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"It's not for me": community-based fall prevention exercise programs for those aging into disability.

PURPOSE: This study explored the constraints and needs of adults aged 50 years and older who self-reported a mobility, vision, or hearing im … Research checklist. RESULTS: Four themes emerged: (1) solutions for lack of awareness, access, and advertising; (2) interconnected barriers that exacerbate accessibility challenges; (3) disability experiences; and (4) program design challenges and solutions. Participants described accessibility as multidimensional, encompassing physical, sensory, logistical, …

Remote Recruitment to Diversify Infant Research Participation: Lessons From the Infant Vaccine Biepository.

AIM: To determine whether remote recruitment, electronic consent and at-home blood collection enabled enrollment of a geographically and socioeconomically diverse infant cohort in the United States (US). METHODS: We describe the demographics of 256 infants included in this analysis, drawn from 264 enrolled in the Infant Vaccine Biorepository (December 2022-April 2026). Participants were recruited via online advertising and electronic medical record messaging. Geographic distribution was assessed using US Census regions and Rural-Urban Commuting Area (RUCA) codes. Social vulnerability was char…

Navigating the Prescription Drug Information System.

Information on new prescription drugs is increasingly complex and fragmented, posing challenges for healthcare professionals, patients, and … mizing drug information. We also consider alternative information sources, including pharmaceutical advertising, which coexist with regulated content. Against a backdrop of increasing uncertainty of drug approval evidence, we identify documented principles that regulators can adopt to meet drug information needs. Recommendations for improvements aim to better …

International consensus on adolescent metabolic health: prevention of obesity and type 2 diabetes.

BACKGROUND: The global rise in adolescent obesity is driving an aggressive phenotype of type 2 diabetes (T2D), which is marked by rapid prog … icy. Key recommendations are to implement standardized screening protocols in schools, regulate the advertising of unhealthy foods and beverages, promote healthy lifestyle trends through media, and integrate artificial intelligence (AI) to tailor prevention plans. CONCLUSION: This consensus provides a practical, multisectoral framework for the global preventi …

An interview-based qualitative study of scalp cooling, alopecia, and disparities in Black breast cancer patients.

BACKGROUND: Existing quality-of-life assessment tools for chemotherapy-induced alopecia may not adequately serve women of all races. Non-Whi … 3) improving alopecia management. Key barriers included limited representation of Black women in SC advertising and concerns about SC's effectiveness on textured hair. Solutions included better counseling on SC use, camouflage options, and increased awareness of other treatment options like dermatology referrals. LIMITATIONS: The study was conducted at a sin …

Potential Dangers of Adult Cosmetics to Preteen and Teenage Girls.

Cosmetic use among preteens and adolescents is increasingly common, fueled by social media trends and marketing campaigns that blur the line … increase anxiety, body dissatisfaction, and eating-disorder behaviors. These risks are amplified by advertising practices that emphasize perfection while concealing potential harms. Strengthening regulation, ingredient transparency, age-specific safety testing, and public health education is needed to safeguard adolescent well-being.

Substantiating policy recommendations for reducing gambling-related harms with perspectives from individuals with lived experience.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Changes in gambling regulation have been linked to public health concerns, with system- and population-level approaches s … iculty adhering to self-imposed financial limits. A range of barriers, including stigma, aggressive advertising by gambling operators, and gambling opportunities in video games, may undermine the effectiveness of some policies (e.g., self-exclusion, deposit limits, and age restrictions, respectively). SUMMARY: The perspectives of individuals with lived exper …

What is the lifetime cost of alcohol consumption? an estimation of economic burden in Thailand.

This study aimed to estimate the lifetime cost of alcohol consumption per individual drinker in Thailand to support policy formulation. Usin … ons aimed at encouraging early cessation and preventing the initiation of drinking, such as through advertising bans, sales restrictions, improving access to counseling and treatment.

The institutional impact of robotic surgery adoption: evidence from prostate and thyroid cancers in South Korea.

The adoption of robotic surgery has significantly impacted various levels of the health system. However, previous studies lack evidence of c … nal efforts to expand service delivery, supplier-induced demand to meet performance targets, or the advertising effects of robotic surgery adoption, which likely attracted patients from surrounding areas. This study highlights the broader implications of high-cost medical technologies on healthcare delivery, institutional strategies, and potential increases i …

Removal of deferrals for variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease risk: Impact on new and previously deferred donors.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Concern over variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD) led to the deferral of donors who had resided in the United … dividual donors deferred after 1 January 2012. Marketing included website, social media and general advertising. Staff asked first-time donors if the criteria change had motivated their donation. Deferred and returning donor data were determined from our donor database. RESULTS: In the 12 months post-implementation, 12.8% of first-time donors surveyed were n …

Качественное изучение преференций в области физических упражнений среди испаноязычных взрослых с множественным склерозом.

Цель этого исследования состояла в том, чтобы определить компоненты идеальной программы тренировки для испаноязычных лиц с множественным склерозом (МС), культурными изменениями и способами распространения информации среди этой группы населения. В онлайновом режиме были проведены полуструктурированные собеседования с 27 взрослыми людьми, которые, как было установлено, являются испаноязычными. Для оценки необходимых и желаемых компонентов программы учений использовался подход, основанный на дедуктивном анализе содержания. Участники высказали предпочтения в отношении "что", "когда", "где" и "кто"

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This study aimed to identify the components of an ideal exercise training program for Hispanics with multiple sclerosis (MS), cultural adapt … music/dance, and instructor characteristics. Further, participants provided suggestions for future advertising of exercise programs and resources such as MS-specific websites and health care providers. This study provides guidance for creating a culturally tailored, structured exercise programs for Hispanics with MS that may fill a significant gap in availab …

UOS_IOTSH_2024: A Comprehensive network traffic dataset for sinkhole attacks in diverse RPL IoT networks.

The proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) implementations has enabled significant advancements across various applications, from smart h … nkhole attack, which disrupts the network topology to attract traffic towards the malicious node by advertising false routing information. This work addresses the challenge of detecting sinkhole attacks on RPL-based IoT networks by introducing the extensive UOS_IOTSH_2024 dataset. This dataset is comprised mainly of raw network traffic collected through simul …

Using artificial intelligence (AI) to assess the prevalence of false or misleading health-related claims.

Complementary healthcare in the United Kingdom is subject to voluntary, publicly funded regulation. Many such practices include pseudoscienc … vant web pages. Humans identified on average 39.5 claims likely to be judged false or misleading by advertising regulators, the AI identified 36. Humans misidentified an average of 4.8 claims, AI misidentified two. Most practitioners of pseudoscientific therapies registered with the Complementary and Natural Healthcare Council make misleading health claims on …

Sexual decision making of Ugandan young adults: findings from national online discussions.

Fifty-one 18-22-year-old Ugandans took part in asynchronous online discussions about sexual decision-making. To increase generalizability and variability of experience, youth were recruited across the country using social media advertising. Participants were stratified into 8 groups by sex and sexual experience (e.g., women who had not had sex). Participants were asked questions such as, "What role do you think [men/women] play in deciding when a couple is going to play sex?" Several themes emerged. Both young men and women articulated social pressures to be abstinent, particularly to avoid ST…

Meta-Analysis of the Clinical Effect of MIS-TLF Surgery in the Treatment of Minimally Invasive Surgery of the Orthopaedic Spine.

Minimally invasive surgery (MIS) has already had a significant impact on surgical treatment (spine). Because they are less invasive, minimal … ns when comparing open spine surgery to minimally invasive spine surgery, especially given how much advertising is out there for MIS.

SARS-CoV-2 Seroprevalence Survey in Grocery Store Workers-Minnesota, 2020-2021.

Grocery workers were essential to the workforce and exempt from lockdown requirements as per Minnesota Executive Order 20-20. The risk of COVID-19 transmission in grocery settings is not well documented. This study aimed to determine which factors influenced seropositivity among grocery workers. We conducted a cross-sectional study of Minnesota grocery workers aged 18 and older using a convenience sample. Participants were recruited using a flyer disseminated electronically via e-mail, social media, and newspaper advertising. Participants were directed to an electronic survey and were asked to…

The relationship between subthreshold psychiatric symptoms and Internet Addiction in an Italian population.

BACKGROUND: Internet addiction (IA) is an emerging psychopathological entity, often comorbid with a variety of psychiatric disorders. Subthr … abuse. METHODS: The study was conducted by an online survey released through social networks, web advertising, institutional and professional mailing lists, and messaging services. The General 5-Spectrum Measure (GSM-V) and the Internet Addiction Test (IAT) were chosen to assess subthreshold symptoms, and IA, respectively. RESULTS: Significant positive cor …

Infant formulas with synthetic oligosaccharides and respective marketing practices.

Human milk contains more than 150 different oligosaccharides, which together are among to the quantitatively predominant solid components of … of terms such as "human milk oligosaccharides" and corresponding abbreviations such as "HMO" in any advertising of infant formula to be an inappropriate idealization of infant formula. Manufacturers should stop this practice, and such marketing practices should be prevented by responsible supervisory authorities. Pediatricians should inform families that infa …

[Trends in uro-oncological surgery in Germany-comparative analyses from population-based data].

Although urologic cancer represents a relevant health economic burden with about 100,000 new cases per year, hardly any knowledge exists abo … logical interventions. The development in the number of cases seems to depend more on the effect of advertising by means of technical innovations or the regional relation of the patients to a certain clinic. In the past, centrally controlled attempts to introduce minimum case numbers or voluntary certification of centers had little influence on the distributi …

How a Nutritional Deficiency Became Treated with Fluoride.

Ignoring evidence on causes of disease such as smoking can harm public health. This report explores how public health experts started to ign … scientific rules and was assisting ADA governing bodies in conflicts with the medical profession on advertising policies. The evidence presented here suggests that professional organizations of clinical specialists have the power to create standards of care which ignore key evidence and consequently can harm public health.