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Reminder: Smoking Hookah For An Hour Is Like Smoking 100 Cigarettes
You hopefully wouldn't smoke 100 cigarettes in 60 minutes -- that's five entire packs of so-called cancer sticks.  If you casually dabble with hookah, however, you might not bat an eye at an hour-long smoking session. New research shows lots of young people don't know that 100 cigarettes and an hour of hookah are about equal in terms of the amount of smoke inhaled -- and therefore in the damage they can cause to a person's health, including increased risk for heart disease, cancers, stroke, blood clots and death, to name a few. A 2005 report by the World Health Organization found that hookah smoker...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 25, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news

The Quality Of Health Care You Receive Likely Depends On Your Skin Color
Unequal health care continues to be a serious problem for black Americans. More than a decade after the Institute of Medicine issued a landmark report showing that minority patients were less likely to receive the same quality health care as white patients, racial and ethnic disparities continue to plague the U.S. health care system. That report, which was published in 2002, indicated that even when both groups had similar insurance or the same ability to pay for care, black patients received inferior treatment to white patients. This still hold true, according to our investigation into dozens of studies about black health...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - June 29, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Interprofessional learning on a stroke unit
This article outlines the development of a practice‐based interprofessional learning initiative on a stroke unit. The World Health Organization has advocated that future health care professionals should be ‘collaborative practice ready’ MethodsA half‐day seminar was developed by King's College London in conjunction with an interprofessional clinical team from the Stroke Unit at St Thomas' Hospital. Students were assigned discipline‐specific supervisors who allocated them to care for a patient within the confines of their usual professional role. They were asked to present the patient to a mixed‐discipline grou...
Source: The Clinical Teacher - June 5, 2015 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Jayne Frisby, Zehra Mehdi, Jonathan Birns Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

HRT increases ovarian cancer risk by small amount
Conclusion This systematic review and meta-analysis showed that ovarian cancer risk was significantly increased in current HRT users, even in those with less than five years of HRT use (the average was three years). In ex-users, risks decreased the longer ago HRT use had stopped, but risks during the first few years after stopping remained significant. Furthermore, about a decade after stopping, long-duration hormone therapy use (average nine years of HRT use), there still seemed to be a small excess risk. The review has a few limitations, however. The main one is that the review was heavily influenced by just two of t...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cancer Medication Older people Source Type: news

Unemployment, government healthcare spending, and cerebrovascular mortality, worldwide 1981–2009: an ecological study
ConclusionsRises in unemployment and reductions in government healthcare expenditure are associated with significant increases in cerebrovascular mortality globally. Clinicians may also need to consider unemployment as a possible risk factor for cerebrovascular disease mortality.
Source: International Journal of Stroke - January 15, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Mahiben Maruthappu, Joseph Shalhoub, Zoon Tariq, Callum Williams, Rifat Atun, Alun H. Davies, Thomas Zeltner Tags: Research Source Type: research

The Double Burden of Malnutrition
These Haitian schoolchildren are being supported by a WFP school feeding programme designed to end malnutrition which, for many countries, can be a double burden where overweight and obesity exist side by side with under-nutrition. Credit: UN Photo/Albert González FarranBy Gloria SchiaviROME, Nov 23 2014 (IPS)Not only do 805 million people go to bed hungry every day, with one-third of global food production (1.3 billion tons each year) being wasted, there is another scenario that reflects the nutrition paradox even more starkly: two billion people are affected by micronutrients deficiencies while 500 million individuals s...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 23, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gloria Schiavi Tags: Development & Aid Featured Food & Agriculture Global Headlines Health Human Rights IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Population Poverty & MDGs Women & Economy breastfeeding Children Civil Society disease family farming FAO Fr Source Type: news

Predictors of Change in Quality of Life in Patients With Focal Neurological Damage Following an Outpatient Cognitive Rehabilitation Program (P1.284)
CONCLUSIONS:In patients with FND following an OCR program, the analysis of independent predictors of QoL change may allow for a better prediction of treatment response.Study Supported by:Disclosure: Dr. Rojas has nothing to disclose. Dr. Leis has nothing to disclose. Dr. Ciufia has nothing to disclose. Dr. Saux has nothing to disclose. Dr. Feldberg has nothing to disclose. Dr. Caceres has received personal compensation for activities with Abbott, Serono Inc., and Teva Neuroscience as a speaker. Dr. Demey has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Rojas, G., Leis, A., Ciufia, N., Saux, G., Feldberg, C., Caceres, F., Demey, I. Tags: Neural Repair and Neuro-rehabilitation: Basic Science Source Type: research

Helping Haiti: Addressing the Burden of Neurologic Disease (P4.292)
CONCLUSIONS: With this nationwide collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, we hope to have a dramatic impact on the perceptions and outcomes of neurologic disease and provide a continuous, but dynamic presence in Port au Prince, Haiti while training physicians, nurses, and other team members in global health perspectives.Disclosure: Dr. Santini has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alessi has received personal compensation for activities with CBS Radio, the National Football League Players Association, and Colonial Cooperative Care. Dr. Jones has nothing to disclose. Dr. Etienne has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hohler has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Santini, V., Alessi, A., Jones, E., Etienne, M., Hohler, A. Tags: Global Health and Infection Source Type: research

Helping Haiti: Addressing the Burden of Neurologic Disease (I10-2.004)
CONCLUSIONS: With this nationwide collaborative and interdisciplinary approach, we hope to have a dramatic impact on the perceptions and outcomes of neurologic disease and provide a continuous, but dynamic presence in Port au Prince, Haiti while training physicians, nurses, and other team members in global health perspectives.Disclosure: Dr. Santini has nothing to disclose. Dr. Alessi has received personal compensation for activities with CBS Radio, the National Football League Players Association, and Colonial Cooperative Care. Dr. Jones has nothing to disclose. Dr. Etienne has nothing to disclose. Dr. Hohler has nothing to disclose.
Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Santini, V., Alessi, A., Jones, E., Etienne, M., Hohler, A. Tags: The Global Burden of Neurological Diseases Data Blitz Presentations Source Type: research

President's Page: Heart Month and the American College of Cardiology: A Lesson in Partnerships, Member Values, and Patient Education
The global statistics surrounding cardiovascular disease speak for themselves. Not only is cardiovascular disease the number 1 cause of death globally, but this trend is also expected to continue well into the future. According to the World Health Organization, the number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases, mainly from heart disease and stroke, is expected to reach 23.3 million by 2030 .
Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology - February 3, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: John Gordon Harold Tags: FROM THE ACC Source Type: research

Tobacco use in older adults in Ghana: sociodemographic characteristics, health risks and subjective wellbeing
Conclusions: Tobacco use among older adults in Ghana was associated with older men living in rural locations, chronic ill-health and reduced life satisfaction. A high proportion of older adults have stopped using tobacco, demonstrating the possibilities for effective public health interventions. Health risk reduction strategies through targeted anti-smoking health campaigns, improvement in access to health and social protection (such as health insurance) will reduce health risks among older persons who use tobacco.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - October 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Alfred YawsonAkosua BaddooNana Hagan-SeneadzaBenedict Calys-TagoeSandra HewlettPhyllis Dako-GyekeGeorge MensahNadia MinicuciNirmala NaidooSomnath ChatterjiPaul KowalRichard Biritwum Source Type: research

Are weekly workouts as good as daily exercise?
Conclusion This study used a large quantity of data from more than 2,000 participants of the Canadian Health Measures Survey to try to gauge how often adults should perform 150 minutes of exercise a week, as recommended by most guidelines. The main finding was that those who met this total physical activity requirement were less likely to have metabolic syndrome than those who were less active, which is not particularly surprising. Lack of exercise is associated with many of the risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity. Importantly, however, the frequency of time that MVPA was conducted over – whether this w...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 24, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Determinants of early case‐fatality among stroke patients in Maputo, Mozambique and impact of in‐hospital complications
The burden of stroke is increasing in developing countries that struggle to manage it efficiently. We identified determinants of early case‐fatality among stroke patients in Maputo, Mozambique, to assess the impact of in‐hospital complications. Patients admitted to any hospital in Maputo with a new stroke event were prospectively registered (n = 651) according to the World Health Organization's STEPwise approach, in 2005–2006. We assessed the determinants of in‐hospital and 28‐day fatality, independently of age, gender and education, and computed population attributable fractions. In‐hospital mortality was ...
Source: International Journal of Stroke - January 1, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Joana Gomes, Albertino Damasceno, Carla Carrilho, Vitória Lobo, Hélder Lopes, Tavares Madede, Pius Pravinrai, Carla Silva‐Matos, Domingos Diogo, Ana Azevedo, Nuno Lunet Tags: Panorama Source Type: research

KCA Board Member to Participate in LIVESTRONG ® Global Cancer Summit in Dublin, Ireland
                                                                                      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Kidney Cancer Association CONTACT NAME: Carrie Konosky PHONE NUMBER: 847-655-4495 x104 EMAIL ADDRESS: ckonosky@kidneycancer.org   Eric Perakslis, Kidney Cancer Association Board Member, Selected to Participate in Premiere LIVE ST...
Source: Kidney Cancer Association - July 17, 2009 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news