Executive summary Malnutrition in all its forms, including obesity, undernutrition, and other
dietary risks, is the leading cause of poor health globally. In the near future, the health effects …

Summary Background The protozoan Cryptosporidium is a leading cause of diarrhoea
morbidity and mortality in children younger than 5 years. However, the true global burden of …

Background The burden of diabetes is increasing rapidly in India but a systematic
understanding of its distribution and time trends is not available for every state of India. We …

Importance Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the United
States, but regional variation within the United States is large. Comparable and consistent …

Background How long one lives, how many years of life are spent in good and poor health,
and how the population's state of health and leading causes of disability change over time …

Heart and blood vessels disorders comprise one of the main causes of death worldwide.
Pharmacologically active natural compounds have been used as a complementary therapy …

Background Measurement of changes in health across locations is useful to compare and
contrast changing epidemiological patterns against health system performance and identify …

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent chronic whole-joint disease characterized by low-grade
systemic inflammation, degeneration of joint-related tissues such as articular cartilage, and …

Background: Asthma is the most prevalent chronic respiratory disease worldwide, affecting
358 million people in 2015. Ambient air pollution exacerbates asthma among populations …

Background As the number of older people globally increases, health systems need to be
reformed to meet the growing need for medical resources. A few previous studies reported …