Aim The aim of the study is to quantify the main ways in which the sex of the driver/occupant of a passenger car affects the severity of road crashes. Methods All 171 230 cars occupied by the driver and one or more passengers included in the Spanish Register of Victims of Road Crashes from 2014 to…
The ability of organophosphate pesticides to disturb immune function has been demonstrated by in vivo and in vitro studies, but evidence of such effects on humans remains scarce. To assess the association between organophosphate pesticides exposure and cytokine levels in Mexican flower workers, a cross-sectional study was carried out. A questionnaire was provided to 121…
Advanced glycation end-products (AGEs), formed endogenously or obtained exogenously from diet, may contribute to chronic inflammation, intracellular signaling alterations, and pathogenesis of several chronic diseases including colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the role of AGEs in CRC survival is less known. The associations of pre-diagnostic circulating AGEs and their soluble receptor (sRAGE) with CRC-specific and overall…
The healthy lifestyle index (HLI), defined as the unweighted sum of individual lifestyle components, was used to investigate the combined role of lifestyle factors on health-related outcomes. We introduced weighted outcome-specific versions of the HLI, where individual lifestyle components were weighted according to their associations with disease outcomes. Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer…
Objective To determine the cost-effectiveness or cost-utility of cochlear implants (CI) in adults with severe to profound bilateral hearing loss. Databases Reviewed PubMed (Medline), The Cochrane Library, Embase via Elsevier, EBSCOhost CINAHL, and Scopus. Methods The study included adult participants with severe to profound bilateral neurosensory hearing loss. The analysis encompassed quality of life improvements,…
Jornadas Provinciales Estrategia de PROMOCIÓN de una VIDA SALUDABLE en ANDALUCÍA Potenciando la salud y el bienestar de la población desde la provincia y sus municipios Organiza Consejería de Salud y Consumo de la Junta de Andalucía, Delegación Territorial de Salud y Consumo de la provincia, Dirección General de Salud Pública y Ordenación Farmacéutica…
Webinar – Red isirPresentación de la 1ª Guía online para la Atención Sanitaria y Alfabetización en salud de las Personas Refugiadas y Migrantes en Andalucía 20 de junio de 2024 17:30 a 19:00 horas Virtual por streaming Organizado por la Red Isir «Migración y Salud», gestionada desde la Dirección General de Atención Sociosanitaria,…
#CátedraObesidadI JORNADA CIENTÍFICA MULTIDISCIPLINAR SOBRE OBESIDAD EN ANDALUCÍA Fecha: martes 18 de junio de 2024 Lugar de celebración: Presencial. Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública. Granada. Virtual. A través de la plataforma zoom. Dirigido a: Profesionales sanitarios de atención primaria y atención hospitalaria interesados en el abordaje de la obesidad. Coordinación científica: Dra. María José…
Background In 2021, Spain became the first Southern European country to grant and provide the right to euthanasia and medically assisted suicide. According to the law, the State has the obligation to ensure its access through the health services, which means that healthcare professionals’ participation is crucial. Nevertheless, its implementation has been uneven. Our research…
