Epidemiology Degree

According to Paul Zimmet “This insidious, creeping pandemic of obesity isnow engulfing the entire world. It’s as big a threat as global warming and birdflu.” This statement was recently made at the International Congress on Obesitywhich is held once every four years.Paul Zimmet is Foundation Director of the International Diabetes Institute,and Professor of Diabetes at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ...

Many people have been led to believe that fat is bad for you, and that maybe the case for some cooking oils. The purpose of this article is to get you upto speed on the good oils and what their health benefits are, because the truthis, your body needs it.Good fats, what they are and how they affect our health:Good oils are some of the natural plant based oils, such as olive oil fromolives, sunflower oil from sunflo...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, progressive, autoimmune,inflammatory disease that affects more than 2 million Americans. It is acondition that is associated with increased mortality (rate of death) as aresult of malignancy (lymphoma), cardiovascular events (heart attack andstroke), and significant disability.The purpose of this article is to discuss the state of the art as it relatesto disability.It is clea...

Women who are under constant pressure to do better can get menopauseearly.This was revealed by French researchers who said that stressful workingconditions may trigger the onset of the menopause.In their report published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, theresearchers studied 1,500 postmenopausal women. Nearly nine percent said theyhad stressful jobs.“High-strain jobs were categorized as those which deman...

Many of us think that if we eat healthy enough, we will get enough nutrientsto protect ourselves from disease. The fact is, eighty percent of Americanchildren and adolescents, and 68% of adults, do not eat the recommended fiveportions of fruits and vegetables a day.And what about the remaining 32% of the population, are they reallyreceiving adequate nutrients from diet alone? Research indicates the answer tothis qu...

Abstract:This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of parasitic infectionsamong captive elephants of Different Wild life Reserve Park of Nepal .Fecalsamples of 20 elephants were collected from Suklaphanta, Bardiya Sauraha andKoshi Tappu during 2007June-November 2007, and examined for the presence ofhelminthes ova. Of the 20 elephants, all were positive for helminthes. Theincidence of helminthes infection...

ASSESSMENT OF THE PATHOGENICITY PROPERTY OF FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM 1 IN BALB/CMICEKedar B. Karki and Gemerlyn G. Garcia2AbstractAn experiment was conducted to investigate the immunologic property,pathogenicity and treatment of Fusarium graminearum infection. Several groupsof mice were randomly selected for the following groups: (PC, T1 and T2 weregroups of mice that respectively received a 1:1, 1:100 and 1:100,000 fu...

Diagnostic HallmarksDistribution: oral mucous membranes and upper trunkMultiple shallow erosions that heal unusually slowlyBiopsy: acantholytic intraepidermal bullaImmunofluorescent studies: immunoglobulin G (IgG) deposited in theintracellular space around epidermal cells.Clinical PresentationThe bullae of pemphigus vulgaris arise from normal-appearing skin, there isessentially no surrounding inflammation. The blis...

The following conditions and/or disease processes have been shown to benefitwith the use of Omega 3 essential fatty acids.1) Cardiovascular disease. The consumption of Omega 3 fatty acids isinversely associated with the incidence of cardiovascular disease. Relativelylow doses of Omega 3’s have been shown to reduce the risk of secondary coronaryevents. Omega 3 fatty acids inhibit coagulation and promote vasodilata...

Epidemiologic studies among specific populations have helped to define therisk for gallstone disease among persons losing weight. During follow-up of theNurses Health Study cohort, the incidence of clinically recognized gallstoneswas determined after collection of self-reported heights and weights obtained 2years apart. Compared with women whose weight changed less than 4 kg, women wholost 4 to 10 kg had a 44% incr...