Gastric cancer is the most common cancer among men in Korea, and dietary factors are closely associated with gastric cancer risk. We performed a case-control study using 334 cases and 334 matched controls aged 35-75 years. Significant associations were observed in total dietary flavonoids and their subclasses, with the exception of anthocyanidins and isoflavones (OR (95% CI): 0.49 (0.31-0.76), ...

BACKGROUND We evaluated the effectiveness of a policy allowing for the sale of over-the-counter drugs outside of pharmacies by examining its effect on number of monthly outpatient visits for acute upper respiratory infections, dyspepsia, and migraine. METHOD We used medical claims data extracted from the Korean National Health Insurance Cohort Database from 2009 to 2013. The Korean National H...

preliminary activities of this study was conducted in the city of Kerman from 1991 to 1994 to carry out a control program on hydatid infection.a total of 6500 stary dogs were killed by bullets or baited with strychnine.of which 4500 dogs were killed during 1993 through spring of 1994 and rest during 1994 in rural and urban areas of the city of Kerman.simultaneously,276 pet digs and sheep dogs w...

abstract recent global warming has led to a change in the global hydrological cycle and an increase in extreme events such as flood and drought at the global and continental scales. however, at the regional scale, the magnitude of warming and the resulting changes in water resources are different from one region to another. unlike air temperature whose increase is evident throughout the world, ...

One of the primary purposes for preparing an environmental assessment (EA) is to determine whether or not a proposed action will have a significant impact on the human environment and therefore require the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS). As defined in 40 CFR 1508.13, a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) is a document that briefly presents the reasons why a federal ...