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Alarming predictions for obesity and non-communicable diseases in the Middle East.
CONCLUSIONS: Obesity is a growing problem in the Middle East which requires government action on the primary prevention of obesity. The present results are important for policy makers to know the effectiveness of obesity interventions on future disease burden. PMID: 23642403 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Public Health Nutrition - May 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Kilpi F, Webber L, Musaigner A, Aitsi-Selmi A, Marsh T, Rtveladze K, McPherson K, Brown M Tags: Public Health Nutr Source Type: research

Association of obesity with socio-economic factors and obesity-related chronic diseases in rural southwest China
Conclusions: In order to reduce the obesity epidemic in rural southwest China, effective interventions must address socio-economic factors. Reducing obesity has a profound impact on the reduction of morbidity associated with cardiovascular diseases and diabetes.
Source: Public Health - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: L. Cai, J. He, Y. Song, K. Zhao, W. Cui Tags: Original Research Source Type: research

Mobile Clinic In Massachusetts Associated With Cost Savings From Lowering Blood Pressure And Emergency Department Use Care Transformation
Mobile health clinics are in increasingly wide use, but evidence of their clinical impact or cost-effectiveness is limited. Using a unique data set of 5,900 patients who made a total of 10,509 visits in 2010–12 to the Family Van, an urban mobile health clinic in Massachusetts, we examined the effect of screenings and counseling provided by the clinic on blood pressure. Patients who presented with high blood pressure during their initial visit experienced average reductions of 10.7 mmHg and 6.2 mmHg in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, respectively, during their follow-up visits. These changes were asso...
Source: Health Affairs - January 7, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Song, Z., Hill, C., Bennet, J., Vavasis, A., Oriol, N. E. Tags: Access To Care, Health Promotion/Disease Prevention, Health Reform, Quality Of Care, Health Spending, Cardiovascular Disease Care Transformation Source Type: research