The wealthiest countries in Europe have higher death rates from atrial fibrillation than the least wealthy and these death rates are increasing more rapidly than incidence rates, according to the first analysis of its kind published in the European Heart Journal today. The study also found that women who developed the condition were more likely […]
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Hip fracture incidence expected to increase two-to-three fold in some Eurasian countries
A detailed analysis of the burden of osteoporosis in eight Eurasian countries has found that osteoporosis is a significant and growing health problem in the region that will escalate in the future due to expected demographic changes. The authors of the Audit report carried out a review of the available literature and a survey of […]
Corona-pandemic: Germany on place 1 of the safest countries in Europe – Naturopathy naturopathy specialist portal
In the global Crisis, Germany is very good Germany is in terms of the Coronavirus pandemic is currently the safest country in Europe. In a global comparison, Germany is in second place. Only Israel was ranked in a London analysis as safer than Germany. The London Deep Knowledge Group is a consortium of commercial and […]
CVD leading cause of death worldwide, but cancer rising cause in rich countries
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the major cause of death among middle-aged adults around the world; however, in high-income countries deaths from cancer have become twice as frequent as those from CVD. The findings come from the first large prospective international study documenting the frequency of common diseases and death rates in high-, middle- and low-income […]
Global treaty is leaving some countries vulnerable to increase in tobacco consumption
There is no statistical evidence that global cigarette consumption has fallen as a result of the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, and in low- and middle-income countries it has actually increased, according to two studies led by global health researchers at York University. The studies, published in The British Medical Journal (BMJ), […]
Small-scale poultry farming could mean big problem in developing countries
Small-scale farming in developing countries provides those in rural communities with income and access to protein, but it may have a large impact on antibiotic resistance, according to a new University of Michigan study. Researchers looked at antibiotic-resistant bacteria populations in farmed broiler chickens, free-range backyard chickens and children in remote northwestern Ecuador that until […]