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Concentrations, Sources, and Health Risk of Heavy Metals in Edible Parts of Broilers from Northeast of Algeria
This study aimed to determine the concentration of mercury (Hg), lead (Pb), and iron (Fe) in the edible parts of broilers, as well as in feed, drinking water, and litter as sources of contamination and to assess their possible human health risk in the province of Jijel (Northeast Algeria). The range of Hg, Pb, and Fe in edible parts were 0.004-0.007, 0.185-0.480, and 28.536-88.306 mg/kg, respectively, and the difference in content was only significant (p < 0.05) for lead. Breast and thigh samples had Pb concentrations above the maximum limit. Spearman coefficient analysis revealed that most correlations were positive be...
Source: Biological Trace Element Research - May 2, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Karima Benamirouche Farid Ait Merzeg Djamila Baazize-Ammi Souhila Mahmoudi Ouahiba Belfadel Lilya Boudriche Source Type: research

Pyridinium-Yne Click Polymerization: A Facile Strategy toward Functional Poly(Vinylpyridinium Salt)s with Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria Killing Ability
In this study, we demonstrate a simple and efficient strategy for synthesizing functional poly(vinylpyridinium salt)s via pyridinium-yne click polymerization. This click polymerization could proceed with high atom economy under mild conditions without any external catalyst, yielding soluble and thermally stable poly(vinylpyridinium salt)s with satisfactory molecular weights and well-defined structures in excellent yields. Additionally, the incorporation of luminescent units such as fluorene, tetraphenylethylene, and triphenylamine into the polymer backbone confers excellent aggregation-enhanced emission properties upon the...
Source: Angewandte Chemie - May 2, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: Benzhao He Ying Li Meng Li Miaomiao Kang Xinyue Liu Jiachang Huang Dong Wang Jacky W Y Lam Ben Zhong Tang Source Type: research

Changes in admission rates to an Aotearoa New Zealand hospital general medical service during COVID-19 lockdowns
CONCLUSIONS: The biggest relative reduction in hospital admission was due to a reduction in transmissible illness admissions, likely due to COVID-related public health measures. However, the biggest reduction in absolute terms was in non-transmissible illnesses, where hospital avoidance may be associated with increased morbidity or mortality.PMID:38696828 | DOI:10.26635/6965.6387 (Source: New Zealand Medical Journal)
Source: New Zealand Medical Journal - May 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: David Tripp Allie Eathorne Xiaohan Bai Wolf Truong Source Type: research

Targeted degradation of NDUFS1 by agrimol B promotes mitochondrial ROS accumulation and cytotoxic autophagy arrest in hepatocellular carcinoma
In conclusion, our study uncovers the anticancer mechanism of agrimol B in HCC involving the regulation of oxidative stress and autophagy, and suggests agrimol B as a potential therapeutic drug for HCC treatment.PMID:38697493 | DOI:10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2024.04.242 (Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine)
Source: Free Radical Biology and Medicine - May 2, 2024 Category: Biology Authors: Lixia Dong Li Luo Zihao Wang Shan Lian Mao Wang Xingyun Wu Jiawu Fan Yan Zeng Sijia Li Sinan Lv Yurong Yang Rong Chen Enhao Shen Wenyong Yang Changlong Li Kui Wang Source Type: research

Risk assessment of four toxic heavy metals in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems around BSCIC tannery industrial estate of Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh
This study revealed that average concentrations of cadmium and chromium in soil exceeded the maximum permissible limit of World Health Organization (1996) and average concentrations of lead, cadmium, and chromium in water exceeded the maximum permissible limit of World Health Organization (2011) and Environmental Conservation Rules (1997). The average concentrations of lead, cadmium, and chromium in the roots and shoots of both Eichhornia crassipes and Cynodon dactylon exceeded the maximum permissible limit of Food and Agriculture Organization/ World Health Organization (2016). Ecological risk assessment using indices mode...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - May 2, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Intehum Taufique Aurnab Md Jashim Uddin Alamgir Kabir Source Type: research

Association between Physical Activity Amount and Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Sleep Quality, and Health-related Quality of Life in Patients with Long COVID: A Cross-Sectional Study
CONCLUSIONS: Gender differences were found in CRF among patients with long COVID. Greater self-reported VPA or total PA was associated with better CRF, while greater total PA and MPA were associated with better sleep quality and HRQoL, respectively, in patients with long COVID. Further research is needed to explore these associations in longitudinal studies.PMID:38697594 | DOI:10.1016/j.apmr.2024.04.010 (Source: Health Physics)
Source: Health Physics - May 2, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Ta-Chung Chao Shang-Lin Chiang Chia-Ying Lai Chien-Yao Huang Meei-Shyuan Lee Chueh-Ho Lin Cheng-Chiang Chang Chia-Huei Lin Source Type: research

Birth in Brazil II: a postpartum maternal, paternal and child health research protocol
This article presents a research protocol for estimating the prevalence of postpartum mental health outcomes in mothers and fathers, abuse and satisfaction in delivery/abortion care, and the correlations between them and socioeconomic, obstetric, and child health factors. As a 2-component research, it consists of a prospective cohort study with all postpartum women interviewed in the 465 maternity hospitals included at the Birth in Brazil II baseline survey conducted from 2021 to 2023, and a cross-sectional study with the newborns' fathers/partners. Interviews will be conducted via telephone or self-completion link sent by...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Mariza Miranda Theme Filha M árcia Leonardi Baldisserotto Tatiana Henriques Leite Marilia Arndt Mesenburg Ana Claudia Santos Amaral Fraga Maria Pappaterra Bastos Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues Silvana Granado Nogueira da Gama S ônia Azevedo Bittenc Source Type: research

Overview of long COVID in Brazil: a preliminary analysis of a survey to think about health policies
Cad Saude Publica. 2024 Apr 29;40(4):e00094623. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XPT094623. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTCharacterized by symptoms that remain or appear for the first time within three months of SARS-CoV-2 infection, long COVID can manifest itself in different ways, including in non-hospitalized or asymptomatic cases. Thus, this study offers an overview of long COVID in Brazil, especially of its diagnosis, symptoms, and challenges for new health management. Data from a study that investigated long COVID in people affected by COVID-19 were used. These original data stem from a survey with adult Brazilians (aged 18 years or ...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Karina Barros Calife Batista Michelle Vieira Fernandez Lorena Guadalupe Barberia Erica Tatiane da Silva Vaneide Daciane Pedi B árbara Maia Lima Madeira Pontes Gui Araujo Rafael da Silveira Moreira Marcos Pedrosa Mariana Pastorello Verotti Claudio Maierov Source Type: research

40 years publishing on women's health and the Birth in Brazil survey
Cad Saude Publica. 2024 Apr 29;40(4):e00044624. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XPT044624. eCollection 2024.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38695460 | DOI:10.1590/0102-311XPT044624 (Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica)
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maria do Carmo Leal Source Type: research

Protocol of Birth in Brazil II: National Research on Abortion, Labor and Childbirth
This study aimed to evaluate: prenatal, labor and birth, postpartum, and abortion care, comparing the results with those of Birth in Brazil I; and analyze the main determinants of perinatal morbidity and mortality; evaluate the care structure and processes of obstetrics and neonatology services in maternity hospitals; analyze the knowledge, practices, and attitudes of health professionals who provide birth and abortion care; and identify the main barriers and facilitators related to care of this nature in Brazil. With a national scope and a 2-stage probability sample: 1-hospitals and 2-women, stratified into 59 strata, 465...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Maria do Carmo Leal Ana Paula Esteves-Pereira S ônia Azevedo Bittencourt Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues Mariza Miranda Theme Filha Tatiana Henriques Leite Barbara Vasques da Silva Ayres M árcia Leonardi Baldisserotto Marcos Nakamura-Pereira Maria E Source Type: research

Health care itineraries for women in situations of abortion: methodological aspects of a qualitative study for Birth in Brazil II survey
Cad Saude Publica. 2024 Apr 29;40(4):e00006223. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XPT006223. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTIn recent decades, several academic studies on abortion have been produced in Brazil, with different designs, objectives, and methodologies. However, due to the diversity of situations in which Brazilian women experience abortion, the complexity of this topic, and its modulations in different political and sociocultural contexts, it still challenges academicians and the fields of health and reproductive rights. In this article, we present methodological aspects of a qualitative study on health care itineraries of women ...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Claudia Bonan Ana Paula Dos Reis Andreza Pereira Rodrigues Greice Maria de Souza Menezes Cecilia Anne McCallum Nanda Isele Gallas Duarte Ulla Macedo Maiara Damasceno da Silva Santana D ébora Cecília Chaves de Oliveira Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues Source Type: research

Social inequalities in indicators of use of healthcare services by adolescents in Campinas, S ão Paulo, Brazil
This study aimed to analyze the prevalence of indicators of use of healthcare services according to sex, income and race/skin color, in adolescents (aged 10-19 years old) based on data from the Health Survey of the Municipality of Campinas (ISACamp), carried out in 2014/2015 in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil. The chi-square test was used to evaluate the differences between the outcome variables (indicators of use of healthcare service) and sex, income and race/skin color. Adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) were estimated using Poisson multiple regression models. The demand for medical care was high in the last year of the inter...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Vivian Castro Lemos Marilisa Berti de Azevedo Barros Margareth Guimar ães Lima Source Type: research

Vaccination against COVID-19: the view of Brazilian federal judges
Cad Saude Publica. 2024 Apr 29;40(4):e00086823. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN086823. eCollection 2024.ABSTRACTThe aim was to analyze the perception of Brazilian federal judges on the implications of COVID-19 vaccination. A study was carried out with Brazilian federal judges, who received a survey designed with multiple-choice questions on COVID-19 vaccination, covering topics such as its mandatory aspect, the application of coercive measures, hesitation to vaccinate, priority groups, the duties of Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa, acronym in Portuguese), the role of the Judiciary branch, and immunity passports. A tota...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Wilson Medeiros Pereira Fabr ício Emanuel Soares de Oliveira Maressa Lopes Coelho Daniella Reis Barbosa Martelli Herc ílio Martelli Júnior Source Type: research

Association between self-perception of the neighborhood environment and sleep problems in older Brazilian adults: findings from ELSI-Brazil
This study aimed to investigate associations between neighborhood perception and sleep problems in older Brazilian adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 5,719 community-dwelling older adults (≥ 60 years) from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil, 2019-2021). The outcomes were self-reported sleep problems: poor sleep quality, daytime sleepiness, primary insomnia complaints, difficulty staying asleep, and waking up at dawn. The exposure variables were questions about the perception of participants about the physical and social environment of the neighborhood. Logistic regression was used in d...
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - May 2, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Daiana Vieira Sutil Bruno de Souza Moreira Jaquelini Betta Canever Let ícia Martins Cândido Ana L úcia Danielewicz Maria Fernanda Lima-Costa N úbia Carelli Pereira de Avelar Source Type: research

Measures implemented in the school setting to contain the COVID-19 pandemic
CONCLUSIONS: A range of measures can have a beneficial effect on transmission-related outcomes, healthcare utilization and school attendance. We rated the current findings at a higher level of certainty than the original review. Further high-quality research into school measures to control SARS-CoV-2 in a wider variety of contexts is needed to develop a more evidence-based understanding of how to keep schools open safely during COVID-19 or a similar public health emergency.PMID:38695826 | DOI:10.1002/14651858.CD015029.pub2 (Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews)
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - May 2, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Hannah Littlecott Shari Krishnaratne Jacob Burns Eva Rehfuess Kerstin Sell Carmen Klinger Brigitte Strahwald Ani Movsisyan Maria-Inti Metzendorf Petra Schoenweger Stephan Voss Michaela Coenen Roxana M üller-Eberstein Lisa M Pfadenhauer Source Type: research