M depressive disorder is a common condition with a high rate of recurrence, chronicity, and staggering economic burden, including disability in the workforce.1 In 2010, MDD was the second leading medical cause of burden globally, with highest estimates of disability in people of working age.2 In Canada, the annual prevalence of MDD is 3% to 4% overall, and 79% of people with MDD report some int...

AIMS This study aims to review the economic cost of childhood (0-18 years) unintentional injuries (UI) and focuses upon comparing the cost burden between developing and developed countries. METHODS Articles were selected from PUBMED using the search words "Economic Cost", "Unintentional injuries" and "Children". Nine articles were selected. RESULTS Studies in China focused upon cost to hosp...

OBJECTIVE To quantify and predict the economic burden of dementia in China for the periods 1990-2010 and 2020-2030, respectively, and discuss the potential implications for national public health policy. METHODS Using a societal, prevalence-based, gross cost-of-illness approach and data from multiple sources, we estimated or predicted total annual economic costs of dementia in China. We inclu...

The prevalence of urolithiasis has increased to 8.8% in the United States of America, due to diet and lifestyle changes and associated increasing diabetes and obesity (1). Urinary stones represent a significant economic burden both directly (treatment associated costs) and indirectly (e.g. time off work) (2). The emergence of a non-invasive intervention in 1980, shock wave lithotripsy (SWL), re...

Violence is an important public health challenge with substantial economic consequences for the affected individuals, families, and communities. Using data from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Bank, the economic value of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost due to violence in 2002 was estimated for WHO Member States and presented as a percentage of gross domestic produc...

Background Asthma is the first cause of children hospitalization and need for emergency and impose high economic burden on the families and governments. We aimed to investigate the economic burden of pediatric asthma and its contribution to family health budget in Iran. Methods Overall, 283 pediatric asthmatic patients, who referred to two tertiary pediatric referral centers in Tehran capital...

There are many studies on the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and economic burden of diabetes across the past four decades in Korea. Nonetheless, there is a dearth of nationwide study regarding diabetes encompassing all age group. Eight years ago, the Committee on the Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus of Korean Diabetes Association collaborated with Health Insurance Review & Assessment Se...

BACKGROUND In France, 2-15% of the population is affected annually by influenza, which causes significant socioeconomic disruption. Nevertheless, despite its importance for policy makers, few published studies have evaluated the impact of influenza B. Therefore, we assessed the costs associated with influenza B during 2010-2011 in France. METHODS Cases of lab-confirmed influenza B were analyz...

It is well recognized that obesity is a big problem and it can induce large economic burden. Obesity affects about 40% people in the America alone and obesity also is the worldwide problem, with about 400 million obese adults. Moreover, another problem of obesity is the increasing prevalence of overweight children. Though bariatric surgery remains the gold treatment modality in the obesity trea...

OBJECTIVE To determine the risk factors associated with early repeat workers' compensation claims in Victoria, Australia and to compare our findings with those of a study on the Alberta's Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) in Canada. METHODS We reviewed and described 178,630 claims from 1996-2009. Both persons with single and persons with multiple claims were included. Survival analysis was us...