Recent trends in studying of alcohol-induced liver disease by I. I. Komkova, M. S. Zharkova, M. V. Mayevskaya

“…The aim of review. To analyze main epidemiologic tendencies of development of alcoholic liver disease, mechanisms of its development, mortality in this population of patients. …”
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Diabetes Mellitus Secondary to Acute Pancreatitis in a Child with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome by Asma Deeb

“…It is characterized by typical fascial features and a varying degree of intellectual disabilities and multiple systemic involvement. Epidemiological studies confirmed the association of acute pancreatitis with the development of diabetes. …”
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Focal Treatment of Prostate Cancer with Vascular-Targeted Photodynamic Therapy by Scott E. Eggener, Jonathan A. Coleman

“…Epidemiologic and pathologic features of prostate cancer have given rise to an interest in focal treatment for carefully selected patients. …”
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Inflammation and Oxidative Stress: The Molecular Connectivity between Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Alzheimer’s Disease by Giuseppe Verdile, Kevin N. Keane, Vinicius F. Cruzat, Sandra Medic, Miheer Sabale, Joanne Rowles, Nadeeja Wijesekara, Ralph N. Martins, Paul E. Fraser, Philip Newsholme

“…Insulin resistance affects many tissues and organs, either through impaired insulin signalling or through aberrant changes in both glucose and lipid (cholesterol and triacylglycerol) metabolism and concentrations in the blood. Although epidemiological and biological evidence has highlighted an increased incidence of cognitive decline and AD in patients with T2DM, the common molecular basis of cell and tissue dysfunction is rapidly gaining recognition. …”
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Innate Immune Recognition of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by Johanneke Kleinnijenhuis, Marije Oosting, Leo A. B. Joosten, Mihai G. Netea, Reinout Van Crevel

“…In addition to TLRs, other PRRs such as NOD2, Dectin-1, Mannose receptor, and DC-SIGN are also involved in the recognition of M. tuberculosis. Human epidemiological studies revealed that genetic variation in genes encoding for PRRs and downstream signaling products influence disease susceptibility, severity, and outcome. …”
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Out-of- hospital mortality in the municipality of Cienfuegos, 2016 by Orlando Morera Álvarez, Daylin Madruga Jiménez, Liliana Caridad Romero Castro

“…In addition, mortality patterns are changing the some specific groups epidemiological profile.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to describe the behavior of out-of-hospital mortality in the Cienfuegos municipality.…”
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Female Genital Mutilation in Infants and Young Girls: Report of Sixty Cases Observed at the General Hospital of Abobo (Abidjan, Cote D’Ivoire, West Africa) by Kouie Plo, Kouadio Asse, Dohagneron Seï, John Yenan

“…The purpose of the study was to describe the epidemiological aspects and clinical findings related to FGM in young patients. …”
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Pattern of Blood Pressure Indices among the Residents of a Rural Community in South East Nigeria by B. J. C. Onwubere, E. C. Ejim, C. I. Okafor, A. Emehel, A. U. Mbah, U. Onyia, S. Mendis

“…CVDs tend to be commoner in urban settlements, and it has been hypothesized that rural sub-Saharan Africa is at an early stage of epidemiological transition from communicable to non-communicable diseases (NCD) because of the gradual adoption of unhealthy lifestyles. …”
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Absence of infection by Trichinella spp. (Nematoda: Trichinellidae) in free-living wild carnivores in Brazil by Lívia de Oliveira Andrade, Patricia Parreira Perin, Carmen Andrea Arias-Pacheco, Camilla de Souza Amorim, Fernanda Lefort, Fernanda Mara Aragão Macedo Pereira, Lauro Leite Soares-Neto, Antonio de Pádua Bordignon Fernandes, Wilson Junior Oliveira, Ricardo Shoiti Ichikawa, André Luiz Mota da Costa, Paulo Henrique Peira Ruffino, Karin Werther, Estevam Guilherme Lux Hoppe

“…These parasites have two epidemiological cycles, domestic and sylvatic, with the latter having wild carnivores as the main reservoirs of the parasite. …”
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‘Communication, that is the key’: a qualitative investigation of how essential workers with COVID-19 responded to public health information by Yanbing Chen, Claire Buckley, Elizabeth Alvarez, Conor Buggy, Mark Roe, Mary Codd, Anne Drummond, Carolyn Ingram, Penpatra Sripaiboonkij, Carla Perrotta, Mary Archibald, Vicky Downey, Natalia Rachwal

“…All individuals were identified as part of workplace outbreaks defined as ≥2 individuals with epidemiologically linked infections.Results A total of four high-order themes were identified: (1) accessing essential information early, (2) responses to emerging ‘infodemic’, (3) barriers to ongoing engagement and (4) communication strategies. …”
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Prevalence of Dermatophytic Infection and the Spectrum of Dermatophytes in Patients Attending a Tertiary Hospital in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Gebreabiezgi Teklebirhan, Adane Bitew

“…Further intensive epidemiological studies of ring worm fungus induced dermatophytosis which have public health significance are needed.…”
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Pelvic Actinomycosis by Alejandra García-García, Ninfa Ramírez-Durán, Horacio Sandoval-Trujillo, María del Socorro Romero-Figueroa

“…Actinomycoses are opportunistic infections and require normal mucous barriers to be altered. No epidemiological studies have been conducted to determine prevalence or incidence of such infections. …”
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Investigating Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs as Potential Cancer Adjuncts: A Novel Approach to Cancer Therapy by Sadaf Alam, Leena Anjum, Muhammad Haneef

“…Methodology: A comprehensive review of clinical, epidemiological, and experimental studies was conducted to assess the roles of NSAIDs including aspirin, meloxicam, celecoxib, sulindac, naproxen, indomethacin, and piroxicam, in cancer treatment. …”
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The peculiar characteristics and advancement in diagnostic methodologies of influenza A virus by Muhammad Asif Raza, Muhammad Asif Raza, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Muhammad Nabeel Amjad, Muhammad Nabeel Amjad, Ghayyas Ud Din, Ghayyas Ud Din, Bei Shen, Yihong Hu, Yihong Hu

“…Precise and early detection of IAV strain is crucial for quick treatment using antiviral drugs and unraveling epidemiological patterns to curb epidemics and pandemics on time. …”
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Motion – Helicobacter pylori Causes or Worsens GERD: Arguments against the Motion by Kenneth EL McColl

“…Data from large epidemiological studies show that Helicobacter pylori is less prevalent in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) than in control subjects. …”
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Challenges in Providing Treatment and Care for Viral Hepatitis among Individuals Co-Infected with HIV in Resource-Limited Settings by Wirach Maek-a-Nantawat, Anchalee Avihingsanon, Pirapon June Ohata

“…Hepatitis B and C infections are prevalent among HIV-infected individuals with different epidemiologic profiles, modes of transmission, natural histories, and treatments. …”
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The economics of the performing arts before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Part 1: cost-output-profit analysis on the example of a performance by D. L. Morozova

“…With regard to cultural organisations in the conditions of two-year epidemiological restrictions, a normative threshold occupancy of the hall has been established. …”
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Zoonosis: social and environmental connections in the Mexico-United States border region by Andrea Chaves, Hugo Mendoza, Angel Herrera, Mitsuri Pacheco-Zapata, Andrés M. López-Pérez, Adriana Fernández, Milena Arguello-Sáenz, Audrey Arnal, Gerardo Suzán

“…We describe the social determinants of health issues for the border, but we add ecological contexts infrequently studied in classical epidemiological approaches. Strategies towards One Health require international and multidisciplinary approaches that strengthen diagnostic capabilities, recognizing social, and environmental challenges. …”
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Seropositive patients’ characterization to the human immunodeficiency virus. Cienfuegos Municipality, 2017-2021 by Aliuska Tamayo Verdecia, Lizette Rodríguez Fernández, Miriela Roque Gutiérrez, Caridad Geanicet Díaz Sánchez, Sadis Suarez del Villar Seuret, Martha Morales Carmenate

“…<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to epidemiologically characterize the seropositive cases to the human immunodeficiency virus.…”
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Pancreatic Cancer: Current Concepts, Trends, and Future Directions by Patrick Wenzel, Carolin Mogler, Kıvanç Görgülü, Hana Algül

“…Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PC) ranks among the deadliest cancers, with a less than 15% 5-year survival rate. Epidemiological studies project that it will become the second leading cause of cancer-associated mortalities in the following decades. …”
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