Sentences with phrase «major economic burden»

The debilitating effect of the bites and the diseases the bats spread are a major economic burden.

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In the United States, the total economic burden of major depression alone is now estimated to be $ 210.5 billion per year, according to the consulting firm the Analysis Group.

Lead author Dr Matthew Jones says, «Smoking during pregnancy is a major global public health issue: a conservative estimate for the annual economic burden in the UK is # 23.5 million and in the US $ 110 million.

MDR E. coli and K. pneumoniae are among the major contributors to the health and economic burden of antibiotic resistance on a global scale.

They also constitute a socio - economic burden and present with major clinical challenges.

However, while legislation is already being drafted, major hurdles remain before the tax on CO2 can be scrapped, sparking an outcry among businesses, state governments, and especially Australian voters, who voted overwhelmingly in favor of the new coalition and its pledge to kill the costly economic burden.

Poor nutrition is a major determinant of excess morbidity and mortality among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, 1 contributing to over 16 % of the burden of disease.2 In this issue of the Journal (page 549), consistent with the «economics of food choice» theory, 3 Brimblecombe and O'Dea report that the diet of a remote Aboriginal community was high in energy - dense, nutrient - poor foods — the cheapest options to satisfy hunger.4 This energy — cost differential restricts access to healthy food, and helps explain the persistently poor dietary patterns and deplorable health status of remote Indigenous communities.4 Placing nutrition issues in an economic framework highlights the investment required to improve Indigenous nutrition.4 But what has been learned to date about where resources should be directed?