Health

Coronary heart disease is a multifactorial disease

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death in the Western World. For effective treatment and prevention strategies to be put in place, the major risk factors associated with this disease must be identified. Data show that almost 300 variables are statistically associated with CHD. However, evidence suggests that the vast majority of coronary events can be explained on the basis of blood pressure, lipids, smoking, and diabetes.

Publication Date: 
01/10/1999
N. Poulter
American Journal of Hypertension
12
10
1-4
Tags:
Heart Diseases, Health Effects, Non Communicable Diseases, Smoking, Health Care
Climate Change

  Nature s second course

Do not lose sleep over insomnia, says the physic. Resort more to behavioural changes and less to pills. The rest is zzz...

Publication Date: 
30/08/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Lifestyles, Health Care, Medical Research, Drugs
Energy

 ANTI RABIES DRIVE

The Sri Lanka government's

Publication Date: 
30/08/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Care, Rabies, Sri Lanka
Water Pollution

 CURE FOR TB

A three-day review and evaluation meeting of the National Tuberculosis Programme was held in Bhaktapur, Nepal, recently. The review meeting was held in connection with conducting the quarterly

Publication Date: 
30/08/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Care, Tuberculosis, Nepal
Environment

 FUND USE

The Union health ministry and the deputy chairperson of the Planning Commission have been issued notices by the Delhi High Court on a petition alleging under-utilisation of funds for health

Publication Date: 
14/08/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Care, Aid, Delhi
Energy

 Measuring well being

Infant mortality rate acts as an indicator of how well a nation cares for its citizens

Publication Date: 
30/07/1999
Down to Earth
8
19990731
0
Tags:
Nutrition, Infant mortality, Maternal Health, Health Care, Governance
Environment

 Measuring well being

Infant mortality rate acts as an indicator of how well a nation cares for its citizens

Publication Date: 
30/07/1999
Down to Earth
8
19990731
0
Tags:
Nutrition, Infant mortality, Maternal Health, Health Care, Governance
Animal Care

 UNITED NATION

Iraq has agreed to allow a United Nations (UN) team of experts into the

Publication Date: 
30/07/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Tobacco, Health Care, Child Health, Smoking, WHO
Water Resources

 Staying alive

Humans are not the only ones whose survival depends on keeping together

Publication Date: 
14/07/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Care, Medical Research, Micro Organisms
Energy

 UNITED NATIONS

United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) will provide a total of US $300 for child welfare programmes in India. An agreement, signed by Kiran Aggarwal, secretary department of women and child

Publication Date: 
14/06/1999
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Care, AIDS, Aid, UNDP, Asia

Pages