Articles: disease.
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J Egypt Public Health Assoc · Jan 2009
Risk factors of oral health problems among adults in marion county, indiana, USA.
This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with orodontal diseases (ODD), including periodontal diseases (PDD) with or without dental caries (DC), in Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. ⋯ With such rates and in the presence of the available oral health programs, it is concluded that oral health problems pose a threat to the public health in Marion County's health resources. The rising demand for dental services depletes resources and exaggerates the likelihood of health disparity. An overall evaluation of the dental care system in Marion County, focusing on prevention is stressing.
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Historical Article
Diseases and medical disabilities of enslaved Barbadians, from the seventeenth century to around 1838 part II.
The disease environment, health problems and causes of mortality of enslaved Barbadians are described. Data are derived mainly from documentary sources; also included are bio-archaeological data from analyses of skeletons recovered from Newton Plantation cemetery. Major topics include infectious diseases transmitted from person to person, as well as those contracted through water soil, and other environmental contaminations, and diseases transmitted by insects, parasites and other animals; nutritional diseases, including protein energy malnutrition, vitamin deficiencies, anaemia, and geophagy or "dirt eating"; dental pathologies, lead poisoning, alcoholism, traumas, and other disorders, including psychogenic death or illness caused by beliefs in witchcraft or sorcery.
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This paper is a report of a narrative literature review conducted to explore how expectations and wants are distinguished in empirical research on hope and illness and the related issues of realistic hope and temporality. ⋯ The lack of clarity about particularized hope, its dimensions, properties or different forms limits knowledge about the conditions under which hope is a positive force versus when it can be damaging. Distinguishing conceptually between hope as a want and hope as an expectation has potential value in improving healthcare practice and informing future investigations.