Residual Life Time at Great Age

Lifestyle risk factors and residual life expectancy at age 40: a German cohort study

BACKGROUND Cigarette smoking, adiposity, unhealthy diet, heavy alcohol drinking and physical inactivity together are associated with about half of premature deaths in Western populations. The aim of this study was to estimate their individual and combined impacts on residual life expectancy (RLE). METHODS Lifestyle and mortality data from the EPIC-Heidelberg cohort, comprising 22,469 German a...

Life at seventeen: coming of age.

China’s Maritime Interest and the Great Game at Seas

Linking China’s interest in the maritime waters arises from the geo-strategic importance of Sea Lines of Communications (SLOCs) vital to the oil supply of the country. China is building strategic relationships and developing a naval capability to establish a forward presence along the SLOCs that connect China to the Middle East and to Africa. The entire stretch includes South China Sea, Indian ...

Observations on Leprosy in Great Britain at the Present Time

IN I909 the Second International Congress on Leprosy was held at Bergen and passed the following resolution: "Leprosy is a disease which is contagious from person to person, whatevel may be the method by which this contagion is effected. Every country, in whatever latitude it may be situated, is within the range of possible infection by leprosy, and may, therefore, usefully undertake measures t...

The Importance of Virology at a Time of Great Need and Great Jeopardy

As we enter 2015, one needs to look no farther than the daily news reports to appreciate the ongoing burden of viral diseases. Last year, Ebola reemerged in West Africa, claiming thousands of lives and affecting many thousands more. Cases of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) continue to be reported, with the possibility of a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-like epidemic ever pres...