Sleep has to serve an important function to restore and recreate physical and mental performance. Current lifestyle attracts more attention towards sleep disorder. Hence sleep disorder is the subject of interest. This is now a common diagnostic process for health worldwide. The Polysomnography analyzer uses data mining technique to analyze patient blood oxygen level. Chronic Obstructive Pulmona...

Although recent data continue to demonstrate a decline in the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels (BLLs) in children, lead remains a common, preventable, environmental health threat. Because recent epidemiologic data have shown that lead exposure is still common in certain communities in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently issued new guidelines endors...

BACKGROUND Data from the National Health and Morbidity Survey 2011 showed that 20.8% of Malaysians above 30 years have diabetes. 10.1%of them are undiagnosed. Mobile blood drives could complement the public health department efforts in diabetes screening for early detection of the illness. AIMS This study aims to determine the necessity of diabetes screening as a routine screening program dur...

Recording and monitoring blood pressure should be a lifetime practice. Studies have shown that people with normal blood pressure readings between the ages of 55 and 65 still have an 80 to 90 percent risk of developing hypertension by the age of 80. The information in this course teaches the dental health professional to be aware of the causes of hypertension and how to determine and assess iden...

THE INNOVATION Integrating oral health and primary care has long been a goal for many health care organizations, including Federally Qualified Health Centers. The Ohio Association of Community Health Centers (OACHC) has recently built upon this principle through an initiative that makes blood pressure screening part of the intake process for oral health patients in member health centers—a step ...

INTRODUCTION This study combined data across four independent cohorts to examine the positive and negative predictive values of an Alzheimer's disease (AD) blood test if implemented in primary care. METHODS Blood samples from 1329 subjects from multiple independent, multiethnic, community-based, and clinic-based cohorts were analyzed. A "locked-down" referent group of 1128 samples was generat...

DESCRIPTION Reaffirmation of the 2003 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force statement about screening for high blood pressure. METHODS The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force did a targeted literature search for evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for high blood pressure. RECOMMENDATION Screen for high blood pressure in adults age 18 years or older. (Grade A recommendation).

BACKGROUND The SMIM1 protein carries the Vel blood group antigen, and homozygosity for a 17 bp deletion in the coding region of the SMIM1 gene represents the molecular basis of the Vel- blood group phenotype. We developed PCR-based methods for typing the SMIM1 17 bp (64-80del) gene deletion and performed a molecular screening for the Vel- blood type in German blood donors. METHODS For SMIM1 g...

background : the aim of this study was to describe the coverage for cervical cancer screening among the visitors of a food exhibition in brussels, belgium and to describe the factors that affect their participation in the screening programs. methods : the participants aged between 25 and 64 years were recruited during a food exhibition at the brussels exhibition centre from 6 until 21 october 2...