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The Pivot with Dr. Hongtu Zhu

UNC Epidemiology Blog

I have been a faculty member here since 2006. In the realm of public health, my work identifies various risk factors for diseases like Alzheimers and schizophrenia, predicts individual treatment responses and improves early detection of mental health disorders through biomedical data analysis.

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The Gut Microbiome and Its Role in Health and Disease

Gideon

This led the FDA to recommend new safety measures for FMTs, including screening donors for risk factors associated with carrying multi-drug-resistant organisms and testing all donor stools for such organisms. 2006 Dec 21;444(7122):1027-31. 2006 Dec 21;444(7122):1022-3. Gut Microbes. 2012 Jan-Feb;3(1):4-14.

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What is Mycobacterium Tuberculosis?

Gideon

Risk Factors Five-to-ten percent of people with latent TB who do not receive appropriate treatment will eventually develop active TB infection [17] Individuals at a higher risk of contracting TB and developing an infection include: Those who have traveled to or are living in a country with a high prevalence of TB.

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What is Staphylococcus aureus?

Gideon

Individuals at increased risk include patients with diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDS , and other conditions that compromise the immune system. Hospitalization is in itself a risk factor for S. 2006 Jun;12(6):894-9. Intravenous drug users may introduce the bacteria into various tissues and/or the bloodstream. aureus infection.

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The Hidden Dangers of Hospital Births and How to Protect You and Your Baby

Mercola

a 2006 Cochrane review) 12 shows it does not reduce mortality or disability but increases the likelihood of C-sections by 66% and instrumental births by 16%. The hepatitis B vaccine is given despite limited risk factors for newborns, as hepatitis B spreads through drug needles or sex. Test Your Knowledge with Today's Quiz!

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People married into long-lived families share lower risk of type II diabetes

Frontiers

Miljkovic and colleagues followed the health of 4559 long-lived (above 90 years of age at enrollment) focal women and men, 1445 of their siblings (themselves above 80 years), 2329 children (between 32 and 88 years old) of the focal person or of their sibling, and 785 of those children’s spouses, from 2006 until 2017.

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EPA Reviews Nitrate Limits in Drinking Water as Cancer Concerns Grow

Mercola

Study Establishes Direct Link Between Nitrate and Cancer Death The Public Health study cited earlier investigated whether long-term exposure to nitrate in drinking water elevates the risk of death from cancer, cardiovascular disease and other causes. 13 While the median nitrate concentration was relatively low, just 0.77