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Increased prevalence of hypertension seen for wives married to husbands with hypertension in US, England, China, India

Study reports high prevalence of concordant hypertension among middle-aged heterosexual couples in England, the US, India, and China, suggesting couple-centered interventions could be effective in hypertension management.

Objective To determine the effectiveness of an exercise and functional activity therapy intervention in adults with early dementia or mild cognitive impairment compared with usual care. Design Randomised controlled trial. Setting Participants’ homes and communities at five sites in the United Kingdom. Participants 365 adults with early dementia or mild cognitive impairment who were living at home, and family members or carers. Intervention The intervention, Promoting activity, Independence, and Stability in Early Dementia and mild cognitive impairment (PrAISED), was a specially designed, dem...

David Bloom, the Clarence James Gamble Professor of Economics and Demography at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, is the recipient of the 2023 ...

India’s total population with some form of dementia is projected to increase to 1.4 crore in 2050 from the current figure of about 40 lakh, which paints a depressing picture