Traumatic Brain Injury and Stem Cell: Pathophysiology and Update on Recent Treatment Modalities by Cesar Reis, Vadim Gospodarev, Haley Reis, Michael Wilkinson, Josileide Gaio, Camila Araujo, Sheng Chen, John H. Zhang

“…In the United States alone, TBI accounts for more than 50,000 deaths per year and is one of the leading causes of mortality among young adults in the developed world. …”
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Immunotherapy for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Current Advances and Future Expectations by Yingjun Xie, Yien Xiang, Jiyao Sheng, Dan Zhang, Xiaoxiao Yao, Yongsheng Yang, Xuewen Zhang

“…Primary liver cancer is a common kind of digestive cancers with high malignancy, causing 745,500 deaths each year. Hepatocellular carcinoma is the major pathological type of primary liver cancer. …”
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Analysis of Maternal and Child Health Indicators in an Area at Paraná State, Brazil by Emiliana Cristina Melo, Ana Beatriz Guedes Ribeiro, Rosana Rosseto de Oliveira, Robsmeire Calvo Melo Zurita, Thais Aidar de Freitas Mathias

“…In this ecological study we analyzed all live births and infant deaths which occurred from 2000 to 2009 at the 18th HD, collecting data from the Mortality Information Database and the Live Births Information Database. …”
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Prevalence of Precancerous Conditions and Gastric Cancer Based upon the National Cancer Screening Program in Korea for 7 Years, Single Center Experience by Ji Hyuk Kang, Yun Jeong Lim, Jung Hyun Kang, Jae Nam Yang, Seung Min Shin, Jae Hyeuk Choi, Jin Ho Lee

“…Gastric cancer is the second most prevalent cancer and the third leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Korea. The National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP) has implemented esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) biennially for all Koreans starting in their 40s. …”
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Characteristics of Inpatient Hypertension Cases and Factors Associated with Admission Outcomes in Ashanti Region, Ghana: An Analytic Cross-Sectional Study by Kenneth Nuamah, Harriet Affran Bonful, Joseph Danso Yeboah, Ebenezer Antwi Amankwaah, Daniel Boakye, Samuel Kwame Owusu, Adwoa Aduako Owusu, Freddie Amponsah, Fred Adomako-Boateng, Alexis Nang-Beifubah, Margaret Gyapong, Anthony Ofosu, Bertha Garshong, Evelyn K. Ansah

“…It has been featured in the top ten causes of OPD attendance, admissions, and deaths since 2012. We investigated the sociodemographic characteristics and spatial distribution of inpatient hypertensives and factors associated with their admission outcomes. …”
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Trends and Spatial Patterns of Oral Cancer Mortality in Ecuador, 2001–2016 by Solange Núñez-González, J. Andrés Delgado-Ron, Christopher Gault, Daniel Simancas-Racines

“…In Ecuador, between 2001 and 2016, OC caused a total of 1,025 deaths. Crude mortality rates significantly increased, with an APC (annual percentage change) of 2.7% (p=0.009). …”
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The Role of the Occupational Therapist in Disaster Areas: Systematic Review by M. Parente, M. Tofani, R. De Santis, G. Esposito, V. Santilli, G. Galeoto

“…However some evidence suggests that it could be a good means for reducing the number of medical complications and deaths of persons with preexisting disabilities. The evidences found highlight the necessity to create a multidisciplinary team addressing needs in disasters situation, in which the occupational therapist could certainly contribute.…”
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Efficiency and Safety of Prolonged Levosimendan Infusion in Patients with Acute Heart Failure by Georgios Aidonidis, Ioannis Kanonidis, Vasileios Koutsimanis, Till Neumann, Raimund Erbel, Georgios Sakadamis

“…SAECG data demonstrated a statistically significant decrease after 72 hours (P<.04). Apart from two deaths due to advanced heart failure, no major complications were observed. …”
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Development of the Si PaPa Gasi Module (First Aid for Preeclampsia/Eclampsia) with a Family Approach in the Archipelago Region by Haryadi Haryadi, Fidyah Aminin, Ayi Diah Damayani, Rawdatul Jannah

“…Maternal deaths in the Riau Islands Province in 2020 are still dominated by direct causes, namely hypertension in pregnancy (around 39%), known as preeclampsia and eclampsia. …”
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Educational role of nurses in joining the treatment of Systemic Arterial Hypertension: integrative literature review by Yasmin Fernandes Costa, Ocione Cristina de Araújo, Lucas Bruno Matias de Almeida, Selma Maria da Fonseca Viegas

“…High blood pressure (HBP) is characterized as a chronic disease with a high prevalence of deaths worldwide. The study aims to describe the educational role of the nurse in compliance to treatment of systemic arterial hypertension. …”
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THE ORGANIZATION WORKS TO IMPROVE THE CLINICAL AND ECONOMIC OUTCOMES OF CARE FOR PROSTATE CANCER by O. I. Apolikhin, A. V. Sivkov, I. V. Chernishov, M. I. Katibov, O. V. Zolotukhin, I. A. Shaderkin, S. A. Leonov, D. A. Vojtko, M. Y. Prosyannikov

“…From 2009 to 2013 an improvement of a number of indicators was marked: increase in the absolute number of patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer from 451 to 603 cases, a localized increase in the share stages with 60.3% to 71.2 %, a decrease of deaths within one year from the date of diagnosis for prostate cancer from 14.6% to 6.5% and deaths among all registered patients with prostate cancer from 10.4% to 5.5%, reducing the proportion of clinically insignificant PCA from 36.4 to 14.1%.Conclusions. …”
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A prospective cohort study on the impact of healthy lifestyles on all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality among adult residents in Guizhou province by Jie ZHOU, Ling LI, Ji ZHANG, Lisha YU, Yujin REN, Wei JI, Yingjiao MU, Tao LIU

“…During the follow-up period, there were 594 all-cause deaths and 241 CVD deaths, with mortality rates of 6.5% and 2.7%, and mortality densities of 5.57/1 000 person-years and 2.26/1 000 person-years, respectively. …”
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Myotubularin-Related Phosphatase 3 Promotes Growth of Colorectal Cancer Cells by Bo’an Zheng, Xiaojun Yu, Rui Chai

“…Nearly one million new cases diagnosed worldwide and half a million deaths make CRC a leading cause of cancer mortality. …”
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Molecular dynamics simulation based prediction of T-cell epitopes for the production of effector molecules for liver cancer immunotherapy. by Sidra Zafar, Yuhe Bai, Syed Aun Muhammad, Jinlei Guo, Haris Khurram, Saba Zafar, Iraj Muqaddas, Rehan Sadiq Shaikh, Baogang Bai

“…Liver cancer is the sixth most frequent malignancy and the fourth major cause of deaths worldwide. The current treatments are only effective in early stages of cancer. …”
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Evaluation of the Anti-Cancer Efficacy of Cyclooxygenase Inhibition in Combination with Nutrient Starvation on Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma <em>In Vitro</em> by Ayşe Nur Çaldıran, Gizem Gürel, Başak Aru

“…Objective: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer related deaths. Despite the advancements in cancer management, novel targets to improve treatment outcomes for PDAC are still needed. …”
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The maternal morbidity behavior during the puerperium. Cienfuegos, 2020 by Dayami Elizabet Díaz Hurtado, Yuliett Mora Pérez, Luciano Nuñez Almoguea, Yuliemi Basso Basso Mora

“…It is important in the world and in Cuba to monitor the maternal deaths causes’ behavior and the mater-nal patients morbidity in critical condition, for the application of organizational, control and action stra-tegies to improve this indicator.…”
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Liver Transplantation: Evolving Patient Selection Criteria by Andy S Yu, Aijaz Ahmed, Emmet B Keeffe

“…These events have led to a marked lengthening of the waiting time for liver transplantation, resulting in increased deaths of those on the waiting list and sicker patients undergoing transplantation. …”
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Efficacy and safety of ustekinumab in the treatment of moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in Singapore by Wai Sze Agnes Chan, Yisheng Wong, Hazel Hwee Boon Oon, Colin Thiam Seng Theng, Wei-Sheng Chong

“…No cardiovascular events, cutaneous malignancies or deaths were reported over six years. Conclusion: Ustekinumab is safe and efficacious in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis in a multiethnic Asian population.…”
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The Challenge of Implementing Smoking Prevention Measures in Malaysia: An Analysis from a Hadith Perspective by Rahim Kamarul Zaman, Ahmad Sanusi Azmi, Razin Mohamed Rosli, Alia Abdul Rashid

“…In 1987, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared May 31st as World No Tobacco Day to address the tobacco epidemic and deaths due to smoking. In 2017, WHO stated that the tobacco industry is a major contributor to the global pollution crisis, impacting the health and well-being of the worldwide community. …”
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Bioterrorism in Canada: An Economic Assessment of Prevention and Postattack Response by Ronald St John, Brian Finlay, Curtis Blair

“…Without the benefit of an effective consequence management program, predicted deaths totalled 32,875 from anthrax and 30,000 from botulinum toxin. …”
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