Peter Hotez and Larry Peiperl argue that the world's poorest people may take on a disproportionate burden of noncommunicable diseases, even as their home countries gain in economic power.

The epidemiological method, with increasing importance in the area of general health and, in particular, of Public Health, is a relevant field of study. It subsidizes, among other aspects, the definition of public policies on health. Among its several study designs, cross-sectional (or prevalence) studies are robust tools to describe living conditions and health situations of populations and sp...

Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) share behavioral and metabolic risk factors with oral diseases. Both are also public health issues. Objective: To determine the prevalence of caries, gum conditions, tooth loss in patients treated at UdelaR’s School Dentistry. Methods: A sample individuals Dentistry answered a questionnaire on sociodemographic characteristics habits related to factors. Anthropome...

Editorials 2 In September 2011 world leaders attending the United Nations high-level meeting on noncommunicable diseases recognized that these diseases are one of the major challenges to international development. However, among the wide-ranging discussions at the meeting , one topic received scant attention: the issues facing countries emerging from armed conflict. This mirrors the virtual abs...