News tagged with disease burden
UN: Deaths up from cancer, diabetes, heart disease
(AP) -- Nearly two-thirds of deaths in the world are caused by noncommunicable diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart and lung disease which are rapidly increasing at a cost to the global economy of trillions of dollars, ...
Jun 21, 2011 |
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Study shows economic impact of dengue virus in Americas
Dengue illness, the most common mosquito-borne viral disease in the world, has expanded from its Southeast Asian origins and is resurgent in countries such as Argentina, Chile and the continental United States.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 07, 2011 |
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Alcohol consumption in Portugal: The burden of disease
The World Health Organization has estimated that 3.2 percent of the "burden of disease" around the world is attributable to the consumption of alcohol. Portugal is currently ranked eighth in the world in alcohol consumption. ...
May 31, 2010 |
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Diabetes complications a huge health care burden in poorer countries, not just the developed world
A study published this week in PLoS Medicine finds that major diabetes complications are a huge economic burden to health care systems around the world, adding new evidence in an area that has focused on cost estimates almost ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 23, 2010 |
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