Prevention plays a crucial role in counteracting morbidity and mortality related to ischemic
stroke. It has been estimated that 50% of stroke are preventable through control of …

BACKGROUND Impaired sleep quality is common and associated with an increased risk of
cardiovascular disease (CVD), thought to be mediated through adverse effects on …

Aims Prevention of cardiovascular disease and heart failure (HF) in a cost‐effective manner
is a public health goal. This work aims to assess the cost‐effectiveness of the St Vincent's …

The role a pharmacist can play in the public health arena has been discussed in great detail
over the past decade, and in 2004, public health objectives were placed in the Center for …

Background Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) protocols have diversified to include home-based
cardiac tele-rehabilitation (HBCTR) as an alternative to hospital-based or center-based CR …

Background Asians are often pooled together when evaluating disparities in health care
indicators (access, utilization, and management), though substantial variation may exist …

Background Sleep is an essential component of good physical and mental health. Previous
studies have reported that poor quality sleep is associated with an increased risk of …

Background Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the
developed world. To reduce this burden of disease, a German sickness fund ('Siemens …

In the present work, a tele-detection system was designed for the evaluation of the
cardiovascular state of people whose work requires prolonged sessions of computer use in …

The increase in the number of chronic diseases is a global problem; while in 2000 the
noninfectious chronic diseases represented 46% of the total, according to WHO forecast by …