Posts Tagged ‘chronic disease’

A clean, green city helps prevent chronic illness in children

By - 29 May 2012

A new study has shown governments currently spend more money reacting to childhood diseases and disabilities than would be needed with a proactive approach. Study co-author, Bruce Lanphear, advocates that world health leaders should invest in eliminating the socio-environmental risk factors associated with the diseases rather than in the development of medicine. Recent research, entitled [...]

Chronic disease causes 60% of deaths in the Gulf

By - 12 January 2012

No matter where you live, your country of residence is probably struggling with chronic, non-communicable illnesses. These are conditions like heart disease, diabetes and cancer. The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified chronic disease as one of the world’s most pressing health problems. Recently 6 Middle Eastern countries promised regional action on chronic diseases: Bahrain, [...]

Aetna joins mobile diabetes prevention drive in India

By - 22 September 2011

International health insurer Aetna announced its participation in a campaign using mobile technology to promote diabetes prevention in India. Aetna will work with non-profit Arogya World in an effort to reach 1 million consumers via text message. The campaign is set to last 2 years and will be run across 12 different languages. As many [...]

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