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NCD Alliance Chair on six month anniversary of UN Summit : Change is a Marathon Not a Sprint
Mar 2012Ann Keeling, Chair, NCD Alliance & CEO, International Diabetes Federation (IDF) This week marks the six month anniversary of the UN High-Level Summit on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs). WHO Director General Margaret Chan called it a "watershed event" in the opening... -
In India, tobacco-related cancers represent 42% of male and 18% of female cancer deaths at ages 30-69 years
Mar 2012New research published in The Lancet analyses cancer death rates across India, and shows that oral, stomach, and lung cancers are important causes of death in Indian men, while cervical, stomach, and breast cancers cause the most cancer deaths among Indian women. There were an... -
Take Action to Prevent Stroke for World Salt Awareness Week
Mar 2012News Release by World Action on Salt and Health (WASH) World Salt Awareness Week 2012 will focus on salt reduction and the prevention of stroke. The week will run from 26 March-1 April. Worldwide 3 million women and 2.5 million men die from stroke every year. Stroke is the third most... -
World TB Day - The Union and the World Diabetes Foundation call for greater awareness of TB-diabetes co-epidemic
Mar 201223 March 2012 / Paris – Close to 366 million people worldwide are at increased risk for developing active tuberculosis (TB) disease – and they may not know it. They are part of the rapidly growing population with diabetes mellitus (DM), which is expected to reach 552... -
Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Additional $220 Million to Fight Global Tobacco Use
Mar 2012Progress to date includes 1.2 billion people protected by effective tobacco control policies in 30 countries Michael R. Bloomberg announced today that he will commit an additional $220 million to fight tobacco use around the world and stem this growing global public health crisis,... -
Red meat increases death, cancer and heart risk, says Harvard study
Mar 2012A diet high in red meat can shorten life expectancy, according to researchers at Harvard Medical School. The study of more than 120,000 people suggested red meat increased the risk of death from cancer and heart problems. Substituting red meat with fish, chicken or nuts lowered the... -
UN health agency unveils new data to help countries reduce deaths from tobacco use
Mar 201215 March 2012 Tobacco use is responsible for five million or 12 per cent of all deaths of adults above the age of 30 globally each year, according to a United Nations report unveiled today, that for the first time provides estimated mortality rates attributable to tobacco for 2004...