Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases: The Role of Neonatal Characteristics

Emergence of chronic non-communicable diseases in China.

China has experienced an epidemiological transition shifting from the infectious to the chronic diseases in much shorter time than many other countries. The pace and spread of behavioural changes, including changing diets, decreased physical activity, high rates of male smoking, and other high risk behaviours, has accelerated to an unprecedented degree. As a result, the burden of chronic diseas...

Air Pollution and Primordial Prevention of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases

Combating non-communicable diseases.

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Socio-Economic Inequality of Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases in Bangladesh

INTRODUCTION Chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are a major public health challenge, and undermine social and economic development in much of the developing world, including Bangladesh. Epidemiologic evidence on the socioeconomic status (SES)-related pattern of NCDs remains limited in Bangladesh. This study assessed the relationship between three chronic NCDs and SES among the Bangladeshi...

Presymptomatic Risk Assessment for Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases

The prevalence of common chronic non-communicable diseases (CNCDs) far overshadows the prevalence of both monogenic and infectious diseases combined. All CNCDs, also called complex genetic diseases, have a heritable genetic component that can be used for pre-symptomatic risk assessment. Common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that tag risk haplotypes across the genome currently account fo...