These scientists are on the verge of developing protocols that will look nothing like what was done in the past to address a
serious global health problem.
They explained that the decline in some crops could lead to
massive global health problems «by changing the composition of diets and, with it, the profile of dietary and weight - related risk factors and associated mortalities.»
In July 2009, at the last meeting of the G8 in Italy, the G8 heads of government agreed that maternal and child health was one of the world's most
pressing global health problems.
Type 2 diabetes is a
significant global health problem impacting over 400 million adults in 2015, and although legumes have long been thought to provide protection against type 2 diabetes, there's been little research up to now to confirm this association.
Cornell University engineers and nutritionists have created a swift solution for a
challenging global health problem: a low - cost, rapid test to detect iron and vitamin A deficiencies at the point of care.
«With one in every five men joining a gym in the UK using performance enhancing anabolic steroids the misuse of steroids is fast becoming an
emerging global health problem.
One prime example of this is GMO «Golden Rice», which was touted as a way to help solve a major
global health problem by providing kids adequate amounts of Vitamin A.
To address this
massive global health problem, the U.S. Institute of Medicine formed a committee to create a set of tangible recommendations that would catalyze and focus action.
Atrial fibrillation, long considered the most common condition leading to an irregular heartbeat, is a growing and
serious global health problem, according to the first study ever to estimate the condition's worldwide prevalence, death rates and societal costs.
«This groundbreaking poll suggests that chronic sleep deprivation is a
significant global health problem,» says Russell Rosenberg, PhD, Director of Research and Investigator at NeuroTrials Research, NSF Immediate Past Chairman and member of the NSF 2013 International Bedroom Poll expert panel.
The worldwide rise in diabetes rates has turned DR into
a global health problem, with the number of cases expected to rise from 126.6 million in 2011 to 191 million by 2030 — an increase of nearly 51 percent.
Physical inactivity is
a global health problem that leads to approximately 3.2 million deaths each year, according to the World Health Organization.
«During the past four decades, allergic diseases have become
a global health problem,» says project leader Professor Dabing Zhang, who leads the University of Adelaide and Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Laboratory for Plant Science and Breeding.
«Antibiotic resistance is as pressing
a global health problem as they come, and to fight it, it's critical to understand it,» said Don Ingber, M.D., Ph.D., Wyss Institute Founding Director.
«This work demonstrates the potential of fMRI for mapping healthy neural networks as well as those that may contribute to neurological diseases such as dementia and other mental health disorders, which are significant national and
global health problems.»
HBV infection is
a global health problem, with 350 million chronic carriers of the virus, a number that is roughly equivalent to the combined populations of the US and Canada.
«Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major
global health problem and identifying new drug targets and candidate drugs is a major priority,» said David S. Perlin, Executive Director and Professor at the Public Health Research Institute and Rutgers Regional Biocontainment Laboratory at the International Center for Public Health at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark.
Physicians and scientists at the Global Health Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine together look into evidence - based solutions to
global health problems.
If the panel had said yes to an emergency declaration, however, it also faced the risk of losing public trust if MERS failed to become a serious
global health problem, he notes.
Despite advances in the treatment and management of AIDS, there is no cure, and HIV infection remains a major
global health problem.
Spiking rates of nearsightedness are becoming
a global health problem — but a simple behavioral change could be the solution
Non-syndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate (NSCL / P) affects about 1 in 700 live births, and represents
a global health problem (particularly in the developing world).
EBV, also known as human herpesvirus 4, is one of the most common human viruses, and it creates
a global health problem.
It is no wonder that excessive sugar consumption and obesity are
both global health problems that can lead to a myriad of health issues including breast cancer.