Search results for: Cardiovascular Disorders

Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa

1 March 1994

…follow chaotic eating patterns (bulimia nervosa). Both conditions are associated with considerable morbidity and mortality. This paper will attempt to highlight several important aspects of these eating disorders. Chapter two…

Skin Disorders

1 June 1973

…conditions which led to their sufferers being stigmatised as unclean and dangerous. However, these conditions are rarely seen today and furthermore they are more properly classified as systemic infectious disorders….

Disorders Which Shorten Life

1 July 1966

A review of mortality trends for those between the ages of 15 and 44 The productivity of any community, both in economic and social terms, depends largely upon young men…

Cholesterol and Coronary Heart Disease: Consensus or Controversy?

1 March 1991

The severe expression of cardiovascular and particularly coronary heart disease in the UK is a proper cause for concern. Analysis of its associations clearly shows the multifactorial – some would…

Costs of Mental Care

7 January 1965

Expenditure by the National Health Service in England and Wales on patients suffering mental disorders currently exceeds £130m. a year, about one-eighth of the total health services’ expenditure. This large…

Early Diagnosis of Raised Arterial Blood Pressure

1 July 1967

…authoritative and to indicate clearly the limitation of existing methods and of our knowledge of the natural history of selected common disorders. The first two on early diagnosis of raised…

Cell & Gene Therapy

…solutions for diseases previously deemed untreatable. They hold immense potential in addressing genetic disorders, cancer, and other conditions by targeting the underlying causes at a cellular or genetic level, often…

Coronary Heart Disease: The Need for Action

1 February 1990

…the pharmaceutical industry, the British Heart Foundation (the largest charity supporting heart research) and the government via the Medical Research Council, spent an estimated £150 million on cardiovascular system research…

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea: Health Economics Report

1 September 2014

…affects cognitive function, mood and quality of life and can increase the risks of road traffic, work-related accidents and cardiovascular disease and strokes. Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is the temporary…