Ozone is associated with adverse health; however, less is known about vulnerable/sensitive populations, which we refer to as sensitive populations. We systematically reviewed epidemiologic evidence (1988–2013) regarding sensitivity to mortality or hospital admission from short-term ozone exposure...

Introduction Studies have linked air pollution with the incidence of acute coronary artery events and cardiovascular mortality but the association with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is less clear. Aim To examine the association of air pollution with the occurrence of OHCA. Methods Electro...

Background: Although some trials assessed the effectiveness of aerobic exercise for Parkinson's disease (PD), the role of aerobic exercise in the management of PD remained controversial. Objective: The purpose of this systematic review is to evaluate the evidence about whether aerobic exercise i...

Considerable research has tested physical activity (PA) interventions to prevent and treat overweight and obesity. This comprehensive meta-analysis synthesized the anthropometric effects of supervised exercise interventions and motivational interventions to increase PA. Eligible intervention stud...

Previous studies concerning the association between physical activity (PA) and mortality in breast cancer yielded mixed results. We investigated the association by performing a meta-analysis of all available studies. Relevant studies were identified by searching PubMed and EMBASE to January 2014....

Introduction: Recent reviews have documented the beneficial effects of seated meditation on executive function (EF). However, there has yet to be a comprehensive review on the effects of Hatha yoga, a moving meditation, on EF. Objective: To examine the empirical literature on the effects of Ha...

Background: Behavioral approaches have been found to be effective in managing chronic headache. Recently, attention has been given to the role of exercise in chronic headache management, although much of the literature addresses it as a monotherapy. The current review assesses the effectiveness o...

目的:研究表明有氧运动可缓解乳腺癌患者因化疗引起的癌因性疲乏(CRF),但仍有部分研究存在争议性结论,本研究旨在探讨有氧运动对乳腺癌化疗患者CRF的干预疗效。方法:计算机检索Pubmed、Embase、CISCOM、CINAHL、谷歌学术、CBM和中国知网等中英文数据库。检索范围从建库至2013-09-01,采用STATA 12.0软件进行Meta分析,计算标准均方差(SMD)及其95%可信区间(95%CI)评价两者关联性。结果:本研究共计纳入了12项病例对照研究共1 014例乳腺癌化疗患者,其中包括522例有氧运动患者(试验组)和492例对照患者(对照组)。Meta分析的结果表明:试验...

Background: To systematically review the effects of interventions to improve exercise behaviour in sedentary people living with and beyond cancer. Methods: Only randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared an exercise intervention to a usual care comparison in sedentary people with a homoge...

Background and objectives: Physical activity is associated with lower cardiovascular and all-cause mortality. However, the effects of different exercise modalities on arterial stiffness are currently unclear. Our objectives were to investigate the effects of exercise modalities (aerobic, resistan...