Category: 6. Health

Introduction

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common chronic non-communicable disease among the elderly. Its main pathological feature is persistent airflow limitation caused by abnormal alveolar structures and bronchial…

Ethics

This protocol was approved by the institutional review board of Taipei Veterans General Hospital (2015-11-005 C, 2019-02-103 A & 2023-06-024CC). All investigations were performed by Declaration of Helsinki, and written informed consent…

This study found that prolonged exposure to SO₂, CO, PM₁₀, PM_2.5, NO_X, NO, and NO₂ was associated with a higher risk of prostate cancer. The most pronounced association was observed for CO, where a one standard deviation increase in exposure…

Dental injuries frequently occur during childhood and adolescence [1,2,3, 6]. Each type of post-traumatic tooth injury necessitates prompt treatment, and the appropriate specialist interventions depend on the specific nature of the damage [4, 5]….

In a major new study, researchers from Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City have found that weight loss drugs used by patients who have high triglycerides do not increase their risk of pancreatitis or adverse cardiac…

At last, the women of Donner House can begin to empathize with their rodent cohabitants.