Non-communicable disease behavioural risk factors such as tobacco smoking, heavy
alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, and unhealthy eating are socially patterned in high …

Introduction With respect to reducing mortality, advances in cancer treatment have not been
as effective as those for other chronic diseases; effective screening methods are available …

Background Prevention and control of disease and injury require information about the
leading medical causes of illness and exposures or risk factors. The assessment of the …

WHO's upcoming report Global health risks will identify the global and regional mortality and
disease burden associated with 24 health risks. These risk factors range from environmental …

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) held a workshop in Seattle (March 1
and 2, 2018) to plan a new Initiative—the Global Burden of Disease (GBD)-Pollution and …

Urbanisation is one of the leading global trends of the 21st century and the UN predicts that
seven in ten people will live in urban areas by 2050. 1 With hasty global urbanisation, the …

Contents: vol. 1, Childhood and maternal undernutrition—Other nutrition-related risk factors
and physical activity—Addictive substances—vol. 2, Sexual and reproductive health …

Comment www. thelancet. com Vol 364 September 11, 2004 913 and more importantly to
programmes for delivery of available interventions4, 5, 13 to those at need. Hazards were …

Summary Background The Nordic countries have commonalities in gender equality,
economy, welfare, and health care, but differ in culture and lifestyle, which might create …