Objectives Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is considered an important environmental factor in SLE aetiology, but the relationship between SLE and EBV in the Filipino population is unknown. We tested associations between SLE, lupus-associated autoantibodies and seropositivity for EBV and other herpes viruses in the Filipino population. Methods Sera from Filipino patients with SLE (n=233), unaffected ...

Machine translation (MT) has been used to address inherent problems from human translators. However, the quality of machine translations are usually unacceptable. Researches have focused on improving quality by incorporating machine learning for translation. An example of which is TWiRL which translates English to Filipino sentences. However, TWiRL’s approach presented a strict requirement of a...

I am a clinical effectiveness sister at Huddersfield Nuffield Hospital and have been appalled at the treatment of some Filipino nurses working in the UK.

OBJECTIVES This report compares the health status of selected Asian national origin groups. METHODS 1992-94 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data were analyzed for six Asian national origin groups (Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, Japanese, Vietnamese, and Korean), the Asian and Pacific Islander (API) population as a whole, and the non-Hispanic white population. Unadjusted and age-adju...

Elderly (65+) Native Hawaiian, Filipino, and Japanese men and Filipino women have a higher risk of diabetes-related potentially preventable hospitalizations than Whites even when demographic factors and the higher diabetes prevalence in these populations is considered. The study objective was to determine if similar disparities are seen among the non-elderly (< 65). We used discharge data for a...

OBJECTIVE to explore knowledge about gestational diabetes (GDM) among a multi-ethnic sample of women who were receiving antenatal care in Melbourne, Australia. DESIGN cross-sectional comparative survey. SETTING diabetes clinic located in a public hospital in Melbourne's Western suburbs. PARTICIPANTS 143 pregnant women with GDM from Vietnamese, Indian, Filipino and Caucasian backgrounds. ...

OBJECTIVE The few available studies suggest that Filipino-Americans have an increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes and its major risk factors among Filipino-Americans. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Houston, Texas, metropolitan statistical area b...

BACKGROUND Osteoporosis in men is markedly underdiagnosed and undertreated despite higher morbidity and mortality associated with fractures. This study aimed to characterize adult Filipino men with osteopenia, osteoporosis and prevalent fractures. METHODS A cross-sectional study of 184 Filipino men ≥50 years screened for bone mineral density was performed. Age, weight, body mass index (BMI), ...

A total of 422 Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from eight countries were subjected to IS6110 and IS1081 DNA fingerprinting by means of restriction fragment analysis to characterize M. tuberculosis strains from each country. Chinese, Mongolian, Hong Kong, Filipino, and Korean isolates had comparatively more copies of IS6110 (proportion with eight or more copies; 95% +/- 5%), while Thai, Mala...

OBJECTIVE The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) is an instrument that aids clinicians in detecting mild cognitive impairment and early Alzheimer's disease. The study aimed to adapt the MoCA for use in the Philippines, and determine its psychometric validity when used in the Filipino setting. METHODS The MoCA was adapted by a multidisciplinary team working at the Memory Center of St. Luke's...