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Correlations of water iodine concentration to earlier goitre frequency in Sweden —an iodine sufficient country with long-term iodination of table salt
ConclusionsWIC still contributes to iodine nutrition in Sweden, but iodination overrides the goitre effect. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - December 6, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Oral exposure to lead for Japanese children and pregnant women, estimated using duplicate food portions and house dust analyses
ConclusionWe conclude that oral lead exposure levels for Japanese children and pregnant women were generally low, with higher concentrations and exposure for children than for pregnant women. More efforts are necessary to clarify the sources of lead contamination and reduce lead exposure of the population at high risk even in Japan. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - December 4, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Medical empirical research on forest bathing ( Shinrin-yoku ): a systematic review
ConclusionForest bathing activities may significantly improve people ’s physical and psychological health. In the future, medical empirical studies of forest bathing should reinforce basic studies and interdisciplinary exchange to enhance the methodological quality of papers while decreasing the risk of bias, thereby raising the grade of paper evidence. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - November 30, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

The interaction effect between physical and cultural leisure activities on the subsequent decline of instrumental ADL: the Fujiwara-kyo study
ConclusionsWe found an independent association of physical and cultural leisure activities with a lower risk for functional decline in IADL and SR with positive interaction. Combined engagement in physical and cultural activities may effectively prevent from IADL decline and SR decline. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - November 30, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Public health risks related to food safety issues in the food market: a systematic literature review
ConclusionThis systematic literature review identified common food safety –related public health risks in the food market. The results imply that the local and international food marketing continues to have significant impacts on health of the public. The food market increases internationalization of health risks as the food supply chains cross multiple national borders . Therefore, effective national risk-based food control systems are essential to protect the health and safety of the public. Countries need also assure the safety and quality of their foods entering international trade and ensure that imported foods conf...
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - November 29, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase ( γ-GTP) has an ambivalent association with hypertension and atherosclerosis among elderly Japanese men: a cross-sectional study
Conclusionsγ-GTP revealed to have ambivalent association with hypertension and atherosclerosis. Active endothelial repair that is associated with atherosclerosis might have beneficial association with hypertension. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - November 29, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Prevalence and associated factors of scabies among schoolchildren in Dabat district, northwest Ethiopia, 2018
ConclusionThe prevalence of human scabies among schoolchildren in Dabat district northwest Ethiopia was high. The school localization, first cycle level of education, paternal educational status, frequency of taking a bath, and contact with a person having itchy lesions, presence of a family member with itchy lesion, and type of frequently used hand washing material were the factors significantly impacting the occurrence of scabies. Special attention should be given to students at first cycle education as they are at the highest risk of infestation. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - November 29, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Coal burning-derived SO 2 and traffic-derived NO 2 are associated with persistent cough and current wheezing symptoms among schoolchildren in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
ConclusionsThe prevalence of persistent cough symptom was markedly high among the schoolchildren in urban/suburban districts of Ulaanbaatar. Overall, the increases in the prevalence of respiratory symptoms among children might be associated with ambient air pollution in Ulaanbaatar. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - November 26, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Association between flourishing mental health and occupational stress among workers of Tsukuba Science City, Japan: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionsThe findings of the present study shed light on the association between flourishing mental health and occupational stress. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - November 26, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Association of biomass fuel smoke with respiratory symptoms among children under 5 years of age in urban areas: results from Bangladesh Urban Health Survey, 2013
ConclusionThis study found the use of in-house biomass fuel as a significant risk factor associated with respiratory symptoms of children under 5 years of age. More longitudinal studies should be designed to establish a causal relationship between HAP (household air pollution) and respiratory symptoms among children with more direct measures of HAP and clinical procedure. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - November 26, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Ameliorating potency of Chenopodium album Linn. and vitamin C against mercuric chloride-induced oxidative stress in testes of Sprague Dawley rats
ConclusionC. album showed protection against Mercury-induced oxidative stress by ameliorating antioxidant enzyme activity, daily sperm production, and DNA damage in rat testes. This suggests thatC. album could be beneficial against toxicity induced by an environmental toxicant. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - November 22, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Validation of claims data to identify death among aged persons utilizing enrollment data from health insurance unions
AbstractThe identification of death is critical for epidemiological research. Despite recent developments in health insurance claims databases, the quality of death information in claims is not guaranteed because health insurance claims are collected primarily for reimbursement. We aimed to examine the usefulness and limitations of death information in claims data and to examine methods for improving the quality of death information for aged persons.We used health insurance claims data and enrollment data (as the gold standard) from September 2012 through August 2015 for nondependent persons aged 65 –74 years enrolled ...
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - November 22, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Chemical intolerance: involvement of brain function and networks after exposure to extrinsic stimuli perceived as hazardous
ConclusionsThis review documents consistent evidence for the altered neurological processing of sensory information in individuals with CI. Further neurophysiological research exploring the processing of extrinsic stimuli and cognition of sensation through the limbic system and related cortices in CI, and the appearance of symptoms in individuals with CI, are required. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - October 21, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Prevalence and associated factors for needlestick and sharp injuries (NSIs) among dental assistants in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
ConclusionOur study reported the prevalent nature of NSIs among dental assistants in Saudi Arabia and identified key factors that could be targeted to mitigate this preventable condition. Dental assistants would benefit from proper training on infection control protocols and procedures. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - October 9, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Health risk assessments of arsenic and toxic heavy metal exposure in drinking water in northeast Iran
ConclusionOverall, the CRtotal through exposure to drinking water for children and adults was borderline or higher than the safety level of US EPA risk, suggesting the probability of carcinogenic risk for the children and adults to the carcinogenic elements via ingestion and dermal routes. Therefore, appropriate purification improvement programs and control measures should be implemented to protect the health of the residents in this metropolitan city. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - September 13, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research