US: Do calorie displays at fast food restaurants really help?
Recent research suggests that providing information about calories to customers can have a relatively minimal impact on the amount of calories consumed by people frequenting fast food restaurants...
Canada: Lowering sodium intake may improve brain health
While a number of efforts at the individual and community level have been carried out to lower unduly high dietary levels of sodium, it is unknown what the effects of our excessively high sodium intake may have on cognitive function, especially in an older population...
Mexico: Bars, nightclubs insignificantly affected by smoke-free laws
One of the main arguments used by the tobacco industry to oppose smoke-free environments is that the hospitality industry will suffer an economic downturn...
UK: Managing diabetes with diet and physical activity
Increased physical activity and healthy lifestyle practices are integral to the successful management of persons with type 2 diabetes and those at high risk for this increasingly prevalent chronic disease...
France: Effect of smoke-free legislation on hemostasis
The fact that smoke-free laws lead to a drop in heart disease incidence and mortality is no longer subject to debate, however the mechanisms are still subject to research...
Brazil: Resting heart rate and CVD risk
A higher resting heart rate and elevated blood pressure have consistently been shown to be of considerable importance in predicting the risk of cardiovascular disease...
US: CVD prevention efforts result in decreased healthcare costs
The American Heart Association published a paper on the cost-effectiveness and value of primary prevention for CVD, and how changes in systems and interventions can save lives and money...
US: Updated CAD/hypertension guidelines in ambulatory care settings
Coronary artery disease (CAD) and hypertension continue to be the major causes of morbidity and mortality in the US and other industrialized countries...
US: Smoking and PAD in women
Peripheral artery disease is another disease markedly increased in smokers compared to non-smokers...
Global: Using HIV programs to support NCD services
While HIV and NCDs are traditionally thought of as two very different health problems, some of the systems, tools, and approaches of long-term HIV programs could work for NCDs as well...
UK: Aerobic exercises increases quality of life for PAD patients
Clinicians treating patients with peripheral arterial disease need to consider both upper- and lower- extremity exercise regimens for these patients, especially lower limb exercise programs which are less often considered by practitioners...
US: Determining where and how often blood pressure should be measured
Blood pressure levels can vary substantially depending in part on the number of times it's measured and the setting it's measured in (e.g. home, clinic, or as part of a research protocol)...
Argentina: Complete vs. partial smoking bans
This study not only proves that smoking bans work regardless were they are implemented but also proves that a partial smoking ban is ineffective to reduce acute coronary syndrome hospital admissions...
US: Diet and lifestyle affect long-term weight gain
Despite the adverse health effects associated with being overweight, most individuals have a fairly difficult time losing weight, especially during middle-age when physical activity levels often decline...
Development of a cardiovascular risk score for use in low- and middle-income countries
This study sought to derive and validate a cardiovascular risk score compromised of established myocardial risk factors and socioeconomic status in Costa Rica...
US: Tai chi improves quality of life in heart failure patients
While it was only several decades ago that patients with heart failure were considered to be either too old or too frail to exercise, more recent perceptions regarding the role of exercise in the management of patients with heart failure have changed...
Global: Realigning the public health curriculum to NCD burden
The American Journal of Public Health recently published an article discussing the need for academic public health to reformat its curriculum to meet the rising demands of NCDs within the global forum...
Global: Using a Polypill for people with CVD risk
A Polypill can be created with beneficial effects on blood pressure, serum lipids, and other CVD risk factors, while retaining a good safety profile with regards to side effects, in patients considered to be at low to moderate risk for CVD...
Australia: The influence of parents on childhood obesity
Parents have an important role to play in shaping their children's eating and activity behaviors, especially with pre-teens...
UK: Children's exposure to secondhand smoke
As smoke-free legislation spreads worldwide, we still need to remain vigilant that the benefits spread to everyone in society...
