National health systems need strengthening if they are to meet the growing challenge of
chronic diseases in low-income and middle-income countries. By application of an accepted …

Current epidemiologic predictions show that the world is heading for a vascular tsunami of
pandemic proportions. The number of people at high risk from cardiovascular disease is …

BACKGROUND:: Systemic corticosteroids are known to increase diabetes risk, but the
effects of high-dose inhaled corticosteroids are unknown. We assessed whether the use and …

Like climate change, the relentless worldwide spread of noncommunicable diseases offers
an opportunity for low-, middle-, and high-income countries to join forces in addressing a …

Background Sub-Saharan Africa is facing rapidly increasing prevalences of cardiovascular
disease, obesity, diabetes and hypertension. Previous and ongoing undernutrition among …

We aimed to describe changes in the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) in Spain by means of a repeated cross-sectional design comparing two population …

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The use of wearable motion sensing technology offers important advantages over
conventional methods for obtaining measures of physical activity and/or physical functioning …

Transition to diets that are high in saturated fat and sugar has caused a global public health
concern, as the pattern of food consumption is a major modifiable risk factor for chronic non …

The organic nitrite, amyl of nitrite, was initially used as a therapeutic agent in the treatment of
angina pectoris, but was replaced over a decade later by the organic nitrate, nitroglycerin …