"epidemic levels" means that a particular problem or situation has reached levels that are widely considered to be a serious and widespread issue.
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Family breakdown is accelerating; ill - discipline in schools is
at epidemic levels; and many poor families lose disposable income when they start to work.
And with the worldwide
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Cuomo has released a plan to end the AIDS epidemic in New York State by 2020, which would mean reducing the number of new infections to fewer than 750, below what is
considered epidemic levels.
Sexually transmitted diseases have reached
epidemic levels as young people have contracted chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis.
Yeast overgrowth, also referred to as fungal overgrowth or simply Candida, is at
epidemic levels today whether a person may know it to be a serious threat to health or not.
«This is an important issue to study because mental health problems and social isolation are at
epidemic levels among young adults,» lead author Brian Primack, M.D., Ph.D., director of Pitt's Center for Research on media, technology and health said in a statement.
Heroin and other opiate use has reached
epidemic level all over the U.S. Telling children to «just say no» has not worked.
Noting that the country
faced epidemic levels of prescription drug abuse, the letters also contained more explicit expectations that registrants «know their customers» — i.e., engage in due diligence to ensure pharmacies and dispensers were aboveboard — and that they report and refrain from shipping suspicious orders.
Whilst that does not make Cahill immune to criticism the pessimism and moaning from some fans has been at
epidemic levels since the first day of the season.
Deaths and cases of substance use disorders linked to opioid painkillers have risen to
epidemic levels nationally, with more than 14,000 deaths from prescription opioids in 2014 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Even vitamin D3 activation in the liver may be negatively impacted by glyphosate's effect on liver enzymes, potentially
explaining epidemic levels of deficiency.
Unfortunately, it's at
epidemic levels with over 100 million Americans now living with this chronic disease.
The study's researchers advised that considering the
current epidemic levels of insulin resistance as seen in the massive numbers of type 2 diabetes cases and obesity, reducing intake of refined carbs and sugar along with weight control should be a top priority in the public's dietary goals.
My post-doctoral training in treating trauma and addictions has taught me that this culture is rapidly
producing epidemic levels of addiction to pornographic and maritally unfaithful behaviors.
Obesity, the second leading cause of preventable death in the nation, has also reached
epidemic levels in New York State.
The governor wants to reduce the number of new infections in New York State to 750 by 2020, below what would be
considered epidemic levels.
Childhood obesity and Type II diabetes have reached
epidemic levels as more and more children abandon the playground or sports field for the comfort of their couches and Play Stations.
Inflammatory bowel disease, an autoimmune inflammation of the intestines, is occurring at
epidemic levels today.
Experts agree that anxiety is reaching near -
epidemic levels among young people, with as many as one in eight children — and 25 percent of teens — contending with diagnosable anxiety disorders.
According to Traffic, rhino and elephant poaching has
reached epidemic levels in Africa: 366 South African rhinos were poached in 2011, compared to 13 in 2007.
Instead,
epidemic levels of obesity in the US are more likely due to the increased consumption of carbohydrates.
Here's another example: last week on this show we talked about student loan debt, which is now
at epidemic levels in Canada.
Cigna's U.S. Loneliness Index finds that loneliness has reached
epidemic levels, especially for young people and students, but working the right amount can combat feelings of isolation.
Loneliness among Americans has reached «
epidemic levels,» according to health service company Cigna's U.S. Loneliness Index, released Tuesday.
Violent crime, terror attacks, and
epidemic levels of sexual assault in Europe are «not linked» to mass migration, Emmanuel Macron has said, blaming «discrimination» and inequality for the phenomena.
Unaffordable housing, substandard education, unjust laws, crime and fatherlessness are all at
epidemic levels.
Financial illiteracy is at
an epidemic level in our country.
Every era has its health crisis, and as obesity rates in the U.S. population continue to soar to
epidemic levels, sugar has become public enemy number one.
In the USA, vitamin D deficiency is at
epidemic levels.
Among teens and younger children, disordered eating has reached «
epidemic levels,» according to researchers at the National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders.
With empathy and candor, she identifies parenting practices that are toxic to healthy self - development and that have contributed to
epidemic levels of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse in the most unlikely place — the affluent family.
Obesity in kids has reached
epidemic levels.
This is astounding, because despite our best efforts cyberbullying is still impacting our kids at
epidemic levels.
Take for instance
the epidemic levels of diabetes, childhood obesity, higher incidents of cavities, behavioral problems and the list goes on...... We are the one of the most advanced nations in the world, but big industry and money directs our actions.
Bullying Effecting children, teens, and even adults worldwide, bullying is now at
epidemic levels.
The message that raw milk resolves low breastmilk supply issues needs to be shared widely in the breastfeeding community as low supply problems are at
epidemic levels in nursing mothers today.
Addressing the media, sector Minister, Alex Segbefia said «we had a situation which had reached
epidemic level.
(3) The rebelliousness of the parliamentary party is at
epidemic levels.
A genome - level understanding of how the fungus Grosmannia clavigera, a symbiont of the mountain pine beetle, withstands its host tree's chemical defenses could help ecological modelers better forecast the range and extent of the epidemic
Low - back pain is at
epidemic levels.