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Alcohol is Responsible for 2.5 Million Deaths Worldwide According to WHO
The high consumption of alcohol is the cause of nearly 4% of deaths worldwide, 2.5 million people, said this on February 11 the World Health Organization (WHO). Young people aged 15 to 29 years are particularly affected, with a rate of 9%. or 320,000 deaths per year.
Men are more affected by alcohol problems than women. Excess alcohol is responsible for 6.2% of male deaths against 1.1% in women.
In developed countries, the practice of binge drinking, drink a lot quickly, affecting 11% of drinkers. For developing countries, the rising standard of living tends to see consumption growth in their population. And drinkers in countries with high rates of abstinence (North Africa and Southeast Asia) also tend to have consumed alcohol to excess.
The majority of deaths due to alcohol are consecutive to cancer, trauma, cirrhosis of the liver disease and cardiovascular order.
WHO continues stressing the need to reduce the harmful use of alcohol worldwide.
A Poor Response to Anti-anemia could Mean Death
Patients with diabetes and kidney disease and anemia not responding to anti-anemia, including darbepoetin alpha, would have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease or death. Led by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center, these studies, published in The New England Journal of Medicine, could lead to long-term development of anti-anemia tailored risk observed in each patient.
American researchers followed 4,038 patients with diabetes, kidney disease or anemia, they were separated into two groups. Some 1,872 individuals were treated with subcutaneous injections of anti-anemia based darbepoetin alpha, while 1,889 people received a placebo. The goal is for both groups to obtain a significant increase in hemoglobin.
At the end of the study, scientists have once again divided into two groups, patients treated with the anti-anemia drug: those whose hemoglobin level increased rapidly and those whose hemoglobin level has stagnated since starting treatment.
Result, patients who showed a poor response to treatment were significantly more affected by death, myocardial infarction, stroke or heart failure.
Researchers, however, temper this conclusion because they do not specify whether the results are secondary to the health of patients or drug action. Nevertheless, they believe that the answer to the drug, whether high or low, could lead to long term to identify patients at risk to prevent many deaths or cardiovascular disease.