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The Lancet: Many countries falling behind on global commitments to tackling premature deaths from chronic diseases, such as diabetes, lung cancer and heart disease
(The Lancet) Around the world, the risk of dying prematurely from preventable and largely treatable chronic diseases such as stroke, heart disease, and stomach cancer has declined steadily over the past decade, but death rates from other chronic diseases such as diabetes, lung cancer, colon cancer, and liver cancer are declining too slowly or worsening in many countries.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 3, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Heart disease and cancer kill more people in developing nations than in Western countries
(Imperial College London) Diseases such as cancer, heart disease and stroke are deadlier in the developing world than in rich nations.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - July 25, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Up to 10 portions of fruit and vegetables a day may prevent 7.8 million premature deaths
(Imperial College London) A fruit and vegetable intake above five-a-day shows major benefit in reducing the chance of heart attack, stroke, cancer and early death.This is the finding of new research, led by scientists from Imperial College London, which analyzed 95 studies on fruit and vegetable intake.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 22, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Optimism may reduce risk of dying prematurely among women
(Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health) Having an optimistic outlook on life -- a general expectation that good things will happen -- may help people live longer, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The study found that women who were optimistic had a significantly reduced risk of dying from several major causes of death -- including cancer, heart disease, stroke, respiratory disease, and infection -- over an eight-year period, compared with women who were less optimistic.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 7, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Rate of decline of cardiovascular deaths slows in US
(The JAMA Network Journals) In a study published online by JAMA Cardiology, Stephen Sidney, M.D., M.P.H., of Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, and colleagues examined recent national trends in death rates due to all cardiovascular disease (CVD), heart disease (HD), stroke, and cancer, and also evaluated the gap between mortality rates from HD and cancer.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - June 29, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Decreases seen in leading causes of death
(The JAMA Network Journals) An analysis of deaths in the United States between 1969 and 2013 finds an overall decreasing trend in the age-standardized death rate for all causes combined and for heart disease, cancer, stroke, unintentional injuries, and diabetes, although the rate of decrease appears to have slowed for heart disease, stroke, and diabetes, according to a study in the Oct. 27 issue of JAMA.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - October 27, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Obesity combined with exposure to cigarette smoke may pose new health concerns
(American Chemical Society) Millions of people who are obese and smoke tobacco may face additional health problems -- including their responses to common prescription medicines -- that extend beyond the well-known links with cancer, heart attacks and stroke, according to a report presented here today at the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The risks may extend to non-smokers who inhale smoke from cigarettes smouldering nearby.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - September 11, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news