Research Opportunities and Challenges in the Era of Healthy Living Medicine: Unlocking the Potential

Non-communicable diseases, such as cardiovascular disease (CVD), obesity, cancer, pulmonary disease, and diabetes is a very high global health concern. The health costs of risk factors for CVD, such as hypertension (HTN), is mounting and are unrelenting. As an example, it is estimated that direct and indirect costs due to HTN amounted to $46.4 billion in 2011 and projections of six-fold increases by 2030, the importance of low-cost nonpharmacological interventions involving collaborative teams of health care professionals is at a critical junction.
Source: Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research