Search results for "Prevention"

EUROASPIRE IV: A European Society of Cardiology survey on the lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management of coronary patients from 24 European…

2016

AIMS: To determine whether the Joint European Societies guidelines on cardiovascular prevention are being followed in everyday clinical practice of secondary prevention and to describe the lifestyle, risk factor and therapeutic management of coronary patients across Europe. METHODS AND RESULTS: EUROASPIRE IV was a cross-sectional study undertaken at 78 centres from 24 European countries. Patients <80 years with coronary disease who had coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous coronary intervention or an acute coronary syndrome were identified from hospital records and interviewed and examined ≥ 6 months later. A total of 16,426 medical records were reviewed and 7998 patients (24.4% female…

TREND DI NOTIFICA DELLE PRINCIPALI TOSSINFEZIONI ALIMENTARI IN CALABRIA E SICILIA PRIMA E DOPO L'ABOLIZIONE DEL LIBRETTO DI IDONEITA' SANITARIA PER A…

2012

L'ABOLIZIONE DEL LIBRETTO DI IDONEITA' SANITARIA PER ALIMENTARISTI PUO' AVER INFLUENZATO IL TREND DI NOTIFICA DELLE TOSSINFEZIONI ALIMENTARI? ANALISI…

2011

The Role of Individual and Relational Characteristics on Alcohol Consumption among Italian Adolescents: A Discriminant Function Analysis

2013

The aim of the present study was to explore the association between family functioning, coping strategies, peer influences and alcohol use among Italian adolescents. Nine hundred and sixty-three Italian adolescents, aged from 14 to 17 years, completed self-report measures assessing alcohol use, family functioning, and coping strategies. According to previous research, adolescents were categorized into non-drinkers, social, binge and heavy drinkers. Results showed that adolescents belonging to groups characterized by alcohol misuse differ in terms of coping strategies, family functioning dimensions, and typology of friends. In particular, heavy drinkers appeared to have more friends who drin…

Effets, sur les potentiels évoqués auditifs précoces, d'un bruit de trafic routier, d'une benzodiazépine et de leur conjugaison

1997

Resume Au total, 30 hommes et 30 femmes jeunes (autant d'anxieux que de non anxieux dans chaque groupe) ont ete exposes dans un ordre tire au sort: i) a un bruit de trafic routier emis pendant 15 min a un niveau sonore de 75 dBA; ii) a ce meme bruit pendant 15 min 1 h apres avoir ingere 0,25 mg d'alprazolam (Xanax * ); iii) a uniquement 0,25 mg d'alprazolam. Les potentiels evoques auditifs precoces (PEAp) ont ete recueillis avant et apres exposition au bruit (pour la passation sans bruit on a observe les. memes. horaires, de mesure). L'alprazolam a agi sur la cochlee et peut etre considere comme un facteur d'adaptation au bruit sur les voies auditives explorees par les PEAp.

‘Back to the Future’—Oak wood-pasture for wildfire prevention in the Mediterranean

2021

In the summer of 2021, enormous wildfires in the Mediterranean eliminated huge areas of mainly coniferous forest, destroyed adjacent settlements and claimed the lives of many people. The fires indicate effects of climate change and expose consequences of rural demographic changes, deficits in regional and touristic development planning and shortcomings in forest policy. This forum article highlights the dimensions of the problem, calls for a paradigm shift and shows solutions. Land abandonment, woody plant encroachment and non-reflective afforestation are leading to increasing amounts of combustible biomass. To prevent disastrous fires in future, fundamental changes in tree species composit…

Cancer prevention policy in the EU: Best practices are now well recognised; no reason for countries to lag behind

2018

Highlights • National Cancer Control Programmes (NCCPs) are key elements in cancer control. • NCCPs’ role in national cancer policies of EU countries has grown significantly. • Few quantitative assessments are available to evaluate success or failure of the implementation of NCCPs. • Research on methodologies to better assess the effectiveness of cancer prevention policies should be enhanced.

From political controversy to a technical problem? Fifteen years of opioid substitution treatment in Finland

2013

Abstract Background The aim of the article is to analyze changes in opioid substitution treatments (OST) in Finland. OST spread in Finland in the late 1990s and early 2000s (Phase 1). Since then, OST has become an integrated part of Finnish drug policy and is provided in various substance abuse treatment units as well as in municipal health centers (Phase 2). Methods The paper analyses the policy around the implementation of opioid substitution treatment in Finland, focusing on identifying the key factors and the relations between them that have contributed to the implementation of OST in Finland. Results OST has become accepted in Finland during the past ten years as a crucial element of a…

Curbing tobacco's toll starts with the professionals: World No Tobacco Day

2005

The Social Nature of Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases and How to Tackle Them Through Communication Technology, Training, and Outreach

2011

As world leaders prepare for the United Nations High Level Meeting on Noncommunicable Diseases, to take place in September 2011, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and economic and business fora have created new alliances and initiatives to accelerate research, advocacy, and political commitment. This article argues that the time is propitious to reflect on the social nature of the most common behavioral noncommunicable disease determinants, including tobacco and alcohol use, physical inactivity, and unhealthy diet. Evidence is presented related to the fact that these diseases are profoundly rooted in social and community ties and points to the need for a modern com…