primary prevention
Primary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease.pdf
... for primary prevention of ...secondary prevention trials of cholesterol-lowering therapy highlight the urgency of risk factor management in ...
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Primary prevention of gestational diabetes mellitus through nutritional factors: a systematic review
... Articles were researched in the following databases: PubMed, Cochrane Databases and ClinicalTrials.gov from inception to June 2016. The keywords used for the search were: “gestational diabetes”, “diet” and “nutrition”. ...
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The Road to Primary Prevention of Lead Toxicity in Children
... of primary prevention is the eradication of lead paint in the house, interim steps can be taken to reduce exposure as we work our way systematically toward the ultimate goal of primary ...
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Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
... in primary prevention of diabetes ...in primary prevention on 3711 type 1 and type 2 dia- betes patients aged 18–70 years old with various degrees of retinopathy, and showed that aspirin did ...
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Hypertension in aging: physical activity as primary prevention
... High physical fitness is associated with lower blood pressure in both men and women [8, 16, 20]. Data indicate an association between baseline physical activity fitness and risk of future hypertension. Multiple ...
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Neural Tube Defects: A Two-Pronged Approach to Primary Prevention
... Neural Tube Defects: A Two-Pronged Approach to Primary Prevention. Services[r] ...
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Yoga for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
... the primary prevention of ...secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in adults (Innes 2005; Lau 2012), or have looked at yoga in relation to type 2 diabetes, cancer or phys- ical functioning ...
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The Role of the Pediatrician in Primary Prevention of Obesity
... Most of what was discussed in the previous section on individual/ clinical approaches to obesity prevention will also bene fi t school- aged children. However, some aspects are particularly relevant in this age ...
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Primary prevention in chiropractic practice: a systematic review
... studied prevention as their main topic and all of these attempted to describe what was meant by ...of prevention in relation to the level of perceived health in the target group (Table ...
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Population Based Testing for Primary Prevention: a
... While recent data suggest genetic testing for breast/ovarian cancer gene mutations could be cost-effective in general population women too, additional research including implem[r] ...
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Selenium supplementation for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
... There were no statistically significant effects of selenium supple- mentation on major CVD clinical end-points, such as all cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality, or on overall non-fatal car- diovascular disease ...
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Aspirin overutilization for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease
... All data were collected over 3 years, from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2012. Eligibility criteria for this analysis were, as of December 31, 2012: 1) current living status in MESA, 2) $1 ambulatory encounter with a ...
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Lead Poisoning: From Screening to Primary Prevention
... In the late 1970s, the average blood lead level for US children was 16 pg/dL.4 The mean blood lead level for US children has declined since 1976 due to the phaseout of lead in gasoline5 [r] ...
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Concluding Commentary: Children in All Cancer Prevention Policy Decisions
... This interesting series of articles on Opportunities for Cancer Prevention During Early Life brings many ideas for the primary prevention of cancer in childhood, or in adults due to early life ...
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The Use of Statins in Pediatrics: Knowledge Base, Limitations, and Future Directions
... In this article we review new insights into atheroscle- rosis and myocardial infarction relevant to the subse- quent discussion of statins. We review the mechanism of action, basic pharmacology, and toxicities of the ...
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Roles and effectiveness of lay community health workers in the prevention of mental, neurological and substance use disorders in low and middle income countries: a systematic review
... into primary, secondary and tertiary [8]. Primary prevention targets both those populations who may be at risk (selective and indicated) and those who are not at risk (universal) for MNS disor- ders ...
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Achievement of treatment goals for secondary prevention of myocardial infarction or stroke in 29,325 patients with type 2 diabetes: a German/Austrian DPV-multicenter analysis
... secondary prevention of MI and stroke aim to reduce cardiovascular morbid- ity and mortality and to improve patient’s quality of life [8, ...analyzing primary prevention of CVD risk factors in ...
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Primary and secondary prevention of colorectal cancer: An evidencebased review
... of primary cancer prevention is designed to avert can- cer by living a healthy lifestyle and avoiding cancer-causing substances, such as ...(secondary prevention) is clear, there is also extensive ...
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Prevention of Child Abuse and Exploitation
... Sexual abuse and exploitation of children is a major problem shown to affect the health and well-being of individuals, families, communities, and society. Although there has been increased attention to victim services, ...
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Variations in statin prescribing for primary cardiovascular disease prevention: cross sectional analysis
... patients may have purchased statins directly from the pharmacist (over-the-counter use) resulting in a small underestimate of our total prescribing volumes [30]. The assumption that all patients with CVD or stroke were ...
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