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How has cardiovascular disease contributed to the rural–urban life expectancy gap?

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

in rural areas, but by 2005–2009, the difference was greater (78.8 Using Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data on all 51,998,560 deaths in the US during 1999–2019, we first compared, over time, rural and urban life expectancy at age 25. To find out, we estimated life expectancies at age 25 under hypothetical conditions.

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The Gut Microbiome and Its Role in Health and Disease

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The exact makeup of the gut microbiome varies greatly from individual to individual and is influenced by variables that include diet, exercise, medication use, sleep, stress, hormonal changes, aging, and disease. What About Diabetes and Gut Health? 2005 Aug 2;102(31):11070-5. Gut Microbiota in Cardiovascular Health and Disease.

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What Are Hospital Acquired Infections?

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Risk Factors Immunocompromised individuals, such as those undergoing chemotherapy, are at an increased risk for hospital-acquired infection. Geriatric patients are also at increased risk, as are those with multiple medical comorbidities. Department of Health and Human Services. Public Health Reports, 122(2), pp.160-166.

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Regular exercise, even in polluted areas, can lower risk of cancer mortality

International Journal of Epidemiology Blog

Evaluation of this risk–benefit relationship has become an important public health concern because more than 91% of the global population lives in areas where air quality fails to meet the 2005 World Health Organization guidelines. times higher than the 2005 WHO guideline value of 10 μg/m 3 for annual average PM 2.5 ).

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Salmonella by Any Other Name: Salmonellosis in Finland & How to Prevent the Next Outbreak

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As our world continues to shrink due to globalization, it is getting harder for public health agencies to monitor and prevent Salmonella outbreaks from imported foods. Public health agencies worldwide continue to worry about keeping cases down in their respective countries. Data sourced from GIDEON. GIDEON also has case count maps.