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Bring lessons from the "AIDS decade" to the fight against the global epidemic of noncommunicable diseases
February 22, 2012 There is a myth that chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes are only a problem for wealthier countries. But in fact, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) kill 28 million people annually in low- and middle-income countries.…
Energized, global effort needed to target noncommunicable diseases
October 17, 2011 -- The United Nations, the World Health Organization (WHO), and a small group of disease-specific non-governmental organizations (NGOs) need help to address the mounting toll of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs)—such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, stroke,…
New study finds stronger link between depression and stroke
Researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) in Boston have published a new meta-analysis in the September 21, 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association that links depression…
New report pegs economic toll of noncommunicable diseases at $47 trillion over next two decades
September 19, 2011 The world stands to lose a staggering $47 trillion over the next two decades because of the economic impacts of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), according to a new joint report by the Harvard School of Public…
Dean Frenk urges action on noncommunicable diseases in poor countries
Harvard School of Public Health Dean Julio Frenk said there is a “moral imperative” to prevent and treat noncommunicable diseases in poor countries, similar to the effort made during the AIDS epidemic a decade ago. Frenk and other…
Strengthening health systems to address New Challenge Diseases (NCDs)
[ Fall 2011 ] Reframing a Public Health Acronym In September 2011, the United Nations General Assembly is holding a High-Level Meeting on the prevention and control of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). In the following essay, Felicia Marie Knaul, director…
Eating fish may lower stroke risk
Eating fish a few times a week may be beneficial in lowering stroke risk, according to a new meta-analysis. Researchers examined results from 15 previous studies to summarize the evidence linking fish consumption and stroke risk. According to…
Costly noncommunicable diseases on rise in developing world
Cancer, COPD, other diseases taking global toll The global economy last year spent an estimated $300 billion on newly diagnosed cancer cases, $400 billion on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and billions more on diabetes, heart disease, breast…
Conference calls for global focus on the burden of non-communicable diseases of the world's poorest billion
March 23, 2011 -- Ten years ago, attention given to HIV/AIDS at a United Nations special session was followed by the establishment of the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. Now, a growing chorus of public health…
Improving Americans' health literacy
January 2011 -- Why do hospitals have signs for the "nephrology department" when patients with kidney disease who need that department's services are unlikely to know what the word nephrology means? Rima Rudd, senior lecturer on society, human…
