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Non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants (NOACs) for the management of venous thromboembolism
Learning objectives Understand the importance of venous thrombosis in cardiovascular medicine. Appreciate the mode of action of different oral anticoagulants. Recall the uses, risks and benefits of each non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants. Introduction Thrombosis is the common pathophysiology responsible for ischaemic heart disease, ischaemic stroke and venous thromboembolism (VTE), and a major contributor to the global disease burden.1 This effect is markedly more pronounced by considering the view that cancer is also a thrombotic disease.2 3 Cardiovascular disease (CVD, manifesting as acute coronary syndromes, m...
Source: Heart - June 5, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Blann, A. D., Lip, G. Y. H. Tags: Education in Heart, Drugs: cardiovascular system, Acute coronary syndromes, Venous thromboembolism, Epidemiology Source Type: research

Brunei epidemiological stroke study: patterns of hypertension and stroke risk
Conclusion: The prevalence of hypertension in Brunei is high in both women and men. Information campaigns and prevention programs are needed to be able to cope with the increasing problem of hypertension and resulting diseases like stroke in Brunei in the near future.
Source: Journal of Hypertension - June 4, 2016 Category: Cardiology Tags: ORIGINAL PAPERS: Stroke Source Type: research

Patient awareness and beliefs about the risk factors and comorbidities associated with chronic kidney disease – a mixed‐methods study
ConclusionParticipants had good understanding of some risk factors for CKD (hypertension and diabetes) but limited understanding of others. Awareness of comorbidities was also less than for other chronic conditions. Compared to diabetes and CVD, CKD was perceived to pose less of a threat to life. Patient education that addresses CKD risk factors, comorbidities and outcomes may increase awareness and foster better self‐management for people with CKD.
Source: Nephrology - May 31, 2016 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Pamela A Lopez‐Vargas, Allison Tong, Martin Howell, Richard KS Phoon, Steven J Chadban, Yvonne Shen, Jonathan C Craig Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Obesity in the U.S. and Europe on the Rise: A Comparison
Levels of obesity in adults and children are rising worldwide. The World Health Organization calls the rising level "an epidemic" citing sugary drinks and processed foods as the main culprits, along with an urban sedentary lifestyle. A study published in The Lancet named "Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980-2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013" stated obesity issues "were estimated to have caused 3.4 million deaths globally, most of which were from cardiovascular causes. Research indicates that if left unaddressed, the ri...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - May 5, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

U.S. Migrant Networks and Adult Cardiometabolic Health in El Salvador
This study highlights the importance of exploring the potential role of U.S. migrant ties in the epidemiologic transition present within developing countries, like El Salvador.
Source: Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health - May 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Relationship between dyslipidemia and carotid plaques in a high‐stroke‐risk population in Shandong Province, China
ConclusionThese findings indicate that TG was an independent risk factor for carotid plaques in high‐risk population for stroke, whereas LDL‐C and TC were not associated with the appearance of carotid plaques independently. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between different dyslipidemia with carotid plaque in high‐stroke‐risk populations in China. Assessing this relationship will not only help to elucidate the pathophysiological association between elevated lipoproteins and carotid intimae aetherogenisis but also to refine the stroke screening and prevention guidelines in China.
Source: Brain and Behavior - April 21, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Te Mi, Shangwen Sun, Guoqing Zhang, Yaser Carora, Yifeng Du, Shougang Guo, Mingfeng Cao, Qiang Zhu, Yongxiang Wang, Qinjian Sun, Xiang Wang, Chuanqiang Qu Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Our Global Food Challenges: The Decade to Act
This article was originally published with the Medical Journal of Australia. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

White Doctors In Training Believe Some Disturbing Stuff About Black Patients
When it comes to emergency care, you may have a tough time if you're in pain and not a white man.  Previous research has shown that black and Hispanic patients who reported severe pain in the the ER were 22 percent less likely to receive pain medication than white patients who presented with the same complaints. And women suffer similar disparities: A 2008 study found that women wait an average of 16 minutes longer to receive pain relief for acute abdominal pain in the ER than men do. Now a new study is shedding some light on this phenomenon. "We’ve been looking at racial bias and pain perception to tr...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 8, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Primordial Prevention of Stroke: Identifying the Determinants of Hypertension in Urban Uganda (P3.338)
Conclusions: Primordial interventions at the population and individual levels are needed to address the determinants of hypertension identified in this study. Reducing the prevalence of hypertension will have a major impact on the growing burden of stroke in Uganda and SSA. Study Supported by: NIH Fogarty International CenterDisclosure: Dr. Chin has nothing to disclose. Dr. Twinobuhungiro has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 3, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Chin, J., Twinobuhungiro, A. Tags: Neuroepidemiology: Global Health, Neuro Trauma, and CNS Inflammation Source Type: research

What Your Tongue And Tonsils Could Tell You About Your Sleeping Habits
Your dentist might be able to tell if you're having trouble sleeping.  Yes. A new study published in the Saudi Medical Journal found that the size of a person's tonsils may indicate their risk for obstructive sleep apnea, a condition in which blocked upper airways cause breathing to stop and restart repeatedly during sleep. Tongue indentations, or teeth imprints on the tongue that suggest it's too big for the mouth, may also be a sign.  More than 18 million adults in the United States are affected by OSA. Since people with the condition are often suffering from interrupted and reduced sleep, it can lead to ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - March 9, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Decline in dementia rate offers “cautious hope”
“The number of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias will grow each year as the size and proportion of the U.S. population age 65 and older continue to increase. The number will escalate rapidly in coming years as the baby boom generation ages.” 2015 Alzheimer’s disease Facts and Figures Despite these alarming projections, a report from a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) offered a few words of encouragement. Researchers from the longstanding Framingham study found that the rate of dementia has declined over the course of three decades. Framingham researchers had been study...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - March 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Beverly Merz Tags: Alzheimer's Disease Behavioral Health Brain and cognitive health Caregiving Healthy Aging Memory Mental Health Prevention cognitive decline dementia Source Type: news

Can chocolate make you smarter?
ConclusionStudies suggesting that chocolate is good for us always grab the headlines. However, as is so often the case, the reality is less clear than the headlines suggest.The current study adds to information about the links between diet and brain function – the way our brain processes and manages information. It found that people who scored better than average on these tests said they ate chocolate more often than people who scored worse than average on the tests. But we don't know why that is.There are quite a few limitations to the study. It's cross-sectional, which means we don't know which came first: the chocol...
Source: NHS News Feed - March 9, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Mental health Source Type: news

Public Health and Citizens, Truly United
There are just two problems with the prevailing conception of "public health" -- the public, and health. Neither means what we think it means. For starters, there is no public. The public is an anonymous mass, a statistical conception, nameless, faceless, unknowable, and unlovable. I have made the case before that laboring under this crippling fiction, the potential good that all things "public health" might do is much forestalled. We talk, for instance, about the genuine potential to eliminate up to 80 percent of the total global burden of chronic disease -- heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, dementia -- but somehow...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - March 3, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Prevalence of Healthy Sleep Duration among Adults - United States, 2014.
Abstract To promote optimal health and well-being, adults aged 18-60 years are recommended to sleep at least 7 hours each night (1). Sleeping <7 hours per night is associated with increased risk for obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, stroke, frequent mental distress, and all-cause mortality (2-4). Insufficient sleep impairs cognitive performance, which can increase the likelihood of motor vehicle and other transportation accidents, industrial accidents, medical errors, and loss of work productivity that could affect the wider community (5). CDC analyzed data from the 2014 Behavioral...
Source: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkl... - February 20, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Liu Y, Wheaton AG, Chapman DP, Cunningham TJ, Lu H, Croft JB Tags: MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep Source Type: research