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Yiran Li; Tian Xie; Harold Snieder; Catharina A. Hartman – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2024
Autistic children often have comorbid somatic problems. However, in adulthood, this has been much less studied. We investigated the associations between autistic symptoms and irritable bowel syndrome, food allergy, pain, and fatigue in adulthood and examined sex and life-course differences herein. A total of 35,048 adults aged from 18 to 90 from…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Comorbidity, Diseases, Allergy
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Vargas, Perla A.; Robles, Elias – Journal of American College Health, 2019
An association between allergic disease, depression and suicidality has been reported. Objective: To explore the relationships between suicidality and asthma, allergy, internet addiction, stress, sleep quality, pain/discomfort, and depression, among emerging adults. Participants: 929 college students completed an online survey between October 2015…
Descriptors: Allergy, Risk, Suicide, Young Adults
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Duffy, Jonathan; Johnsen, Peter; Ferris, Mary; Miller, Mary; Leighton, Kevin; McGilvray, Mark; McNamara, Lucy; Breakwell, Lucy; Yu, Yon; Bhavsar, Tina; Briere, Elizabeth; Patel, Manisha – Journal of American College Health, 2017
Objective: To assess the safety of meningococcal group B (MenB)-4C vaccine. Participants: Undergraduates, dormitory residents, and persons with high-risk medical conditions received the MenB-4C vaccine two-dose series during mass vaccination clinics from 12/2013 through 11/2014. Methods: Adverse events (AEs) were identified by 15 minutes of…
Descriptors: Diseases, Immunization Programs, Hospitals, Safety
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Morin, Diane; Merineau-Cote, Julie; Ouellette-Kuntz, Helene; Tasse, Marc J.; Kerr, Michael – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2012
Some studies have reported the presence of health disparities in people with intellectual disability. This study compared the prevalence of chronic health conditions between people with and without intellectual disability (ID). Health-related data for 791 people with ID were collected through a province-wide mail survey in Quebec, Canada. The…
Descriptors: Allergy, Foreign Countries, Incidence, Etiology
King, Keith A.; Vidourek, Rebecca A. – American Journal of Health Education, 2007
Background: Health concerns of body piercing include infection, scarring, allergic reactions, pain, and disease. Current gaps in the research include students' perceived piercing risks and safe piercing practices. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine university students' involvement in body piercing, risk consideration and adherence…
Descriptors: Health Education, Gender Differences, Safety, Communicable Diseases