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Rick Goings: Narrowing Down Davos: Targeting Chronic Disease and Empowering Women in Developing Nations

Even as we're talking about global issues, you can't solve problems unless you start locally and take personal responsibility. Diet and exercise sound like personal issues, but they have a huge impact on the global economy.
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Global Alliance For Chronic Diseases Announces Targets

Health : Medical News Today (4 years ago)

The Global Alliance for Chronic Diseases (GACD) on Monday outlined plans "to invest tens of millions of dollars in heart and lung disease studies in a battle against a global epidemic of chronic disease," over five years, Reuters re... Read Post

Chronic Diseases Are Leading Causes Of Death In Occupied Palestinian Territory, Donors, Society And Health System Responses Are Inadequate

Health : Medical News Today (4 years ago)

As with many developing nations, the shift in the occupied Palestinian territory (OPT) towards urbanization and Western-style diet, along with decreasing physical activity, has left heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, diabetes, ... Read Post

The US National Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute Battles Chronic Disease In Developing Countries

Health : Medical News Today (4 years ago)

The US National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health, which is a founding member of the Global Alliance for Chronic Disease, has decided to go forward strongly and improve its plan to target ... Read Post


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