Sentences with phrase «epidemic of»
An epidemic of Ebola hemorrhagic fever in central Africa could, combined with hunting, push Africa's apes close to extinction within the next decade, according to a report published online yesterday in Nature.
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Infectious disease experts say the outbreak underscores one lesson of the Ebola epidemic of 2 years ago: As cities burgeon and populations become more mobile, once - isolated diseases are increasingly likely to reach cities, where they can race out of control.
If we rely solely on medical sciences to get us out of a global epidemic of «lifestyle» disease, we will fail, warns Luke Allen
The authors conclude that they've stumbled onto an epidemic of melanoma — a type of skin cancer — in iconic and commercially important fish.
«Right now there is an epidemic of opioid related deaths and the FDA has identified prescribers as essential to the reduction of opioid misuse,» said study author Kavita Babu, MD, associate professor of emergency medicine and director of the medical toxicology fellowship at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
We do know that people who experience strains, like sex assault, are more likely to use illicit drugs, and we certainly need to be mindful of halting an already nationwide epidemic of opioid and other drug misuse.»
A: He is troubled by questions of the links between certain vaccines and the epidemic of neurodevelopmental disorders including autism.
South Africa went back to using DDT, an organochloride, after an epidemic of malaria transmitted by pyrethroid - resistant mosquitoes in 1999 and 2000.
The «Spanish flu» epidemic of 1918 kills at least 50 million people worldwide.
Statistics from the Kaiser Family Foundation show a growing epidemic of opioid abuse in the United States over the last 15 years.
According to the researchers, the origin of syphilis has been hotly debated since the first recorded epidemic of the disease in Europe in 1495.
The HIV virus was in the US in the 1970s before it triggered the nation's AIDS epidemic of the 1980s, a new genetic study has found
Treating the sniffles or a common cold with drugs is ineffective and unnecessary, yet too often patients are leaving their doctors appointments with a prescription in hand, helping to fuel the epidemic of antibiotic resistance.
The researchers hope their findings could help other large health systems use their own electronic medical systems as part of a larger initiative to address a key aspect of the nation's epidemic of painkiller overdoses and opioid addiction.
Ingmar Bergman's famous 1957 movie The Seventh Seal takes place during the 14th century, when Europe is in the midst of a major epidemic of the bubonic plague — the Black Death — which ultimately killed about half the population.
After the first human case of SARS was recorded in 2002 in Guangdong Province in southern China, a global epidemic of the disease sickened more than 8,000 people and killed 774 in 2003.
In a 24 - page report filed with the Town Board Tuesday morning, the group concluded that deer are a main cause of an epidemic of tick - borne illnesses like Lyme disease and without increased hunting efforts, any attempt to quell the stop of tick - borne illnesses would be «destined to fail.»
With the growing and disturbing epidemic of public officials violating the trust of the people who put them in office, it's time to restore the people's confidence in our public servants.
The NY Post reports that the epidemic of politicians leading secret online lives has spread to the Bronx.
This year has seen an epidemic of legislatures passing bills that are clearly unconstitutional.
The governor, citing a «disturbing» «epidemic of sexual violence in this country,» says the state university system can be a leader in finding solutions.
In a wide - ranging speech that mentioned the NFL's recent domestic violence scandal and an epidemic of sexual assaults on college campuses, Cuomo said, «My daughters by birth are equal to any boy that is born in the state of New York.
«There is an epidemic of child abuse and assault in schools, and Senator Toomey is determined to stop it.
«This symposium goes a long way toward creating awareness of the alarming epidemic of Latina adolescent suicide,» said Rosa M. Gil, DSW, President and CEO of Comunilife.
Abuse of the prescription painkillers, such as Vicodin or OxyContin, has fueled the need to address an epidemic of addiction and overdose linked to the legal drugs and their illegal cousin, heroin.
Hawkins also said he would take action to crack down on the epidemic of wage theft in the state, which is estimated to cost low - income workers just in NYC more than a billion dollars annually.
But they have gained acceptance amid an epidemic of overdose deaths and better understanding of the brain changes that accompany addiction.
They also say that what Mr. Cuomo has described as an epidemic of overspending is as much a revenue crisis driven by tax cuts for the wealthy from the Pataki era.
Many people across New York believe the city is experiencing an epidemic of street homelessness.
«It is no secret our nation is suffering from an epidemic of opiate abuse,» Wilber said.
The epidemic of corruption on his watch has robbed him of moral authority, old punching bags like Attorney General Eric Schneiderman are starting to punch back, and legislators, including fellow Democrats, are no longer folding like cheap suits.
She said she would focus her campaign on bringing in more resources for addiction services, to try to stem the epidemic of heroin abuse on the South Shore.
In these roles, Ms. Dolan was actively engaged in the study to merge the Departments of Health and Mental Hygiene into a single department as well as the County's efforts to combat the epidemic of prescription drug and opiate abuse.
The county is accusing drug companies and distributors of painkillers made from opioids of downplaying the risks of those kinds of drugs that have fueled a nationwide epidemic of opioid addiction.
Innovation Trail reporter Kate O'Connell reports community members, educators, students and experts all took part in a discussion of ways to stem the growing epidemic of dropping attendance.
The event in Hunts Point was one of 600 internationally recognized events that helped to shine a light on the the growing epidemic of widespread drug addiction and overdose related deaths.
Calling the reform an inadequate response to the corrosive epidemic of corruption in the New York legislature, the Watertown Daily Times said that «lawmakers should go back to the drawing board.»
He even compared it to the AIDS activism in the gay community during the epidemic of the 1980s.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats will stand resolute against further cuts to public services, and will call for a clear strategy to address the epidemic of loneliness.
«Not only do we have a growing juvenile detention center in the middle of one of our busiest commercial hubs, but we also have the Vernon C. Bain Center, a relic from the crack epidemic of the 1980's and 1990's,» he said in a statement.
Hawkins supports raising the state minimum wage to $ 15 an hour, indexed to increases in worker productivity, and would crack down on the epidemic of wage theft in the state Gov. Andrew Cuomo has refused more than a year to convene a minimum wage board to provide a wage hike to tip workers despite this being part of the wage agreement last year with the legislature.
Eye on 2018 On Thursday after seeing state Sen. Marisol Alcantara's tweet and photo announcing $ 400,000 in funding to tackle the epidemic of suicide among Latinas, I retweeted it adding, «Look a future @IDC4NY member [@LuisSepulvedaNY rumored to be interested in filling @revrubendiaz vacancy in 2018].»
Office of National Drug Control Policy Acting Director Michael Botticelli said the country is having trouble quantifying the epidemic of heroin and opioid addiction.
«God help us, we need to include the patients with severe chronic pain... to try to diminish the epidemic of opiate and heroin abuse,» Susan Rusinko, a multiple sclerosis patient from Cayuga County, said.
Cuomo unveiled «Enough is Enough» — a campaign designed to address what he called «an epidemic of sexual assaults on college campuses.»
«Today's agreements are a welcome step forward in our fight to stop the epidemic of vacant «zombie homes,» which have burdened our communities with maintenance costs, lowered property values, and crime,» he said.
There has been an epidemic of sexual violence in this country that is truly disturbing and it is plaguing college campuses.»
Reports that Grayling blocked the investigation into sex in prison outraged penal reform campaigners and public health experts, some of whom believe there could be an unaddressed epidemic of sexual assaults behind bars.
In their latest response to the epidemic of opioid abuse, state lawmakers are indulging a habit - forming practice of their own: imposing mandates on health insurance.
Also at 6 p.m., NYC Public Advocate Leticia James, Manhattan Deputy Borough President Aldrin Bonilla and others hold town hall meeting on the epidemic of mold infestations in New York City, Taino Towers Gym, 240 E. 123 St., Manhattan.