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Aortogenic embolic stroke after sleeve pneumonectomy with median sternotomy for lung cancer: a case report
ConclusionThe median sternotomy approach in sleeve pneumonectomy enables diseased lung ventilation. However, the possibility of aortogenic embolic stroke should be considered when calcification of the ascending aorta is observed on preoperative computed tomography.
Source: Journal of Medical Case Reports - April 28, 2021 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

What do people with lung cancer and stroke expect from patient navigation? A qualitative study in Germany
Conclusion For chronic and complex diseases—as is the case with lung cancer and stroke—it appears less important for navigators to fulfil disease-specific tasks. Rather, they should ensure that patients’ more general needs, in relation to social, practical and emotional support, are met in a way that suits their individual wishes. Following these results, patient navigation programmes might be designed to include generic elements, which should then be adapted to the infrastructure in a particular healthcare region and to the particularities of a specific healthcare system.
Source: BMJ Open - December 23, 2021 Category: General Medicine Authors: Fügemann, H., Goerling, U., Gödde, K., Desch, A. K., Müller-Nordhorn, J., Mauckisch, V., Siegerink, B., Rieckmann, N., Holmberg, C. Tags: Open access, Qualitative research Source Type: research

A cross-sectional survey investigating the desensitisation of graphic health warning labels and their impact on smokers, non-smokers and patients with COPD in a London cohort
Conclusions GHWL are most effective in non-smokers and a desensitisation effect was observed in smokers and patients with COPD. As a consequence, a tailored and concerted public health approach to use such messages is required and ‘blindness’ deserves to be mentioned in this context because of an unexpectedly high-deterring impact.
Source: BMJ Open - July 4, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Ratneswaran, C., Chisnall, B., Drakatos, P., Sivakumar, S., Sivakumar, B., Barrecheguren, M., Douiri, A., Steier, J. Tags: Open access, Health policy, Public health, Respiratory medicine, Smoking and tobacco Research Source Type: research

Long-term hormone therapy for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.
CONCLUSIONS: Women with intolerable menopausal symptoms may wish to weigh the benefits of symptom relief against the small absolute risk of harm arising from short-term use of low-dose HT, provided they do not have specific contraindications. HT may be unsuitable for some women, including those at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, increased risk of thromboembolic disease (such as those with obesity or a history of venous thrombosis) or increased risk of some types of cancer (such as breast cancer, in women with a uterus). The risk of endometrial cancer among women with a uterus taking oestrogen-only HT is well docu...
Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - January 16, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Marjoribanks J, Farquhar C, Roberts H, Lethaby A, Lee J Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research

Mortality, morbidity, and risk factors in China and its provinces, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
Publication date: Available online 24 June 2019Source: The LancetAuthor(s): Maigeng Zhou, Haidong Wang, Xinying Zeng, Peng Yin, Jun Zhu, Wanqing Chen, Xiaohong Li, Lijun Wang, Limin Wang, Yunning Liu, Jiangmei Liu, Mei Zhang, Jinlei Qi, Shicheng Yu, Ashkan Afshin, Emmanuela Gakidou, Scott Glenn, Varsha Sarah Krish, Molly Katherine Miller-Petrie, W Cliff Mountjoy-VenningSummaryBackgroundPublic health is a priority for the Chinese Government. Evidence-based decision making for health at the province level in China, which is home to a fifth of the global population, is of paramount importance. This analysis uses data from the...
Source: The Lancet - June 25, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Integrating a quantitative risk appraisal in a health impact assessment: analysis of the novel smoke-free policy in Hungary
Conclusion: The provision of smoke-free public places has an unambiguously positive impact on the health of the public, especially in a country with a high burden of smoking-related diseases. The study described offers a practical example of applying quantification in an HIA, thereby promoting its incorporation into political decision making.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - March 28, 2013 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Adam, B., Molnar, A., Gulis, G., Adany, R. Tags: Health Policy Source Type: research

Role of respondents' education as a mediator and moderator in the association between childhood socio-economic status and later health and wellbeing
Conclusions: Childhood financial conditions have a unique direct effect on a wide range of health and wellbeing measures. These findings apply to both men and women. Generally, parental education has an indirect effect on later health, but mothers' education may also have a long-term direct effect on later health.
Source: BioMed Central - November 18, 2014 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Mashhood Ahmed SheikhBirgit AbelsenJan Abel Olsen Source Type: research

Contrasting male and female trends in tobacco-attributed mortality in China: evidence from successive nationwide prospective cohort studies
Publication date: 10–16 October 2015 Source:The Lancet, Volume 386, Issue 10002 Author(s): Zhengming Chen, Richard Peto, Maigeng Zhou, Andri Iona, Margaret Smith, Ling Yang, Yu Guo, Yiping Chen, Zheng Bian, Garry Lancaster, Paul Sherliker, Shutao Pang, Hao Wang, Hua Su, Ming Wu, Xianping Wu, Junshi Chen, Rory Collins, Liming Li Background Chinese men now smoke more than a third of the world's cigarettes, following a large increase in urban then rural usage. Conversely, Chinese women now smoke far less than in previous generations. We assess the oppositely changing effects of tobacco on male and femal...
Source: The Lancet - October 9, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Cause-specific mortality for 240 causes in China during 1990–2013: a systematic subnational analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
Publication date: Available online 26 October 2015 Source:The Lancet Author(s): Maigeng Zhou, Haidong Wang, Jun Zhu, Wanqing Chen, Linhong Wang, Shiwei Liu, Yichong Li, Lijun Wang, Yunning Liu, Peng Yin, Jiangmei Liu, Shicheng Yu, Feng Tan, Ryan M Barber, Matthew M Coates, Daniel Dicker, Maya Fraser, Diego González-Medina, Hannah Hamavid, Yuantao Hao, Guoqing Hu, Guohong Jiang, Haidong Kan, Alan D Lopez, Michael R Phillips, Jun She, Theo Vos, Xia Wan, Gelin Xu, Lijing L Yan, Chuanhua Yu, Yong Zhao, Yingfeng Zheng, Xiaonong Zou, Mohsen Naghavi, Yu Wang, Christopher J L Murray, Gonghua...
Source: The Lancet - October 26, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Burden of disease attributable to ambient fine particulate matter exposure in Taiwan
Conclusion Ambient PM2.5 pollution is a major mortality risk factor in Taiwan. Aggressive and multisectorial intervention strategies are urgently needed to bring down the impact of air pollution on environment and health.
Source: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association - February 11, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research

Burden of disease attributable to ambient fine particulate matter exposure in Taiwan.
CONCLUSION: Ambient PM2.5 pollution is a major mortality risk factor in Taiwan. Aggressive and multisectorial intervention strategies are urgently needed to bring down the impact of air pollution on environment and health. PMID: 26874373 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - February 10, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Lo WC, Shie RH, Chan CC, Lin HH Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

Nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis presenting as intracerebral hemorrhage.
We report a case of nonbacterial thrombotic endocarditis complicated by intracerebral hemorrhage as the first manifestation of adenocarcinoma of the lung. The endocarditis led to severe aortic regurgitation. In view of the advanced stage of lung cancer, the patient refused further therapy. He passed away 3 weeks after first diagnosis of the adenocarcinoma. PMID: 27325214 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift - June 19, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Wigger O, Windecker S, Bloechlinger S Tags: Wien Klin Wochenschr Source Type: research

Helicobacter pylori infection: old and new.
Authors: Diaconu S, Predescu A, Moldoveanu A, Pop CS, Fierbințeanu-Braticevici C Abstract Helicobacter pylori is a spiral-shaped bacterium that grows in the digestive tract and may be present in more than half of the world's population. The clinical features of Helicobacter pylori range from asymptomatic gastritis to gastrointestinal malignancy. Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a low-grade B-cell marginal zone lymphoma and Helicobacter pylori has been detected in more than 75% of the patients with MALT lymphoma. Many tests for the detection of Helicobacter pylori are available, including antibo...
Source: Journal of Medicine and Life - June 17, 2017 Category: General Medicine Tags: J Med Life Source Type: research

Health Tip: Stop Smoking
-- While the harmful effects of smoking are well-documented, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reminds us of the benefits of quitting: Reduced risk of lung cancer and other types of cancer. Lowered risk of heart disease and stroke...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - November 6, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

CMS Requirements for Mandatory Shared Decision Making for Cardiac Procedures and Other Tests
This Viewpoint discusses Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (CMS) policies requiring physicians to engage patients in shared decision making prior to implantation of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator, lung cancer screening, and left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation, and argues that better guidance is needed if the requirements are to promote meaningful shared decisions.
Source: JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association - June 4, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

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