Cobalt (Co) deficiency occurs in many parts of world especially in tropical and subtropical countries.Primary Co deficiency occurs only in places where the soil is deficient in Co. The type of soil and the presence of other substances like manganese and lime influence the absorption of Co (secondary Co deficiency). To determine the Co status in Shahrekord district, Iran, several important farms...

1Hua Huang, Department of Biomedical Research, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA 2Department of Immunology and Microbiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, USA 1Yapeng Li, Department of Biomedical Research, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA 1Jinyi Liang, Department of Biomedical Research, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA 3Department of Parasitology, Zh...

BACKGROUND Motorised travel and associated carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions generate substantial health costs; in the case of motorised travel, this may include contributing to rising obesity levels. Obesity has in turn been hypothesised to increase motorised travel and/or CO₂ emissions, both because heavier people may use motorised travel more and because heavier people may choose larger and les...

BACKGROUND The co-morbidity of health conditions is becoming a significant health issue, particularly as populations age, and presents important methodological challenges for population health research. For example, the calculation of summary measures of population health (SMPH) can be compromised if co-morbidity is not taken into account. One popular co-morbidity adjustment used in SMPH comput...

Co-Chair, WHO Study Group on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice and Chief Scientist for Nursing & Midwifery, Department of Human Resources for Health, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, Co-Chair, WHO Study Group on Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice; Principal and Professor Emeritus, College of Health Disciplines, University of British Columb...

chronic arsenic poisoning (arsenicosis) is a global health risk, and it has been reported to improve the fitness, especially in altitudinal sickness in therapeutic dose. scarcity of systematic study on psychiatric co-morbidities in arsenicosis motivated us to conduct this research. the aim of this study was to estimate the co-morbid psychiatric disorders in patients with arsenicosis and to exam...

sleeping is an important physiological process, wielding deep effect on the spiritual and physical health of individuals. the present study has been carried out to investigate workers’ sleep quality in golegohar mineral industries co., sirjan, iran. this cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study has been carried out in 2012. the statistical society included 345 workers in of psychologica...

BACKGROUND The simulated client (SC) method for evaluating health worker performance utilizes surveyors who pose as patients to make surreptitious observations during consultations. Compared to conspicuous observation (CO) by surveyors, which is commonly done in developing countries, SC data better reflect usual health worker practices. This information is important because CO can cause perform...

Climate change is increasingly exacerbating existing population health hazards, as well as resulting in new negative health effects. Flooding is one particularly deadly example of its amplifying and expanding effect on public health. This systematic review considered evidence linking green building strategies in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design® (LEED) Rating System with the po...