Tobacco Use Is a Global Problem

Is tobacco use a disease?

Tobacco is a global paediatric concern.

a Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, 1300 South Second Street (Suite 300), Minneapolis, MN, 55454-1015, United States of America (USA). b Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy, Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, Boston, MA, USA. c University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. d University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA. e MD Anderson Cancer Cen...

Allergy Is a Global Problem

Twenty years ago, and still in some textbooks, allergy was regarded as a Bdisease of the rich,^ with a rising prevalence only in industrialized or western countries. This has changed: allergy has become a major health problem in almost all countries of the world, both in terms of individual suffering, medical management, and quality of life, as well as a socioeconomic burden. People in Papua Ne...

O1: Anxiety As a Global Problem

Several investigations demonstrated that anxiety is the most common mental health disorder worldwide affected about one in 13 people. Anxiety disorders are more commonly reported in Western societies but it is also a main health problem in non-Western countries as stress and anxiety levels have drastically increased over the last two decades. Several wars in Middle Eastern countries in the last...

Aging in Orthodox Seeds is a Problem

Seed deterioration is loss of seed quality, viability and vigor due to effect of adverse environmental factors. Many of our crops are reproduced through seeds, and throughout the world large quantities are produced, stored and transported. Seed ageing during storage may cause retardation of field establishment, and may eventually result in seedling abnormalities or even failure of emergence. Du...