Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most important cause of premature death and disability globally. Much is known of the main aetiological risk factors, including elevated blood pressure, dyslipidaemia and smoking, with a raft of additional risks of increasing prevalence, such as obesity and diabetes. Furthermore, some of the most secure evidence-based management strategies in healthcare relat...

The prevalence of asthma and allergic diseases has increased in recent years, particularly in the industrialized world. Allergic disease begins to manifest in the first years of life. The disorder usually manifests initially in the form of food allergy and atopic dermatitis, followed in later stages by respiratory allergy with rhinitis and/or asthma. This has led to the adoption of preventive m...

background: fluoride is used increasingly in a variety of industries in india. emission of fluoride dust and fumes from the smelters of primary aluminum producing industries is dissipated in the work environment and poses occupational health hazards. objective: to study the prevalence of health complaints and its association with fluoride level in body fluids of smelter workers in a primary alu...

Previous studies have suggested a critical role for interleukin IL-17F in innate and adaptive immunity in vivo and its abnormal expression was found to play a bridging role in several neurological disorders. In this study, we investigated the association between functional polymorphisms in IL-17F and Tourette’s syndrome (TS) in a Chinese Han population. We recruited 407 TS nuclear family trios ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the diseases of the heart (cardiac muscle) or blood vessels (vasculature). It is mainly caused due to the development of atheroma a fatty deposit within the inside lining of arteries. The lifestyle factors that can reduce the risk of forming atheroma are smoking; choosing healthy foods; a low salt intake; regular physical activity; keeping your weight and waist size ...

O ver the past two decades, the United States has witnessed noteworthy increases in life expectancy and major decreases in the death toll attributed to cardiovascular diseases (CVD). Ageadjusted death rates from coronary heart disease (CHD) are now half what they were 20 years ago, and death rates from stroke have declined even more sharply. It is well recognized that research in epidemiology a...