Health

Prevalence of prediabetes in school-going children

The objective of the study was to study the prevalence of prediabetes among school children in Mysore city.

http://www.indianpediatrics.net/apr2011/295.pdf

Publication Date: 
01/04/2011
D Narayanappa, H S Rajani, K B Mahendrappa & et al
Indian Pediatrics
48
4
295
Tags:
Child Health, Diabetes, India, Mysore (T), Non Communicable Diseases, Health
Health

Global status report on noncommunicable diseases 2010

The Global Status Report on Noncommunicable Diseases 2010 is the first report on the worldwide epidemic of cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes and chronic respiratory diseases, along with their risk factors and determinants.

Publication Date: 
01/04/2011
WHO
Tags:
Non Communicable Diseases, Health, Heart Diseases, Cancer, Diabetes, Respiratory Diseases, India, China
Health

Govt to screen all above 30 for diabetes, hypertension

Starting in 2011-12, the central government is planning to screen the entire population above 30 years of age for non-communicable illnesses such as diabetes and hypertension in five years.

Publication Date: 
17/03/2011
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Non Communicable Diseases, Diabetes, Health Care, India, WHO
Health

PMO meet to review policy on non-communicable diseases

New Delhi: India

Publication Date: 
14/03/2011
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Non Communicable Diseases, Health Care, WHO, India
Health

Noncommunicable diseases: a priority for womens health and development

This publication is the first to focus on the specific needs and challenges of girls and women at risk of, or living with, NCDs.

Publication Date: 
01/03/2011
WHO
Tags:
Non Communicable Diseases, Women, Health Effects, India, Global, Tobacco, Health
Health

Capitalizing on the demographic transition: tackling noncommunicable diseases in South Asia

A new World Bank report warns that South Asian countries are facing a health crisis with rising rates of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which disproportionately affect poor families, with possible side effects of disability and premature death, and worsening poverty as people pay for medical treatment out of their own pockets.

Publication Date: 
01/02/2011
& et al, Michael Maurice Engelgau, Sameh El-Saharty, Preeti Kudesia
The World Bank
Tags:
Non Communicable Diseases, South Asia, India, Heart Diseases, Obesity, Diabetes, Diseases, Health Effects, Health
Health

Health and health-care systems in southeast Asia: diversity and transitions

Southeast Asia is a region of enormous social, economic, and political diversity, both across and within countries, shaped by its history, geography, and position as a major crossroad of trade and the movement of goods and services.

Publication Date: 
29/01/2011
Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Kai Hong Phua, Mui Teng Yap & et al
Lancet
377
9763
429
Tags:
Health, Health Care, Asia, Migration, Aged, Non Communicable Diseases, Climate Change, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar
Health

WHO backs new test to detect diabetes

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday recommended glycated haemoglobin, or HbA1c, as an additional test to diagnose diabetes mellitus.

Publication Date: 
18/01/2011
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
WHO, Diabetes, Health Care, India, Non Communicable Diseases
Health

Chronic diseases and injuries in India

Chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular diseases, mental health disorders, diabetes, and cancer) and injuries are the leading causes of death and disability in India, and we project pronounced increases in their contribution to the burden of disease during the next 25 years. Most chronic diseases are equally prevalent in poor and rural populations and often occur together.

Publication Date: 
12/01/2011
Vikram Patel, Somnath Chatterji, Dan Chisholm & et al
Lancet
0
0
61188
Tags:
Diseases, Physical Disability, Non Communicable Diseases, Health, Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Diseases, Private Sector, Health Care, Poverty
Health

Atherothrombotic risk factors & premature coronary heart disease in India: A case-control study

It was hypothesized that both thrombogenic and atherogenic factors may be responsible for premature coronary heart disease (CHD) in young Indians. A case-control study was performed to determine cardiovascular risk factors in young patients with CHD in India.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2011
Raja Babu Panwar, Rajeev Gupta, Bal Kishan Gupta & et al
Indian Journal of Medical Research
134
1
26–32
Tags:
Heart Diseases, India, Smoking, Consumption Patterns, Obesity, Health Effects, Non Communicable Diseases, Lifestyles

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