Category: Public Health

Dental caries continues to be a major public health problem in global proportions despite overly attempts undertaken in the elimination of the disease 1. It is indeed true that the prevalence of dental caries has declined in developed countries 2. However, the prevalence in children ranges from 33.5% to 90% in Indian population and continues …

STD Epidemic At Its Greatest California is reaching record-breaking numbers due to the cases of STDs increasing rapidly and with the highest number of stillbirths caused by syphilis in over 20 years. There were over 300,000 recorded cases in 2017 of the bacterial STDs Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and early Syphilis alone. Most people infected with an …

For more than 10 years, European women have been able to use mifepristone, known there as RU-486, as a pharmaceutical alternative to surgical abortion during early pregnancy. Availability to women of the so-called abortion pill in the United States has been delayed, though, by the tense political climate of the abortion debate. On Thursday, the …

The Malaysian government ratified the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in 2005, committing itself to implement strong tobacco control policies. The rules and regulations stipulated by the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) apply to all tobacco products and not only cigarettes. 168 Parties from various states, representing 86. 44% of the …

Risk Assignment Assessment SCI 275 Genericville Star Articles written by: Raven Neece Reference ATSDR. 2001. Toxicological profile for Malathion. Draft for Public Comment. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, ATSDR. ATSDR. 2003. Public Health Statement for Malathion. Draft for Public Comment. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services, ATSDR. 125-75-5 CDC. 1999. …