Sub-Saharan Africa: Rising type 2 diabetes rates
Type 2 diabetes accounts for more than 90% of diabetes cases in sub-Saharan Africa and the number of people with type 2 diabetes is increasing, according to new research... Prevention News
South Africa: HIV increases risk of CVD
Taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) increases the risk of CVD among newly diagnosed HIV-infected South Africans, according to new research... Prevention News
China: CVD risk factors at highest rate in country's history
The prevalence of CVD risk factors have increased over the past several years and are significantly more prevalent among those who have had coronary heart disease or stroke, according to new research involving more than 46,000 participants... Prevention News
UK: Dietary consultation improves blood sugar control in diabetics
In recently diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients, people who received 6.5 hours of additional dietary consultations in a year were more likely to control and lower their blood sugar levels than individuals who received customary care... Prevention News
South Korea: Heavy alcohol consumption leads to hypertension and diabetes
Alcohol use is significantly associated with an increased risk of hypertension, diabetes, abdominal obesity, and high cholesterol among middle-aged Korean men, according to new research... Prevention News
Global: Diabetes doubled in last 30 years
The global rate of diabetes among adults has more than doubled since 1980, rising from 153 million to 347 million people, according to new research involving 2.7 million people from around the world... Prevention News
Saudi Arabia: Diabetes, hypertension on the rise
Diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease (CAD) are rising at alarming rates, according to new research... Prevention News
Mexico: Quality of fat intake determines risk of CVD
Although 75% of Mexicans surveyed fall within the recommended fat intake, their saturated fatty acids and trans fatty acids intake exceeded healthy diet recommendations - placing them at higher risk for CVD, according to new research... Prevention News
India: CVD risk growing in urban populations
Results from the New Delhi Birth Cohort - a comparatively young cohort of Indian men and women - suggest that the magnitude of coronary risk factors is unfortunately increasing, raising concerns about a future epidemic of CVD in India... Journal Review
US: Diabetics more likely to get cancer
Men and women with diabetes are 10% more likely to have cancer of some kind, according to research involving almost 400,000 individuals... Prevention News
Pakistan: Obesity and poor nutrition are top risk factors for cardiac patients
Obesity and eating less than five daily servings of fruits and/or vegetables tops the list of risk factors for cardiac patients, according to new research involving 10,000 people across all of Pakistan... Prevention News
Brazil: Current challenges with NCDs
Although age-adjusted NCD mortality decreased around 2% a year between 1996 and 2007, the increasing rates of diabetes, certain cancers, and obesity are creating major challenges to prevention and control efforts... Prevention News
Saudi Arabia: The importance of health education for adolescents with type 1 diabetes
In adolescents with type 1 diabetes, an educational intervention program consisting of cognitive and behavioral therapy resulted in lesser quality of life deteriorations and improvements in the control of hyperglycemia... Journal Review
Mexico, US: Diabetics at a higher risk of contracting TB
Compared to non-diabetics, people with diabetes have a higher risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB), according to new research involving TB clinics on the Texas/Mexico border... Prevention News
Peru: CVD risk factors vary among migrants
Cardiovascular disease risk factors (and the gradient of risk for CVD) vary among rural, rural-to urban migrant, and urban populations, according to new research... Prevention News
Global: NCDs are a priority for women's health
NCDs are increasingly impacting women globally according to a report from the International Diabetes Federation... Prevention News
Global: CVD polypill prospects
When it comes to secondary CVD prevention, the polypill should not be viewed in isolation, but as one of several strategies which should include health policies and health promotion... Journal Summary
Global: Diabetes rights charter launched
The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) recently launched the International Charter of Rights and Responsibilities of People with Diabetes, the first of its kind outlining the rights of more than 300 million people living with diabetes... Prevention News
India: Potential strengths and pitfalls of needed CVD research
With the increase of CVD-related death and disability in India, clinical research is more important now than ever, according to a recently published perspective... Prevention News
Peru: Increased diabetes prevalence using new diagnostic tool
Using glycosylated hemoglobin (A1C) as a diagnostic tool, researchers found the diabetes prevalence in adults from the PERU MIGRANT Study was three times higher than when using fasting glucose to measure diabetes... Prevention News
