicine, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Ashokkumar Thirunavukkarasu, Email ashokkumar@ju.edu.saBackground and Objectives: Optimal blood pressure control is achieved by medication adherence. …”
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Pulsed and Tissue Doppler Echocardiographic Changes in Patients with Thalassemia Major by Taysir S. Garadah, Salah Kassab, Najat Mahdi, Ahmed Abu-Taleb, Anwer Jamsheer

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Genetic Addiction Risk Severity Assessment Identifies Polymorphic Reward Genes as Antecedents to Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS) Hypodopaminergia’s Effect on Addictive and Non-Add... by Catherine A. Dennen, Kenneth Blum, Abdalla Bowirrat, Panayotis K. Thanos, Igor Elman, Mauro Ceccanti, Rajendra D. Badgaiyan, Thomas McLaughlin, Ashim Gupta, Anish Bajaj, David Baron, B. William Downs, Debasis Bagchi, Mark S. Gold

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Intradialytic Tolerance and Recovery Time in Different High-Efficiency Hemodialysis Modalities by Agnieszka Zakrzewska, Jan Biedunkiewicz, Michał Komorniczak, Magdalena Jankowska, Katarzyna Jasiulewicz, Natalia Płonka, Bogdan Biedunkiewicz, Sylwia Małgorzewicz, Agnieszka Tarasewicz, Ewelina Puchalska-Reglińska, Janusz Siebert, Alicja Dębska-Ślizień, Leszek Tylicki

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Decreasing lifetime prevalence of diabetes-related foot ulcers in Norway: repeated cross-sectional population-based surveys from the HUNT study (1995-2019) by Hilde K. R. Riise, Hilde K. R. Riise, Jannicke Igland, Jannicke Igland, Marit Graue, Anne Haugstvedt, Truls Østbye, Eirik Søfteland, Eirik Søfteland, Monica Hermann, Sofia Carlsson, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Bjørn Olav Åsvold, Marjolein M. Iversen

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National prevalence and trends in food labeling awareness, comprehension, usage, and COVID-19 pandemic-related factors in South Korea, 2014–2022 by Yujin Choi, Hyeon Jin Kim, Jaeyu Park, Seung Won Lee, Masoud Rahmati, Ai Koyanagi, Lee Smith, Min Seo Kim, Guillermo F. López Sánchez, Elena Dragioti, Jinseok Lee, Sang Youl Rhee, Sunyoung Kim, Hyunjung Lim, Dong Keon Yon

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Enhancements of Bcl-2/mTOR/ERK1/2 activities by antioxidant mechanisms confer cardioprotection on Ginkgo biloba supplement against isoprenaline-induced myocardial infarction in rat... by Jerome Ndudi Asiwe, Benneth Ben-Azu, Godwin D. Yovwin, Santos Ehizokhale Ehebha, Vincent-Junior Onoriode Igben, Endurance Efe Ahama, Akpevwoghene Agbatutu, Tarela Melish Elias Daubry, Benjamin Oritsemuelebi, Emuesiri Goodies Moke

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Assessing capacity to engage in healthcare to improve the patient experience through health information technology by Cynthia Sieck, Daniel Walker, Megan Gregory, Naleef Fareed, Jennifer Hefner

“…We administered a paper survey to patients seen for care in a Family Medicine Clinic at a large Academic Medical Center, measuring potential components of the Engagement Capacity Framework. 142 patients completed the survey. …”
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Association Between Physical Activity and Type 2 Diabetes Using the International Physical Activity Questionnaires: A Case-Control Study at a Health Promoting Hospital in Chiang Ma... by Sodeno M, Aung MN, Yuasa M, Moolphate S, Klinbuayaem V, Srikhamsao A, Aung TNN, Sato S, Tanigawa T

“…Miho Sodeno,1,2 Myo Nyein Aung,3– 5 Motoyuki Yuasa,1,3 Saiyud Moolphate,6 Virat Klinbuayaem,7 Aranya Srikhamsao,8 Thin Nyein Nyein Aung,9 Setsuko Sato,1 Takeshi Tanigawa1 1Department of Public Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 2National Center for Global Health and Medicine, Tokyo, Japan; 3Department of Global Health Research, Graduate School of Medicine Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan; 4Advanced Research Institute for Health Sciences, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan; 5Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Juntendo University, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan; 6Department of Public Health, Faculty of Science and Technology, Chiang Mai Rajabhat University, Chiangmai, Thailand; 7Sanpatong Hospital, Chiang Mai, Thailand; 8Ban Hua Rin Subdistrict Health Promotion Hospital, Chiang Mai, 50120, Thailand; 9Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, 50200, ThailandCorrespondence: Myo Nyein Aung; Miho Sodeno, Juntendo University, Hongo 2-1-1, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo, 113-8421, Japan, Email myo@juntendo.ac.jp; msodeno@it.ncgm.go.jpBackground: Health education and promotion is active in Thailand where diabetes is prevalent at 11.6% of the general adult population in 2021.Purpose: This study aimed to describe and compare the levels of physical activity between patients with newly diagnosed diabetes and non-diabetic controls in northern Thailand.Methods: This observational case–control study included participants aged between 25 and 74 years in Chiang Mai. …”
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A Population-Based Retrospective Study of Biliary Tract Cancers in Alberta, Canada by Carissa Beaulieu, Arthur Lui, Dimas Yusuf, Zainab Abdelaziz, Brock Randolph, Eugene Batuyong, Sunita Ghosh, Oliver F. Bathe, Vincent Tam, Jennifer L. Spratlin

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The impact of educational interventions on COVID-19 and vaccination attitudes among patients in Michigan: A prospective study by Maya Asami Takagi, Samantha Hess, Zachary Smith, Karissa Gawronski, Ayushi Kumar, Jacob Horsley, Nicholas Haddad, Bernard Noveloso, Stephen Zyzanski, Neli Ragina

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Alzheimer’s Disease and Different Types of Cancer Likelihood: Unveiling Disparities and Potential Protective Effects in a Korean Cohort Study by Ho Suk Kang, Ji Hee Kim, Hyun Lim, Joo-Hee Kim, Hye-Mi Noh, Hyo Geun Choi, Kyueng-Whan Min, Nan Young Kim, Mi Jung Kwon

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Developing a multimodal maternal infant perinatal outpatient delivery system: the MOMI PODS program by Seuli Bose Brill, Lisa A. Juckett, Rachel D’Amico Gordon, Nikki Thomas, Alicia Bunger, Naleef Fareed, Christiane Voisin, Paola Flores, Shengyi Mao, Kristen L. Benninger, William Grobman, Bethany Panchal, Shannon Gillespie, Allison Lorenz

“…We discuss the systematic process of designing, executing, and evaluating a collaborative clinical program with involvement of internal medicine/pediatric, family medicine, and obstetric clinicians via establishing stakeholders, identifying best practices, drawing from the evidence base, designing training and promotional materials, training partners and providers, and evaluating clinic enrollment. …”
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Death and Disability Reported with Cases of Vaccine Anaphylaxis Stratified by Administration Setting: An Analysis of the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System from 2017 to 2022 by Rachel C. Klosko, Sarah E. Lynch, Danielle L. Cabral, Kanneboyina Nagaraju, Yvonne A. Johnston, Joshua D. Steinberg, Kenneth L. McCall

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Living Donor Kidney Transplantation in Quebec: A Qualitative Case Study of Health System Barriers and Facilitators by Anna Horton, Katya Loban, Marie-Chantal Fortin, Sylvie Charbonneau, Peter Nugus, Michel R. Pâquet, Prosanto Chaudhury, Marcelo Cantarovich, Shaifali Sandal

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Data sharing policies of journals in life, health, and physical sciences indexed in Journal Citation Reports by Jihyun Kim, Soon Kim, Hye-Min Cho, Jae Hwa Chang, Soo Young Kim

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Implementation-effectiveness trial of systematic family health history based risk assessment and impact on clinical disease prevention and surveillance activities by R. Ryanne Wu, Rachel A. Myers, Joan Neuner, Catherine McCarty, Irina V. Haller, Melissa Harry, Kimberly G. Fulda, David Dimmock, Tejinder Rakhra-Burris, Adam Buchanan, Geoffrey S. Ginsburg, Lori A. Orlando

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Optimising a person-centred approach to stopping medicines in older people with multimorbidity and polypharmacy using the DExTruS framework: a realist review by Amadea Turk, Geoffrey Wong, Kamal R. Mahtani, Michelle Madden, Ruaraidh Hill, Ed Ranson, Emma Wallace, Janet Krska, Dee Mangin, Richard Byng, Daniel Lasserson, Joanne Reeve

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Fasting hepatic insulin clearance reflects postprandial hepatic insulin clearance: a brief report by Tsuyoshi Okura, Risa Nakamura, Sonoko Kitao, Yuichi Ito, Mari Anno, Kazuhisa Matsumoto, Kyoko Shoji, Kazuhiko Matsuzawa, Shoichiro Izawa, Hiroko Okura, Etsuko Ueta, Masahiko Kato, Takeshi Imamura, Shin-ichi Taniguchi, Kazuhiro Yamamoto

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