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Want to Prevent Stroke, Diabetes, Cancer? Get Moving … Now!
Worldwide, 81 per cent of school-aged children are not active enough. Photo: WHOBy Baher KamalROME, Feb 2 2017 (IPS)Tired, lazy, bored, laying down long hours watching TV or seated checking your email? Wrong. And dangerous: not enough exercise contributes to cancer, diabetes, depression and other non-communicable diseases. The warning is bold and comes from the United Nations top health organisation, which is urging people to get up and get active.And the risks of inactivity are expanding alarmingly: according to a new document by the World Health Organization (WHO), less and less people are active in many countries – wi...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - February 2, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Environment Featured Global Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Stroke risk factors on the rise in Native-Americans
(American Heart Association) Stroke risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease and smoking are common and on the rise among Native-Americans with clot-caused stroke.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - January 30, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Stroke risk higher than expected among COVID-19 patients
(American Heart Association) Analysis of data from the American Heart Association's COVID-19 CVD Registry of more than 20,000 U.S. adults hospitalized with COVID-19 through November 2020 found that, overall, COVID-19 patients had an increased risk of stroke compared with patients who had influenza or sepsis.COVID-19 patients with ischemic stroke were more likely to be older, male, Black race or have high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes or an irregular heartbeat.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - March 19, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news
Community-Based Culturally Tailored Education Programs for Black Communities with Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Hypertension, and Stroke: Systematic Review Findings
ConclusionsCBCTE programs may have beneficial outcomes, but a small sample size limited several. The strategies identified can be adopted by programs seeking to culturally tailor. Future interventions should clearly describe community members ’ roles/involvement and deliver programs in multiple locations to broaden reach.Trial RegistrationPROSPERO CRD42021245772.
Source: Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities - December 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research
EE1 Implementation of Guideline-Recommended Strategies for Stroke Prevention in U.S. Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
Substantial opportunity exists to enhance primary prevention of stroke in type 2 diabetes (T2D) patients. We aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of improved implementation of seven current guideline-recommended strategies for primary stroke prevention in U.S. adults with T2D.
Source: Value in Health - June 1, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: W. Ye, X. Jiang, S. Kuo, W.H. Herman, J. Li, L. Morgenstern, L.D. Lisabeth Tags: Economic Evaluation Source Type: research
Mediterranean diet counteracts a genetic risk of stroke, study reports
(Tufts University, Health Sciences Campus) A gene variant strongly associated with development of Type 2 diabetes appears to interact with a Mediterranean diet pattern to prevent stroke, report researchers from Tufts University and from Spain. The results are a significant advance for nutrigenomics, the study of the linkages between nutrition and gene function.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Diabetic stroke risk after AMI drops in 10 year period
(European Society of Cardiology) The risk of ischemic stroke after acute myocardial infarction in diabetics has dropped over a 10 year period, according to a study of more than 173,000 AMI patients in the Swedish RIKS-HIA register.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - August 31, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
MRI may predict heart attack and stroke risk in people with diabetes
(Radiological Society of North America) Whole-body MRI may serve as a valuable noninvasive tool for assessing the risk of heart attack and stroke in diabetic patients, according to a new study.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 10, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Study: Higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke found in food desert
(Indiana University) A study being discussed Tuesday during the American Public Health Association's annual meeting examined the health impact of developing a grocery store in a low-income urban neighborhood on the east side of Indianapolis. Researchers from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the Marion County Public Health Department found that residents of the community have much higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and stroke than in other areas of Marion County.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - November 5, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
World Health Assembly approves resolution on hepatitis and mechanism to coordinate noncommunicable disease response
22 May 2014 -- The World Health Assembly approved a resolution to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of viral hepatitis and proposals to improve global coordination of efforts to address noncommunicable diseases like diabetes, cancers, heart disease and stroke.
Source: WHO news - May 22, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: cancer [subject], Diabetes, heart disease, Hepatitis, hepatitis [subject], leprosy [subject], NCDs, noncommunicable disease [subject], Press release [doctype], stroke, WHA67, Audio, Fact Sheets, media center, media centre, Notes for the Press, Photographs Source Type: news
Member States commit to reduce preventable deaths from heart disease and stroke, cancer, diabetes and lung disease
UN Member States have reaffirmed their commitment to take bold measures to reduce the avoidable burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). These ailments, including heart disease and stroke, cancer, diabetes and lung disease kill 38 million people every year, many of them before they reach the age of 70. Most of these largely preventable deaths occur in developing countries, where this epidemic threatens to undermine social and economic development. Member States, gathered for the second time in 3 years at the United Nations in New York to discuss this topic, pledged to intensify efforts to combat the growing menace of NCD...
Source: WHO news - July 11, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: cervical cancer, cervical cancer, infectious diseases, infectious diseases, diabetes mellitus, hyperglycaemia, glucose intolerance, diabetes mellitus, hyperglycaemia, glucose intolerance, chronic diseases, chronic diseases, cerebrovascular accident, cva, Source Type: news
Diabetes and atrial fibrillation: stratification and prevention of stroke risks
Conclusions
Due to the increasing burden of disease of diabetes and AF as common risk factors for stroke, a systematic screening for AF in diabetes patients could provide a better understanding of their correlation and personalized prevention strategies.
Source: EPMA Journal - October 3, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Estimation of Costs Associated With Stroke In Diabetic Patients in Madrid (Spain) Using A New Simulation Model
Diabetes (DM) has a relevant impact on health care budgets mainly due to its high prevalence and its chronic and acute complications. Isquemic stroke (IS) is one of the macrovascular complications associated with DM and its incidence increases with the presence of some risk factors such as hypertension and obesity.
Source: Value in Health - November 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: C. Sánchez-Piedra, S. García-Pérez, A. Sarría-Santamera Source Type: research
Risk Of Diabetes With Or Without The Presence Of Other Obesity-Related Comorbidities (Hypertension, Stroke And Coronary Heart Disease): National Health And Nutrition Examination Survey, 2007-2010
This study investigated the population-specific likelihood of developing diabetes in relation to other obesity-related comorbidities (hypertension, stroke, and coronary heart disease (CHD)) in the United States from 2007 to 2010.
Source: Value in Health - May 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: M.Y. Leung, N.P. Carlsson, G.A. Colditz, S. Chang Source Type: research
Member states commit to reduce preventable deaths from heart disease and stroke, cancer, diabetes and lung disease.
Authors: Epstein D
PMID: 25438398 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Central European Journal of Public Health - June 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Cent Eur J Public Health Source Type: research
