Physical activity and exercise participation among older adults have decreased dramatically because of the physical distancing measures implemented to prevent spread COVID-19. However, even in face unforeseen environmental changes, for must be sustainable. This study aimed identify influencing 2020 when varying levels quarantine were place as a protective measure against COVID-19 pandemic build...

The bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the causative agent of enzootic bovine leucosis. This study investigated the presence of the BLV in leukemia (179 acute lymphoblastic leukemia, 292 acute myeloid leukemia and 46 chronic myelogenous leukemia cases) and 162 lung cancer patients (139 adenocarcinoma, 23 squamous cell carcinoma) to determine if the BLV is a causative organism of leukemia and lung c...

In 2013, the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society introduced Kyoto classification of gastritis, which is useful to predict Helicobacter pylori infection based exclusively on endoscopic findings. Based gastric mucosal atrophy, intestinal metaplasia, hypertrophic folds, nodularity, and diffuse redness may be associated with cancer H. infection, are common findings in Koreans. Atrophy metap...

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with increased risks of diabetes and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Whether central obesity (CeO) is a prerequisite for the diagnosis of MetS in the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition is a substantial issue because it may influence the clinical value of MetS for predicting subclinical atherosclerosis. METHODS We inves...

There are approximately 630,000 North and South Koreans living in Japan. Today, 90 per cent of the Korean children in Japan go to public and private Japanese schools, and the remaining 10 per cent go to Korean schools. Some schools, mostly in the Kansai area, give classes for Korean students after regular school lessons are finished. These ethnic studies were offered as a measure against discri...

BACKGROUND/AIMS The virologic response of Koreans to combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C is similar to westerns; however, dose modification occurs more frequently in Koreans. We evaluated the rates of peginterferon alpha-2a and ribavirin dose modifications and their effect on the virologic response in Koreans. METHODS Patients with detectable HCV RNA and enrolled from multicenters wer...