Put Disease Prevention First Running

Put Disease Prevention First Running title : Briffa

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Background A randomised trial of nurse-led secondary prevention clinics for coronary heart disease resulted in improved secondary prevention and significantly lowered all-cause mortality at 4-year follow-up. This qualitative trial was conducted to explore the experience of health professionals that had been involved in running the clinics. Aim To identify the barriers and facilitators to establ...

The Effect of Running on a Treadmill and Low Calorie Diet on Visfatin and hs-CRP Values in People with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

  Background & objectives:  with Regard to the increasing prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), focusing on various strategies for its prevention and management seem necessary. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of running on treadmill and low calorie diet on visfatin and hs-CRP values in people with NAFLD. Methods: In this quasi-experimental Study, 55 NAF...

Primary prevention of coronary heart disease: integrating risk assessment with intervention.

The concept that coronary heart disease (CHD) can be prevented has increasingly become a driving force in cardiovascular medicine. For many years, the field gave lip service to prevention but neglected to take it seriously. The possibility of effective prevention was met with skepticism from many quarters. Gradually, however, the tide has turned, and prevention is getting the upper hand. Widesp...

Breastfeeding, Childhood Obesity and the Prevention of Chronic Diseases

After carefully reviewing the scientific evidence, the USA Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) concluded that there are only two potential, cost-effective interventions that can be put into place immediately to deal with the childhood obesity epidemic: decreased television viewing and breastfeeding promotion. The purpose of this editorial is to summarize the evidence linking breastf...