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Česká republika zaznamenává jednu z nejvyšších prevalencí obezity ve srovnání s ostatními evropskými a světovými zeměmi. Cílem této studie je zaplnit mezeru v používání nástrojů ve výzkumu závislosti na potravinách (FA), která je...

We are seeing a global rise in long-term noncommunicable diseases, linked with our inability to protect our own wellbeing.

The World Health Organization defines self-care as: 

"the ability of individuals, families and communities to...

Je obecně známo a akceptováno, že těžké pití během těhotenství může mít škodlivé účinky na vývoj nenarozeného dítěte. Co je méně pochopeno a co způsobuje nejistotu mezi veřejností, je dopad užívání alkoholu v těhotenství s nízkou hladinou.

In 2016 the UK government introduced a policy that required factory-made cigarettes and roll your own tobacco to be sold in plain packaging with pictorial and text warnings.

However, there was reluctance from tobacco companies to “make the...

Benzodiazepines, such as sedatives and sleeping aids, are a widely prescribed group of medicines designed for short-term treatment. Although most people manage benzodiazepines as prescribed, some individuals misuse the drugs and can develop...

It has been suggested that cannabis use increases risk of driving collisions through affecting braking and choice reaction time; causing impairment of lane position, disrupting head-way and dynamic tracking; distorting time perception...

It is believed that the number of people living with dementia will triple by 2050. There is yet no cure for the disease therefore prevention is key. There are several modifiable lifestyle risk factors that are thought to be associated with...

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Services to treat tobacco dependence are not readily available to smokers in low-middle income countries (LMICs) where smoking prevalence remains high. We are conducting a cluster randomized controlled trial comparing...

Researchers from universities in Germany and Switzerland have explored the use of m-health in substance use prevention in adolescents. 

Through the implementation of a fully-automated programme, ready4life, generic life skills training can...

Studie implementující využití virtuální reality k prozkoumání přírůstku a obnovy byla publikována týmem výzkumníků spojených s Clinical Tools, Inc. Clinical Tools sídlí v USA a pracuje na kombinaci  medicíny, vědy a technologií s cílem...

Studie publikovaná v časopise Journal of Community Health, která zkoumá rozdíly v hladinách koncentrace alkoholu v dechu (BrAC) a rizikovém pití kouřením mezi vzorkem návštěvníků barů z řad vysokoškolských studentů, zkoumá vztah mezi...

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Policy interventions such as public health mass media campaigns disseminate messages in order to improve health-related knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors at the population level. Only more recently have campaigns that...

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We examined prevalence and predictors of comprehensive smoke-free household rules (ie, smoke-free homes and cars) among smokers and nonsmokers in Minnesota. Data came from the 2014 Minnesota Adult Tobacco Survey; weighted analyses...

A study published in the International Journal of Drug Policy, Fatal and Non-Fatal Overdose among Opiate Users in South Wales: A Qualitative Study of Peer Responses, explores the behaviour of witnesses to opiate overdoses. 

The research...