BACKGROUND The reduction of depression after delivery is one of the Healthy People 2010 targets. Postpartum depression (PPD) can inhibit care-giving practices and mother-child bonding and can lead some women to harm themselves. This study will examine correlates of maternal depression after delivery and associated stressors and will provide recommendations to address this issue in Oklahoma. M...

Since August 2007, the authors have conducted health checkups for residents of Yakumo Town, Hokkaido, over three days yearly, with approximately 600 people. Taste and smell tests were on study participants, results been reported. However, in 2020 2021, we could not receive a checkup data to influence new coronavirus. But, 2022, finally able obtain taste tests. Therefore, this study, compare tes...

Positive parenting practices have been shown to be essential for healthy child development, and yet have also been found to be particularly challenging for parents to enact and maintain. This article explores an innovative approach for increasing positive parenting by targeting specific positive emotional processes within marital relationships. Couple emotional acceptance is a powerful mechanis...

L. I. Cioca, Faculty of Engineering, “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu, Romania, L. Ivascu, Faculty of Management in Production and Transportation, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania The paper presents the trends in the evolution of occupational diseases in Romania in comparison to the EU and the US, as incidence of occupational diseases, their interrelationship with the exposure to ...

The growing accumulation of knowledge about fall prevention strategies primarily reflects a research perspective where intervention data are rigorously collected and analyzed. However, the voices of program deliverers or participants who are part of these interventions are often aggregated and thus muted. With recognition of the growing importance of patient-centered care, we wanted to provide ...

Background: Although several conditions have been proposed as risk factors contributing to the incidence of atrial fibrillation, many individuals without such 'risk factors' also suffer from atrial fibrillation. The present study tested the hypothesis that the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation increases with increasing circulating levels of B-type natriuretic peptide in the general populati...