Jaime Miranda
MD PhD #Epidemiology #NCDs | @cronicasperu @CayetanoHeredia | #GlobalHealth #PublicHealth
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Health and Health Inequalities in Cities in Latin America
Salud Urbana en América Latina (SALURBAL) (“Urban Health in Latin America”) is a $12 million, five-year multi-country project that studies how urban environments and urban policies impact the health of city residents throughout Latin America....
Ten-Hour Time-Restricted Eating Reduces Weight, Blood Pressure, and Atherogenic Lipids in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome
Wilkinson and Manoogian et al. studied the impact of time-restricted eating in metabolic
syndrome by reducing participant’s daily eating window from ≥14 h to a self-selected
10 h window for 12 weeks. Time-restricted eating led to weight loss,...
PISA 2018: one test to rule them all
El día de hoy se publicaron los resultados de la ronda 2018 del Programa Internacional para la Evaluación de Estudiantes (PISA, sus sigla...
Jaime Miranda
#Peru #Educación #PISA #results
"Es decir, tenemos escuelas para pobres en la que sólo hay personas pobres que logran pobres resultados."
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An interview with former Peruvian Minister of Education Jaime Saavedra
Jaime Saavedra came from the World Bank to lead the Education Ministry in his native country of Peru with a commitment to improve quality across the public education system.
Corruption in Health Systems: The Conversation Has Started, Now Time to Continue it; Comment on “We Need to Talk About Corruption in Health Systems”
Holistic and multi-disciplinary responses should be prioritized given the depth and breadth through which corruption in the healthcare sector can cover. Here, taking the Peruvian context as an example, we will reflect on the issue of corruption in...
Homelessness: a barometer of social justice
The number of people experiencing homelessness in the UK has dramatically increased
since 2010. In the autumn of 2018, 4677 people in England were estimated to be sleeping
rough, a worrying increase from 1768 in 2010.1 Although these numbers almost...
Most genetic studies use only white participants – this will lead to greater health inequality
Most genetic studies use data from white people – over 78% of participants are of European descent. Only three nationalities make up most of the participants: the US, UK, and Iceland. Even though the UK and the US have very diverse populations,...
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Jaime Miranda
"[...]
Marché por mi libertad
con mi libertad.
Guerreros de verdaderas
Queroneas.
Y ningún soldado
de entre los pergaminos
Puede siquiera
Mirarme a los ojos."
#Latinoamérica #Hoy
#Chile #Colombia
#Bolivia #Ecuador #Perú
cc. @germanmalaga
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Ask Ariely: On Doing Dishes, Curbing Consumerism, and Reducing Regret
Here’s my Q&A column from the WSJ this week — and if you have any questions for me, you can tweet them to @danariely with the hashtag #askariely, post a comment on my Ask Ariely Facebook …
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Ask Ariely: On Doing Dishes, Curbing Consumerism, and Reducing Regret dlvr.it/RKQNqY pic.twitter.com/7ocxnjK63g
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Asociación entre lactancia materna y probabilidad de obesidad en la infancia en tres países latinoamericanos | Gaceta Sanitaria
ObjetivoDeterminar si la lactancia materna ≥ 6 meses se asocia con menor sobrepeso y obesidad en niños/as de 2 a 5 años de edad. MétodoAnálisis transversal de datos
Jaime Miranda
Lactancia materna es un factor protector para obesidad infantil. Evidencia de Bolivia, Colombia y Perú publicada recientemente en @gacetasanitaria. Importante vínculo entre salud infantil y las enfermedades crónicas.
#EnoughNCDs #1000days
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Now, evidence from 3 #Andean countries: #breastfeeding is a protective factor against #childhood #obesity in nationwide surveys from Bolivia, Colombia and Peru. Study published in @gacetasanitaria.
#EnoughNCDs #1000days @GNReport @WorldObesity @UNICEF
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La emigrante española que acabó trabajando para cuatro presidentes de Estados Unidos
Cristina Rabadán aterrizó en Estados Unidos con un título de Farmacia de la Complutense y sin hablar inglés y llegó a coordinar la política de sanidad en el deshielo con Cuba bajo la administración Obama
The epidemiological burden of obesity in childhood: a worldwide epidemic requiring urgent action
In recent decades, the prevalence of obesity in children has increased dramatically. This worldwide epidemic has important consequences, including psychiatric, psychological and psychosocial disorders in childhood and increased risk of developing...
Interventions targeting hypertension and diabetes mellitus at community and primary healthcare level in low- and middle-income countries:a scoping review
Hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are highly prevalent in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Recent evidence on effectiveness of primary care interventions has attracted renewed calls...
Norway to use aid budget to tackle 'lifestyle' diseases worldwide
Norway has become the first country to launch a strategy to tackle so-called 'lifestyle' diseases as part of its international aid work.
Sacha Baron Cohen Uses ADL Speech to Tear Apart Mark Zuckerberg
Accepting an award from the Anti-Defamation League, the comedian called Facebook “the greatest propaganda machine in history.”
Jaime Miranda
Today was a productive day.
Knitting finished!
Jaime Miranda
@harryrutter @rob_aldridge @jeanmadams And here some more, that day was truly productive!
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FP buscó eliminar octógonos para favorecer productos de Gloria y Grupo Romero
Mayoría fujimorista del Congreso disuelto intentó retrasar y modificar la ley de alimentación saludable, cuyo fin era establecer el etiquetado de octógonos y advertir sobre el contenido dañino en algunos de los productos procesados del Grupo Romero...
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Jaime Miranda
Después de la nota en @elcomercio_peru, no puedo dejar de comunicar el vínculo entre política, las prioridades en salud y la corrupción. Las declaraciones más recientes señalan cómo la corrupción también enferma. Escucha @alfredoperezgub @AlicorpOficial.
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