BACKGROUND Diverse environmental exposures, studied separately, have been linked to health outcomes in adult asthma, but integrated multi-factorial effects have not been modeled. We sought to evaluate the contribution of combined social and physical environmental exposures to adult asthma lung function and disease severity. METHODS Data on 176 subjects with asthma and/or rhinitis were collect...

BACKGROUND Several meta-analyses have examined the role of exercise interventions in improving psychological outcomes in cancer survivors but most did not focus on adjuvant therapy period and did not investigate the optimal dose of exercise needed. The present meta-analysis examines the impact of exercise interventions delivered at this particular period on fatigue, anxiety, depression, and qua...

Religion and spirituality are usually considered as protective factors against a host of negative health outcomes. Recent surveys have documented several associations between religion/spirituality and physical and mental health outcomes. Most of the evidences on the effects of religion on general health suggest that religion commonly plays a positive role. On the other side, religion and spirit...

Abstract Introduction Previous studies suggest a relationship between surgical volume and patient outcomes for parathyroid surgery. However, most are small from outside the UK. The aim of this study was to use Hospital Episodes Statistics investigate volume-outcome relationships surgery in England. Methods We examined five-year period (April 2014-March 2019 inclusive) elective, adult admissions...

Abstract Background The aim of this study was to use recent evidence investigate and update volume–outcome relationships after open surgical repair (OSR) endovascular (EVAR) abdominal aortic aneurysm in England. Methods Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) data from April 2006 March 2018 were obtained. primary outcome in-hospital death. Other outcomes included duration hospital stay, readmissions ...