The relation between ambulance ...
Objective Our aim was to investigate the link between ambulance transports stratified by heat stroke and air temperature in August 2009 in Japan. M ...
Countermeasures and vaccination ...
Smallpox, when used as a biological weapon, presents a serious threat to civilian populations. Core components of the public health management of a ...
QOL-associated factors in elder ...
Objectives Quality of life (QOL) was compared between elderly patients treated with cardiac surgery (cardiac surgery group) and general elderly nono ...
Indoor air pollution and health ...
Objectives Indoor air pollutants from biomass combustion pose a risk for respiratory diseases in children. It is plausible that distinct differences ...
The public acceptance of smallp ...
Objectives This study examines the public acceptance of smallpox vaccinations in the event of a terrorist attack using smallpox. The article also pr ...
An assessment of radiation dose ...
Objectives On 11 March 2011, the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred. Due to this earthquake and subsequent tsunami, malfunctions occurred at the F ...
Metabolic syndrome and depressi ...
Objectives Evidence is limited on the relation between metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to inve ...
Effect of cigarette smoking on ...
Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of cigarette smoking on plasma uric acid concentration and to determine the correlati ...
Effectiveness assessment of vac ...
Objectives In 2007, measles prevailed among the youth and young adult population in Japan, creating in a serious social problem. Among the developed ...
Growing concern about heatstrok ...
Heat stroke management will be a major challenge following the Fukushima nuclear plant accident that occurred due to the Great East Japan Earthquake ...
Stress hormone levels in saliva ...
Objective Using shogi, a representative table game popular in Japan, to model a stress situation, we investigated the modulatory effects of player c ...
Blood lead levels of contempora ...
Objectives Lead concentrations in whole blood (BPb) of Japanese children were measured to obtain insight into the sources of variation and to estima ...
HIV prevention through extended ...
Objectives We developed an extended HIV prevention program for students, parents, and school teachers, and then evaluated its effectiveness. Method ...
C-reactive protein levels, airf ...
Objectives There is some evidence that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be related, perhaps through system ...
Evidence of tubular damage in t ...
Background In the North Central Province of Sri Lanka, chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDue) has increased markedly over the past 15– ...
Relationship between environmen ...
Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of environmental low-grade cadmium exposure on bone in the population of a non-p ...
Social network disruption as a ...
Objectives The 2004 Niigata–Chuetsu earthquake of Japan caused a great deal of damage, and people living in the affected region are still struggling ...
Cytotoxicity and solubility eva ...
Objectives We investigated two types of whiskers, an antimony-containing tin-oxide-coated aluminum borate whisker (CABW) and an aluminum borate whis ...
Increased emergency department ...
Objective To determine whether a sentinel clinic network or an emergency department (ED) was more timely in identifying the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) ...
The effect of sleep restriction ...
Objective The effect of a severely stressful situation (sleep restriction and psychological load) on the diurnal changes in novel tryptamine-related ...
No association between the freq ...
Objective To study the non-temporary effects of successive walks in forested areas (shinrin-yoku) on hypertension prevalence and blood pressure leve ...
Influences of income and employ ...
Objectives Psychological distress is a health issue of critical importance, especially in people of working age in developed countries, including Ja ...
MEM spectral analysis for predi ...
Objectives The prediction of influenza epidemics has long been the focus of attention in epidemiology and mathematical biology. In this study, we te ...
Usefulness of a large automated ...
Objectives In the present study, using a large automated health records database, we investigated the incidence of cardio-cerebrovascular events, di ...
The association between idiopat ...
Objectives Idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI) is a disorder characterized by non-specific symptoms attributed to common airborne chemicals. ...