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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Chronic disease conditions"”.
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Essays in Applied Economics Linking Policy, Obesity, and Health Economics
… Coverage Rates for Adults with Low-Income and Chronic Disease Conditions: Evidence from 2014 Medicaid Expansion. This study examined health insurance coverage rates among low-income adults with chronic disease conditions before and after Medicaid expansion under the Patient Protection and …
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If You Build It, Will They Come, and What Will They Eat? Investigating Supermarket Development in Food Deserts
… their diets, even in the context of managing chronic disease conditions. These findings highlight important points of friction that must be addressed for new stores in food deserts to achieve desired health outcomes, and provide an illustrative model for those who hope to create greater …
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Effects of Exercise Training on Heart Failure Measured Using Seismocardiography
… become a global health focus. The nature of the disease presents with a very high mortality rate. In Canada alone, the average mortality rate is approximately 50% within the first five years of diagnosis [1]. Exercise has now become a common treatment modality for many chronic disease conditions …
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The absorption of vitamin D3 from soy protein nanoemulsions
… VitD3 status has been associated with several chronic disease conditions such as diabetes, autoimmune disease, infectious disease, cancer, and cardiovascular disease, most of which are present in the Saudi Arabian population. Fortification of foods with VitD3 has been present for decades; …
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Maintenance and function of antigen-specific CD4 T cells within the lung during tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic pulmonary disease caused by the intracellular bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). Even though CD4 T cells are critical for containing Mtb, the immune system rarely eradicates the bacteria, necessitating the maintaining of an antigen-specific CD4 T cell …
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The Association of Resilience with Cardiovascular Disease Among Members of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe
… ASSOCIATION OF RESILIENCE WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE COWLITZ INDIAN TRIBE MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Dhitinut Ratnapradipa Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, and among the American Indian population (AHA, 2012; IHS, 2013). The concept of …
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Health Status and Behaviors among Casino Gaming Employees Population-based Epidemiological Analyses
… environment hazards. However, research on health conditions among the casino gaming employees is extremely limited. The present project is the first study which utilizes statewide population-based survey data to analyze health status and behaviors among the casino gaming employees in Nevada, which …
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Determining Health: Using Dyadic Peer Support to Promote Health in African American Faith Communities
… health inequities. Obesity is linked to multiple chronic disease conditions and prevalence has climbed sharply in the last decades (Budd & Peterson, 2014; Samuel-Hodge et al., 2009) – especially for African Americans. African American churches and relationships between its members are trusted …
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The role of amygdala-based caspase-1 activation in regulating the behavioral response to allostatic stress
… are a significant risk factor for a variety of chronic disease conditions. Stress mediates its effects on chronic disease in part through activation of the IL-1 arm of the immune system, which plays a critical role in behavioral modification during stress. Of the various stress theories, only …