The burden of disease estimates for 2002 were used as ... consistent population projections for all regions. The projected global population in 2015 was 7.1 billion compared to the UN medium ...

A diet deficient in calcium was considered the highest risk factor, linked to approximately one in five deaths from colon ...

Heart disease remains the top global killer. Learn about its impact on health, key risk factors, and approaches to prevention ...

The research surveyed the health outcomes of 183 WHO member nations, and found that “the U.S. stood out with the largest ...

From 1990 to 2019, global lung cancer mortality rates related to tobacco have gone down, whereas rates related to ambient ...

Rampant misinformation linking autism to vaccination has circulated for decades. The latest iteration spreading online ...

The following is a summary of “Combatting Salmonella: a focus on antimicrobial resistance and the need for effective ...

Sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) are a ubiquitous part of diets worldwide, yet their toll on public health is staggering.

Globally, the burden of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption was found to be greater among men than women, as well as among ...

Scientists have predicted that the rate of foodborne trematode infections will remain stable up to 2030. Foodborne ...

there is still an overall projected decrease in the global burden of disease per capita of 19% from 2002 to 2030. The proportional contribution of the three major cause groups to the total disease ...