Count to 40 seconds and an American has died of a heart attack. Over 800 thousand people die every year from heart attacks. One in five heart attacks are silent, meaning blockage of blood flow to the heart starts but the person remains completely unaware. There are many silent warning signs which could make the…
Revisiting OECD EU Diabetes Report, 2020
Diabetes is chronic and continues increasing overall health risks Diabetes is a chronic condition that mainly occurs when your body cannot regulate excessive glucose levels. If undiagnosed or poorly controlled, it will most likely result in various complications, including blndness, kidney failure and lower limb amputation. Diabetes increases risks of cardiovascular disease along with greater…
Event: The Interplay of Gender in Health – A global health issue!
Interplay of Gender in Health – A global health issue! See details of this event! – Here
Food can upset Prescription Drugs!
Prescription Drugs might not like the food you eat. About 70 percent of U.S. citizens take at least one prescription drug and according to John Hopkins. Food and medicine interactions can take place with both prescription and over the counter medications. Blood pressure, back pains, diabetes, and headaches, the medications that are meant to help, …
Slow down your natural ageing clock now!
Univ. of Virginia, School of Medicine researchers discovery – a key driver of chronic inflammation causing ageing to accelerate in human bodies. This finding can potentially lead to a position where we could slow down our natural ageing clock and so live longer,healthier lives, where many age related conditions like heart disease and devastating brain…
Warning Signs for Elder Abuse During Care
Warning Signs for Elder Abuse During Care It is estimated that about 16% of the elderly worldwide have been victims of abuse. There is not enough data about this internationally, particularly in less developed or developing countries in variosu parts of the world. The main advances in effect today to prevent abuse toward elders. Andrea…
Event: Interplay of gender and mental health a Global health Issue
SAVE THE DATE! The European Institute of Women’s Health & The European Psychiatric Association Interplay of Gender and Mental Health: A Global Health Issue! 12th September 2023 10- 11.30 am (CEST) Where: Zoom Cost: FREE REGISTER NOW! Join us for this exciting webinar Hosted by the European Institute of Women’s Health and the…
Your occupational environment and increased ovarian cancer risk
Investigating employment in occupations or industry with specific occupational exposures to ovarian cancer risks. Methods In a population based case control study conducted in Montreal, Canada (2011–2016), lifetime occupational histories were collected for 491 cases of ovarian cancer and 897 controls. An industrial hygienist coded the occupation and industry of each participant’s job. Associations with…
Can hearing aids really slow down Alzheimer’s disease?
A systematic review of literature on diabetes, its potential impacts on hearing loss, and a discussion of the clinical implications. By Emily Urry, PhD and Elizabeth Stewart, AuD, PhD Across a lifespan, an individual’s hearing capacity is influenced by genetic, biological, psychosocial, and environmental factors. These factors can either lead to hearing loss or protect…
Arterial hypertension – a leading cause of death
Arterial hypertension – a leading cause of death. Partly due to ageing, the rising incidence of obesity, and socio economic and environmental changes, its incidence increases worldwide. Hypertension commonly coexists with Type 2 diabetes, obesity, dyslipidaemia, sedentary lifestyle, and smoking leading to risk amplification. Blood pressure lowering by lifestyle modifications and anti hypertensive drugs reduce…