Background: Communicable diseases was one of the main problems in I.R.Iran. This study aimed to show the progress of communicable diseases management in more than 30 years of implementation and point out strengths and weaknesses as well. Methods: This study was carried out on an interview-based qualitative study using content analysis in 2014. Data was collected by deep interviews. Fifteen ...

Psycho-emotional disorders, such as anxiety acute and chronic stress, are significant risk factors for the development complicated course of both major cardiovascular other common non-communicable diseases. The psycho-emotional disorders significantly reduce patients’ motivation adherence to lifestyle changes drug therapy, worse quality life, increase disability healthcare system expenditures. ...

Purpose: The present study analyzed the production on metabolic syndrome and sleep disorders in Brazil indexed scientific literature. Methods: Keywords such as “ Metabolic Syndrome”, “Cardiometabolic Risk Factors”, “Sleep Wake Disorders” were used to find relevant research papers PubMed Latin American Caribbean Literature Health Sciences – Virtual Library (LILACS - VHL). Additionally, a table w...

Childhood mortality from infectious diseases has declined Background: steadily in many low and middle-income (LAMIC) countries, with increased recognition of non-communicable diseases such as neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). There is lack of data on the burden of NDD in LAMIC. Current global burden of these disorders are largely extrapolated from high-income countries. The main objective of ...

Childhood mortality from infectious diseases has declined Background: steadily in many low and middle-income (LAMIC) countries, with increased recognition of non-communicable diseases such as neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD). There is lack of data on the burden of NDD in LAMIC. Current global burden of these disorders are largely extrapolated from high-income countries. The main objective of ...

BACKGROUND Easy-to-collect epidemiological information is critical for the more accurate estimation of the prevalence and burden of different non-communicable diseases around the world. Current measurement is restricted by limitations in existing measurement systems in the developing world and the lack of biometry tests for non-communicable diseases. Diagnosis based on self-reported signs and s...

Communicable Disease Surveillance Highlights report on data from various sources, including the National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System (NNDSS) and several disease specific surveillance systems that provide regular reports to Communicable Diseases Intelligence. These national data collections are complemented by intelligence provided by State and Territory communicable disease epidemio...

A current aim of nutrigenetics is to personalize nutritional practices according to genetic variations that influence the way of digestion and metabolism of nutrients introduced with the diet. Nutritional epigenetics concerns knowledge about the effects of nutrients on gene expression. Nutrition in early life or in critical periods of development, may have a role in modulating gene expression, ...