Health

Health in times of uncertainty in the eastern Mediterranean region, 1990–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013

The eastern Mediterranean region is comprised of 22 countries: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. Since our Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 (GBD 2010), the region has faced unrest as a result of revolutions, wars, and the so-called Arab uprisings. The objective of this study was to present the burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors in the eastern Mediterranean region as of 2013.

Publication Date: 
24/08/2016
Ali H Mokdad, Mohammad Hossein Forouzanfar, Farah Daoud & et al
Lancet Global Health
1-10
Tags:
Conflicts, Health Effects, Non Communicable Diseases, Syria, Libya, Yemen, Egypt, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Diarrhoea, Malnutrition, Indoor Air Pollution
Health

Improve access to preventive care, doctors urge government

On the eve of the demand for grants for the health and family welfare department, senior doctors have urged the state government to rein in healthcare cost by improving access to preventive care, r

Publication Date: 
19/08/2016
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Diabetes, Hypertension (Blood Pressure), Non Communicable Diseases, Health Effects, Heart Diseases, Health
Health

Years of life gained by multifactorial intervention in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and microalbuminuria: 21 years follow-up on the Steno-2 randomised trial

The aim of this work was to study the potential long-term impact of a 7.8 years intensified, multifactorial intervention in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and microalbuminuria in terms of gained years of life and years free from incident cardiovascular disease.

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Publication Date: 
16/08/2016
Peter Gæde, Jens Oellgaard, Bendix Carstensen & et al
Diabetologia
1-10
Tags:
Diabetes, Non Communicable Diseases, Lifestyles, Drugs, Denmark, Europe, Heart Diseases
Health

Global disparities of hypertension prevalence and control

Hypertension is the leading preventable cause of premature death worldwide. We examined global disparities of hypertension prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in 2010 and compared secular changes from 2000 to 2010.

Publication Date: 
09/08/2016
Katherine T. Mills, Joshua D. Bundy, Tanika N. Kelly & et al
Circulation
134
6
Tags:
Heart Diseases, Non Communicable Diseases, Developing Countries
Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chronic Diseases, 05/08/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Chronic Diseases, 05/08/2016. As per disease burden study on Non-Communicable Diseases published by Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 2004, the estimated cases of Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) in India was 224 lakh and prevalence of IHD was 37.0 cases per thousand. As per the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), the estimated cases of diabetes in India in the age group of 20-70 years are 65.0 million, 66.8 million and 69.1 million respectively in 2013, 2014 & 2015.

Publication Date: 
Friday, August 5, 2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Cancer, Non Communicable Diseases, India, Statistics, Parliament
Air Pollution

Association between long-term exposure to air pollution and biomarkers related to insulin resistance, subclinical inflammation and adipokines

Insulin resistance (IR) is present long before the onset of type 2 diabetes and results not only from inherited and lifestyle factors but likely also from environmental conditions. We investigated the association between modelled long-term exposure to air pollution at residence and biomarkers related to IR, subclinical inflammation and adipokines.

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Publication Date: 
01/08/2016
Kathrin Wolf, Anita Popp, Alexandra Schneider & et al
Diabetes
1-44
Tags:
Air Pollution, Diabetes, Non Communicable Diseases, Germany, Lifestyles, Nitrogen Dioxide, Air Quality and Health, Health Effects
Health

Textual analysis of sugar industry influence on the World Health Organization’s 2015 sugars intake guideline

The objective of this paper was to determine whether sugar industry-related organizations influenced textual changes between the draft and final versions of the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) 2015 guideline Sugars intake for adults and children.

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Publication Date: 
01/08/2016
David Stuckler, Aaron Reeves, Rachel Loopstra & et al
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
94
566–573
Tags:
Sugar Industry, World Health Organization, Health Effects, Health Policy, Non Communicable Diseases
Health

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases, 22/07/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases, 22/07/2016. Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has undertaken a survey on diabetes viz. ICMR India Diabetes (ICMR-INDAB) Study on the prevalence of diabetes.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Communicable Diseases, Non Communicable Diseases, India, Parliament, Health Effects
Health

Tobacco, unhealthy diet, no exercise top risk factors for Indian youth, says report

This report comes close on the heels of a World Health Organisation report released two days ago, emphasising how big a problem NCDs are in the region.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tobacco, WHO, Health Effects, Non Communicable Diseases, Respiratory Diseases, Health
Health

Obesity and life expectancy with and without diabetes in adults aged 55 Years and Older in the Netherlands: A prospective cohort study

Overweight and obesity are associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Limited evidence exists regarding the effect of excess weight on years lived with and without diabetes. We aimed to determine the association of overweight and obesity with the number of years lived with and without diabetes in a middle-aged and elderly population.

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Publication Date: 
19/07/2016
Klodian Dhana, Jana Nano, Symen Ligthart & et al
PLoS Medicine
1-13
Tags:
Obesity, Diabetes, Non Communicable Diseases, Netherlands, Europe

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