Health
A matter of great weight
Obesity is described today as a global epidemic. If no action is taken, a billion people will be overweight by 2030. This is an acute challenge to our society, says researcher Claes Held.
Mar 16, 2012
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News tagged with global epidemic
Health
New community health approach aims to combats chronic disease, empower patients, reduces costs
A new community-wide collaboration to reduce the impact of chronic disease and empower patients is generating impressive early results, leaders of the Accountable Care Community (ACC) initiative said today. The Akron-based ...
Feb 8, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Experts: 366 million people now have diabetes
An estimated 366 million people worldwide now suffer from diabetes and the global epidemic is getting worse, health officials said Tuesday.
Sep 13, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
350 million adults have diabetes: Study reveals the scale of global epidemic
A major international study collating and analyzing worldwide data on diabetes since 1980 has found that the number of adults with the disease reached 347 million in 2008, more than double the number in 1980. The research, ...
Jun 25, 2011
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