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ANH-Intl News Alerts: Week 42, 2014
TTIP, vaccines, water fluoridation, healthy eating, stroke risk, and history of safe use for food
Source: Alliance for Natural Health - October 15, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sophie Tags: BMI calories cerebral infarction diet europe healthy eating india innoculation international Ireland Israel McDonalds measles NAMV Novel Foods Regulation Nurses Against Mandatory Vaccines obesity restaurant stroke risk Source Type: news

'More adults should be taking statins,' says NICE
Conclusion Despite somewhat hysterical media coverage to the contrary ("millions more to be given statins," according to the Daily Express), nobody will be forced to take statins. If your GP does recommend statins, you should ask them to explain the benefits and risks for you personally of starting statin treatment. You may want to find out more about statins before making up your mind – the NHS Choices Health A-Z information on statins is a good place to start. If you do experience troublesome side effects while taking statins, contact your GP or the doctor in charge of your care. It could be the case that a...
Source: NHS News Feed - July 18, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medication QA articles Source Type: news

Surveillance for certain health behaviors among States and selected local areas - United States, 2010.
This report presents results for 2010 for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, 192 MMSAs, and 302 counties. Results: In 2010, the estimated prevalence of high-risk health behaviors, chronic diseases and conditions, access to health care, and use of preventive health services varied substantially by state and territory, MMSA, and county. In the following summary of results, each set of proportions refers to the range of estimated prevalence for the disease, condition, or behaviors, as reported by survey respondents. Adults reporting good or better health: 6...
Source: MMWR Surveill Summ - May 31, 2013 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Xu F, Town M, Balluz LS, Bartoli WP, Murphy W, Chowdhury PP, Garvin WS, Pierannunzi C, Zhong Y, Salandy SW, Jones CK, Crawford CA, Division of Behavioral Surveillance, Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, CDC Tags: MMWR Surveill Summ Source Type: research

Surveillance for Certain Health Behaviors, Chronic Diseases, and Conditions, Access to Health Care, and Use of Preventive Health Services Among States and Selected Local Areas
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2012.
This report presents results for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, participating U.S. territories that include the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Puerto Rico) and Guam, 187 Metropolitan/Micropolitan Statistical Areas (MMSAs), and 210 counties (n = 475,687 survey respondents) for the year 2012. RESULTS: In 2012, the estimated prevalence of health-risk behaviors, chronic diseases or conditions, access to health care, and use of preventive health services substantially varied by state and territory, MMSA, and county. The following portion of the abstract lists a summary of results by selected BRFSS measures. Each se...
Source: MMWR Surveill Summ - April 30, 2016 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Chowdhury PP, Mawokomatanda T, Xu F, Gamble S, Flegel D, Pierannunzi C, Garvin W, Town M Tags: MMWR Surveill Summ Source Type: research

Heart attacks linked to media statin reports ... reports media
Conclusion This study aimed to estimate the effect on the use of statins in the UK after a six-month period of intense media coverage about the risks and benefits of the drugs. It found that patients were more likely to stop taking statins after exposure to the high media coverage compared with before the six-month period. However, there was no effect for people who had been newly prescribed statins. As the researchers acknowledge, interrupted time series studies like this one cannot confirm a causal link between the media coverage and the observed likelihood of stopping statin treatment. We cannot know the exact reasons...
Source: NHS News Feed - June 29, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart/lungs Medication Medical practice Source Type: news

Prognostic factors for mortality, intensive care unit and hospital admission due to SARS-CoV-2: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies in Europe
Background As mortality from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is strongly age-dependent, we aimed to identify population subgroups at an elevated risk for adverse outcomes from COVID-19 using age-/gender-adjusted data from European cohort studies with the aim to identify populations that could potentially benefit from booster vaccinations. Methods We performed a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to investigate the role of underlying medical conditions as prognostic factors for adverse outcomes due to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), including death, hospitalisation, intensive c...
Source: European Respiratory Review - November 2, 2022 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Vardavas, C. I., Mathioudakis, A. G., Nikitara, K., Stamatelopoulos, K., Georgiopoulos, G., Phalkey, R., Leonardi-Bee, J., Fernandez, E., Carnicer-Pont, D., Vestbo, J., Semenza, J. C., Deogan, C., Suk, J. E., Kramarz, P., Lamb, F., Penttinen, P. Tags: Respiratory infections and tuberculosis Reviews Source Type: research

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Abstract The global prevalence of physiologically defined chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in adults aged >40 yr is approximately 9-10 per cent. Recently, the Indian Study on Epidemiology of Asthma, Respiratory Symptoms and Chronic Bronchitis in Adults had shown that the overall prevalence of chronic bronchitis in adults >35 yr is 3.49 per cent. The development of COPD is multifactorial and the risk factors of COPD include genetic and environmental factors. Pathological changes in COPD are observed in central airways, small airways and alveolar space. The proposed pathogenesis of COPD includes pr...
Source: The Indian Journal of Medical Research - February 1, 2013 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Vijayan VK Tags: Indian J Med Res Source Type: research

Every day, thousands of Americans turn 65. How do we help ensure that the U.S. system is ready to meet their needs?
Thumbnail: Tags: conversationsphrma conversationsMedicareseniorsmary grealybob blancatofreda lewis hallconversations 2Contributors: 118611871184Contributions: Read Freda Lewis-Hall's bio The most impactful action we can take is to move to a prevention-centered system, with policies and programs in place to preserve good health and prevent disabling disease. There is no reason why age 65 shouldn’t be the gateway to years of general good health. We have to get people in the Baby Boom generation thinking now about how they can stay vigorous and delay, for as long as possible, the issues that come when...
Source: PHRMA - July 2, 2013 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Stephen Source Type: news

ANH-Intl News Alerts: Week 23, 2014
GM, statins, vaccinations, saturated fat, package-free shopping, FDA and cheese, diet advise, and protein lowers stroke risk
Source: Alliance for Natural Health - June 18, 2014 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Sophie Tags: ASO Association for the Study of Obesity BDA British Dietetic Association calorie counting Canadian Medical Association Journal cheese Chinese CMAJ department of health diet advise Dietitians in Obesity Management DoH DOM europ Source Type: news

CDC National Health Report: Leading Causes of Morbidity and Mortality and Associated Behavioral Risk and Protective Factors-United States, 2005-2013.
This report reviews population health in the United States and provides an assessment of recent progress in meeting high-priority health objectives. The health status indicators described in this report were selected because of their direct relation to the leading causes of death and other substantial sources of morbidity and mortality and should be the focus of prevention efforts. REPORTING PERIOD COVERED: Data are reported starting in 2005 (or the earliest available year since 2005) through the current data year. Because data sources and specific indicators vary regarding when data are available, the most recent yea...
Source: MMWR Surveill Summ - October 31, 2014 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Johnson NB, Hayes LD, Brown K, Hoo EC, Ethier KA Tags: MMWR Surveill Summ Source Type: research

Ten-point plan to tackle liver disease published
"Doctors call for tougher laws on alcohol abuse to tackle liver disease crisis," The Guardian reports. But this is just one of 10 recommendations for tackling the burden of liver disease published in a special report in The Lancet.The report paints a grim picture of an emerging crisis in liver disease in the UK, saying it is one of the few countries in Europe where liver disease and deaths have actually increased rapidly over the last 30 years. It concludes with 10 recommendations to tackle the burden of liver disease.The media has approached the recommendations from many different angles, with many sources only ...
Source: NHS News Feed - November 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Food/diet Lifestyle/exercise QA articles Source Type: news

PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) -- This week's topics include citrus and melanoma, a new oral medication for obesity, stroke treatment guidelines, and a vaccine for Helicobacter pylori.
Source: MedPage Today Dermatology - July 5, 2015 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news

Progress in pediatrics in 2015: choices in allergy, endocrinology, gastroenterology, genetics, haematology, infectious diseases, neonatology, nephrology, neurology, nutrition, oncology and pulmonology
AbstractThis review focuses key advances in different pediatric fields that were published in Italian Journal of Pediatrics and in international journals in 2015. Weaning studies continue to show promise for preventing food allergy. New diagnostic tools are available for identifying the allergic origin of allergic-like symptoms. Advances have been reported in obesity, short stature and autoimmune endocrine disorders. New molecules are offered to reduce weight gain and insulin-resistance in obese children. Regional investigations may provide suggestions for preventing short stature. Epidemiological studies have evidenced th...
Source: Italian Journal of Pediatrics - August 26, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: research

Pneumonia in the Noninstitutionalized Older Population.
CONCLUSION: Pneumonia plays an important role in the medical care of non-institutionalized older people. With the aid of the predictors identified in this study, primary care physicians can identify patients at risk, smokers can gain additional motivation to quit, treatment compliance can be increased, and patients may become more willing to be vaccinated as recommended in the current guidelines. PMID: 27697144 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Deutsches Arzteblatt International - October 5, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Dtsch Arztebl Int Source Type: research