We present here a comprehensive definition of therapeutic exergames from which a methodology to create safe exergames for real therapy pathways is derived. Three main steps are identified. (I) A clear identification of all the exercise requirements, not only in terms of goals of the therapy, but also in terms of additional constraints. Characteristic parameters for determining the challenge lev...

OBJECTIVE The current study tested the associations between a dual-systems model of self-control and alcohol use and problem severity. METHOD The sample consisted of 491 college students (77.0% women) from a rural state university. Participants completed a series of online surveys that assessed aspects of self-control, alcohol consumption, and alcohol-related problems. RESULTS A confirmator...

The article by Sorlie et al.1 (this issue) provides estimates of the prevalence of hypertension and of awareness, treatment, and control among the Hispanic community. Previous publications from this study have described the study design and recruitment and baseline measurements2 and the distribution of risk factors and prevalent cardiovascular disease.3 The reports documented very substantial v...

Revista Española de Cardiologı́a recently published the results of 3 retrospective studies of patients with atrial fibrillation in Spain. The 3 studies evaluate the quality of anticoagulation control over 1 year of primary care therapy with vitamin-K antagonists. In all studies, the majority of patients received acenocoumarol therapy and 40% of patients had inadequate anticoagulation control. In...

In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in 2010, hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 115 mmHg) was the leading cause of death, increasing 67% since 1990. It was also the sixth leading cause of disability, contributing more than 11 million adjusted life years. In SSA, stroke was the main outcome of uncontrolled hypertension. Poverty is the major underlying factor for hypertension and cardiova...

BACKGROUND In Africa, national governments and international organizations are focusing on rapidly "scaling up" malaria control interventions to at least 60 percent of vulnerable populations. The potential health and economic benefits of "scaling up" will depend on the equitable access to malaria control measures by the poor. This paper analyses the present inequalities in access to malaria int...