Objectives Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of mortality in Nepal. Risk perception is crucial for the prevention of CVD-related behaviours. This study assessed CVD risk perceptions ...

A viral online theory for the San Francisco 49ers’ injuries is disputed by scientists but has some players’ attention.

“Mindfulness Meditation Activity” and “Tai Chi/Qigong” are two of the options available as mental and emotional well-being ...

Randomized clinical trials remain the gold standard for establishing a medication's effects, producing the evidence by which ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Diabetes is one of the most widespread metabolic diseases worldwide and is responsible for approximately 4 million deaths per year in 2010. The global prevalence among adults was ...

S. Leonard Syme, “the father of social epidemiology” and professor emeritus of public health, died Sunday at the age of 92. Syme served as a professor of public health and was both a founder and ...

Background Material disadvantage is associated with poor health, but commonly available area-based metrics provide a poor proxy for it. We investigate if a measure of material disadvantage could be ...

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) comprises a group of chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases characterized by predominant axial involvement. These include ankylosing spondylitis (AS), ...

Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

The aim of the course is to give an introduction to epidemiological theory and practice. The course gives an introduction to epidemiological theory and practice. It comprises basic principles ...