Inverse comorbidity: the power of paradox in the advancement of science

Research on comorbidity and multimorbidity is finally receiving the attention it deserves, particularly considering the magnitude and impact they have on health and the delivery of healthcare [1,2]. Numerous studies have demonstrated that individuals with Down’s syndrome, Parkinson’s disease, schizophrenia, diabetes, anorexia nervosa, Alzheimer’s disease, allergy related diseases, multiple sclerosis or Huntington’s disease (among other health problems) are protected against many forms of cancer, including solid tumors, smoking-related tumors and prostate cancer. This apparent anti-cancer effect, which we have termed inverse cancer comorbidity, has been observed in many serious CNS and immune disorders, and is the subject of active research [3–5].Journal of Comorbidity 2013;3(1):1–3

Discovering gangs

This article presents a personal experience from the collaboration with the organization SER PAZ (Being Peace). The NGO works in Guayaquil, Ecuador, with armed juvenile groups. The NGO has designed alternative ways of working for peacebuilding that intend supporting those members of armed groups that are willing to reflect on and understand the importance of peace for their lives

Las políticas públicas y las acciones privadas en cooperación al desarrollo : perspectivas y propuestas para el trabajo social = Public policies and private actions for cooperation for development : perspectives and proposals for social work

El surgimiento de nuevos yacimientos de empleo para los trabajadores sociales es una buena oportunidad para que el saber acumulado por los mismos se despliegue más allá de nuestras fronteras. Los conocimientos y capacidades asumidos en sus estudios debe ser aval más que suficiente para que ONGDs y Administraciones públicas vean la importancia de contar con estos profesionales en el ámbito de la cooperación al desarrollo. Para que el perfil se amolde a lo solicitado, desde diversos organismos y universidades se desarrollan asignaturas, cursos y másteres que son el complemento ideal a la formación básica, especialmente en un momento como el actual de cambio profundo en nuestra ayuda al desarrollo para que ésta sea de mayor calidad y cantidad.________________________________________________The upsurge of employment sources for social workers is a good opportunity to unfold their knowledge beyond the Spanish borders. The knowledge and skills acquired by students of the Social Work Degree should be enough guarantee that NGO’s and Public Administrations should see the relevance of counting on these professionals in the area of Cooperation for Development. In order to make their profile suit the requirements, the diverse organisms and universities develop subjects, courses and masters that make the ideal complement of a basic training, especially in the present moment of deep change in Spanish Development Aid so that it gains in quality and quantity

Elementos de seducción audiovisual en la oferta de los informativos de televisión en España : los casos de TVE y Cuatro (2010)

Comunicaciones del IV Congreso Internacional sobre análisis fílmico celebrado en la Universitat Jaume I de Castellón 4,5 y 6 de mayo de 201

La (no) respuesta de las organizaciones sindicales mayoritarias a las nuevas formas de gestión de recursos humanos. España (2000-2010).

El trabajo analiza las narrativas de las dos principales organizaciones sindicales de España en busca de discursos o líneas argumentativas sobre las nuevas formas de gestión de recursos humanos para concluir la ausencia de una perspectiva crítica al respecto e incluso una adaptación terminológica que verifica la sustitución de parte de la tradicional conceptualización del movimiento obrero

Healthcare access and quality index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015

FINDINGS: Between 1990 and 2015, nearly all countries and territories saw their HAQ Index values improve; nonetheless, the difference between the highest and lowest observed HAQ Index was larger in 2015 than in 1990, ranging from 28·6 to 94·6. Of 195 geographies, 167 had statistically significant increases in HAQ Index levels since 1990, with South Korea, Turkey, Peru, China, and the Maldives recording among the largest gains by 2015. Performance on the HAQ Index and individual causes showed distinct patterns by region and level of development, yet substantial heterogeneities emerged for several causes, including cancers in highest-SDI countries; chronic kidney disease, diabetes, diarrhoeal diseases, and lower respiratory infections among middle-SDI countries; and measles and tetanus among lowest-SDI countries. While the global HAQ Index average rose from 40·7 (95% uncertainty interval, 39·0-42·8) in 1990 to 53·7 (52·2-55·4) in 2015, far less progress occurred in narrowing the gap between observed HAQ Index values and maximum levels achieved; at the global level, the difference between the observed and frontier HAQ Index only decreased from 21·2 in 1990 to 20·1 in 2015. If every country and territory had achieved the highest observed HAQ Index by their corresponding level of SDI, the global average would have been 73·8 in 2015. Several countries, particularly in eastern and western sub-Saharan Africa, reached HAQ Index values similar to or beyond their development levels, whereas others, namely in southern sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East, and south Asia, lagged behind what geographies of similar development attained between 1990 and 2015

Measuring the health-related Sustainable Development Goals in 188 countries: a baseline analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015.

BACKGROUND: In September, 2015, the UN General Assembly established the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs specify 17 universal goals, 169 targets, and 230 indicators leading up to 2030. We provide an analysis of 33 health-related SDG indicators based on the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 (GBD 2015

Global, regional, and national levels of maternal mortality, 1990-2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015.

BACKGROUND: In transitioning from the Millennium Development Goal to the Sustainable Development Goal era, it is imperative to comprehensively assess progress toward reducing maternal mortality to identify areas of success, remaining challenges, and frame policy discussions. We aimed to quantify maternal mortality throughout the world by underlying cause and age from 1990 to 2015