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Cause of death in the 20th century infographic

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By Benn Grover on 18 Mar 2013 1 Recommendations 8 Replies

Advanced School 2013, Molecular Aspects of the Metabolic Syndrome-- Free Webinar Available

I tried but I did not enter as I cannot pay for it. Omar *Dr. Omar Sued* Director del Área de Investigaciones Clínicas *-*Fundación Huésped www.huesped.org.ar Pasaje A. Peluffo 3932 (C1202ABB) - Buenos Aires - Argentina Tel: +54-11-4981-7777 ext. 113 E…

By Hesam Mostafavi Toroghi on 11 Mar 2013 1 Recommendations 3 Replies

NYT article on junk food, via BoingBoing

I'm not sure it'll be as easy to "transition" (not like the transition from tobacco to other crops was always easy) but by definition, the more processed a "food" is, the more it's profitable, there are not such profite margins on baby carrots than on sodas...

By Gloria Tavera on 23 Feb 2013 1 Recommendations 4 Replies

TEDMED Live Panel | 2/14 1pm EST (USA) -- your help needed!

This is really helpful. Much appreciated!! On 20 February 2013 18:32, GHDonline (Omar Sued) wrote: > > Omar Sued replied to the discussion "TEDMED Live Panel | 2/14 1pm EST > (USA) -- your help needed!" in the Young Professionals…

By Sandeep Kishore on 13 Feb 2013 1 Recommendations 7 Replies

When talking about "the other"... let's not forget they might not see they have a problem.

Thanks Jaime! This is really interesting and something we must pay more attention to. An interesting article touching in a similar way on weight perception came out in Canada a few weeks back, it seemed that people not only did not notice the issue, but…

By Jaime Miranda on 07 Dec 2012 1 Recommendations 1 Replies

Fwd: Global Health Young Leaders Award 2013 - Opportunity to win £500 grant

Thanks, but a question :should we have references in our article?

By Sandeep Kishore on 29 Nov 2012 1 Recommendations 1 Replies

Reuters article on COI/NCDs

Hi all, To add to Sunny's message - please see the official press release from WHO. UN AGENCY CHIEF CLARIFIES WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION’S WORK WITH FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY New York, Nov 19 2012 4:05PM The top United Nations health official today…

By Sandeep Kishore on 19 Oct 2012 1 Recommendations 12 Replies

UK seminar: Is there a future for the WHO?

Great, see you all there hopefully. My twitter is DrAminaAitsi.

By Amina Aitsi-Selmi on 28 Sep 2012 1 Recommendations 7 Replies

Have non-communicable diseases become the major health problem in Nepal? A call for local evidence

Greetings from Nepal! We all know that World Health Assembly has recently set the first global target on non-communicable diseases, demanding a reduction in preventable deaths by 25% by 2025. With this email I am copying the article that has recently been…

By Amrit Banstola on 05 Jun 2012 2 Recommendations 0 Replies

Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network Goes Public!

Thanks, Sunny! I wanted to take a moment to remind everyone of the incredible things this community has accomplished in the past few years: * Our members collaborated across the globe to draft the first-ever Youth Manifesto, a consensus statement that was…

By Sandeep Kishore on 23 May 2012 2 Recommendations 1 Replies
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Our members seek to build a cohesive, diverse and global community to drive policy, research and social change for a healthy and equitable future. Join us in targeting the social injustice levied by non-communicable diseases (NCDs) world-wide.

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