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  1. Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the major causes of death among men. Our study investigated the association of ESR1 and ESR2 genotypes with susceptibility to PCa in relation to smoking status in Japanese.

    Authors: Xi Lu, Yuko Yamano, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Masahide Koda, Yuki Fujiwara, Aya Hisada, Wataru Miyazaki and Takahiko Katoh
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:471
  2. The aims of this study are to assess cigarette and hookah smoking rates amongst adult population in Jordan and to determine predictors of smoking status. Selected beliefs, perceptions and attitudes toward cig...

    Authors: Munir Ahmad Abu-Helalah, Hussam Ahmad Alshraideh, Ala-Aldeen Ahmad Al-Serhan, Adel Issa Nesheiwat, Moh’d Da’na and Ahmad Al-Nawafleh
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:483
  3. This study investigated the mesothelin (MSLN) methylation and its relationship with soluble mesothelin-related protein (SMRP) levels in participants stratified by asbestos exposure scenarios and benign asbestos-...

    Authors: Min Yu, Yixiao Zhang, Zhaoqiang Jiang, Junqiang Chen, Lihong Liu, Jianlin Lou and Xing Zhang
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:477
  4. The familial clustering observed in chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) characterized by tubulointerstitial damages in the North Central Region of Sri Lanka strongly suggests the involvement of...

    Authors: Shanika Nanayakkara, STMLD Senevirathna, Nipuna B. Parahitiyawa, Tilak Abeysekera, Rohana Chandrajith, Neelakanthi Ratnatunga, Toshiaki Hitomi, Hatasu Kobayashi, Kouji H. Harada and Akio Koizumi
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:475
  5. Mennonites reside in clusters, do not use modern sewage systems and consume water from non-municipal sources. The purpose of this study is to assess risk of Escherichia coli exposure via consumption of non-munic...

    Authors: Alok Ravindra Amraotkar, Charles William Hargis, Alexander C. Cambon, Shesh Nath Rai, Matthew Cody Lee Keith, Shahab Ghafghazi, Roberto Bolli and Andrew Paul DeFilippis
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:472
  6. The present study aimed to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and uric acid (UA) using the twin study methodology to adjust for genetic factors.

    Authors: Kentaro Tanaka, Soshiro Ogata, Haruka Tanaka, Kayoko Omura, Chika Honda and Kazuo Hayakawa
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:473
  7. This study was initiated to elucidate the extent of dietary exposure of children in Korea to two pollutant metals of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb). Possible urban–rural difference was also examined.

    Authors: Takao Watanabe, Eul-Sang Kim, Yang-Sook Ko, Hye-Ran Yang, Chan-Seok Moon, Haruo Nakatsuka, Shinichiro Shimbo and Masayuki Ikeda
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:467
  8. Dietary intake of tin (Sn) may be increased in some children in kindergartens in Korea. The present study was intended to examine this possibility and clarify the extent of the elevation.

    Authors: Hye-Ran Yang, Eul-Sang Kim, Yang-Sook Ko, Kweon Jung, Jung-Hun Kim, Takao Watanabe, Haruo Nakatsuka, Chan-Seok Moon, Shinichiro Shimbo and Masayuki Ikeda
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:466
  9. Nutrient intakes of children were surveyed at the time when a nation-wide shift took place in the Republic of Korea from agriculture-based to industrialized society. Taking advantage of the survey locations (s...

    Authors: Haruo Nakatsuka, Eul-Sang Kim, Yang-Sook Ko, Hye-Ran Yang, Chan-Seok Moon, Takao Watanabe, Shinichiro Shimbo and Masayuki Ikeda
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:465
  10. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) induced by exogenous toxicants are suggested to be involved in carcinogenesis by oxidative modification of DNA. 8-Hydroxyl-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) has been considered as a relia...

    Authors: Zhihai Chen, Dapeng Wang, Xing Liu, Weiwei Pei, Jianxiang Li, Yi Cao, Jie Zhang, Yan An, Jihua Nie and Jian Tong
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:469
  11. Long-term exposure study was conducted to investigate the effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field on the tumor promotion process and fertility.

    Authors: Guangying Qi, Xiaoxu Zuo, Lihua Zhou, Eriko Aoki, Aya Okamula, Mika Watanebe, Haipeng Wang, Qiuhui Wu, Huiling Lu, Handan Tuncel, Hiromitsu Watanabe, Sien Zeng and Fumio Shimamoto
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:463
  12. A significant number of people in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka suffer from chronic kidney diseases (CKD), and the author revisits existing literature related to CKD to find its causative factor. The...

    Authors: Ranjith W. Dharmaratne
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:464
  13. Numerous experimental observations have been made on microorganisms and culture of the cells of mammals as well as the accounting of the chromosomal aberrations in the bone marrow cells of the mammals and of h...

    Authors: Arstan Abdramanovich Mamyrbaev, Timur Agataevich Dzharkenov, Zina Amangalievna Imangazina and Umit Abulkhairovna Satybaldieva
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:458
  14. Indonesia is ranked as the 4th highest contributor to tuberculosis (TB) in the world. Semarang District in Central Java displays extremely low case detection rate (CDR), possibly contributing to the local prev...

    Authors: Sri Ratna Rahayu, Hironobu Katsuyama, Masashi Demura, Midori Katsuyama, Yoko Ota, Hideji Tanii, Tomomi Higashi, Ngakan Putu Djaja Semadi and Kiyofumi Saijoh
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:443
  15. This study aimed at examining the effect of the nutrition education program on adolescents’ knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in relation to nutrition in rural China.

    Authors: Dongxu Wang, Donald Stewart, Chun Chang and Yuhui Shi
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:456
  16. Although carotid artery structural variations have been detected by ultrasound, their clinical significance is not fully understood. The objective of this study was to determine whether the angle between the c...

    Authors: Satoshi Daitoku, Toshinori Yuasa, Hiroshi Tsunenari, Shigeho Maenohara, Kazuharu Mine, Yuichi Tamatsu, Kazuyuki Shimada, Chihaya Koriyama, Mitsuru Ohishi and Masahisa Horiuchi
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:453
  17. Job strain, defined as a combination of high job demands and low job control, has been reported to elevate blood pressure (BP) during work. Meanwhile, a recent experimental study showed that ghrelin blunted th...

    Authors: Akihiko Narisada, Tomomi Hasegawa, Maki Nakahigashi, Takaaki Hirobe, Tatsunori Ikemoto, Takahiro Ushida and Fumio Kobayashi
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:454
  18. To investigate the effect of Lawsonia inermis total methanolic extract (LIE) and octreotide (OC) on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) progression, depending on somatostatin receptor 2 (SSTR-2) and Alfa fetoprotein (...

    Authors: N. M. Abdel-Hamid, O. M. Mohafez, M. H. Nazmy, A. Farhan and K. Thabet
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:451
  19. An epidemic situation on human immunodeficiency virus infection can be stopped and even compelled to step back, if adequate and comprehensive prophylactic measures are performed in the proper time.

    Authors: Olga Vladimirovna Azovtseva and George Sergeyevich Arkhipov
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:450
  20. The wide use of pesticides raises serious concerns regarding food safety and environmental impacts. There is increasing public concern about the potential health risks linked with exposure to pesticides. Regul...

    Authors: Sompon Wanwimolruk, Onnicha Kanchanamayoon, Somchai Boonpangrak and Virapong Prachayasittikul
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:452
  21. Authors: Sunil. J. Wimalawansa
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:447

    The original article was published in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:s12199-015-0446-6

    The original article was published in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:s12199-015-0445-7

    The original article was published in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:s12199-015-0441-y

  22. Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) is a chronic acquired disorder characterized by non-specific symptoms in multiple organ systems associated with exposure to odorous chemicals. We previously observed signifi...

    Authors: Kenichi Azuma, Iwao Uchiyama, Mari Tanigawa, Ikuko Bamba, Michiyo Azuma, Hirohisa Takano, Toshikazu Yoshikawa and Kou Sakabe
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:448
  23. Authors: Akihiko Katayama, Nobuyuki Miyatake, Hiroyuki Nishi, Kazuhiro Uzike, Noriko Sakano, Hiroo Hashimoto and Kiichi Koumoto
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:442

    The original article was published in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2014 19:s12199-014-0380-z

  24. Cigarette smoking has been found to be more prevalent among adults and youths with a minority sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, bisexual, LGB) than among the general population, while less is known about smoki...

    Authors: Qiguo Lian, Xiayun Zuo, Chaohua Lou, Ersheng Gao and Yan Cheng
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:444
  25. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the score of the sense of coherence 13-item version (SOC-13) scale in the second trimester of pregnancy is associated with threatened premature birth.

    Authors: Naomi Sekizuka-Kagami, Keiko Shimada, Noriko Tabuchi and Hiroyuki Nakamura
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2015 20:436
  26. The hypolipidemic effects of di(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) exposure in humans have not been investigated. And the influences of maternal prenatal DEHP exposure on birth outcomes are not well-known. We aime...

    Authors: Xiaofang Jia, Yukiko Harada, Masahiro Tagawa, Hisao Naito, Yumi Hayashi, Husna Yetti, Masashi Kato, Seiko Sasaki, Atsuko Araki, Chihiro Miyashita, Tamiko Ikeno, Reiko Kishi and Tamie Nakajima
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2014 20:440
  27. Symptoms of three-dimensional (3D) sickness, such as intoxication and eye fatigue, have been observed in subjects viewing 3D films and vary according to the image quality and visual environment. In addition, t...

    Authors: Masumi Takada, Yuta Fukui, Yasuyuki Matsuura, Motohiko Sato and Hiroki Takada
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2014 20:424
  28. There is no conclusive evidence of adverse health effects caused by short-term exposure to coarse particulate matter, so in this case-crossover study we looked for an association between exposure and emergency...

    Authors: Takehiro Michikawa, Kayo Ueda, Ayano Takeuchi, Kenji Tamura, Makoto Kinoshita, Takamichi Ichinose and Hiroshi Nitta
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2014 20:439
  29. To investigate the association of serum lipids and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) with obesity in school children and to explore whether hs-CRP levels could be used to predict the presence or abs...

    Authors: Ritsuko Nishide, Michiko Ando, Hidemitsu Funabashi, Yoshiko Yoda, Masataka Nakano and Masayuki Shima
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2014 20:433
  30. The aim of the present study is Vibrio cholerae non-O1 existing in river. Bacteria are known to inhabit all kinds of environment. Vibrionaceae is widely distributed in environmental water. Vibrio spp. have been i...

    Authors: Hidekazu Uchiyama
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2014 20:430
  31. This study aimed to examine the associations between obesity and percentage vital capacity (%VC), as well as lifestyle-related disorders, among Japanese participants of a voluntary health checkup.

    Authors: Yoko Goto, Hirohide Yokokawa, Hiroshi Fukuda, Toshio Naito, Teruhiko Hisaoka and Hiroshi Isonuma
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2014 20:431
  32. Authors: Momoko Kayaba, Kaito Iwayama, Hitomi Ogata, Yumi Seya, Ken Kiyono, Makoto Satoh and Kumpei Tokuyama
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2014 20:422

    The original article was published in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2014 19:s12199-014-0402-x