Fighting the Silent Epidemic

Alzheimer's disease: the silent epidemic.

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Fighting the Obesity Epidemic: Challenges and Ethics

Background In recent decades, a double burden of disease has emerged that requires public health workers to fight both hunger and obesity. The obesity epidemic is unlike other epidemics in that it is largely man-made and dependent on social factors and industry influences, making it difficult to fight. The high global prevalence of obesity is partially a result of globalization, which has encou...

Leptospirosis: A Silent Epidemic Disease

This special issue of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is dedicated to leptospirosis, an endemic zoonotic disease that is a cause of many acute undifferentiated fevers, especially in tropical countries. While it can be debated whether leptospirosis is an emerging disease, it is evident that it is becoming an emerging public health problem. It is recognized as a ...

The silent epidemic of COPD in Africa.

Is the silent epidemic keeping patients awake?

A pproximately 1.4 million people sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) each year in the United States according to statistics collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 1 Of these, 1.1 million individuals are seen, treated and released from an emergency department and 235,000 are hospitalized. Countless others sustain a mild TBI and never seek medical attention. Traffi...