Provides an account of core knowledge in the field of addictions for students, academics,
professionals and trainees in psychology, psychiatry, social work and related health …

Abstract Chloroquine (CQ) and Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) have been commonly used for
the treatment and prevention of malaria, and the treatment of autoimmune diseases for …

Extrinsic environmental factors influence the spatiotemporal dynamics of many organisms,
including insects that transmit the pathogens responsible for vector‐borne diseases (VBDs) …

While the distribution of schistosomiasis has changed over the last 50 years and there have
been successful control programmes, the number of people estimated to be infected or at …

Abstract The United States has higher infant mortality than peer countries. In this paper, we
combine microdata from the United States with similar data from four European countries to …

Abstract On 26 November 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) identified the B. 1.1.
529 variant, or Omicron variant, as the fifth variant of concern (VOC) of SARS-CoV-2. The B …

From December 2021 to May 2022, the Omicron BA. 1 and BA. 2 subvariants successively
became the most dominant strains in many countries around the world. Subsequently …

Overweight and obesity are considered a serious health problem in Thailand. This study
examined the prevalence of overweight and obesity in a nationally representative sample of …

Background. Globally, undernutrition is responsible for at least 35% of deaths in children
less than 5 years of age and estimated 6% of under‐five deaths can be prevented by …

China is one of the fastest developing countries in the world. Rapid economic progress has
resulted in changes to both diet and physical activity. New found prosperity, increased urban …