Saturday, May 31, 2008
The inflammation paradigm: Towards a consensus to explain coronary disease mortality in the 20th century. CVD Prevention and Control (2008) 3, 69–76
Maria Ines Azambuja a,*, Aloyzio Achutti b, Richard Levins c.
a Department of Social Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul,Rua Ramiro Barcelos 2600, 4/420, 90035-003 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; b Moinhos de Vento Hospital, Porto Alegre, Brazil; c Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health, United States Labels:
Coronary Heart Disease,
inflammationFumacê..., por Aloyzio Achutti* Artigos - Fumacê..., por Aloyzio Achutti*Friday, May 30, 2008
Social determinants of health: a call for papers
Appointed by Dr. Maria Ines Reinert Azambuja
The Lancet: Social determinants of health: a call for papersFrom the Lancet website:Social determinants of health: a call for papers On Nov 8, 2008, The Lancet will publish a theme issue devoted to the social determinants of health. We invite submission of research papers, reviews, viewpoints, and comments with an emphasis on action—what the doctor, public-health worker, policy maker, and politician can do to reduce inequalities and tackle the broad interplay of economic and social forces affecting health.This theme issue will be produced in parallel with a conference being held in London (Nov 6–7) called “Closing the Gap in a Generation: Health Equity Through Action on the Social Determinants of Health.” The conference also aims to identify actions based on recommendations set out by the WHO Commission on the Social Determinants of Health. That Commission, chaired by Michael Marmot, will publish its final report after the summer. Launched in 2005, the Commission has used an ambitious process of knowledge networks, country consultations, and wide engagement with civil society and academia to devise a global strategy to realise longstanding hopes for health equity.One telling example of the complexity the Commission will have to grapple with was provided last week by Save the Children. In its report The Road Less Travelled: Barriers to Poor Children's Healthcare Utilisation in Developing and Transitional Countries, Save the Children described how the child mortality gap is widening in the world's poorest countries. Transport can cost as much as half the total cost of health care. Corruption can be a major obstacle to preventive services, such as vaccination. And high drug prices can dissuade families from purchasing the care they need.In the Commission's interim report, Marmot described health as “a universal human aspiration and a basic human need”. Although that view commands wide medical and political support, translating this vision into a practical, realisable, and affordable plan has proven beyond the ability of most nations. The Commission's work is an opportunity to turn advocacy into action. The Lancet invites clinical and public-health scientists and practitioners to make their contribution to this unprecedented international event.
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Determinantes SociaisOur cities, our health, our future
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ruglucia@PAHO.ORGOur cities, our health, our futureReport to the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health from the Knowledge Network on Urban Settings (KNUS) 2008Chair and Lead Writer: Tord KjellstromAvailable online as PDF file [199p.] at:
http://www.who.int/social_determinants/resources/knus_final_report_052008.pdf Labels:
health equity; social determinantsTuesday, May 27, 2008
Can metabolic syndrome usefully predict cardiovascular disease and diabetes? Prof
Naveed Sattar FRCPathBackground
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Coronary Heart Disease,
DiabetesSunday, May 25, 2008
AMICOR11 Prezados AMICOR.
Estamos já com 11 anos e portanto as mensagens tomarão esta designação enquanto durar mais este período. Pretendemos continuar enviando periodicamente um lembrete para a lista dos Amigos do Coração, mas algumas facilitações podem ser sugeridas para quem preferir experimenta-las.
Na página do Google - e qualquer um, se não tiver ainda uma conta pode abri-la gratuitamente - basta procurar em
http://www.google.com/Uma vez aberta a conta você pode buscar logo abaixo da barra de ferramentas as direções apontadas: Geral, Calendar, Documentos, Photos, Reader, Web e more. No Reader clique em Add subscription e, mesmo que não queira usar as outras funções, pode fazer uma inscrição para receber AMICOR Sempre que algo for postado, aparecera nesta lista que poderá ser gerenciada por você como quiser.
Espero que aproveitem, mas estarei a disposição para qualquer sugestão adicional.
Um abraço.
Aloyzio Achutti
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