Non-communicable diseases constitute a significant part of the overall morbidity and mortality in Nepal. Prevention of non-communicable diseases involves lifestyle modification which is directly dependent on the awareness of the population of the risk factors for diseases and methods ...
other pollutants like pesticides, they can all impact our brain health. Infectious diseases, an example that comes to my mind is COVID-19. We, many of us had brain health conditions looking at post-COVID condition that impacts our brain and there are a range of injuries by sports or acci...
[Objective]To understand the current situation of health literacy about chronic non-communicable diseases prevention among the residents of Kuichong Street in Shenzhen City,provide scientific basis for developing health literacy intervention.[Methods]Using multi-stage sampling method,1020 residents aged 15-...
byNew York University Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Non-communicable diseases (NCDs)—diseases that are not transmissible between individuals—account for the leading causes of death globally. However, there is limited data about how NCDs affect vulnerable populations, especially indigenous populations...
communicable diseases, illnesses caused by microorganisms and transmitted from an infected person or animal to another person or animal. Some diseases are passed on by direct or indirect contact with infected persons or with their excretions. Most diseases are spread through contact or close proximity...
and we really count on the collaboration of all actors, government actors, but also manufacturers of food, oil manufacturers to all work towards what could be an impressive public health achievement and in fact, the elimi...
A version of this paper was presented at a symposium titled “Public Health, Ethics and Non-Communicable Diseases” hosted by the Centre for Values, Ethics and the Law in Medicine (VELiM) and the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney University on October 8, 2012. Rights and ...
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In addition, the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases should be integrated into public services [18]. The aim of this study is to explore and summarize research findings, to map the status of knowledge and to identify research gaps related to the following research question: What...
Celebrating 25 Years of Mentice! What we do Market-leading simulation and performance-enhancing solutions As the global population ages, with the expectation to stay healthy and active as we age, availability of treatment options is increasing rapidly for treatment of non-communicable diseases, such ...