Screening for non-communicable disease risk factors at a workplace in India : A physiotherapy initiative in a healthcare setting Screening of noncommunicable disease risk factors at a workplace in India : A physiotherapy initiative in a healthcare...
Internet-based health technologies are becoming increasingly available for the rapid identification of the risk factors and also for the more accurate monitoring of non- communicable disease activity. 展开 年份: 2017 收藏 引用 批量引用 报错 分享 ...
To the Editor.— The authors from The Hastings Center1 put great emphasis on individual freedom, but ignore the public's right to be protected from the consequences of communicable disease. They would limit screening for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) because "even such an ostensibly...
Increased movements of peoples are stressing public health responses to threats from communicable diseases internationally. This year several bodies in the United Kingdom, including the Conservative party, have called for compulsory screening of immigrant populations for tuberculosis and HIV in order to su...
Free medical clinics and health screenings were provided to non-communicable disease (NCD) patients in Lautoka this week. The clinics, held by FRIEND Fiji in collaboration with the Health Ministry, provided an opportunity for people such as diabetics to get their usual checks closer to their home...
We conclude that outbreak-associated communications for travelers at border entry points, together with effective communication with clinicians and more effective disease control measures in the community, may be a more effective approach to the international control of communicable diseases.Linda...
The rate of TB disease appears to remain high for many years after immigration, making it essential that clinicians identify and treat latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) prior to the development of TB disease. In addition, because of the high rate of reactivation, health-care providers who ...
OBJECTIVE: To assess compliance with practice guidelines and to determine the extent of missed opportunities for sexually transmitted disease (STD) prevention by describing screening practices of a national sample of obstetricians and gynecologists and comparing them to the practices of other specialists. ...
At the time of the report, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases had urged provinces such as KwaZulu-Natal, where cholera cases have not been detected, to be vigilant and report any suspected cases to the Department of Health. ...
However, all screening programs for communicable disease carry with them an inherent tension between the interests or the autonomy of targeted or tested persons and that of the community as a whole, as an identified infection as well as an elevated pan- or epidemic may trigger more draconian ...