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Hypertension kills 1.5 M every year in SEA: Report

April 4, 2013 13:46
High blood pressure or hypertension kills nearly 1.5 million people every year in Southeast Asia, making it the single most important risk factor for non-communicable diseases like heart attack and stroke, the World Health Organization said. With one in three adults in the Southeast Asia region suffering from high blood pressure, WHO raised alarm over the non-communicable disease, saying it's among the most important causes of premature deaths worldwide. In the run-up to World Health Day 2013, which focuses on high blood pressure this year, WHO said over one billion people are

Australia-led study in epilepsy breakthrough

April 2, 2013 02:30
An Australia-led study has identified a gene associated with a common form of epilepsy which could lead to earlier diagnosis, a researcher said Tuesday. Melbourne University academic Ingrid Scheffer said a number of genes linked to epilepsy were known to scientists, but these related to rare families in which a large number of members had the condition. "The reason that this discovery is very important is that it's not just for rare families, we think it will be a gene that will be important for people without a family history," Scheffer told AFP.

CORRECTED-Missed diagnoses common in the doctor's office

February 25, 2013 20:15
(Corrects paragraph 7 to say 36 could potentially have had serious permanent damage and 27 could have died, not that 36 had serious permanent damage and 27 died) Feb 26 (Reuters) - Missed or wrong diagnoses are common in primary care and may put some patients at risk of serious complications, according to a U.S. study.

UPDATE 1-Think preventive medicine will save money? Think again

January 29, 2013 15:00
(Adds link) * Chronic, preventable diseases account for 75 percent of U.S. healthcare spending * Economic benefits of prevention 'are widely misunderstood' * Promise of 'smart' prevention that targets only high-risk people (Adds links to) By Sharon Begley NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - It seems like a no-brainer.

INSIGHT-Think preventive medicine will save money? Think again

January 29, 2013 01:45
* Chronic, preventable diseases account for 75 percent of U.S. healthcare spending * Economic benefits of prevention 'are widely misunderstood' * Promise of 'smart' prevention that targets only high-risk people By Sharon Begley NEW YORK, Jan 29 (Reuters) - It seems like a no-brainer.
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