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Unpredictable, unpreventable and impersonal medicine: global disaster response in the 21st century
Abstract The United Nations has recognized the devastating consequences of “unpredictable, unpreventable and impersonal” disasters—at least US $2 trillion in economic damage and more than 1.3 million lives lost from natural disasters in the last two decades alone. In many disasters (both natural and man-made) hundreds—and in major earthquakes, thousands—of lives are lost in the first days following the event because of the lack of medical/surgical facilities to treat those with potentially survivable injuries. Disasters disrupt and destroy not only medical facilities in the disaster zone but also infras...
Source: EPMA Journal - January 22, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

Ibudilast reverses the decrease in the synaptic signaling protein phosphatidylethanolamine-binding protein 1 (PEBP1) produced by chronic methamphetamine intake in rats*
Methamphetamine is a potent psychostimulant drug which has been gaining popularity worldwide (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, 2009). From a pathological standpoint, chronic methamphetamine abuse has devastating effects on the neural system and predisposes people to movement disorders, stroke, seizures, aggressiveness, memory deficits, and psychosis (Hsieh et al., 2014; Panenka et al., 2013; Yamamoto et al., 2010). These changes can remain for years after discontinued use and may reflect risk factors for relapse (Grant et al., 2012; Scott et al., 2007).
Source: Drug and Alcohol Dependence - April 29, 2015 Category: Addiction Authors: Sergios Charntikov, Steven T. Pittenger, Ishwor Thapa, Dhundy R. Bastola, Rick A. Bevins, Gurudutt Pendyala Tags: Full length article Source Type: research

Identifying and Describing the Impact of Cyclone, Storm and Flood Related Disasters on Treatment Management, Care and Exacerbations of Non-communicable Diseases and the Implications for Public Health
Conclusion Cyclone, flood and storm related disasters impact on treatment management and overall care for people with NCDs. This results in an increased risk of exacerbation of illness or even death. The interruption may be caused by a range of factors, such as damaged transport routes, reduced health services, loss of power and evacuations. The health impact varies according to the NCD. For people with chronic respiratory diseases, a disaster increases the risk of acute exacerbation. Meanwhile, for people with cancer, cardiovascular diseases and diabetes there is an increased risk of their illness exacerbating, which can ...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - September 28, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: jc164421 Source Type: research

This Buddhist Monk Is An Unsung Hero In The World's Climate Fight
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - January 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Using Smarter Stoves to Combat Household Air Pollution
By Bjørn LomborgMar 16 2016 (The Daily Star, Bangladesh)When it comes to cooking indoors over open fires, the harmful health effects can be equal to smoking two packs of cigarettes a day. This indoor air pollution plagues nearly nine out of every 10 Bangladeshi households, which use wood and other biofuels to cook inside. Over time, exposure to smoke from indoor cooking leads to deadly diseases such as lung cancer, stroke, and heart disease. This is why it’s the most deadly environmental problem in the world. In Bangladesh, such indoor air pollution is responsible for 10-15 percent of all deaths.It may seem obvious ...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - March 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bjorn Lomborg Tags: Asia-Pacific Environment Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news

The Number Of Adults With Diabetes Has Quadrupled To 422 Million
By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The number of adults with diabetes has quadrupled worldwide in under four decades to 422 million, and the condition is fast becoming a major problem in poorer countries, a World Health Organization study showed on Wednesday. In one of the largest studies to date of diabetes trends, the researchers said ageing populations and rising levels of obesity across the world mean diabetes is becoming "a defining issue for global public health". Type 2 diabetes is a long-term condition characterized by insulin resistance. Patients can manage their diabetes with medication and diet, but the disease ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - April 6, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news

Our Global Food Challenges: The Decade to Act
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Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 11, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Heart of 25 by 25: Achieving the Goal of Reducing Global and Regional Premature Deaths From Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke
In 2011, the United Nations set key targets to reach by 2025 to reduce the risk of premature noncommunicable disease death by 25% by 2025. With cardiovascular disease being the largest contributor to global mortality, accounting for nearly half of the 36 million annual noncommunicable disease deaths, achieving the 2025 goal requires that cardiovascular disease and its risk factors be aggressively addressed. The Global Cardiovascular Disease Taskforce, comprising the World Heart Federation, American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology Foundation, European Heart Network, and European Society of Cardiology, with...
Source: CVD Prevention and Control - May 8, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Ralph L. Sacco, Gregory A. Roth, K. Srinath Reddy, Donna K. Arnett, Ruth Bonita, Thomas A. Gaziano, Paul A. Heidenreich, Mark D. Huffman, Bongani M. Mayosi, Shanthi Mendis, Christopher J.L. Murray, Pablo Perel, Daniel J. Piñeiro, Sidney C. Smith, Kathryn Tags: AHA/WHF Scientific Statement Source Type: research

Needs of Internally Displaced Women and Children in Baghdad, Karbala, and Kirkuk, Iraq
Conclusions The vulnerability of this population is great, and the emotional trauma of multiple displacements, kidnapping and deaths from intentional violence is great. While some aid is reaching families, much more is needed. Though Iraq is a middle income country, reaching the IDPs in central Iraq will take much more in international assistance than is currently being received. Unfortunately, at this time of great need, assistance is being cut back throughout the region because of lack of funding.10 The local civil society organizations which have sprung up in many locations to assist IDPs, offer an avenue for targeting ...
Source: PLOS Currents Disasters - June 10, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gilbert Burnham Source Type: research

The Heart of 25 by 25: Achieving the Goal of Reducing Global and Regional Premature Deaths From Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke
Publication date: June 2016 Source:Global Heart, Volume 11, Issue 2 Author(s): Ralph L. Sacco, Gregory A. Roth, K. Srinath Reddy, Donna K. Arnett, Ruth Bonita, Thomas A. Gaziano, Paul A. Heidenreich, Mark D. Huffman, Bongani M. Mayosi, Shanthi Mendis, Christopher J.L. Murray, Pablo Perel, Daniel J. Piñeiro, Sidney C. Smith, Kathryn A. Taubert, David A. Wood, Dong Zhao, William A. Zoghbi In 2011, the United Nations set key targets to reach by 2025 to reduce the risk of premature noncommunicable disease death by 25% by 2025. With cardiovascular disease being the largest contributor to global mortality, a...
Source: Global Heart - June 15, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

The Heart of 25 by 25: Achieving the Goal of  Reducing Global and Regional Premature Deaths From Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke
Publication date: June 2016 Source:Global Heart, Volume 11, Issue 2 Author(s): Ralph L. Sacco, Gregory A. Roth, K. Srinath Reddy, Donna K. Arnett, Ruth Bonita, Thomas A. Gaziano, Paul A. Heidenreich, Mark D. Huffman, Bongani M. Mayosi, Shanthi Mendis, Christopher J.L. Murray, Pablo Perel, Daniel J. Piñeiro, Sidney C. Smith, Kathryn A. Taubert, David A. Wood, Dong Zhao, William A. Zoghbi In 2011, the United Nations set key targets to reach by 2025 to reduce the risk of premature noncommunicable disease death by 25% by 2025. With cardiovascular disease being the largest contributor to global mortality, a...
Source: Global Heart - June 17, 2016 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Take a Deep Breath? But 9 in 10 People Worldwide Live with Excessive Air Pollution!
This report provides fresh information on the region’s emerging environmental issues and it will help governments shape their future policy,” said UNECE Executive Secretary Christian Friis Bach.Other challenges discussed in the assessment include climate change, considered one of the largest threats to human and ecosystem health, and to achieving sustainable development in the pan-European region.“It is also an accelerator for most other environmental risks, with impacts affecting health through floods, heat waves, droughts, reduced agricultural productivity, exacerbated air pollution and allergies and vector, food a...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - September 29, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Climate Change Featured Global Headlines Health IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Source Type: news

Toxic Air – The ‘Invisible Killer’ that Stifles 300 Million Children
On 24 October 2016 in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, children pass in front of a flame fed by waste and rubber materials in order to make Kanda, a type of smoked meat, at an abattoir. Photo: UNICEF/Tanya BindraBy Baher KamalROME, Nov 1 2016 (IPS)About 300 million children in the world are living in areas with outdoor air so toxic – six or more times higher than international pollution guidelines – that it can cause serious health damage, including harming their brain development. This shocking finding has just been revealed by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in a new report — ‘Clear the...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - November 1, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Baher Kamal Tags: Climate Change Featured Global Headlines Health Humanitarian Emergencies IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse Poverty & SDGs Source Type: news

With a nudge from their wives, three longtime friends get vasectomies in solidarity
Paul Diaz, Basilio Santangelo and John Lambrechts had shared a lot of memorable experiences in their decades of friendship, but going to the doctor to all get vasectomies was one they never expected.The three — each married with two children — had decided with their wives that they didn’t want to continue growing their families. After a pregnancy false alarm, Diaz and his wife, Lisa, agreed that they were happy with their two girls. Lisa brought up the idea of Paul getting a vasectomy, but there wa s a problem.“Like most men,” Diaz said, “I don’t like going to the doctor. I don’t like going to the dentist. ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - March 30, 2017 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news