OBJECTIVE To contribute evidence relevant to the policy of supplying iodised salt (IS), non-iodised salt (NIS) or both in Chinese cities. DESIGN Subnational telephone interview survey. SETTING China. PARTICIPANTS Totally, 24 557 telephone numbers were dialled and 4833 citizens accepted the telephone interview. The telephone numbers were randomly selected by random digit dialling and a Mit...

INTRODUCTION To compare health services utilization and payments for cancer patients who received an implantable intrathecal drug delivery (IDD) system, consisting of a pump and catheter, vs. conventional medical management (CMM) for the treatment of cancer-related pain. METHODS This retrospective claims-data analysis compared health services utilization and payments in a population of patien...

Intervertebral disk degeneration (IDD) is strongly associated with genetic predisposition and environmental susceptibility. Several studies been conducted to investigate the potential association between IDD and FokI polymorphism located in the gene encoding the vitamin D receptor (VDR), and inconsistent conclusions had been reached among different ethnic populations. In order to assess the ass...

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is highly prevalent in ambulatory primary care patients. Severe functional impairment and risk of suicide are features of the condition. Although treatment can reduce morbidity, detection of MDD by primary care physicians is suboptimal. The aim of this study is to assess the inventory to diagnose depression (IDD) as compared with clinical psychiatric assessment f...

Promoting the flourishing of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) requires consideration same breadth life domains that might matter to any other person. Like anyone else, many IDD (as well as their families) consider spirituality religious participation be central personal thriving. Yet, this dimension lives is often overlooked or ignored in areas assessment, planning,...

s 18 Ghana 12 Small-scale salt producers 14 A recent multicenter study clearly demonstrates that iodine repletion in children improves growth. Because over 285 million school-age children worldwide are iodine deficient, these findings underscore the importance of global efforts to eradicate IDD in this age group. Correcting iodine deficiency improves growth in children Michael Zimmermann ICCIDD...

The present study aimed to explore the underlying mechanism of the development of intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) by bioinformatics based on microarray datasets. GSE 19943 and GSE 34095 datasets downloaded from Gene Expression Omnibus data were used to screen the differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in IDD. The correlation between microRNAs and target genes was investigated using differ...

As a significant determinant of low back pain, intervertebral disc degeneration (IDD) has attracted more and more attention of both investigators and physicians. Disc herniation, termed as intervertebral disc displacement, is amongst the most prevalent spinal diseases closely linked with IDD. Due to the same origins and similar pathophysiology, the ambiguity regarding the similarity and differe...

INTRODUCTION While there has been impressive progress in creating and improving community healthcare delivery systems that support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), there is much more that can and should be done. METHODS This paper offers a review of healthcare delivery concepts on which new models are being developed, while also establishing an historical context...

BACKGROUND Patients seek Korean Medicine (KM) treatment for a broad range of complaints in Korea, but predominantly for musculoskeletal disorders. We investigated lumbar Intervertebral Disc Displacement (IDD) practice patterns of Korean Medicine doctors (KMDs) within a hospital/clinic network specializing in KM treatment of spinal disorders through survey of diagnosis and treatment methods. M...