The prevalence of chronic diseases and major disease risk factors at different ages among 150 000 men and women living in Mexico City: cross-sectional analyses of a prospective study

Background  

While most of the global burden from chronic diseases, and especially vascular diseases, is now borne by low and middle-income countries, few large-scale epidemiological studies of chronic diseases in such countries have been performed.     

Severity of self-reported diseases and symptoms in Denmark

Objective  

To estimate and rank the relative severity of self-reported diseases and symptoms in Denmark.     

A global framework for action to improve the primary care response to chronic non-communicable diseases: a solution to a neglected problem

Background  

Although in developing countries the burden of morbidity and mortality due to infectious diseases has often overshadowed that due to chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), there is evidence now of a shift of attention to NCDs.     

Inflammation and cellular stress: a mechanistic link between immune-mediated and metabolically driven pathologies

Background  

Multiple cellular stress responses have been implicated in chronic diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular, and inflammatory bowel diseases. Even though phenotypically different, chronic diseases share cellular stress signaling pathways, in particular endoplasmic reticulum (ER) unfolded protein response (UPR).     

Using family history information to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent diseases; a discussion of the evidence

Background  

A family history, reflecting genetic susceptibility as well as shared environmental and behavioral factors, is an important risk factor for common chronic multifactorial diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes and many cancers.     

<Emphasis Type="Italic">Gastrodia elata</Emphasis> Blume water extracts improve insulin resistance by decreasing body fat in diet-induced obese rats: vanillin and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde are the bioactive candidates

Background  

Insulin resistance is a common symptom of metabolic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and hyperlipidemia.     

Neglected diseases of neglected populations: Thinking to reshape the determinants of health in Latin America and the Caribbean

Background  

People living in poverty throughout the developing world are heavily burdened with neglected communicable diseases and often marginalized by the health sector. These diseases are currently referred to as Neglected Diseases of Neglected Populations. The neglected diseases create social and financial burdens to the individual, the family, the community, and the nation.     

Evaluation of chronic disease self-management programme (CDSMP) for older adults in Hong Kong

Objectives  

To evaluate the locally-adapted CDSMP for older adults with chronic diseases in Hong Kong in the primary care setting.     

Survey of the opinions on the occupational health system in turkey expressed by patients of the Istanbul Hospital of Occupational Diseases

Objective  

To examine the opinion of patients of an occupational diseases hospital on the quality of provision of occupational medicine services in Turkey.     

The shape of the global causes of death

Background  

World maps can provide an instant visual overview of the distribution of diseases and deaths.     

Cardiovascular disease occurrence in two close but different social environments

Background  

Cardiovascular diseases estimate to be the leading cause of death and loss of disability-adjusted life years globally. Conventional risk factors for cardiovascular diseases only partly account for the social gradient. The purpose of this study was to compare the occurrence of the most frequent cardiovascular diseases and cardiovascular mortality in two close cities, the Twin cities.     

Simplicity within complexity: Seasonality and predictability of hospital admissions in the province of Ontario 1988–2001, a population-based analysis

Background  

Seasonality is a common feature of communicable diseases. Less well understood is whether seasonal patterns occur for non-communicable diseases. The overall effect of seasonal fluctuations on hospital admissions has not been systematically evaluated.     

Hepatic lipid metabolism response to dietary fatty acids is differently modulated by PPARα in male and female mice

Background  

In human beings, women are at lower risk of cardiovascular diseases, and respond differently from men to dietary fatty acids.     

Advanced glycation end products strongly activate platelets

Background  

Diabetes mellitus is characterized by hyperglycemia that plays an important role in the pathogenesis of diabetic complications including cardiovascular diseases. Moreover, hyperglycemia induces increased generation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). The activation of platelets is associated with the development of cardiovascular diseases.     

Seasonality of primary care utilization for respiratory diseases in Ontario: A time-series analysis

Background  

Respiratory diseases represent a significant burden in primary care. Determining the temporal variation of the overall burden of respiratory diseases on the health care system and their potential causes are keys to understanding disease dynamics in populations and can contribute to the rational management of health care resources.     

Cloudy apple juice protects against chemical-induced oxidative stress in rat

Background  

Apples abundant in phenolic compounds show a variety of biological activities that may contribute to beneficial effects against some chronic diseases.     

The effect of temperature on hospital admissions in nine California counties

Objectives  

This study examined the association between mean daily apparent temperature and hospital admissions for several diseases in nine California counties from May to September, 1999 to 2005.     

Third national surveillance of risk factors of non-communicable diseases (SuRFNCD-2007) in Iran: methods and results on prevalence of diabetes, hypertension, obesity, central obesity, and dyslipidemia

Background  

The burden of non-communicable diseases is rising globally. This trend seems to be faster in developing countries of the Middle East. In this study, we presented the latest prevalence rates of a number of important non-communicable diseases and their risk factors in the Iranian population.     

Using automated medical records for rapid identification of illness syndromes (syndromic surveillance): the example of lower respiratory infection

Background  

Gaps in disease surveillance capacity, particularly for emerging infections and bioterrorist attack, highlight a need for efficient, real time identification of diseases.     

Fractions of cardiovascular diseases,mental disorders,and musculoskeletal disorders attributable to job strain

Objectives  

The aim of this study was to evaluate fractions of diseases attributable to job strain defined using Karasek’s model among the French working population for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), mental disorders, and musculoskeletal disorders (MSD).