Diabetes Mellitus in Peru
Conclusions Diabetes is a major health care issue in Peru that exposes difficult challenges and shortcomings. The national strategy for tackling diabetes includes promotion of healthy lifestyles; training primary care physicians and providing them with evidence-based clinical practice guidelines, safe and effective medications, and tools for monitoring treatment; and, finally, construction of a comprehensive health care network for early referral in order to prevent, detect, and treat diabetic complications. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - April 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Diabetes in Panama: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, and Clinical Management
Conclusions Diabetes is a serious national public health threat in Panama. To address this problem in a public health modality, information from large databases was analyzed and presented to the Panamanian Ministry of Health to prompt constructive policy change to enhance diabetes prevention. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - April 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
An Epidemiologic Analysis of Diabetes in Colombia
Conclusions Based on a clustering of factors, 4 relevant disease drivers emerge that may account for the epidemiology of diabetes in Colombia: demographic transition, nutritional transition, forced displacement/internal migration and urban development, and promotion of physical activity. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - April 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Diabetes Care in Brazil
Conclusions Brazil is the fourth country in the world in number of patients with diabetes. Regardless of the diabetes type, the majority of patients do not meet other metabolic control goals. The economic burden of diabetes and its complications in Brazil is extremely high, and more effective approaches for preventions and management are urgently needed. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - April 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Global Dimensions of Diabetes: Information and Synthesis
Publication date: November–December 2015 Source:Annals of Global Health, Volume 81, Issue 6 Author(s): Jeffrey I. Mechanick (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - April 22, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Free Continuing Professional Development Resources for Low-Resource Settings
Publication date: September–October 2015 Source:Annals of Global Health, Volume 81, Issue 5 Author(s): Heather G. Mack, Helena Prior Filipe, Karl C. Golnik (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Lessons Learned from Implementing a Rapid Test of a Technology Device in a Tertiary Hospital in Uganda
Conclusion A rapid study of innovative technology can be successful at a hospital in a resource-limited setting. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
A Pilot Initiative to Deliver Community-based Psychiatric Services in Rural Haiti After the 2010 Earthquake
Conclusions Our clinical data reinforce the need for provision of standard psychiatric and neurologic services in LMICs. Such services ought to accompany interventions targeted specifically at disaster-related problems. Clinical situations falling outside existing mhGAP modules inspired the development of supplemental treatment protocols. These observations informed coordinated efforts at Zanmi Lasante to build a sustainable, integrated mental health system in Haiti that may be relevant to other resource-limited settings. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Alcohol-Attributable Fraction in Liver Disease: Does GDP Per Capita Matter?
Conclusions No significant difference of AAF variance was found between high-income and very low income countries relating to sex-specific alcohol consumption per capita. Alcohol consumption per capita was greater in high-income countries. Type of preferred alcohol did not correlate with AAF. ALD related mortality was less in high-income countries as a result of better developed healthcare systems. ALD remains a significant burden globally, requiring prevention from socioeconomic, medical, and political realms. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Serum Micronutrients in Helminth-infected Pregnant Women and Children: Suggestions for Differential Supplementation During Anti-helminthic Treatment
Conclusion Helminth infection alters different types of micronutrients in children and pregnant women. Results from the present study therefore suggest monitoring Fe, Zn, or vitamin A supplementation with an anti-helminthic regimen. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Spatiotemporal Anopheles Population Dynamics, Response to Climatic Conditions: The Case of Chabahar, South Baluchistan, Iran
Conclusion According to the developed multivariate linear model, 0.88 of temporal variance of mosquito abundance, nighttime land surface temperature, and relative humidity of 15 Universal Time Coordinated (18.30 Iran) are the main drivers of mosquito population dynamics in Chabahar. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Serum Levels of Cytokines and IgE in Helminth-Infected Nigerian Pregnant Women and Children
Conclusions It could be concluded that altered cytokines expression in children and pregnant women with helminth infection might have some implications on need for deworming programs to improve pregnancy outcomes and vaccine responses. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Improved Domestic Funding Enhances the Sustainability of HIV/AIDS Response in Nigeria
Publication date: September–October 2015 Source:Annals of Global Health, Volume 81, Issue 5 Author(s): Babayemi Oluwaseun Olakunde, Chinwendu Daniel Ndukwe (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Global Variation of Human Papillomavirus Genotypes and Selected Genes Involved in Cervical Malignancies
Conclusion Due to the advent of recent technologies, new candidate genes are explored and can be used as precise biomarkers for screening and developing drug targets. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Innate Cellular Immunity in Newly Diagnosed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients and During Chemotherapy
Conclusion The intracellular killing aspect of innate cellular immunity is deficient in patients with TB, especially 2 to 4 months after commencement of treatment. Therefore, measures (eg, arginine supplementation) to improve intracellular killing in these patients is advocated. Moreover, %LM assay with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine as an antigen may be used to differentiate those newly diagnosed patients from those on anti-TB chemotherapy. (Source: Annals of Global Health)
Source: Annals of Global Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
