With increasing economic and social demands, we are rapidly evolving into a 24-h society.
In any urban economy, about 20% of the population are required to work outside the regular …

This paper, the first in a three-part Series on work and health, provides a narrative review of
research into work as a social determinant of health over the past 25 years, the key …

Healthy sleep is essential for physical and mental health, and social wellbeing; however,
across the globe, and particularly in developing countries, national public health agendas …

The Working Group concluded there was limited evidence that night shift work causes
breast, prostate, and colorectal cancer. This evaluation was based on comprehensive …

HAT was largely under control in the mid-20th century but by the 1990s was back with a
vengeance. 3 Wars in many African countries were rampant and national HAT programmes …

Background Studies on the association between long working hours and health have
captured only a narrow range of outcomes (mainly cardiometabolic diseases and …

Background It is generally believed that pressure for beds on intensive-care units (ICUs) has
increased in the UK. This study used discharge at night as a proxy measure to investigate …

Chronic diseases (eg, cardiovascular diseases, mental health disorders, diabetes, and
cancer) and injuries are the leading causes of death and disability in India, and we project …

Furthermore, there is plenty of modern evidence that amenorrhoea is often healthier than the
alternative. 7 If a woman is not menstruating, she is probably also avoiding the sharp …

Sleeping sickness, or human A f rican try panosomiasis (H AT), is back. 1, 2 T h at was the
message from an inte rn ational gat he ring of delegates at a meeting held by the Institute of …