OBJECTIVES We investigated an outbreak of carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning after a power outage to determine its extent, identify risk factors, and develop prevention measures. METHODS We reviewed medical records and medical examiner reports of patients with CO poisoning or related symptoms during December 15 to 24, 2006. We grouped patients into households exposed concurrently to a single sour...

BACKGROUND Cervical cancer in Nepal ranks as the first most frequent cancer among women. Primary prevention measures, such as prophylactic vaccines against high risk HPV, are now available. Over time, vaccination will decrease the prevalence of the disease among younger women; however, screening will still be needed. The objective of the study was to assess the cervical cancer screening behavio...

BACKGROUND Preventing recurrence of depression forms an important challenge for current treatments. Cognitive control impairments often remain present during remission of depression, putting remitted depressed patients at heightened risk for new depressive episodes by disrupting emotion regulation processes. Importantly, research indicates that cognitive control training targeting working memor...

BACKGROUND The objectives of this study were to assess the association between children and parents' knowledge of caries preventive practices, the parents' caries preventive oral health behaviours and children's caries preventive oral health behaviour and caries experience. METHOD Three hundred and twenty four participants aged 8-12 years, 308 fathers and 318 mothers were recruited through a ...

The study aimed to assess levels of depressive symptoms and associated risk factors in a sample of students in Bogotá, Colombia. A convenient sample (N = 254) of students at the University Antonio Nariño, Bogotá was invited to complete an online survey that contained questions associated with common risk factors for depression and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI-II). Chi-square was used to a...

OBJECTIVES Present the method used to elaborate and formalize current scientific knowledge to provide physicians with tools available on the Internet, that enable them to evaluate individual patient risk, give personalized preventive recommendations or early screening measures. METHODS The approach suggested in this article is in line with medical procedures based on levels of evidence (Evide...

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Obesity/overweight is the most prevalent nutritional problem in adult and pediatric populations in the United States. We review up-to-date data on obesity in general, with emphasis on research findings in children. We also focus on non-Hispanic Blacks, an ethnic group that is relatively under-researched, despite having higher rates of obesity than Whites. METHODS An elec...

There are many readily identifiable applications of meta-analysis to the area of drug abuse prevention and related topics. Meta-analysis of preventive intervention research (e.g., Tobler 1986), for instance, can identify more and less effective approaches, as can an analogous meta-analysis of rehabilitative treatment research. Meta-analysis of the correlates of intervention-induced change can i...