Tag Archives: epidemiology
Monitoring of the consumption of new psychoactive substances in wastewater from Athens
Trends in heart failure diagnosis for women and men in urban and rural settings in Ontario
Setting the epidemiological scenario of HCV infection in the islands of the Amazon region
Estimating occupational exposures in large general populations made easier
In occupational epidemiology we are interested in associations between exposures that occur in the workplace and detrimental health effects. Ultimately with the goal of preventing harmful exposures to continue. Simply comparing exposed workers with non-exposed workers will
Risky attraction to the familiar smell of disease
Bovine milk microbiological quality and milking practices from pastures in São Miguel Island (Azores)
Is Inflammatory Bowel Disease becoming an epidemic?
Where leprosy still lives
Measles – a killer disease that can be eliminated but how will we know when we are getting close?
With increased measles immunisation coverage, there has been a dramatic global reduction in childhood deaths and measles cases. The World Health Assembly has endorsed a target of achieving measles elimination in at least five of the six
A growing epidemic: HPV-related oropharyngeal carcinoma
The incidence of Human Papillomavirus(HPV)related oropharyngeal cancer has increased by epidemic proportions (225%) over the past 30 years. If it continues to increase at the current rate, the incidence of HPVrelated oropharyngeal cancer will be even greater