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Non-communicable disease prevention, nutrition and aging
Acta bio-medica : Atenei Parmensis, 2020Nutrition plays a decisive role across geographies and societal groups in contributing to human health, strengthening resilience and extending the period of being free from non-communicable diseases (NCD) and increasing the quality of life. The objective
M. Ruthsatz, V. Candeias
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Chronic non-communicable diseases
Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology, 2006Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD) account for almost 60% of global mortality, and 80% of deaths from NCD occur in low- and middle-income countries. One quarter of these deaths--almost 9 million in 2005--are in men and women aged
K. G. M. M. Alberti, Nigel Unwin
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Exploiting non-communicable disease [PDF]
BMJ, 2012 The developed world is ever more cynical about Big Pharma, having suffered decades of marketing spin, drug scandals, and the manipulation of research. So drug companies are now eyeing the developing world, with its huge populations, rapidly increasing wealth, and light touch regulation.
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Non‐communicable diseases in the tropics
Medical Journal of Australia, 1993The way of life in many developing countries in the tropics is in a state of transition--from traditional to "modern", with its associated industrialisation, urbanisation and cultural readjustment. Infectious diseases are giving way to non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular diseases, adult onset diabetes, cancers, trauma and non-infectious ...
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Non Communicable Disease Risk Factors and their Trends in India
Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2017Background: India is a populous country of about 1.3 billion. Non communicable diseases (NCDs) contribute to around 5.87 million (60%) of all deaths in India.
S. Nethan, D. Sinha, R. Mehrotra
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Pellagra: a non-communicable disease of poverty
Tropical Doctor, 2012Pellagra is a disease of poverty that is treatable but easily overlooked. The disease is caused by a deficiency of niacin and is clinically characterized by the triad of dermatitis, diarrhoea and dementia. We describe two cases of pellagra in a Malawian district hospital and discuss the pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and treatment of the ...
Klaas Koop +4 more
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Adolescent non-communicable diseases
2018Four non-communicable diseases (NCDs): cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory conditions, are responsible for 63% of deaths worldwide. Most of these deaths (86%) occur in low and middle-income countries, where the highest proportion of adolescents live.
Jacqueline Pitchforth, Dougal Hargreaves
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Epigenetics and Common Non Communicable Disease
2019Common Non communicable diseases (NCDs), such as cardiovascular disease, cancer, schizophrenia, and diabetes, have become the major cause of death in the world. They result from an interaction between genetics, lifestyle and environmental factors. The prevalence of NCDs are increasing, and researchers hopes to find efficient strategies to predict ...
Roshanak S. Sajjadi +2 more
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Non-communicable diseases in the Arab world
The Lancet, 2014According to the results of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010, the burden of non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular disease, cancer, chronic lung diseases, and diabetes) in the Arab world has increased, with variations between countries of different income levels.
Ali H. Mokdad +10 more
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Non-communicable diseases in childhood
2018The focus is on the most common non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in low and middle-income countries, including asthma, cancer, diabetes, rheumatic fever, and sickle cell disease. It reviews the burden of disease, the global targets, and the challenges in prevention, screening, diagnosis, and management, largely due to limited resources and their low ...
Jessica Mvula +3 more
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