A number of studies have reported that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with alterations in resting-state activity and connectivity in the brain. There is also evidence that interventions involving physical activity and weight loss may affect brain functional connectivity. In this study, we examined the effects of nearly 10 years of an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI), design...

RATIONALE Medical masks are commonly used by sick individuals with influenza-like illness (ILI) to prevent spread of infections to others, but clinical efficacy data are absent. OBJECTIVE Determine whether medical mask use by sick individuals with ILI protects well contacts from related respiratory infections. SETTING 6 major hospitals in 2 districts of Beijing, China. DESIGN Cluster rand...

This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of influenza vaccinations among the elderly in Bangkok in reducing influenza-like illness (ILI) and influenza-related complications. Using a non-randomized, controlled, prospective methodology, healthy, active people aged 60 years or more, living in the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) area, were studied. The two study cohorts comprised 5...

Understanding the characteristics of available influenza or influenza-like illness (ILI) surveillance systems is important for seasonal influenza surveillance and pandemic preparedness. We compared five influenza or ILI data sources in Victoria: notifications of laboratory-confirmed influenza to the Victorian Department of Human Services; hospital emergency presentations and hospital admissions...

Like in most other countries, influenza surveillance in The Netherlands is based upon influenza-like illness (ILI) consultations reported by sentinel general practitioners (GP). In addition, an internet-based monitoring of ILI in the general population started in 2003/2004 (Great Influenza Survey (GIS)). We compared GIS results over 5 influenza seasons with results from the GP system. Weekly IL...

Belalcazar et al exploited a genetic variant (L446P) in the glucokinase regulatory (GCKR) gene, known to have inverse cardiometabolic effects, to investigate whether the effect of the 446L allele can be attenuated by an intensive lifestyle intervention (ILI) in the Look Action for Health in Diabetes (AHEAD) trial. Participants of Look AHEAD exhibited high adherence to the ILI, which demonstrate...

Zahvaljujući razvoju medicine produžen je životni vijek ljudi i zbog toga se povećava broj starijih osoba te je sve više djelomice ili potpuno bezubih pacijenata, unatoč nastojanjima da se sačuva što veći broj zuba (1,2). Zato je protetička rehabilitacija pomičnim protezama (djelomičnim ili potpunim) nužna kod mnogih pacijenata, a vjerojatno će tako biti i u budućnosti (3). Stabilnost proteze j...

Nefarmakološko liječenje boli predstavlja važnu sastavnicu liječenja mišićnokoštane boli. Terapijski modaliteti kao što su površinska toplina ili hladnoća, terapijski ultrazvuk, laser i/ili elektroterapija se naširoko primjenjuju u raznim mišićnokoštanim bolestima i stanjima. Oni imaju brojne prednosti pred drugim intervencijama koje modifi ciraju bol. Međutim, relativno je malo visokokvalitetn...

MEDICUS 2003. Vol. 12, No. 2, 157 162 Spolno prenosive bolesti (SPB, u engleskome: STD) (1) oduvijek su optereÊivale, a sigurno Êe i u buduÊnosti optereÊivati ljudsku zajednicu, s obzirom na to da je spolni kontakt, pri kojem te bolesti mogu nastati, jedan od najuobiËajenijih i najËeπÊih, prirodnih, a uz to i najneposrednijih meuljudskih kontakata. Izvor zaraze je Ëovjek, bolestan ili asimptom...

Influenza surveillance in Victoria comprises surveillance of patients with influenza-like illness (ILI) from sentinel general practices and laboratory based reporting of influenza detections, predominantly from hospital inpatients. Surveillance of patients with ILI seen by the Melbourne Medical Locum Service (MMLS) was conducted for the first time in 2003, when the influenza season was characte...