New study from GBD Collaboration highlights health trends throughout the country. The wide differences in the burden of disease at the state level are remarkable. Specific diseases and risk factors, such as drug use disorders, high BMI, poor diet, high fasting plasma glucose level, and alcohol use disorders are...
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Little sign of improvement in the prevalence of mental health problems globally since 1990
Global Burden of Disease 2016 Publications
The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study published its latest global estimates for the state of the world’s health. The #GBDstudy is the only annual, comprehensive, peer-reviewed assessment of global trends in health, providing information on disease, life and death. http://www.thelancet.com/gbd
The polluted brain: Evidence builds that dirty air causes Alzheimer’s, dementia
More studies are confirming the association between air pollution and cognitive decline. Below is a summary that has just been published in the Science magazine. The polluted brain Also, check out our recent publication that examines the association between urine biomarkers of PAHs (chemicals in particulate air pollution and...
A promising short-term biomarker of DNA damage
Dr Serdar and colleagues recently published a paper titled "Short-term markers of DNA damage among roofers who work with hot asphalt" in the journal Environmental Health. Roofers are at increased risk for various malignancies and their occupational exposures to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been considered as important...