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Relation between the Global Burden of Disease and Randomized Clinical Trials Conducted in Latin America Published in the Five Leading Medical Journals [PDF]

, 2008
Background: Since 1990 non communicable diseases and injuries account for the majority of death and disability-adjusted life years in Latin America. We analyzed the relationship between the global burden of disease and Randomized Clinical Trials (RCTs ...
Ortiz, Z, Perel, P, Ortiz, Zulma, Juan Pablo Casas, Miranda, JJ, Casas, JP, Miranda, J Jaime, Casas, Juan Pablo, Pablo Perel, J Jaime Miranda, Zulma Ortiz, Perel, Pablo   +11 more
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The Global Burden of Cardiovascular Disease

Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2011
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) today is responsible for approximately one-third of deaths worldwide, and that figure will surely increase in both developing and developed countries as risk factors for the disease--primarily dyslipidemia, hypertension, obesity, diabetes, physical inactivity, poor diet, and smoking--continue to increase.
Deaton, Christi, Froelicher, Erika Sivarajan, Wu, Lai Har, Ho, Camille, Shishani, Kawkab, Jaarsma, Tiny   +5 more
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Effectiveness of Resistance Intradialytic Exercise Compared to Aerobic Intradialytic Exercise for Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis commonly experience reduced physical function, fatigue, poor sleep quality, and impaired health‐related quality of life. Intradialytic exercise has been proposed as a non‐pharmacological strategy to improve these outcomes.
Klebson da Silva Almeida, Gisela Cristiane Miyamoto, Daniel da Costa Torres, Ian Setubal Reis Chaves, Jonas do Carmo Paschoalin, Braúlio Lima Nascimento, Luciana Dias Chiavegato   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparing PrEP initiation rates by service delivery models among high risk adolescent boys and young men in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: findings from a population-based prospective study

BMC Public Health
Introduction Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an HIV prevention strategy that can reduce the risk of HIV acquisition by more than 90% if taken consistently.
Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Wisdom Basera, Edward Nicol   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola, Shakirat Gold‐Olufadi, Olufunto Olufela Kalejaiye, Abdullateef Ogala, Rasheed A. Balogun   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Linkage to HIV care and early retention in HIV care among men in the ‘universal test-and-treat’ era in a high HIV-burdened district, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BMC Health Services Research
Introduction Despite the numerous efforts and initiatives, males with HIV are still less likely than women to receive HIV treatment. Across Sub-Saharan Africa, men are tested, linked, and retained in HIV care at lower rates than women, and South Africa ...
Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Wisdom Basera, Khumbulani Hlongwana, Carl Lombard, Ria Laubscher, Sinegugu Duma, Mireille Cheyip, Debbie Bradshaw, Edward Nicol   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

The burden of Alzheimer's disease

The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology, 2000
Alzheimer's disease (AD) imposes a severe burden upon patients and their carers. In particular, family carers of AD patients face extreme hardship and distress that represents a major but often hidden burden on healthcare systems. Carers often experience clinically significant alterations in physical and mental health, particularly depression. A number
openaire   +2 more sources

Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Methods for determining disease burden and calibrating national surveillance data in the United Kingdom: the second study of infectious intestinal disease in the community (IID2 study) [PDF]

, 2010
Background: Infectious intestinal disease (IID), usually presenting as diarrhoea and vomiting, is frequently preventable. Though often mild and self-limiting, its commonness makes IID an important public health problem.
Gray James J, Cowden, JM, Evans, Meirion R, Rodrigues, L.C, Neal, Keith R, Tompkins, David S, O'Brien Sarah J, Gray, JJ, Rodrigues, LC, Neal Keith R, Smith, GE, Hunter, P.R, Hunter, Paul R., Goutam K Adak, Sarah J O'Brien, Hunter, Paul R, Tompkins David S, Tompkins, D.S, Clarence C Tam, Evans, MR, Rait Greta, Gillian E Smith, Rait, G, O'Brien, Sarah J., Bolton, Frederick J, Adak, GK, Adak Goutam K, Hunter, PR, Smith Gillian E, Bolton, Frederick J., Adak, Goutam K., McLauchlin Jim, Letley, L.H, Smith, Gillian E., McLauchlin, J, McLauchlin, Jim, Letley Louise H, Evans Meirion R, Smyth, Brian, Hunter Paul R, Laura C Rodrigues, Jim McLauchlin, Louise H Letley, Letley, LH, Letley, Louise H, Rodrigues, Laura C, Smyth Brian, Rait, Greta, Adak, G.K, Gray, James J, Tam, Clarence C., Cowden, J.M, Neal, K.R, Adak, Goutam K, O'Brien, Sarah J, Keith R Neal, Cowden, John M., Cowden John M, Bolton Frederick J, Paul R Hunter, David S Tompkins, John M Cowden, Evans, Meirion R., Gray, James J., Neal, KR, Greta Rait, Brian Smyth, O'Brien, S.J, Tam Clarence C, Bolton, F.J, Neal, Keith R., Meirion R Evans, Evans, M.R, Tam, Clarence C, O'Brien, SJ, Rodrigues Laura C, Smyth, B, Frederick J Bolton, Smith, Gillian E, Tompkins, David S., Tam, CC, Smith, G.E, Bolton, FJ, James J Gray, Tompkins, DS, Rodrigues, Laura C., Cowden, John M, Gray, J.J, Letley, Louise H., Tam, C.C   +89 more
core   +2 more sources