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Distribution of diabetes, hypertension and non-communicable disease risk factors among adults in rural Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey

BMJ Global Health, 2018
Background Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are increasing in low-income settings. We conducted a survey of risk factors, blood pressure and blood glucose in rural Bangladesh and assessed variations by age, sex and wealth.
E. Fottrell, Naveed Ahmed, S. Shaha, H. Jennings, A. Kuddus, J. Morrison, K. Akter, Badrun Nahar, T. Nahar, H. Haghparast-Bidgoli, A. Khan, A. Costello, K. Azad   +12 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

A subset of MMR‐proficient colon cancers responds to neoadjuvant immunotherapy

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Tan et al. reveal that a distinct subset of early‐stage pMMR colon cancers can respond to neoadjuvant immunotherapy. In the NICHE‐2 trial, responders (26%) were characterized by chromosomal instability, TP53 mutations, and proliferative cell‐cycle programs, whereas nonresponders showed metabolic and stromal reprogramming with TGF‐β‐driven ...
Eleonora Piumatti, Giovanni Germano, Pietro Paolo Vitiello, Alberto Bardelli   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Associations between serum lipid profiles and the incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the UK Biobank

Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition
Objective To investigate the relationship between serum lipid levels and the risk of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the UK Biobank. Methods We performed this prospective study in 381,938 adults without COPD from UK Biobank.
Mengxia Li, Bingqing Xu, Hao Yu, Yanan Wan, Zheng Zhu, Pengfei Luo, Jian Su, Jinyi Zhou, Xikang Fan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Non-Communicable Disease Prevention : final prospectus report [PDF]

, 2015
This report describes the Non-Communicable Disease Prevention (NCDP) program for the purpose of the External Program Review (prospectus period 2011-2016). It provides an overview of the program strategies and implementation, presents examples of progress
IDRC. Non-Communicable Disease Prevention Program
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Improving access to effective care for people with chronic respiratory symptoms in low and middle income countries. [PDF]

, 2015
Chronic respiratory symptoms are amongst the most common complaints among low and middle-income country (LMICs) populations and they are expected to remain common over the 10 to 20 year horizon.
Cuevas, Luis, Mortimer, Kevin, Squire, Bertie, Thomson, Rachael, Tolhurst, Rachel   +4 more
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Preparedness for delivering non-communicable disease services in primary care: access to medicines for diabetes and hypertension in a district in south India

BMJ Global Health, 2018
Introduction Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have become a major public health challenge worldwide; they account for 28 million deaths per year in low-and-middle-income countries (LMICs).
M. Elias, M. Pati, Praveenkumar Aivalli, Bhanuprakash Srinath, Chikkagollahalli Munegowda, Z. Shroff, M. Bigdeli, P. Srinivas   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Developing evidence‐based, cost‐effective P4 cancer medicine for driving innovation in prevention, therapeutics, patient care and reducing healthcare inequalities

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The cancer problem is increasing globally with projections up to the year 2050 showing unfavourable outcomes in terms of incidence and cancer‐related deaths. The main challenges are prevention, improved therapeutics resulting in increased cure rates and enhanced health‐related quality of life.
Ulrik Ringborg, Joachim von Braun, Julio Celis, Anton Berns, Michael Baumann, Tit Albreht, Nancy Abou‐Zeid, Vanderlei Bagnato, Christian Brandts, Chien‐Jen Chen, Massimiliano di Pietro, Manjit Dosanjh, Thomas Dubois, Alexander Eggermont, Angelika Eggert, Ingemar Ernberg, Sara Faithfull, Johannes Förner, Stefan Fröhling, Manuel Heitor, Leroy Hood, Wei Jiang, Bengt Jönsson, Ravi Kannan, Maria Leptin, Su Li, Peter Lindgren, Douglas Lowy, Jun Ma, Alex Markham, Péter Nagy, Simon Oberst, M. Iqbal Parker, Danielle Rodin, Kevin Ryan, Joachim Schüz, Richard Sullivan, Josep Tabernero, Peter Turkson, Oliver Várhelyi, Harold Varmus, Chijie Wang, Elisabete Weiderpass, Nils Wilking   +43 more
wiley   +1 more source

Plecstatin inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma tumorigenesis and invasion through cytolinker plectin

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
The ruthenium‐based metallodrug plecstatin exerts its anticancer effect in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) primarily through selective targeting of plectin. By disrupting plectin‐mediated cytoskeletal organization, plecstatin inhibits anchorage‐dependent growth, cell polarization, and tumor cell dissemination.
Zuzana Outla, Jan Kosla, Magdalena Prechova, Lukas Frick, Patricia Bortel, Yasmin Borutzki, Andrea Bileck, Christopher Gerner, Samuel M. Meier‐Menches, Selma Osmanagic‐Myers, Martin Gregor   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

Pakistan Journal of Medicine and Dentistry
Non Communicable Diseases (NCD’s), the emerging of major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide including developing countries, are estimated to accounts for 50% of total deaths in Pakistan according to WHO country profile of 2014. Hypertension was recognized but considered as essential response to aging and not a treatable condition.
Andrew Snell, John Walley
openaire   +3 more sources

Adequate iodine nutrition and higher salt intake in Chinese adults aged 18–59 years recommended by international organizations

Scientific Reports
Iodine deficiency and excessive salt intake have adverse health effects. This study evaluated the iodine level and salt intake in Chinese adults aged 18–59 years after implementing the salt reduction program and compared with both the World Health ...
Diqun Chen, Ying Ye, Ying Lan, Meng He, Jiani Wu, Lijin Wang, Zhihui Chen   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source