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C3 Collaborating for Health believes that only by working together can we make it easier to be healthy.

Neighbourhood and heart health

31 January 2010
A study by Yariv Gerber et al. from the Israel Study Group on First Acute Myocardial Infarction has found that neighbourhood socioeconomic status (SES) is strongly associated with long-term survival after myocardial infarction (MI). Patients <65 years of age...
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UK diabetes rates ‘mushrooming’

26 January 2010
A study has found that the UK’s obesity crisis is putting the NHS under increased pressure due to the number of patients admitted with diabetes-related health conditions. Professor Anthony Barnett, clinical director for diabetes at Heart of England NHS Foundation...
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92,000 deaths in US preventable

22 January 2010
The United States could save $24 billion in healthcare costs and prevent up to 66,000 strokes, 99,000 heart attacks and 92,000 deaths per year by taking 3 grammes off the daily salt intake. Dr Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo and colleagues of the University of California...
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COPD impairs heart function

21 January 2010
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD has been shown to diminish the heart’s ability to pump effectively even when the disease has no or mild symptoms according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The research was funded by...
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South Korea ban on junk food ads

20 January 2010
South Korea will ban junk food advertisements on television during children’s prime viewing times in an effort to help prevent child obesity.  The  Ministry for Health, Welfare and Family Affairs said that the government endorsed a bill in a cabinet meeting...
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Damaging fats

19 January 2010
The UK Faculty of Public Health is urging ministers to eradicate artificial trans fatty acids, which are used to increase a food’s shelf life, from the British diet to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. The faculty, which represents 3,300 doctors...
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6th African Heart Summit

18 January 2010
The 6th African Heart Summit took place in January to create awareness of cardiovascular disease in Ghana. The importance of heightening awareness of non-communicable disease in Africa is vital. Speaking at the summit was The Chief Director of the Ministry of Defence,...
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Salt reduction in New York

14 January 2010
Inspired by the successful movements to reduce smoking, obesity and the use of trans fats, the Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg endeavoured to continue to encourage healthy living by launching a campaign to reduce salt consumption. The campaign, called the...
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Dangers of sedentary life

12 January 2010
According to researchers from the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute in Melbourne, each hour per day spent sitting out in front of television increases the risk of early death by up to 18 per cent. Even healthy people who exercise increase the chances of premature...
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Quitting smoking…

06 January 2010
A US study has suggested that giving up smoking sharply increases the risk of developing  type 2 diabetes, because those who had quit smoking tended to put on weight. However, it is important to note (as the John Hopkins team stress) that smoking itself is a well-known...
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