A Homeopathic View of the Influence of Chronic Diseases in the Manifestation of COVID-19

AbstractCOVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) may present variable symptoms among infected individuals, with chronic disease patients appearing as the group most susceptible to present severe pulmonary infection, while having a higher risk of developing complications from the disease. This study demonstrates the relationship between the manifestation of COVID-19 and the presence of chronic miasmatic disease, based on the works of Samuel Hahnemann. The reaction of the individual who previously presented chronic miasmatic disease, when in contact with the stimulus of the epidemic disease, depends on the type of response that the organism was generating in the face of the pre-existing situation: if it is an intense reaction and greater than that which the stimulus of COVID-19 can generate, this individual will not develop the severe form of the epidemic disease; if the reaction is less than that generated by COVID-19, more intense symptoms may appear. Understanding that the presence of a chronic miasmatic disease interferes with the manifestation of COVID-19, which may have repercussions on other organs, can change how one must act on the treatment, as this can alter the individual's health status.

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Health Equity of Rural Residents in Southwest China

Frontiers in Public Health ◽

10.3389/fpubh.2021.611583 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 ◽

Author(s):

Xiao-Mei Li ◽

Jing Kou ◽

Zhen Yu ◽

Yuan-Yuan Xiao ◽

Qiong Meng ◽

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Keyword(s):

Chronic Disease ◽

Health Status ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Ethnic Minorities ◽

Health Equity ◽

Yunnan Province ◽

Hospitalization Rate ◽

Age Group ◽

Rural Residents ◽

Educational Levels

The Chinese government stresses healthcare reform to improve the health of all residents in urban and rural areas. However, much research showed that inequities still existed in health status and health services utilization in China, especially in economically disadvantaged areas. Southwest China's Yunnan Province is an ethnic frontier region with lagging economic development. This study analyzed health equity among rural residents with various socio-economic and demographic statuses in Yunnan Province. Research on this area concerns rural residents. Our study was based on a household study sample consisting of 27,395 participants from six counties in Yunnan. For all participants, data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics, and health status were collected. The chi-square test and logistic regression were used to analyze factors influencing health. The concentration index was used to evaluate health equity. For all respondents, the 2-week prevalence, the prevalence of chronic diseases, and the required hospitalization rate were 7.3, 12.8, and 9.2%, respectively. After adjusting the age proportion of the sixth population census of Yunnan Province, the 2-week prevalence was 7.1%, the prevalence of chronic disease was 10.7%, and the hospitalization rate was 8.4%. The concentration indexes (CIs) reflecting health equity among the respondents with different incomes and educational levels were negative. There was health inequity among respondents with different incomes and educational levels. The respondents with lower incomes and educational levels had worse health. The common influencing factors included gender, age, ethnicity, occupation, marriage status, and the number of family members. Females, the aged, ethnic minorities, farmers, and the divorced or widowed had worse health status than the control groups. Larger numbers of family members correlated with better health. The respondents with lower incomes or educational levels had higher chronic disease prevalences. The associations between the 2-week prevalence, required hospitalization rate, and age were U-shaped; the lowest age group and the highest age group had higher rates. In conclusion, more attention should be paid to females, the aged, ethnic minorities, farmers, the divorced or widowed, residents with low income and low educational level, and those with chronic diseases.

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Health Behaviors and Health Status among Middle-Aged and Older Adults with Chronic Diseases in Taiwan

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17197196 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (19) ◽

pp. 7196

Author(s):

Wei-Hua Tian ◽

Joseph J. Tien

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Health Status ◽

Health Behavior ◽

Health Behaviors ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Latent Class ◽

Healthy Diet ◽

Lifestyle Behaviors ◽

Middle Aged ◽

The Relationship

Changes in lifestyle behaviors may effectively maintain or improve the health status of individuals with chronic diseases. However, such health behaviors adopted by individuals are unlikely to demonstrate similar patterns. This study analyzed the relationship between the heterogeneous latent classes of health behavior and health statuses among middle-aged and older adults with hypertension, diabetes, or hyperlipidemia in Taiwan. After selecting 2103 individuals from the 2005 and 2009 Taiwan National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), we first identified heterogeneous groups of health behaviors through latent class analysis (LCA). We further explored the relationship between each latent class of health behavior and health status through ordered logit regression. We identified the following five distinct health behavior classes: the all-controlled, exercise and relaxation, healthy diet and reduced smoking or drinking, healthy diet, and least-controlled classes. Regression results indicated that individuals in classes other than the all-controlled class all reported poor health statuses. We also found great magnitude of the coefficient estimates for individuals who reported their health status to be poor or very poor for the least-controlled class. Therefore, health authorities and medical providers may develop targeted policies and interventions that address multiple modifiable health behaviors in each distinct latent class of health behavior.

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Health behaviors in major chronic diseases patients: trends and regional variations analysis, 2008–2017, Korea

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-020-09940-7 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Young-Jee Jeon ◽

Jeehee Pyo ◽

Young-Kwon Park ◽

Minsu Ock

Keyword(s):

Chronic Disease ◽

General Population ◽

Health Behaviors ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Series Data ◽

Depression Symptoms ◽

Smoking Rate ◽

Regional Variations ◽

Drinking Rate ◽

Chronic Disease Patients

Abstract Background Improving the health behaviors of those with chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes is important for disease management. Few in-depth studies have been conducted in Korea on the health behaviors of chronic disease patients. This study examined the health behaviors of chronic disease patients over time and compared them with those of the general population. Methods Cross-sectional time-series data obtained from the Korea Community Health Survey from 2008 to 2017 were analyzed. Thirteen diseases were included in this analysis, namely, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, stroke, myocardial infarction, angina, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, asthma, allergic rhinitis, atopic dermatitis, cataract, and depression. The current smoking rate, drinking rate, and the walking rate, which are leading health behaviors necessary for preventing chronic diseases, were analyzed by disease type. We compared patients’ health behaviors with those of the general population and identified regional variations. Results Although the current overall smoking rate was seemingly declining, the overall monthly drinking and high-risk drinking rates were increasing. In 2017, patients experiencing depression symptoms had a higher smoking rate than did the general population; hypertension and diabetes patients had a higher risk-drinking rate than did the latter. The general population’s walking rate was highest. There were considerable variations by region among chronic disease patients. Conclusions Chronic disease patients displayed worse health behaviors than those of the general population, in some instances. Rather than focusing only on chronic disease patients’ medication adherence, strategies must be devised to increase their smoking cessation rate, decrease their drinking rate, and increase their walking rate.

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The Limitations of Scientific Testimony in Chronic Disease Litigation

Journal of the American College of Toxicology ◽

10.3109/10915819109078641 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 10 (4) ◽

pp. 431-442

Author(s):

Michael S. Davidson

Keyword(s):

Chronic Disease ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Legal System ◽

Expert Testimony ◽

Environmental Exposures ◽

The Relationship ◽

Scientific Testimony

Questions raised by scientists about the relationship between chronic diseases and environmental exposures have formed the basis for numerous lawsuits seeking to obtain compensation for diseases claimed to be caused by those exposures. Scientists, as a result, are sought by the legal system to provide expert testimony on these topics. This article attempts to describe for scientists the legal system into which they are being asked to enter, to review the various ways in which courts have responded to the uncertainties in this area, and to suggest some cautions to scientists about their role in this system.

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The relationship between total plasma carotenoids and risk factors for chronic disease among middle-aged and older men

British Journal Of Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s0007114508944111 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 100 (4) ◽

pp. 883-889 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Wildon R. Farwell ◽

J. Michael Gaziano ◽

Edward P. Norkus ◽

Howard D. Sesso

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Logistic Regression ◽

Chronic Disease ◽

Chronic Diseases ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Alcohol Ingestion ◽

Health Study ◽

Parameter Estimates ◽

Total Plasma ◽

The Relationship

Individual plasma carotenoids have been associated with various chronic diseases but little is known about the relationship between total plasma carotenoids and risk factors for chronic diseases. In the Physicians' Health Study, we examined 492 men free of CVD and cancer for the relationship between total plasma carotenoids (the sum of α-carotene, β-carotene, lycopene, zeaxanthin, lutein and β-cryptoxanthin) and a wide variety of factors that predict chronic disease. Multivariate linear and logistic regression was performed to calculate parameter estimates (95 % CI) and OR (95 % CI) for total plasma carotenoids. In linear regression models, BMI, hypertension, alcohol intake and plasma levels of each lipid parameter and α-tocopherol significantly predicted levels of total plasma carotenoids. Upon adjustment for multiple chronic disease risk factors, the OR for levels of total plasma carotenoids greater than or equal to the median ( ≥ 1·301 μmol/l) was statistically significant for current smoking (OR 0·21; 95 % CI 0·06, 0·77), weekly alcohol ingestion (OR 2·30; 95 % CI 1·06, 4·99), daily alcohol ingestion (OR 2·46; 95 % CI 1·29, 4·67), each 100 mg/l increase in total cholesterol (OR 0·73; 95 % CI 0·58, 0·91), LDL-cholesterol (OR 1·48; 95 % CI 1·17, 1·89) and HDL-cholesterol (OR 1·58; 95 % CI 1·26, 1·99), each 100 mg/ml increase in intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (OR 0·70; 95 % CI 0·53, 0·93) and each 10 μmol/l increase in α-tocopherol (OR 1·33; 95 % CI 1·12, 1·57), using logistic regression. Few lifestyle and clinical risk factors appear to be related to levels of total plasma carotenoids; however, levels of biomarkers such as plasma lipids and α-tocopherol may be strongly related.

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Sinhalese Astrology, South Asian Caste Systems, and the Notion of Individuality

The Journal of Asian Studies ◽

10.2307/2053783 ◽

1979 ◽

Vol 38 (3) ◽

pp. 477-497 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Steven E. G. Kemper

Keyword(s):

South Asian ◽

Cultural Form ◽

Asian Society ◽

The Face ◽

The Individual ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

AbstractAstrology is a neglected cultural form in the study of South Asian society. It is also one which pays attention to the individual in ways that seem to fly in the face of scholarly understandings of Asian societies as places where individuality has little importance. The ideology of caste, the institution most often taken as an analytical entry to South Asian societies, gathers people into groups on the basis of their gross similarities and fixes a person's condition for life. Astrology treats individuals as distinguished by subtle differences and liable to momentary changes. The paper argues that caste ideology and astrology have a common vocabulary and logic, one which is genealogical and combinatory, and suggests in turn several conclusions about the relationship of individuals and society in South Asian cultures.

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Ecological aspects of visual tracking technology and personal data protection

Ukrainian Journal of Ecology ◽

10.15421/2020_220 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (5) ◽

pp. 142-144

Author(s):

E.A. Remmikh ◽

A.A. Vasiliev ◽

A.A. Vasiliev

Keyword(s):

Visual Tracking ◽

Personal Data ◽

The Public ◽

Personal Data Protection ◽

Ecological Aspects ◽

Improper Use ◽

The Face ◽

Protection Of Human Rights ◽

The Individual ◽

The Relationship

The article deals with the most important problems of protection of human rights in the field of personal data connected with information collection through the visual tracking. The possible risks of using CCTV (closed-circuit television) cameras and the consequences of their improper use are considered. In addition, the authors assessed the relationship between the public security interests and the need to protect the privacy of the individual citizen. This study is related to the widespread digitalization of society and the expansion of application scope regards the face recognition technology.

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Multi-Hops Functional Connectivity Improves Individual Prediction of Fusiform Face Activation via a Graph Neural Network

Frontiers in Neuroscience ◽

10.3389/fnins.2020.596109 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 14 ◽

Author(s):

Dongya Wu ◽

Xin Li ◽

Jun Feng

Keyword(s):

Neural Network ◽

Functional Connectivity ◽

Brain Connectivity ◽

Face Area ◽

The Face ◽

The Individual ◽

The Right ◽

And Function ◽

The Relationship ◽

The Brain

Brain connectivity plays an important role in determining the brain region’s function. Previous researchers proposed that the brain region’s function is characterized by that region’s input and output connectivity profiles. Following this proposal, numerous studies have investigated the relationship between connectivity and function. However, this proposal only utilizes direct connectivity profiles and thus is deficient in explaining individual differences in the brain region’s function. To overcome this problem, we proposed that a brain region’s function is characterized by that region’s multi-hops connectivity profile. To test this proposal, we used multi-hops functional connectivity to predict the individual face activation of the right fusiform face area (rFFA) via a multi-layer graph neural network and showed that the prediction performance is essentially improved. Results also indicated that the two-layer graph neural network is the best in characterizing rFFA’s face activation and revealed a hierarchical network for the face processing of rFFA.

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Le rapport a la santé des travailleurs: contextes et stratégies

Psihologia Resurselor Umane ◽

10.24837/pru.v9i2.376 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (2) ◽

pp. 72-89

Author(s):

Philippe Sarnin ◽

Christine Durif-Bruckert ◽

Sabrina Rouat

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

Large Firm ◽

Organizational Factors ◽

Combined Processes ◽

Objective Health ◽

The World ◽

Different Types ◽

The Individual ◽

The Relationship ◽

Unique Relationship

The purpose of this paper is to report, from a qualitative study, the individual and organizational factors andprocesses that lead an employee to build a unique relationship to is health. We discuss these processes in relationto the construction of health among a sample of 34 „workers” selected in diverse contexts, considering health asa dynamic and co-constructed object. From biographical interviews and records of interactions between workersand professionals who support them, we analyze we analyze the transactions made between work and health.These transactions, which are defined in dynamic and combined processes (psychological, cognitive, interactiveand organizational), contribute to define the orientation of the relationship to work, the professional route, anddetermine the evolution of more objective health status and how it can be seen, lived and managed individually.This article examines three different contexts: small business employees, employees of a large firm, and job seekers.These three contexts are related with different types of strategies implemented by individuals on their healthin relation to their position in the world of work.

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More than Just Food: Food Insecurity and Resilient Place Making through Community Self-Organising

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su11102942 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (10) ◽

pp. 2942 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Megan K. Blake

Keyword(s):

Food Insecurity ◽

Community Resources ◽

Time Activity ◽

Multi Scale ◽

The Face ◽

Individual Scale ◽

The Individual ◽

Community Spaces ◽

The Relationship

This research considers the relationship between neoliberalism, poverty and food insecurity and how this impacts on the ability of a community to self-organise and become resilient. Specifically, it examines shocks imposed by the implementation of austerity policy and neoliberal welfare reform and the longer term individualisation that gives rise to greater vulnerability to such shocks and how community organisations encourage different levels of resilience in the face of this. Original findings from case study and qualitative analysis are twofold. Firstly, food insecurity effects are not only hunger and poor health experienced at the individual scale, but they also extend into places through the loss of social networks, erosion of community spaces, denigration of local foodscapes and collective de-skilling that limits the community resources needed for self-organising. Secondly, the ways in which food support is provided in communities has implications for how communities can regain the resources they need to be able to enact resilience in the face of trouble and difficulty. As such, the research demonstrates that self-organising is more than free-time activity; in these conditions, the capacity to self-organise is a vital community asset that is necessary for building resilience and social sustainability. As such, policy responses to poverty should take a multi-scale approach.

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