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More Coca-Cola Ties Seen Inside U.S. Centers For Disease Control
In June, Dr. Barbara Bowman, a high-ranking official within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unexpectedly departed the agency, two days after information came to light indicating that she had been communicating regularly with - and offering guidance to - a leading Coca-Cola advocate seeking to influence world health authorities on sugar and beverage policy matters.
Now, more emails suggest that another veteran CDC official has similarly close ties to the global soft drink giant. Michael Pratt, Senior Advisor for Global Health in the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion at the...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - August 1, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
The Importance of Talent and Chemistry in New Patient-First Business Models
Forward-thinking life sciences companies are shifting to new patient-centered business models, leaving the traditional volume-first approach behind. This move has tremendous implications, not only for patients but also for the current workforce and future talent: life sciences companies need to design new roles and rethink their talent strategies, including the ways they recruit, train, motivate and retain the best teams.The shift from volume to valueThe historical model in life sciences has been based on selling products, where more was better - more products, more market share and then more profits. Value-based reimburse...
Source: EyeForPharma - August 12, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Jeff Elton Source Type: news
Cardiovascular Consequences of Childhood Secondhand Tobacco Smoke Exposure: Prevailing Evidence, Burden, and Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
CONCLUSIONS: The epidemiological, observational, and experimental evidence accumulated to date demonstrates the detrimental cardiovascular consequences of SHS exposure in children.
IMPLICATIONS: Increased awareness of the adverse, lifetime cardiovascular consequences of childhood SHS may facilitate the development of innovative individual, family-centered, and community health interventions to reduce and ideally eliminate SHS exposure in the vulnerable pediatric population. This evidence calls for a robust public health policy that embraces zero tolerance of childhood SHS exposure.
PMID: 27619923 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Circulation - September 11, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Raghuveer G, White DA, Hayman LL, Woo JG, Villafane J, Celermajer D, Ward KD, de Ferranti SD, Zachariah J, American Heart Association Committee on Atherosclerosis, Hypertension, and Obesity in the Young of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Youn Tags: Circulation Source Type: research
Men From The South Are More Likely To Die From Smoking-Related Cancers
Smoking causes nearly 29 percent of all cancer deaths among Americans over the age of 35, according to a new analysis published in JAMA Internal Medicine. But that doesn’t tell the full story.
Men from the top five southern states skew this data, dying at a rate that’s 40 percent higher than the national average.
The higher proportion of cancer deaths attributable to smoking in the South isn’t simply because people in that region smoke more ― that distinction goes to the Midwest. Instead, experts say, the lack of funding for tobacco control programs means that there are less resources for people wh...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - November 1, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Massachusetts Lawmakers Weigh Tax On Soda, Sugary Drinks
BOSTON (AP) — Lawmakers on Beacon Hill are joining activists in other states pushing for taxes on sodas that they say will ease the rise in obesity-related diseases and bring in money for programs aimed at improving the health of children in Massachusetts.
Supporters of the tax say that too many children and families in Massachusetts are suffering from chronic diseases like Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer and tooth decay.
They say that the single largest source of added sugar in the American diet comes from sugary drinks and cutting down the intake of sugar could ease some of those health concerns.
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - May 13, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Local News Soda Tax Source Type: news
Tax sugar, alcohol and tobacco to help the poor, say experts
On the eve of the UK introduction of a sugary drinks levy, experts urge global adoption of ‘sin taxes’ to deter unhealthy habits and check the spread of diseaseSo called “sin taxes” on sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco not only work, but will help rather than unduly penalise the poor, according to a major new international analysis.Just a day before the UK brings in a levy on sugary drinks, experts are urging every country in the world to use taxes to deter people from the eating, drinking and smoking habits that will damage their health. They warn of the urgent need to check the spread of cancers, diabetes, heart...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - April 4, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Sarah Boseley Health editor Tags: Sugar Science Obesity Health Society Source Type: news
U.N.: Excessive Drinking Killed Over 3 Million People Worldwide in 2016
(GENEVA) — Drinking too much alcohol killed more than 3 million people in 2016, mostly men, the World Health Organization said.
The U.N. health agency also warned that current policy responses are not sufficient to reverse trends predicting an increase in consumption over the next 10 years.
In a new report Friday, the agency said that about 237 million men and 46 million women faced alcohol problems, with the highest prevalence in Europe and the Americas. Europe has the highest global per capita alcohol consumption, even though it has already dropped by 10 percent since 2010.
Around a third of alcohol-related deaths...
Source: TIME: Health - September 22, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Associated Press Tags: Uncategorized Alcohol onetime Source Type: news
‘ Meat Taxes ’ Would Save Lives And Cut Health Care Costs, Study Says
(CNN) — It would drive up the price of your barbecue but a global “meat tax” could save 220,000 lives and cut health care bills by $41 billion each year, according to a new study.
The numbers are based on evidence that links meat consumption to increased risk of heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes.
Three years ago, the World Health Organization declared red meat such as beef, lamb and pork to be carcinogenic when eaten in processed forms, including sausages, bacon and beef jerky.
Health officials have also declared that unprocessed red meat like steak and burgers are “probably” carcinog...
Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - November 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Health – CBS Boston Tags: Health Offbeat Local TV Meat Source Type: news
Philippine taxes on sugary drinks could avert thousands of deaths, WHO study says
The Philippines could avert 24,000 premature deaths linked to diseases such as diabetes, stroke and heart failure in the next two decades after it adopted taxes on sugar-sweetened beverages, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Palm oil and dietary change: Application of an integrated macroeconomic, environmental, demographic, and health modelling framework for Thailand
Publication date: Available online 18 January 2019Source: Food PolicyAuthor(s): Henning Tarp Jensen, Marcus R. Keogh-Brown, Bhavani Shankar, Wichai Aekplakorn, Sanjay Basu, Soledad Cuevas, Alan D. Dangour, Shabbir H. Gheewala, Rosemary Green, Edward J.M. Joy, Nipa Rojroongwasinkul, Nalitra Thaiprasert, Richard D. SmithAbstractPalm oil is a cooking oil and food ingredient in widespread use in the global food system. However, as a highly saturated fat, palm oil consumption has been associated with negative effects on cardiovascular health, while large scale oil palm production has been linked to deforestation. We construct a...
Source: Food Policy - January 20, 2019 Category: Food Science Source Type: research
Burden of disease attributable to tobacco use in Paraguay, and potential health and financial impact of increasing prices through taxing.
CONCLUSIONS: The cost and the burden of disease associated to tobacco consumption is high in the health system in Paraguay. An increase in cigarette price through taxes could have significant health benefits and could offset health costs in part.
PMID: 30726416 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Revista Peruana de Medicina de Experimental y Salud Publica - February 7, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica Source Type: research
Burden of smoking in Brazil and potential benefit of increasing taxes on cigarettes for the economy and for reducing morbidity and mortality.
In conclusion, the burden of disease and economic losses associated with smoking is high in Brazil, and tax increases are capable of averting deaths, illness, and costs to society.
PMID: 31483047 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Cadernos de Saude Publica - August 28, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Pinto M, Bardach A, Palacios A, Biz A, Alcaraz A, Rodriguez B, Augustovski F, Pichon-Riviere A Tags: Cad Saude Publica Source Type: research
Commercial framework: working in partnership with the pharmaceutical industry for the benefit of patients
The NHS in England spends around £18 billion on medicines a year. It must do everything it can to get access to innovative medicines for patients, while making sure it does so at great value and cost-effective prices to the NHS and taxpayers, writes Blake Dark, commercial medicines director for NHS England Related items fromOnMedica Pharmacists could offer high-dose statins direct to patients Clinicians need better options if we are to stop over-medication GPs need more time to treat complex needs Stroke survivors need more help taking medicine Prescription drug dependence linked to deprivation
Source: OnMedica Views - December 16, 2019 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Telemedicine Is Here to Stay
COVID-19 has prompted a rapid adoption of telemedicine, a trend that some experts say could have a significant and lasting impact on the medical device industry.
Jason Mills, a medtech analyst at Canaccord Genuity, shared conclusions earlier this week from three recent physician surveys that his firm conducted across the structural heart, robotic surgery, and stroke/venous thromboembolism fields. One of the key takeaways is that the overwhelming majority of doctors have "swiftly embraced" telemedicine during the crisis.
A look at some of the major telemedicine players' earnings projectio...
Source: MDDI - April 15, 2020 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: COVID-19 Digital Health Source Type: news
