Sentences with phrase «global health concern»

Childhood malnutrition remains a significant global health concern.

Despite good marketing, there's just no scientific evidence that they are better at reducing illness and infection, and, in fact, they have been shown to greatly contribute to the rise of antibiotic - resistant bacteria, which has become a major global health concern, and hormone dysfunction.

While anti-malarial drugs exist, the emergence of drug - resistant parasite strains remains a global health concern and no vaccine has been licensed to date.

The Zika virus has become a global health concern due to its rapid spread and concerning link to microcephaly in infants.

Malaria is a parasitic disease endemic to many parts of the developing world and is a major global health concern.

In addition to being a global health concern, the virus also is considered a potential biological threat agent.

Although suicide is a global health concern, Hsieh noted, suicide prevention should consider regional and local norms, values and religious institutional circumstances.

With the rate of diabetes increasing dramatically worldwide, many individuals will be at risk for vision loss from diabetic eye complications and DME is a major global health concern,» says Jennifer K. Sun, M.D., M.P.H., a member of the study research team and writing committee, and an Investigator in the Section on Vascular Biology, an ophthalmologist in Beetham Eye Institute at Joslin and an Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School.

Dr Harry Bulstrode, a Cancer Research UK scientist at the University of Cambridge, said: «Zika virus infection in babies and children is a major global health concern, and the focus has been to discover more about the virus to find new possible treatments.

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According to the Global Well - Being Index, people say their most important concerns in life are community, finances, physical health, sense of purpose and a happening social life.

The G20, which met in China in early September, included concerns about antimicrobial resistance in its closing communique, saying that AMR «poses a serious threat to public health, growth, and global economic stability.»

The study was sponsored by the global insurer and health services company Cigna, which is concerned about loneliness as a societal problem but also because it's not just making us sad: It can literally make us sick.

In exclusive interviews with Reuters in Davos, Gates and Chambers both voiced concern about leadership changes in the U.S. and in United Nations bodies and what these might mean for funding and commitment to global health.

This is especially important as the potential in Canada - Korea relations moves beyond the purely bilateral sphere of the past 50 years to more cooperation on international issues of common concern, such as the health of the global economy, effective global governance in the G20 and elsewhere, and preserving a peaceful and secure Asia Pacific region.

Another concern investors have right now is over the health of the global economy.

Concerns about the tenuous health of the global economy appear to have eased since late summer, prompting investors to revisit some beaten down, economically sensitive groups.

According to Mintel's Global New Products Database (GNPD), 52 % of US adults placed taste at the forefront when following a plant - based diet, outranking health (39 % of respondents), the environment (13 %), animal protection (10 %) and concerns over diet (10 %).

The 2014 program schedule included: culinary demonstrations centered around adventurous flavors and new menu trends; presentations and panel discussions focused on sustainable agricultural practices, the role of wheat in our diet vs. seekers of gluten - free options, and water issues affecting food production; discussions on how American menus are often shaped by millennials, health and nutrition concerns, and global cuisines; a Friday field trip to the CIA Farm in St. Helena and through Marin and Sonoma Counties to visit Pozzi Ranch, Dutton Ranch (where Valley Ford Cheese Company joined), and Gourmet Mushrooms with tastings and presentations by the farmers as well as farm bureau and land trust experts; and the exciting and interactive Saturday Market Basket Exercise, where attendees were divided into six teams to develop menu concepts using sponsor products for the following categories:

Consumers» concerns about rising health care costs, a focus on preventative care and a greater desire for balance and wellness are just a few of the factors contributing to global nutraceutical sales, expected to reach $ 278.96 billion by 2021

Growth of the global infant food formulation market is primarily driven by increasing health - related concerns and changing mind - set of modern - day consumers to switch to alternative healthy options.

In the modern world of football with all the TV money and global corporate sponsorship it often feels as though we mean as much to the powers that be as junior doctors» concerns do to the health secretary Jeremy (H?)

As a global citizen concerned with infant health, I noted with great appreciation your statement on the occasion of the 2005 World Breastfeeding Week indicating UNICEF's continued commitment to the implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.

U.S. - Iranian research teams have collaborated to address serious global concerns, such as public health, climate change, biodiversity, earthquake management, and water and sanitation.

«There are adequate, if not overwhelming, reasons to be concerned that the two repositories that are under debate right now are not the only places in the world where live smallpox virus still exists,» says Nils Daulaire, director of the Office of Global Health Affairs at the US Department of Health and Human Services, and head of the US delegation to the Geneva meeting.

Urban air quality continues to be a primary health concern as most of the world's population currently lives in urban areas (54 % in 2014), and percentage is projected to rise to 66 % by 2050; this is coupled with the fact that one of the main global sources of air pollution in cities is traffic emissions.

The Zika virus has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization, a rare designation indicating that a coordinated global response is nhealth emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization, a rare designation indicating that a coordinated global response is nHealth Organization, a rare designation indicating that a coordinated global response is needed.

People around the world were already living longer than ever before, thanks to advances in public health, and concern about global population growth had reached a feverish pitch.

It's an exciting and unique discovery that has great global commercial potential to resolve some of the most challenging human health and food concerns facing us today.»

If you are concerned about the obesity epidemic, the global surge of chronic noninfectious diseases, rising costs of health care, or your family's health, then ask yourself if you agree with the following three statements:

The similarities are fueling concern among global health experts that the U.S. could face its own Zika outbreaks — the question is when.

The outspoken head of the Mahidol group, Nicholas White, has urged the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva, Switzerland, to declare a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, a designation reserved for the most serious outbreaks that pose a global threat.

Such scaremongering is especially painful to me because even though I do not think that government - approved GMO foods pose meaningful health risks to consumers, and even though I believe strategic genetic engineering can be an important tool to ease human suffering on our warming and resource - constrained planet, I share the concerns of many environmentalists about the homogenization and consolidation of the global food system — trends that are accelerated by the spread of industrially produced GMOs.

Aside from its impact on sea levels, weather and the economy, researchers say climate change is also an urgent public health concern, a matter that has been largely left out of the global climate conversation until recently.

Claverie and Abergel are concerned that rising global temperatures, along with mining and drilling operations in the Arctic, could thaw out many more ancient viruses that are still infectious and that could conceivably pose a threat to human health.

Lead author Dr Helena Legido - Quigley, Lecturer in Global Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, said: «Our analysis is the first to look at the overall impact of austerity measures in Spain on the healthcare system and the findings are of great concern.

Washington State University scientists are addressing growing global concern about the spread of antimicrobial resistance in Africa, where the World Health Organization predicts that, by 2050, drug resistant tuberculosis and other bacteria could lead to the deaths of 4.15 million people each year.

Hayes is interested in the impact of chemical contaminants on environmental health and public health, with a specific interest in the role of pesticides in global amphibian declines and environmental justice concerns associated with targeted exposure of racial and ethnic minorities to endocrine disruptors and the role that exposure plays in health care disparities.

Antimicrobial resistance posed by superbugs has been a major public health issue of global concern.

In this area, Sette's disease focus has shifted over the years from HIV, HBV and HCV to emerging diseases and diseases of potential biodefense concern to, most recently, diseases and pathogens relevant to worldwide global health, including dengue viruses, malaria, tuberculosis, and trypanosome infections.

University of Michigan Medical School researchers have identified bacterial genes that help the infections spread, providing a potential new target for treating UTIs, a global public health concern mostly affecting women.

[62] The concern is timely, as through 2021, probiotic supplements are expected to be the fastest growing segment of the dietary supplement market worldwide, while at the same time, the global health benefits market for probiotic - containing yogurt (a food, not a dietary supplement) is declining.

The leaves and seeds of moringa may protect against some of the effects of arsenic toxicity, which is especially important in light of news that common staple foods, such as rice, may be contaminated.13 Contamination of ground water by arsenic has also become a cause of global public health concern, and one study revealed: 14

Now in its fifth year, Light It Up Blue is a global initiative by Autism Speaks — the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization — that encourages «iconic landmarks» to help raise awareness about the growing public health concern that is autism...

In fact, it has become such a concerning issue that the World Health Organization (WHO) regards childhood obesity as one of the most serious global public health challenges for the 21st ceHealth Organization (WHO) regards childhood obesity as one of the most serious global public health challenges for the 21st cehealth challenges for the 21st century.

Global Citizenship describes individuals who share an awareness of and a concern for the health and well being of humanity and our planet.

Further weakness in Chinese data added to concerns over the health of the global economy.

With a global presence of approximately 6,500 people and offices in more than 40 countries, Elanco anticipates, serves and supports the diverse and evolving needs of its customers — from veterinarians to food producers to all those concerned with animal health — to help them address the challenges of a diverse and changing world, and to advance a vision of food and companionship enriching life.

As an on - going health concern, close cross-sectional coordination at the national, regional and global levels is necessary to control the disease.

At Global Pet Expo, we unveiled HABRI Central (www.habricentral.org), a web - based hub that is designed to provide researchers, medical practitioners, health professionals and pet owners easy access to information as well as an online publishing platform and virtual collaborative community concerned with the study of the human - animal bond.