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Metabolic syndrome occurs in approximately 30% of adults and is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Circadian rhythm disruption due to lifestyle including erratic eating patterns may lead to metabolic and neuroendocrine dysfunction, inflammation, oxidative

A simple standardization of the clinical examination (Foot Risk Grading), history collection and biological data will be organized by the study sponsors. List of collected data, origin and circuit of the data: Entry of patient data (clinical, biological and additional examinations) on a database

Park prescriptions are formal clinical encouragements for patients to engage in more physical activity outdoors. From the beginning, ParkRx has been perceived as a common-sense solution to physical inactivity and to increasing the time children might be spending outdoors in nature. In spite of a

Purified polyphenols extracted by table grape can decrease cell proliferation in vitro and exert anti-atherosclerotic and antithrombotic activities, regulating endothelial function. Literature studies have already evaluated the cytostatic and apoptotic effects produced by table grape extracts from

Cardiovascular diseases are one of the leading causes of mortality in all populations nowadays. Coronary artery disease (CAD) is considered to be the first cause of all deaths in the world. In 2017, 31% of the worldwide deaths (17.7 million) were caused by cardiovascular diseases. 80% of

Gut microbiota is the largest microorganisms pool in the human body. The physiological roles of gut microbiota for digestion, metabolism, immune homeostasis, GI-tract infection prevention and anti-inflammation. The very first colonized gut microbiota of infant are from maternal vaginal fluid. Gut

The "strong pulse disease" was treated by acupuncture, phlebotomy and leeches from 2600 to c. Modern history began when in 1628 William Harvey described the circulatory system and in 1733 stephen hales made the first blood pressure measurement. In 1896 was recognized as a clinical entity, thanks to

This study evaluated whether patients with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) who received coordinated co-located behavioral health and primary care services were more likely to improve health outcomes after 12 months compared to SPMI patients who receive only behavioral health services

STUDY BACKGROUND INFORMATION AND RATIONALE Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD): With an estimated global prevalence of 25% among adults, NAFLD is now the commonest chronic liver disease; its progressive form, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), has been estimated to affect 1.5%-6.5% of the

Stroke is a devastating disease that affects 15 million patients worldwide each year, resulting in death in about one-third of patients and severe disability in two-thirds of the survivors. Approximately 80% of all strokes are ischemic strokes, of which roughly 10% occur in individuals under the age

The integrative vascular laboratory has recently observed that the small blood vessels in the skin (the cutaneous microvasculature) in obese (BMI>30kg/m2), but otherwise healthy individuals, require a greater amount of nitric oxide (NO) to achieve the same degree of dilation when compared to age,

Revisional bariatric surgery is becoming increasingly commonplace in surgical practices. Approximately 10-25% of patients bariatric surgery will require a revisional procedure at some point after their initial operation. A conversion from one procedure to another can take place as part of a planned

INTRODUCTION Eccrine porocarcinoma (EPC), first described by Pinkus and Mehregan in 1963, is a rare form of skin cancer. Its presentations very often mimics a cutaneous lesion similar to other forms of benign and malignant cutaneous neoplasms. Accurate diagnosis, optimal treatment and prognosis of