epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular disease

... HCC [3], and 500, 000 to 1.2 million people die of HBV infection annually [4,5] Because of the high HBV-related morbidity and mortality, the global disease burden of HB is substantial Epidemiology ... evidence of acute disease related to HBV, but the rates of chronic liver disease and liver cancer in adults are high [7] Intermediate Endemicity Hepatitis B is moderately endemic in part of Eastern and ... preparations and use in liver transplantation Clin Liver Dis 2003; 7:537-550 69 Lavanchy D Hepatitis B virus epidemiology, disease burden, treatment, and current and emerging prevention and control...

Ngày tải lên: 02/11/2012, 11:12

... Parents and carers of children and young people under the age of 16 Page 27 of 124 NICE public health guidance 25: Prevention of cardiovascular disease • Local authorities (providers of cultural and ... in saturated fat intake in Finland, Iceland, Page 45 of 124 NICE public health guidance 25: Prevention of cardiovascular disease Norway and elsewhere (Zatonski and Willet 2005, Laatikainen et ... occasionally Page of 124 NICE public health guidance 25: Prevention of cardiovascular disease • Discourage the use of potassium and other substitutes to replace salt The aim of avoiding potassium...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 09:20

... to have.” The heart of the matter Rethinking prevention of cardiovascular disease An introduction to cardiovascular disease The term cardiovascular disease covers a range of medical conditions ... a large majority of cardiovascular diseases are avoidable But prevention is little used Governments devote only a small proportion of health spending to prevention of diseases of any kind–typically ... 2013 The heart of the matter Rethinking prevention of cardiovascular disease About the report The heart of the matter: Rethinking prevention of cardiovascular disease is an Economist Intelligence...

Ngày tải lên: 04/12/2015, 00:25

... Equipment Required: • Handout #1.1: Understanding the Spread of Disease • Handout #1.2: How to Reduce the Spread of Illnesses • Handout #1.3: Example of How Some Childhood Infectious Diseases Are Spread ... Program Handout #1.1 Section 1: Understanding the Spread of Disease Infants and young children in child care have an increased rate of certain infectious disease and an increased risk of getting ... Prevention of Infectious Disease 11 Handout #1.2 Section 1: Understanding the Spread of Disease How to Reduce the Spread of Illnesses through Direct or Indirect Contact To reduce the spread of...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Predictive Medicine and Public Health, University of Porto Medical School and Institute of Public Health of the University of Porto (ISPUP), Al Prof Hernâni ... in the cardiovascular disease mortality and YLL, and the transition towards cancer In more recent years, the highest burdens of disease came from cancers in men and from cardiovascular diseases ... mortality rates and years of life lost Table Annual change and contribution of demographic changes and age-independent “risk” to cardiovascular diseases and cancer mortality 1980–2010, by sex Disease...

Ngày tải lên: 15/02/2014, 04:20

... pulmonary disease and asthma in the of disease burden that are consistent and measurable across nations The authors of the Global Burden of Disease Study designed a method to estimate the fraction of ... POINTS: RE P extent of the underreporting varies across countries and depends on the level of awareness and understanding of COPD among health professionals, the organization of health care services ... Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) are to increase awareness of COPD and decrease morbidity and mortality from the disease GOLD aims to improve prevention and management of COPD through a concerted...

Ngày tải lên: 21/02/2014, 12:20

... Response and Terrorism (CERT) Robert H Hamm, MD, MPH Bureau of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention Eddie Hedrick Bureau of Immunization Assessment and Assurance Susan Kneeskern, RN Bureau of ... Genetics and Healthy Childhood Marge Cole, RN, MSN, FASHA Bureau of WIC and Nutrition Services Kathy Mertzlufft Section for Disease Control and Environmental Epidemiology Kristi Campbell Office of ... are listed, and remain informed of new developments and resulting changes in recommendations on communicable disease prevention and control iii TAKE TO BEGINNING OF DOCUMENT TABLE OF CONTENTS...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 10:20

... and control cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes Cardiovascular diseases - prevention and control Neoplasms - prevention and control Respiratory tract diseases ... framework for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases A Develop and implement a comprehensive policy and plan for the prevention and control of major noncommunicable diseases, and for the ... involvement of existing regional and global initiatives in the implementation and monitoring of the global strategy for the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases, and of related strategies...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 04:20

... MMWR series of publications is published by the Office of Surveillance, Epidemiology, and Laboratory Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), U.S Department of Health and Human ... Use of PCV13 and PPSV23 12 Public Health Considerations 14 References 15 Vol 59 / RR-11 Recommendations and Reports Prevention of Pneumococcal Disease Among Infants and ... Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for prevention of invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD) caused among infants and young children by the 13 pneumococcal serotypes covered by the vaccine and for prevention...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 10:20

... end of this session all participants will be able to:  Identify the threats to our poultry and how disease agents might enter a poultry farm h l f  Identify the costs of diseases and their prevention ... risking the transmission of diseases Screened walls and windows fishnet – in use in Thailand Prevent contact of poultry inside the chicken house with wild and domestic animals and birds from the outside ... technical knowledge and access to information What is Biosecurity Plan Biosecurity plan is a set of practices designed to prevent the entry and spread of infectious diseases into and from a poultry...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 21:20

... Subjects and Methods Subjects The study groups consisted of chefs (N = 45) and office workers (N = 48) All subjects were male and aged between 30 and 45 years The volunteers were informed of the ... cholesterol to tissues and can be used to estimate the particle number and size of LDL Since a high value of Apo B is related to heart disease, Apo B allows a more accurate assessment of CD risk [4] ... [20], the samples were washed and the lipids were educed from membranes by means of the BLIGH & DYER procedure Page of [21] with methanol and chloroform In preparation of the gas chromatographic...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... Prediction, Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular Arrhythmic Events Fig 12 Multiplier as a synapse According to Fig 12, IO1 is the combination of IC1 and IC2 while IO2 is the combination of IC3 and ... circuit The input currents of a multiplier are the sum of currents IX and IY and the subtraction of the input currents IX and IY By using quadratic relationship between input and output currents which ... defibrillation and to achieve this gradient there was need of higher shock energy (Niemann et al, 2010) After minutes of ventricular 24 Cardiac Defibrillation – Prediction, Prevention and Management of Cardiovascular...

Ngày tải lên: 27/06/2014, 18:20

... evaluation of its sensitivity, specificity, impact on disease, and cost-effectiveness Physicians and patients are continuously introduced to new screening tests, often in advance of complete ... approach, which is associated with high cost and a substantial risk of false-positive results This chapter will review the basic principles of screening and prevention in the primary care setting Recommendations ... carry a large disease burden (Table 4-1) The five leading causes of mortality in the United States are heart diseases, malignant neoplasms, accidents, cerebrovascular diseases, and chronic obstructive...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 08:20

... numbers of lives saved 3 The cost per year of life saved is used to assess the effectiveness of many screening and prevention strategies Typically, strategies that cost

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 08:20

... Every Every 1–3 height and weight Cholesterol years Women > 45 years Diabetes >45 or earlier, 338 if there are additional years risk factors Pap smearb Within years of onset of sexual years 78 activity ... years Mammographya Women > 40 years Colorectal >50 78, 87 cancera fecal occult Every year blood and/ or sigmoidoscopy or Every Every 10 years colonoscopy years Osteoporosis Women > 65; Periodically...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 08:20

... evidence that prevention strategies can have major health care benefits, implementation of these services is challenging because of competing demands on physician and patient time and because of gaps ... intake Aspirin use to prevent cardiovascular disease in 235 selected men >40 years and women >50 years Chemoprevention of breast cancer in women at high 65 STDs and HIV prevention 124, 182 risk Physical ... of life saved Thus, while one patient may prefer the ease of preparation, less time disruption, and the lower risk of flexible sigmoidoscopy, others may prefer the sedation and thoroughness of...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 08:20

... discuss STD prevention (4)  Recommend skin, breast, and testicular self-exams (4)  Recommend UV light avoidance and regular sun screen use (4)  Measurement of blood pressure, height, weight and body ... emphasis on influenza and S pneumoniae (3,7) Kidney disease  Screen for dementia and depression (5) Accidents  Screen for visual and hearing 10 problems, home safety issues, and elder Septicemia ... before age 50 and every year thereafter History should include medication use (prescription and nonprescription), allergies, dietary history, use of alcohol and tobacco, sexual practices, and a thorough...

Ngày tải lên: 06/07/2014, 08:20

... transcription of respective genes Indeed, inhibition of STAT6 by means of ODN decoys did diminish proliferation of murine and human Th2 cells in vitro19 and did suppress IgE synthesis and development of ... CD28 and inducible costimulator (ICOS) on T cells on the one hand and their ligands CD80/86 and ICOS-L on DCs, B cells, and other APCs on the other hand.31 ICOS acts through activation of MAPK, ... numbers of Tregs in atopic patients.59 Thus, an imbalance between Th2 (and Th1) cells on the one hand and Tregs on the other hand might be responsible for the development of atopic diseases, and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... production and concentrations of MCP-1, ICAM-1, MMP-9 and oxLDL, mean values for all the OXANO concentrations measured during clamping and reperfusion and for the markers sampled before, during and ... significant change was observed concerning MMP-9 and ICAM-1 The outcome of the PCA of the radical data, data concerning the degree of arteriosclerotic disease and some relevant clinical data are shown ... correlation between MCP-1 and radical levels and a negative correlation between ICAM-1 and these levels The lack of a positive correlation between radicals and these markers of inflammation, as well...

Ngày tải lên: 26/10/2012, 10:03

... relation between kidney disease and the risk of CVD and is the focus of several recent studies These studies have shown that the association of CKD to CVD is independent of any traditional risk ... Bethesda: National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, 2003 Locatelli F, Marcelli D, Conte F et al Cardiovascular disease in chronic renal failure: ... Clinical epidemiology of cardiovascular disease in chronic renal disease Am J Kideny Dis 1998; 32 (Suppl 3): S112-119 Coresh J, Astor BC, Greene T, Eknoyan G, Levey AS Prevalence of chronic kidney disease...

Ngày tải lên: 03/11/2012, 11:52