Economic Development

Individuals who suffered acute ischemic stroke in disadvantaged neighborhoods had twice the risk of poor recovery compared with those living in areas with improved conditions, according a speaker at the International Stroke Conference.

After adjusting for factors including use of long-term therapies, the risk for mortality within 30 days of first heart failure hospitalization was between three- and fivefold higher in lower-income vs. higher-income countries, data show.

Surgical therapy yielded lower long-term health care costs compared with medical therapy in children with drug-resistant epilepsy, according to a Canadian study published in Neurology.

The Women’s Health Access Matters organization released a report that adding $20 million in CAD research funding for women generates nearly $2 billion in economic benefit.

The American College of Cardiology’s Global Heart Attack Treatment Initiative had considerable positive influence on care delivery for MIs in low- and middle-income countries, according to a presentation at the ACC Scientific Session.

Researchers estimated that the total annual economic burden of norovirus in the United States is $10.6 billion — “higher than other diseases ... that have received far more attention,” they wrote.

ORLANDO, Fla. – The prevalence of myopia is estimated at 33% in the U.S., 40% in Europe and 80% in Asia, but an increase is expected to occur with economic development, urbanization and increased rates of education in the developing world, according to Donald O. Mutti, OD, PhD.