A big, fat, complicated public health problem

Neurocysticercosis a public health problem

Neurocysticercosis is a parasitic disease of the central nervous system that constitutes a public health problem in endemic regions. Here, we present a patient with epilepsy and cognitive impairment due to neurocysticercosis. A public health intervention could eradicate this disease in endemic regions such as Ecuador.

Hypertension – a Public Health Problem

Hypertension, considered a “silent murder”, is the largest social problem in developed countries and in a large number of developing countries. Despite of known efficacy and affectivity of various preventive and control measures, including the pharmacological ones, hypertension will continue, for decades, representing one of the largest health challenges and high cost disease for individuals an...

Composting: A Public Health Problem

Big Data’s Role in Precision Public Health

Precision public health is an emerging practice to more granularly predict and understand public health risks and customize treatments for more specific and homogeneous subpopulations, often using new data, technologies, and methods. Big data is one element that has consistently helped to achieve these goals, through its ability to deliver to practitioners a volume and variety of structured or ...

Utilizing Big Data for Public Health

Big data is usually defined as information assets characterized by such high volume, velocity, and variety that specific technology and analytical methods are required for its transformation into value.1 Analysis of big data may provide useful information in a variety of areas, including healthcare.2 Numbers of data sets obtained from routine operations in the area of healthcare have rapidly in...