Kids of obese moms may die early of heart disease
Edinburgh: A team of researchers have found that children of
obese mothers are at an increased risk of dying early as adults due to cardiac
diseases.
The experts said the findings highlight the urgent need for
strategies to prevent obesity in women of childbearing age, and the need to
assess the offspring of obese mothers for their cardiovascular risk.
Rates of maternal obesity have risen rapidly in the past two
decades. In the US, about 64 percent of women of reproductive age are
overweight and 35 percent are obese, with a similar pattern in Europe, reported
Science Daily.
Many studies have shown a link between maternal obesity and disease later in life, but it is still not clear whether maternal obesity is associated with death in offspring from cardiovascular causes.
With rising rates of excess weight among pregnant women, the authors said their findings are "a major public health concern".
They said the findings indicate that the offspring of obese
mothers are a high risk group who should be assessed for cardiovascular risk,
and actively encouraged to maintain a healthy lifestyle.
"As one in five women in Britain is currently obese at antenatal booking, strategies to optimise weight before pregnancy are urgently required," they said.
"As one in five women in Britain is currently obese at antenatal booking, strategies to optimise weight before pregnancy are urgently required," they said.
16.08.2013
India
lacks quality medicines, says report
New
Delhi: India lacks access to good quality generic medicines for heart problems
and non-communicable diseases like diabetes, a report said Tuesday.
The report, Health and Healthcare in India, was released by the University College London (UCL) School of Pharmacy in the capital.
"India currently spends only a little over one percent of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on publicly funded healthcare and only about 0.1 percent of GDP on publicly funded medicine," said David Taylor, co-author of the report.
"These are very low figures even by the standards of the world`s least developed countries," added Taylor.
The report also highlights that the harm caused by non-communicable diseases will rise if tobacco consumption does not fall and the use of medicines for hypertension and Type 2 diabetes is not increased.
"There
are no easy answers as to how the poor in the world can gain access to
essential medicines without over supplying products like antibiotics or
undermining provisions like patents. We need strengthened mutual understanding
to achieve better care to sustain innovative research," said Jennifer
Gill, co-author of the report.
As per the report, the potential solution to the problem is to allow public healthcare providers in low income countries to obtain essential patented medicines at affordable costs from producers.
16.08.2013
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