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Odilia Beat The Odds As A Child; Soon She'll Be Walking A Runway In A Red Dress
As a 5-year-old settling into a temporary home, Odilia Cristabel Flores made friends right away. Bonding with kids was easy. Her spunky personality quickly won over adults, too. Everyone laughed as she rode through hallways on a skateboard, steering from her knees. Her popularity went up a notch when she became the first person on the floor with a TV. Sometimes the gatekeepers wouldn't let Odilia visit her new pals. She often ignored the rules, sneaking in and staying for as long as she could. When caught and sent to her room, she got even by breaking things made of glass. Thermometers, mostly. You see, Odilia's new ho...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 30, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Challenges and Opportunities for Implementation of Interventions to Prevent and Control CVD in Low-Resource Settings A Report From CESCAS in Argentina
Publication date: March 2015 Source:Global Heart, Volume 10, Issue 1 Author(s): Adolfo L. Rubinstein , Vilma E. Irazola , Rosana Poggio , Pablo Gulayin , Analía Nejamis , Andrea Beratarrechea In Argentina, cardiovascular diseases cause an estimated 100,000 deaths and more than 250,000 coronary heart disease and stroke events annually, at a cost of more than $1 billion international dollars. Despite progress in the implementation of several programs to combat noncommunicable diseases in Argentina over the past few years, most health resources are still dedicated to infectious diseases and maternal and child health. The I...
Source: Global Heart - April 13, 2015 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Cost Effectiveness Analysis Of Apixaban Compared To Oral Anticoagulants In The Prevention Of Thromboembolic Events In Patients With Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation In Guatemala In 2014
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is associated with development of thromboembolic events [1]. The standard therapy used in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) with risk of stroke is Warfarin. There are new oral anticoagulants (NOACs) that also are recommended [2].
Source: Value in Health - May 1, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: M. Garita-Aguilar, M. Peralta-Acon, L. Jiménez-Crespo Source Type: research

10 Global Health Issues to Watch in 2018
January 19, 2018It ’s notallbad news.When we set out to compile our annual list of global health issues to watch this year, it seemed like all bad news. And true, that ’s often what we deal with in global health—the problems that need tackling, the suffering we can help alleviate.But then stories and columns likethis one cheer us up. They remind us that no matter how complicated and frustrating our work may get, fighting back against poverty and inequality works.There are and always will be global health challenges to face. But there ’s boundless hope, too. And a field full of determined health workers and other hu...
Source: IntraHealth International - January 19, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: mnathe Source Type: news

Zero Hunger: our actions today are our future tomorrow
This article is part of a series of opinion pieces to mark World Food Day October 16   José Graziano da Silva is Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsThe post Zero Hunger: our actions today are our future tomorrow appeared first on Inter Press Service.
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Jose Graziano da Silva Tags: Development & Aid Economy & Trade Editors' Choice Featured Food & Agriculture Global Headlines Health Poverty & SDGs TerraViva United Nations World Food Day 2018 Source Type: news