“Road traffic incidents: an emerging epidemic and can we make an epidemic “U” turn?

“Road traffic incidents: an emerging epidemic and can we make an epidemic “U” turn?

Results Among 206 students interviewed, 166 (80.6%) were females and 40 (19.4%) were males. Among the study subjects, 123(59.7%) drive motorcycles but only 83 (40.3%) have a license. Majority 121 (58.7%) had witnessed an accident. 201 (97.6%) out of 206 students knew that wearing helmet is safe, but only 89 (43.2%) wear helmets. Only 30.2% of the study group wears a seatbelt. Most of them, 73 (...

Atrial Fibrillation: an Emerging Epidemic

ed that in 2010 there were ≈2.7 million to 6.1 million cases of AF. The incidence of AF is expected to increase by between ≈5.6 and 12 million by 2050.6 AF is strongly associated with age, gender, race and the presence of cardiovascular disease. In the Medicare population, numerous chronic conditions are associated with the incidence of AF. These include hypertension, obesity, diabetes, chronic...

Atrial fibrillation: an emerging epidemic?

Correspondence to: Jonathan S Steinberg, MD, St Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, 1111 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10025, USA; [email protected] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A trial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmic condition facing physicians, afflicting almost 1 in 20 people over the age of 60. The prevalence of AF is on the rise, due, in part, to an aging ge...

Diabetes in old age: an emerging epidemic.

Diabetes in the elderly is emerging as one of the most important public health problems of the 21st century. In developing countries, the majority of people with diabetes are in the age range of 45-64 years. A better understanding on the pathogenesis of diabetes in the aging population is required to successfully treat and prevent its devastating complications. Changes in body composition with ...

Runaway TB epidemic--can we catch up?