News tagged with disease burden
Cardiovascular disease causing increasing inequity between rich and poor
Dec 02, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
A new paper released today by The George Institute for International Health is warning a cardiovascular disease based epidemic is gaining pace among many low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), exemplified at its worst in ...
NTDs burden in Latin America and the Caribbean may exceed that of HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria
Sep 24, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
According to a new analysis published September 24th in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, "The Neglected Tropical Diseases of Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review of Disease Burden and Distri ...
Search results for disease burden
Liver disease responsible for most alcohol-related illness and deaths
Apr 23, 2009 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
Liver disease is the most prevalent cause of alcohol-related deaths, followed by car accidents and cancer, according to new research conducted in Portugal and presented today at EASL 2009, the Annual Meeting of the European ...
What proportion of psychotic illness is due to cannabis?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 29, 2009 |
2.6 / 5 (11) |
12
In this week's PLoS Medicine, a team of researchers from Australia and the US, led by Louisa Degenhardt at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, makes the case for estimating the role that cannabis has worldwide as a r ...
More pills, less quality of life for kidney patients
May 07, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
The more pills a dialysis patients takes, the worse their health-related quality of life, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). The findin ...
New analysis details devastating toll of neglected tropical diseases in sub-Saharan Africa
Aug 25, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
An analysis published August 25 in the open-access journal PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases sheds new light on the toll that neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) take on sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with an estimated 500 millio ...
Journal special edition outlines rotavirus burden and need for vaccines
Nov 05, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
The Journal of Infectious Diseases has released a special edition, Global Rotavirus Surveillance: Preparing for the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccines. This special edition provides a significant contribution to the unders ...
Study reviews health risks, economic burden of migraine
Feb 02, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
A new study published in Value in Health reviews the economic burden of migraine in the U.S. and recent clinical findings of the health risks of this neurological condition. This study traces the history of economic articl ...
SAfrica to limit trans fats as heart disease rises
Oct 15, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(AP) -- South Africa's health department says it will draft regulations aimed at reducing the trans fats South Africans consume.
Treatment for chronic illness needs to be less disruptive to people's lives
Aug 12, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Many patients with complex chronic illnesses are being overburdened by their treatment, according to research by a Newcastle University academic.
Study shows 1 in 25 deaths worldwide attributable to alcohol
Jun 26, 2009 |
5 / 5 (4) |
0
Research from Canada's own Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) featured in this week's edition of the Lancet shows that worldwide, 1 in 25 deaths are directly attributable to alcohol consumption. This rise since ...
Latin America must cut blood pressure to thrive
Jun 26, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Combating high blood pressure is a global challenge. But while developed countries have enjoyed reductions in cardiovascular disease over recent decades, Latin America has been less fortunate. In fact new research published ...
List of search results for disease burden
