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The Prevalence of Obesity Among Saudi Males in the Riyadh Region
Attendees of 15 health centers in Urban and rural areas in the Riyadh region were screened for obesity during May and June 1994. Systemic selection yielded 1580 Saudi males for analysis. The mean age was 33.6± 13.5 years and body mass index (BMI) was 26.9± 5.7 kg/m2. Only 36.6% of subjects were their ideal weight (BMI< 25 kg/m2), while 34.8% were overweight (BMI 25-29.9 kg/m2), 26.9% were moderately obese (BMI 3.0-40 kg/m2) and 1.7% were morbidly obese (BMI> 40 kg/m2). Middle age, lower education and joblessness predicted a higher risk for obesity. Patients living in rural areas had greater BMIs than th...
Source: Annals of Saudi Medicine - May 10, 2017 Category: General Medicine Tags: ISSUE 3 Source Type: research

Antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy in elderly people with type 2 diabetes mellitus in Poland (based on the PolSenior Study).
CONCLUSIONS: Cardiovascular pharmacological prevention in the elderly with T2DM in Poland seems to be unsatisfactory. Educational programmes concerning current recommendations for pharmacological cardiovascular prevention should be developed among general practitioners. PMID: 28883841 [PubMed]
Source: Archives of Medical Science - September 10, 2017 Category: General Medicine Tags: Arch Med Sci Source Type: research

Impact of Asynchronous Training on Radiology Learning Curve among Emergency Medicine Residents and Clerkship Students.
CONCLUSION: Incorporating asynchronous WBL modules into EM clerkship and residency curriculum provides early radiographic exposure in their clinical training and can enhance diagnostic head CT scan interpretation. PMID: 29272248 [PubMed - in process]
Source: The Permanente journal - December 24, 2017 Category: General Medicine Tags: Perm J Source Type: research

Tromboc@t Working Group recommendations for management in patients receiving direct oral anticoagulants.
CONCLUSIONS: Progressive increase in the use of DOACs calls for measures to establish and homogenise clinical management guidelines for patients anticoagulated with DOACs in ATUs and PCCs. PMID: 29602444 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medicina Clinica - April 1, 2018 Category: General Medicine Tags: Med Clin (Barc) Source Type: research

Comment The social sciences, humanities, and health
Humanities and social sciences have had many positive influences on health experiences, care, and expenditure. These include on self-management for diabetes, provision of psychological therapy, handwashing, hospital checklists, the Scottish Government's stroke guidelines, England's tobacco control strategy, the response to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa and Zika virus in Brazil, and many more.1 Researchers have shown time and time again the political, practical, economic, and civic value of education and research in disciplines like anthropology, history, and philosophy.
Source: LANCET - April 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Martyn Pickersgill, Sarah Chan, Gill Haddow, Graeme Laurie, Devi Sridhar, Steve Sturdy, Sarah Cunningham-Burley Tags: Comment Source Type: research

Chronic diseases and socioeconomic inequalities in quality of life among Brazilian adults: findings from a population-based study in Southern Brazil
ConclusionsThe occurrence of long-lasting chronic diseases is associated with inequalities in QoL (physical and psychological domains), with stronger adverse effects among older adults, blacks and individuals with lower income or educational levels.
Source: The European Journal of Public Health - December 25, 2017 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

AHA: After Mini-Stroke at 41, She ' s on a Mission to Educate Others
MONDAY, Aug. 13, 2018 (American Heart Association) -- During a meeting in their Manhattan office, Stacy Quinn was trying to tell her supervisor, " Gill is working on the project. " " Are you OK? " her boss said, having heard Quinn utter an...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 13, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Public knowledge, attitudes and willingness regarding bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A nationwide survey in Taiwan
ConclusionThe expressed willingness to perform bystander CPR was high if the respondents possessed the required skills. Attempts should be made to recruit potential bystanders for CPR courses or education, targeting those respondent subgroups less likely to express willingness to perform CPR. The reason for lower bystander CPR willingness among healthcare providers deserves further investigation.
Source: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association - September 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

Public knowledge, attitudes and willingness regarding bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation: A nationwide survey in Taiwan.
CONCLUSION: The expressed willingness to perform bystander CPR was high if the respondents possessed the required skills. Attempts should be made to recruit potential bystanders for CPR courses or education, targeting those respondent subgroups less likely to express willingness to perform CPR. The reason for lower bystander CPR willingness among healthcare providers deserves further investigation. PMID: 30190091 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: J Formos Med Assoc - September 3, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Pei-Chuan Huang E, Chiang WC, Hsieh MJ, Wang HC, Yang CW, Lu TC, Wang CH, Chong KM, Lin CH, Kuo CW, Sun JT, Lin JJ, Yang MC, Huei-Ming Ma M Tags: J Formos Med Assoc Source Type: research

Nurse-led, telephone-based secondary preventive follow-up benefits stroke/TIA patients with low education: a randomized controlled trial sub-study
The objective of this study was to analyze the impact of two forms of secondary preventive follow-up on the association between education level and levels of blood pressure (BP) and low-density lipoprotein cho...
Source: Trials - January 15, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Anna-Lotta Irewall, Joachim Ögren, Lisa Bergström, Katarina Laurell, Lars Söderström and Thomas Mooe Tags: Research Source Type: research

Cognitive impairment in patients with end-stage renal disease: Accelerated brain aging?
ConclusionsOverall, differences in cognitive functions, cortical volumes/thickness and white matter integrity associated with dialysis are also cognitive domains and brain structure changes associated with normal aging. In other words, non-demented, independently living dialysis patients present an accelerated brain aging phenotype even after taking into account effects of age, diabetes and depression.
Source: Journal of the Formosan Medical Association - February 8, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

The usefulness of case studies in a Virtual Clinical Environment (VCE) multimedia courseware in nursing.
Authors: Bonito SR Abstract Clinical practicum is a major component in nursing education. Students are able to apply their classroom learning to the actual care setting. The clinical practicum setting must provide an authentic environment where students can maximize learning opportunities and demonstrate knowledge, skills, and attitude in caring for patients. Herein lies the challenge. The real world setting and timing may not be enough for students to learn the many complex tasks demanded as course outcomes and expected competencies. The purpose of this study was to describe the usefulness of using multimedia case...
Source: Journal of Medical Investigation - May 10, 2019 Category: General Medicine Tags: J Med Invest Source Type: research

Effectiveness of polypill for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases (PolyIran): a pragmatic, cluster-randomised trial
Publication date: 24–30 August 2019Source: The Lancet, Volume 394, Issue 10199Author(s): Gholamreza Roshandel, Masoud Khoshnia, Hossein Poustchi, Karla Hemming, Farin Kamangar, Abdolsamad Gharavi, Mohammad Reza Ostovaneh, Alireza Nateghi, Masoud Majed, Behrooz Navabakhsh, Shahin Merat, Akram Pourshams, Mahdi Nalini, Fatemeh Malekzadeh, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Noushin Mohammadifard, Nizal Sarrafzadegan, Mohammad Naemi-Tabiei, Abdolreza Fazel, Paul BrennanSummaryBackgroundA fixed-dose combination therapy (polypill strategy) has been proposed as an approach to reduce the burden of cardiovascular disease, especially in low-income ...
Source: The Lancet - August 23, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research

AHA News: Mysterious Stroke at 38 Changed How Popular Speaker Connects With a Crowd
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 28, 2019 (American Heart Association News) -- As the author of 11 books about education, Allison Zmuda has long been a highly sought speaker about approaches to learning. Yet after giving countless speeches to teachers and school...
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 28, 2019 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news