SOME IMPORTANT PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMS

A Review of Some Important Problems Concerning

BRONCHOGENIC carcinoma remains one of the most challenging diseases faced by the medical profession, not only because of its frequency, but also because so little has been accomplished in its management since the recognition of its increasing significance particularly during the past two decades. Some of the important problems encountered in considering the present situation warrant reviewv. In...

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Obesity stigma: important considerations for public health.

Stigma and discrimination toward obese persons are pervasive and pose numerous consequences for their psychological and physical health. Despite decades of science documenting weight stigma, its public health implications are widely ignored. Instead, obese persons are blamed for their weight, with common perceptions that weight stigmatization is justifiable and may motivate individuals to adopt...

[VI Symposium: Some global health problems with local impact: Great challenges for Public Health].

The objective of the symposium was to emphasize the great public health challenges that we are facing today; such is the case of dementia, which is one of the main causes of disability and dependence among older adults. Another important issue is antibiotic resistance; even though it has played a key role in the health of humanity, its indiscriminate use has resulted in increased bacterial resi...

The application of geographical information systems to important public health problems in Africa

Africa is generally held to be in crisis, and the quality of life for the majority of the continent's inhabitants has been declining in both relative and absolute terms. In addition, the majority of the world's disease burden is realised in Africa. Geographical information systems (GIS) technology, therefore, is a tool of great inherent potential for health research and management in Africa. Th...