Primary stroke prevention worldwide: translating evidence into action

MO Owolabi, AG Thrift, A Mahal, M Ishida… - The Lancet Public …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability
worldwide and its burden is increasing rapidly in low-income and middle-income countries …

Prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, and treatment of substance use in young people

E Stockings, WD Hall, M Lynskey, KI Morley… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
We did a systematic review of reviews with evidence on the effectiveness of prevention,
early intervention, harm reduction, and treatment of problem use in young people for …

Non-communicable diseases among adolescents: current status, determinants, interventions and policies

N Akseer, S Mehta, J Wigle, R Chera, ZJ Brickman… - BMC public health, 2020 - Springer
Background Addressing non-communicable disease (NCDs) is a global priority in the
Sustainable Development Goals, especially for adolescents. However, existing literature on …

A rapid evidence review of the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of alcohol control policies: an English perspective

R Burton, C Henn, D Lavoie, R O'Connor, C Perkins… - The Lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
This paper reviews the evidence for the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of policies to
reduce alcohol-related harm. Policies focus on price, marketing, availability, information and …

Challenges to effective cancer control in China, India, and Russia

PE Goss, K Strasser-Weippl, BL Lee-Bychkovsky… - The lancet …, 2014 - thelancet.com
Cancer is one of the major non-communicable diseases posing a threat to world health.
Unfortunately, improvements in socioeconomic conditions are usually associated with …

Prevention of stroke: a strategic global imperative

VL Feigin, B Norrving, MG George, JL Foltz… - Nature Reviews …, 2016 - nature.com
The increasing global stroke burden strongly suggests that currently implemented primary
stroke prevention strategies are not sufficiently effective, and new primary prevention …

Epidemiology of alcohol consumption and societal burden of alcoholism and alcoholic liver disease

PD Axley, CT Richardson, AK Singal - Clinics in liver disease, 2019 - liver.theclinics.com
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Immediate impact of minimum unit pricing on alcohol purchases in Scotland: controlled interrupted time series analysis for 2015-18

A O'Donnell, P Anderson, E Jané-Llopis, J Manthey… - bmj, 2019 - bmj.com
Objective To assess the immediate impact of the introduction of minimum unit pricing in
Scotland on household alcohol purchases. Design Controlled interrupted time series …

Prevention, screening, and treatment for heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder

J Knox, DS Hasin, FRR Larson, HR Kranzler - The Lancet Psychiatry, 2019 - thelancet.com
Heavy drinking and alcohol use disorder are major public health problems. Practitioners not
specialising in alcohol treatment are often unaware of the guidelines for preventing …

Individual‐, family‐, and school‐level interventions targeting multiple risk behaviours in young people

G MacArthur, DM Caldwell, J Redmore… - Cochrane database …, 2018 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Engagement in multiple risk behaviours can have adverse consequences for
health during childhood, during adolescence, and later in life, yet little is known about the …