Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was traditionally thought to be caused by
tobacco smoking. However, recognition of the importance of non-smoking-related risk …

Obesity has become a major public health issue in China. Overweight and obesity have
increased rapidly in the past four decades, and the latest national prevalence estimates for …

Summary Background In China, depressive disorders have been estimated to be the second
leading cause of years lived with disability. However, nationally representative …

Abstract Introduction Recently, Nrf2/HO-1 has received extensive attention as the main
regulatory pathway of intracellular defense against oxidative stress and is considered an …

In China, the population is rapidly ageing and the capacity of the system that cares for older
people is increasingly a concern. In this Review, we provide a profile of the long-term care …

Cancer has become a leading cause of death in China, with an increasing burden of cancer
incidence and mortality observed over the past half century. Population-based cancer …

Background Public health is a priority for the Chinese Government. Evidence-based
decision making for health at the province level in China, which is home to a fifth of the …

Rapid socioeconomic progress has greatly affected the lifestyle in China. Consequently,
owing to lifestyle changes, urbanization, and accelerated population aging, the risk of …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in China. To develop effective
and timely strategies to cope with the challenges of CVD epidemics, we need to understand …

Recent studies have reported a variety of health consequences of climate change. However,
the vulnerability of individuals and cities to climate change remains to be evaluated. We …