OBJECTIVES To examine food insecurity and cardiovascular disease-related health outcomes among American Indians (AIs) in rural Oklahoma. METHODS We surveyed a cross-sectional sample of 513 AI adults to assess food insecurity domains (i.e., food quality and quantity) and obesity, diabetes, and hypertension. RESULTS Among AIs surveyed, 56% reported inadequate food quantity and 62% reported in...

Background & Aims: The accuracy of dental implants has increased in recent years. An accurate radiography from the region is needed for precise treatment planning in implants and for determining prognosis of treatment. Because this technique can demonstrate the buccolingual aspect, and due to its lower radiation dose, lower cost, and availability, in comparison with computed tomography, lineart...

During the past decade, two types of information have accumulated that provide the stimulus for this workshop: pathological and epizootiological data showing that some important food fishes in certain habitats have high prevalences of neoplasms; and analytical chemistry data showing that the edible tissues ofsome food fishes contain known carcinogens and/or cancer promoters in measurable, thoug...

background: beta-thalassemia patients have a high prevalence for hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection. in developing countries, hcv antibody is reported to be high in this group of patients. this study aims to determine the distribution of hcv amongst beta-thalassemia patients in northern iran. materials and methods: this study was undertaken from october 2010 to june 2011 on 245 beta-thalassemia ...

background: escherichia coli (e. coli) is the most frequent infecting organism in acute infection. so, knowledge about the frequency and distribution of urinary tract infection (uti) is important to improve infection control measures. the aim of this research was to determine the prevalence of bacteria isolated from urinary tract infection (uti) in patients and determination of the antibiotic s...

This paper presents a theoretical model to describe the effects of default risk on international lending to LDC sovereign borrowers. The threat of defaults in international lending is shown to give rise to many characteristics of the syndicated loan market: (1) quantity rationing of loans; (2) LDC policies designed to enhance creditworthiness; (3) prevalence of short maturities on international...

This article discusses 3 different strategies for dealing with the harmful consequences of drug use and other risky behaviors: We can discourage people from engaging in the behavior (prevalence reduction), we can encourage people to reduce the frequency or extent of the behavior (quantity reduction), or we can try to reduce the harmful consequences of the behavior when it occurs (harm reduction...

fasciolosis is an important parasitic disease common among humans and livestock. it is considered as a health problem and causes great economic losses in several regions of the world. considering the prevalence of fascioliasis, study on molecular aspect of the parasite is so much important. the present study was carried out to achieve a suitable method of dna extraction from fasciola for furthe...

Background: High prevalence of food insecurity experienced by many households in developing countries predisposes them to adopting coping strategies (CSs), some of which may put them at risk of malnutrition. This study assessed the household food insecurity status and CSs in Abeokuta. Methods: A cross-sectional study design was adopted. A total of 250 households were randomly selected in all c...