Aims: To describe die epidemiological development of a rural Ethiopian population from 1987 to 2004 in terms of mortality and associated sociodemographic factors. Methods: A rural population ...

In the period 1960-2000, male and female life expectancy in Spain’s Autonomous Region of Catalonia increased by 8.2 and 10.5 years, respectively, thus raising it to among one of the highest in the ...

The deterioration of the environment is accompanied by a deterioration of health, observes Jean-David Zeitoun. But there are synergies that can correct the situation on both fronts. After the Second ...

The second epidemiological transition describes a shift in predominant causes of death from infectious to degenerative (non-communicable) diseases associated with the demographic transition from high ...

A study tracing the growing burden of cancer in India states that most of the increase in cancer incidences are attributable to its epidemiological transition and improvement in the use of cancer ...

New Delhi: All Indian states will witness an increase in cancer in coming decades with Uttar Pradesh along with other Empowered Action Group (EAG) states —Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh ...