Sentences with phrase «health burden worldwide»

Infections with cancer - causing viruses such as HPV are a major health burden worldwide, and contribute significantly to patient mortality.

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Basal cell carcinoma is one of the most common cancers and its incidence is increasing worldwide, putting a significant burden on health services.

As life expectancy has increased, the burden of both normal age - related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's has become one of the biggest public health challenges worldwide.

«These results suggest that much of the burden of leukemia worldwide is due to the epidemic of vitamin D deficiency we are experiencing in winter in populations distant from the equator,» said Cedric Garland, DrPH, adjunct professor in the Department of Family Medicine and Public Health and member of Moores Cancer Center at UC San Diego Health.

Just one in 20 people worldwide (4 · 3 %) had no health problems in 2013, with a third of the world's population (2 · 3 billion individuals) experiencing more than five ailments, according to a major new analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD) 2013, published in The Lancet.

Depression is a major public health burden, affecting millions of people worldwide and costing the US alone over $ 200 billion per year.

MDR - TB costs five to 10 times more to treat than other TB cases, and the costs of drugs and time are a burden to health systems and patients worldwide.

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) has become a health - care problem worldwide, with the rise in disease prevalence being all the more worrying as it not only affects the developed world but also developing nations with fewer resources to cope with yet another major disease burden.

Despite increased investment in its recognition and treatment, depression remains a substantial health and economic burden worldwide.

Abstract: The worldwide distribution of the disease burden highlights the fact that the main risk factors that most frequently cause poor health and deaths nowadays are related to lifestyles.

Persistent gaps in education and health associated with socioeconomic disadvantage impose enormous burdens on individuals, communities, and societies worldwide.

According to the WHO, it is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide.1 More than 300 million people are estimated to be suffering from depression, corresponding to 4.4 % of the global population.1 Depression is more common among older adults, with a prevalence of 7 % and believed to be underestimated.2 As the world population ages, there will be a corresponding increase in the number of older adults with depressive symptoms and associated global health burden.3

Mental health problems are now ranked as a leading cause of the burden of disease worldwide.