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New dimensions in the treatment of muscle spasticity after stroke and nervous system defects
(E ö tv ö s Lor á nd University (ELTE), Faculty of Science) Chronic muscle spasticity after nervous system defects like stroke, traumatic brain and spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis and painful low back pain affect more than 10% of the population, with a socioeconomic cost of about 500 billion USD. Currently, there is no satisfying remedy to help these suffering people, which generates an immense medical need for a new generation antispastic drug. Drug candidate MPH-220 could mean new hope for millions of patients suffering from spasticity.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - October 16, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Contribution of chronic conditions to gender disparities in disability in the older population in Brazil, 2013
Conclusions Interventions to reduce disability in the older population in Brazil should take into account the gender gap in the occurrence of chronic conditions, focusing on the main contributors to the disability burden.
Source: International Journal of Public Health - June 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

NIH-funded study suggests brain is hard-wired for chronic pain
(NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) Researchers used brain scans to show that the structure of the brain may predict whether a person will suffer chronic low back pain. The results, published in the journal Pain, support the growing idea that the brain plays a critical role in chronic pain, a concept that may lead to changes in the way doctors treat patients.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - September 17, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Does the correspondence between EQ-5D health state description and VAS score vary by medical condition?
Conclusions: Many of the patients with different medical conditions or in receipt of different interventions recorded different VAS valuations, in spite of ostensibly being in the same EQ-5D-defined health states. By implication, it is probable that the same state-to-state change would by valued differently by patients experiencing different conditions.
Source: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - September 13, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: David Whynes Source Type: research

Contribution of chronic diseases to the mild and severe disability burden in Belgium
Conclusions Our results indicate that the assessment of the contribution of chronic diseases on disability is more informative if different levels of disability are taken into consideration. The identification of diseases which are related to different levels of disability – mild and severe – can assist policymakers in the definition and prioritisation of strategies to tackle disability, involving prevention, rehabilitation programs, support services, and training for disabled individuals.
Source: Archives of Public Health - August 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research

The burden of neurological disease in the United States: a summary report and call to action - Gooch CL, Pracht E, Borenstein AR.
The United States carries a substantial fiscal burden resulting from the nearly 100 million Americans with neurological disease. The combined annual costs of Alzheimer's and other dementias, low back pain, stroke, traumatic brain injury, migraine, epilepsy...
Source: SafetyLit - February 22, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Commentary Source Type: news

Chronic Health Conditions and Key Health Indicators Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Older US Adults, 2013-2014.
CONCLUSIONS: At substantial cost to society, many disparities in chronic conditions, disability, and mental distress observed in younger LGB adults persist, whereas others, such as cardiovascular disease risks, present in later life. Interventions are needed to maximize LGB health. PMID: 28700299 [PubMed - in process]
Source: American Journal of Public Health - July 14, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Fredriksen-Goldsen KI, Kim HJ, Shui C, Bryan AEB Tags: Am J Public Health Source Type: research

Physical activity participation and the risk of chronic diseases among South Asian adults: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis
DiscussionThis review will summarise the strength of the association between physical activity and selected chronic diseases and their markers among South Asian adults 40  years or older. The findings will provide an evidence base to guide public health policy and interventions in the South Asian region and to inform future research to address the rising burden of chronic diseases.Systematic review registrationPROSPEROCRD42018096505
Source: Systematic Reviews - October 30, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

A systematic review of the incidence, prevalence, costs, and activity/work limitations of amputation, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, back pain, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, stroke, and traumatic brain injury in the United States: a 2019 update - Lo J, Chan L, Flynn S.
OBJECTIVE: To present recent evidence on the prevalence, incidence, costs, activity limitations, and work limitations of common conditions requiring rehabilitation. METHODS: This was a systematic review. Medline (PubMed), SCOPUS, Web of Science, an...
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

COVID 19 – Conspiracy or Apocalypse? – Part II
By Daud Khan and Leila Yasmine KhanAMSTERDAM/ROME, Jun 8 2020 (IPS) As the COVID-19 virus spread rapidly around the globe, so did various theories about what caused the pandemic. According to the standard scientific theory, the virus originated in bats; crossed over to humans, probably via another intermediate host; and then spread rapidly across the globe. While the mainstream scientific theory sufficed for some, a large number of people saw the pandemic as the work of cold-hearted military or industrial strategists. An equally large number of people saw it as some kind of divine or natural retribution for an increasingly...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - June 8, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Daud Khan and Leila Yasmine Khan Tags: Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Coronavirus Source Type: news

Life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, and burden of disease in older people in the Americas, 1990-2019: a population-based study
CONCLUSION: The increase in life expectancy and decrease of DALYs indicate the positive effect of improvements in social conditions and health policies. However, the smaller increase in healthy life expectancy suggests that, despite living longer, people spend a substantial amount of time in their old age with disability and illness. Preventable and controllable diseases account for most of the disease burden in older adults in the Americas. Society-wide and life-course approaches, and adequate health services are needed to respond to the health needs of older people in the Region.PMID:34621302 | PMC:PMC8489742 | DOI:10.26633/RPSP.2021.114
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - October 8, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Ramon Martinez Patricia Morsch Patricia Soliz Carolina Hommes Pedro Ordunez Enrique Vega Source Type: research

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