Research progress of femoral head necrosis in HIV-infected patients by Youhan Yang, Futao Ke, Zhengqi Pan, Liaobin Chen

“…The present article reviews the epidemiological study of HIV-infected patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head, local changes of the femoral head, possible mechanisms of osteonecrosis of the femoral head, occupational exposure during treatment, and surgical efficacy. …”
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Mediterranean diet improves liver health but does not protect against azoxymethane-induced colon tumorigenesis compared to Western diet in A/J mice by Weimin Guo, Nicholas Crossland, Jimmy W. Crott

“…Introduction: Abundant evidence indicates that the Mediterranean (MED) diet pattern is beneficial for health, especially cardiovascular health. Epidemiological evidence indicates that the MED diet also affords protection against colorectal cancer (CRC). …”
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The Burden of Severe Periodontitis in China From 1990 to 2021, With Projections to 2050: A Comprehensive Analysis From The Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Yuyang Wang, Yinbao Wang, Lu Fan, Yueyuan Yu

“…Background: The study aims to explore the epidemiologic information related to severe periodontitis in China. …”
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Trends in the prevalence of obesity and estimation of the direct health costs attributable to child and adolescent obesity in Brazil from 2013 to 2022. by Eduardo Augusto Fernandes Nilson, Michele Gonçalves da Costa, Ana Carolina Rocha de Oliveira, Olivia Souza Honorio, Raphael Barreto da Conceição Barbosa

“…The impacts of childhood obesity include higher risk of disease during childhood and of obesity and non-communicable diseases in adulthood and represent an important epidemiological and economic burden to countries. This study aims to analyze the trends and to estimate the direct healthcare costs of childhood and adolescent obesity to the National Health System from 2013 to 2022.…”
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Helicobacter pylori and Biliary Tract Cancers: A Meta-Analysis by Soumia Cherif, Kaoutar Bouriat, Hanane Rais, Said Elantri, Abdessamad Amine

“…Besides, gallbladder cancers, extracholangiocarcinomas, and intracholangiocarcinomas are highly lethal cancers with limited survival due to their late diagnosis. Epidemiological data on Helicobacter pylori infection and biliary tract cancer have been contradictory. …”
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Identification of new candidate genes for the hereditary predisposition to uveal melanoma: IGCMU trial by Mélanie Godiveau, Mélanie Godiveau, Mélanie Godiveau, Angeline Ginzac, Angeline Ginzac, Angeline Ginzac, Yannick Bidet, Yannick Bidet, Flora Ponelle-Chachuat, Flora Ponelle-Chachuat, Maud Privat, Maud Privat, Xavier Durando, Xavier Durando, Xavier Durando, Xavier Durando, Mathias Cavaillé, Mathias Cavaillé, Mathis Lepage, Mathis Lepage

“…While germline mutations in genes such as BAP1 and MBD4 account for approximately 20% of familial UM cases, the hereditary factors underlying the remaining cases remain unknown. Epidemiological studies have suggested an increased risk of prostate cancer, thyroid cancer, and leukemia among patients with UM, indicating potential unidentified genetic predispositions. …”
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Hyperuricemia Increases the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zheng Gao, Hekai Shi, Wei Xu, Zhengzhao Guan, Xiuxiu Su, Nuojin Guo, Huijie Ma

“…Cross-sectional studies should clearly introduce the sources of epidemiological data. Studies were excluded if with too many complications unrelated to AF enrolled. …”
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Social connectedness as a determinant of mental health: A scoping review. by Priya J Wickramaratne, Tenzin Yangchen, Lauren Lepow, Braja G Patra, Benjamin Glicksburg, Ardesheer Talati, Prakash Adekkanattu, Euijung Ryu, Joanna M Biernacka, Alexander Charney, J John Mann, Jyotishman Pathak, Mark Olfson, Myrna M Weissman

“…Public health and epidemiologic research have established that social connectedness promotes overall health. …”
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Benign acute childhood myositis in Qassim, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; A retrospective study by Yasir S. Alkhalifah, Yazeed A. Alghasham, Haitham M. Jarikji, Ammara Naeem, Mansour S. Alzahrani, Hussein Omari Sombi

“…Aims: The objective of the study was to assess the epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of BACM in the children diagnosed in the Qassim-Buraidah, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Prevalence of Sleep-related Breathing Disorders in Children from 6 to 11 Years Old by Alexander Torres Molina

“…<strong><br />Methods</strong>: A longitudinal study was conducted in Moa, which included a sample of 1608 school children aged from 6 to11 years old. For epidemiologic data recollection, a questionnaire named <em>TuCASA</em> was used and in order to stratify patients according to clinical manifestations related to sleep-related breathing disorders the Brouillette score was used. …”
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Prevalence of Hypertension and Associated Factors among Residents Aged ≥18 Years in Ganzhou, China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Junwang Gu, Qi Wang, Wei Qiu, Fen Lin, Chunmei Wu, Ming Hao, Ping Wu

“…Background. Reliable epidemiologic data on the present burden of hypertension are needed in developing region-specific strategies since previous studies have suggested that China is lagging in risk factor management. …”
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The GWAS-MAP platform for aggregation of results of genome-wide association studies and the GWAS-MAP|homo database of 70 billion genetic associations of human traits by T. I. Shashkova, D. D. Gorev, E. D. Pakhomov, A. S. Shadrina, S. Zh. Sharapov, Y. A. Tsepilov, L. C. Karssen, Y. S. Aulchenko

“…The results of analysis confirmed known epidemiologic associations for this disease and led us to propose a hypothesis that increased levels of MICB and CD209 proteins in human plasma may increase susceptibility to varicose veins.…”
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Mesalazine: a novel therapeutic agent for periodontitis via regulation of periodontal microbiota and inhibiting Porphyromonas gingivalis by Yuqi Wang, Yuqi Wang, Jun Ma, Haoyu Wang, Haoyu Wang, Jingzheng Yi, Yuxin Bai, Yuxin Bai, Min Hu, Min Hu, Jiaqing Yan, Jiaqing Yan

“…IntroductionPeriodontitis and inflammatory bowel disease are chronic inflammatory diseases with shared epidemiological, biological, and therapeutic associations. …”
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Signature for Pain Recovery IN Teens (SPRINT): protocol for a multisite prospective signature study in chronic musculoskeletal pain by Fiona Campbell, Jennifer Stinson, Sara E Williams, Christopher D King, Laura Simons, Massieh Moayedi, Robert C Coghill, Martin S Angst, Nima Aghaeepour, Brice Gaudilliere, Marina López-Solà, Marie-Eve Hoeppli, Emma Biggs, Ed Ganio, Kenneth R Goldschneider, Danielle Ruskin, Elliot J Krane, Suellen Walker, Gillian Rush, Marissa Heirich

“…This will facilitate risk stratification in adolescent patients with chronic MSK pain and more resourceful allocation of patients to costly and potentially burdensome multidisciplinary pain treatment approaches.Methods and analysis Here we describe a multi-institutional effort to collect, curate and analyse a high dimensional data set including epidemiological, psychometric, quantitative sensory, brain imaging and biological information collected over the course of 12 months. …”
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Durable resistance or efficient disease control? Adult Plant Resistance (APR) at the heart of the dilemma by Rimbaud, Loup, Papaïx, Julien, Rey, Jean-François, Moury, Benoît, Barrett, Luke G., Thrall, Peter H.

“…However, the impact of partial efficiency and delayed mode of action of APR on the evolutionary and epidemiological outcomes of resistance deployment has never been tested. …”
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Real-world cost-effectiveness of nirmatrelvir-ritonavir as treatment for SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Belgian setting with omicron variant by Sophie Marbaix, Sophie Marbaix, Steven Simoens, Philippe Clevenbergh, Pascal Van Bleyenbergh, Keliane Liberman, Dimitri Dehenau

“…Outcomes were expressed in Quality Adjusted-Life Years (QALYs), hospitalizations, Intensive Care Unit (ICU) admissions, deaths and Long Covid cases, derived from epidemiological data over the first full year of the Omicron variant’s circulation (2022). …”
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The Incidence of Diagnosis of Munchausen Syndrome, Other Factitious Disorders, and Malingering by Harald Schrader, Thomas Bøhmer, Jan Aasly

“…To address this issue, we performed a nationwide epidemiological study in Norway on the incidence of these diagnoses in an unselected patient population. …”
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Colorectal Cancer and Polyps in Diverticulosis Patients: A 10-Year Retrospective Study in 13680 Patients by Fadi Abu Baker, Jesus Alonso Z'cruz De La Garza, Amir Mari, Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Amani Bishara, Oren Gal, Yael Kopelman

“…Shared by certain epidemiological and etiological characteristics, diverticulosis and colorectal cancer (CRC) as well as colonic polyps has long been linked. …”
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Characterization of Patients with Helicobacter pylori-Negative Peptic Ulcers by Roberto Hernández Conde, Guillermo Noa Pedroso, Carlos Domínguez Álvarez, Isabel Mora Díaz, Marcos Félix Osorio Pagola, Yagén Pomares Pérez

“…<br /> <strong>Methods:</strong> a case series study of patients attended by the Gastroenterology Service of the Hermanos Ameijeiras Hospital was conducted in the year 2009. Demographic, epidemiological, clinical, endoscopic and histological variables were studied. …”
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The Role of Quercetin, a Flavonoid in the Management of Pathogenesis Through Regulation of Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Biological Activities by Hajed Obaid A. Alharbi, Mohammad Alshebremi, Ali Yousif Babiker, Arshad Husain Rahmani

“…The included literature comprised experimental studies, randomized controlled trials, and epidemiological studies related to quercetin, while editorials, case analyses, theses, and letters were excluded. …”
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