Background The combination of global demographic changes and a growing number of humanitarian crises in middle-income countries that have a higher life expectancy has led to an increase in the number of older populations affected by humanitarian crises. The aim of this review was to systematically examine evidence on the health needs of older populations in humanitarian crises, including both a...

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BACKGROUND Parallels between the biological effects of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on nonsmokers and the pathophysiology of sickle cell disease (SCD) suggest that complications of SCD could be exacerbated by ETS exposure. OBJECTIVE To determine whether children with SCD who are exposed to ETS at home have more sickle cell crises than do those who live in nonsmoking household...

Using historical data on post-war financial crises around the world, we show that combination of rapid credit and asset price growth over prior three years, whether in nonfinancial business or household sector, is associated with a 40% probability entering crisis within next years. This compares roughly 7% normal times, when neither nor elevated. Our evidence challenges view are unpredictable “...

Often, systemic banking crises initiate from one or more banks and affect countries by rapid spreading in the banking network, financial markets and economy of countries. According to Reinhart & Rogoff (2009) in the book titled "This time is Different," financial crises are pointed as an equal opportunity menace for high-income countries and emerging markets. Although The International Mo...