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A comprehensive policy for reducing sugar beverages for healthy life extension
AbstractThe excessive consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages is a public health concern worldwide. Several clinical trials examining the effects of consuming sucrose or high-fructose corn syrup demonstrated the link between this consumption and increased risk factors for cardiometabolic diseases. In this issue ofEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine, Li et al. examined the sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among undergraduate students and evaluated the relationship between this consumption and the “late” chronotype, sleep duration, and weight increase. They concluded that the sugar-sweetened beverage intake...
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - February 26, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Self-report occupational-related contact dermatitis: prevalence and risk factors among healthcare workers in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018 —a cross-sectional study
ConclusionsThe prevalence of occupational-induced contact dermatitis is common among healthcare workers in Ethiopia. Therefore, our finding indicates that intervention aiming at workers ’ health and safety training demands urgent public health responses to tackle the ailment. The result also demonstrates that healthcare workers should be aware of when and how hands should be washed. The number of pairs of gloves used per day should also be taken into consideration while devising prevention strategies. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - February 14, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

A descriptive study of solitary death in Yokohama City
ConclusionsUnmarried, male sex, and liver diseases are independent risks for solitary death in Yokohama City. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - February 14, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Impact of fatty pancreas and lifestyle on the development of subclinical chronic pancreatitis in healthy people undergoing a medical checkup
ConclusionsFat accumulation in the pancreas could be a risk factor for developing subclinical chronic pancreatitis. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - February 7, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Hospital-based screening to detect patients with cadmium nephropathy in cadmium-polluted areas in Japan
ConclusionsThis hospital-based screening is a very effective strategy for detecting patients with cadmium nephropathy in cadmium-polluted areas, playing a complementary role in health examinations for local inhabitants.Registration numberNo. 6, date of registration: 6 June, 2010 (Akita Rosai Hospital), and No. 1117, date of registration: 26 December, 2013 (Akita University). (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - January 26, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Association between exposure to household smoking and dental caries in preschool children: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionsThese data suggest that exposure to tobacco smoke may have a dose-dependent influence on the development of caries. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - January 26, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Intra-individual variations of organophosphate pesticide metabolite concentrations in repeatedly collected urine samples from pregnant women in Japan
ConclusionThis study indicated that a single urine sample taken in the afternoon may be useful in assessing OP exposure as long as the exposure is categorized into quartiles when conducting epidemiological studies in early to mid-pregnant women in Japan. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - January 17, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Dioxins levels in human blood after implementation of measures against dioxin exposure in Japan
ConclusionsBlood dioxin levels declined over the past decade. This study showed that the measures and actions undertaken in Japan have possibly contributed to these reductions in the body burden of dioxins in the Japanese population. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - January 10, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Environmental extreme temperature and daily preterm birth in Sabzevar, Iran: a time-series analysis
ConclusionObstetricians working in semi-arid areas should be aware of the influence of environmental extreme temperature on the incidence of PTB. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - January 5, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

At-risk Internet addiction and related factors among junior high school teachers —based on a nationwide cross-sectional study in Japan
ConclusionWe clarified there is a significant relationship between at-risk IA and BOS among junior high school teachers in a nationwide survey. Our results suggest that finding depersonalization at the early stage may lead to the prevention of at-risk IA among teachers. Those who are at-risk of IA may feel personal accomplishment through use of the Internet. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - January 5, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

How job stress influences job performance among Chinese healthcare workers: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionsThis study provides important empirical evidence on the effects of job stress and public service motivation on job performance among healthcare workers in Chinese public hospitals. Job performance may be raised by limiting hindrance stress, which provides moderate challenge stress and increases public service motivation. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - January 5, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Glutamine protects against oxidative stress injury through inhibiting the activation of PI3K/Akt signaling pathway in parkinsonian cell model
ConclusionThese results suggest that glutamine strengthens the antioxidant capacity in PC12 cells induced by MPP+ through inhibiting the activation of the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. The effects of glutamine should be investigated and the protective mechanism of glutamine in PD must be explored in future studies. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - January 5, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Having few remaining teeth is associated with a low nutrient intake and low serum albumin levels in middle-aged and older Japanese individuals: findings from the NIPPON DATA2010
ConclusionsHaving few remaining teeth was associated with a low nutrient intake and low serum albumin levels in middle-aged and older Japanese adults, and these associations were more evident in individuals with low SES. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - January 5, 2019 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Sugary beverage consumption mediates the relationship between late chronotype, sleep duration, and weight increase among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study
ConclusionPreventive measures should be taken to decrease student ’s sugary beverage consumption, improve physical exercise, and increase individual well-being to avoid the harmful effects of eveningness. Moreover, the issue of short sleep duration among college students may be further investigated in future research. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - December 22, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research

Relationship of relative poverty and social relationship on mortality around retirement: a 10-year follow-up of the Komo-Ise cohort
ConclusionsRelative poverty and lack of social engagement may be related to high mortality risk in retired men. Further studies are needed to assess the health status among the middle-aged/elderly population around retirement. (Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine)
Source: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine - December 22, 2018 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research