BACKGROUND Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease with purported environmental causes. Consistent correlations have been found in various settings for latitude, smoking exposure, sunlight, and vitamin D deficiency. We analysed the contribution of various environmental factors to the risk of developing MS from a population perspective. METHODS We collated global data of MS prevalence from 54 stu...

We recently completed a review of scientific evidence, particularly epidemiologic evidence, regarding the contribution of environmental and occupational exposures to the overall cancer burden in the US. We evaluated the efforts to estimate the proportion of cancer due to these involuntary exposures, including the ambitious effort by Doll and Peto and an update by a group of authors at the Harva...

AND CHRISTOPH KNILL 6.! INTRODUCTION The central objective of this chapter is to assess the influence of three international mechanisms on the convergence of environmental policies in Europe, namely international harmonisation, trans-national communication and regulatory competition. In so doing, we apply a novel concept-the pair approach for measuring and explaining convergence. In this chapte...

the last two decades witnessed a boost in cancer incidences in Syria, as well as high mortality ratios. The influence of the environmental factors was neglected beforehand. The study employed the geographical tools to investigate the environmental distribution of cancer disease and the environmental factor that controls this distribution. The study used the statistical, systematic, analytical d...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com Computer-aided diagnosis (CAD) has been developed to increase the ability to diagnose primary indications of the disease such as small masses and minor calcifications [1]. Worldwide incidence of deaths due to malignant brain tumor is approximately 2.8 per 100,000 for men and 2.0 per 100,000 for women [2]. Common symptoms of patients with brain tumor...

Pulmonary fibrosis is a general term that refers to a collection of connective tissue around alveolar structures. There are over 200 disorders where the lungs may be involved in a fibrotic response. To determine the cause of pulmonary fibrosis requires an in depth understanding of the pathogenesis of pulmonary fibrosis and breadth of knowledge of the causative agents and associated disorders th...

In the late 1960s Van Rensselaer Potter, a biochemist and cancer researcher, thought that our survival was threatened by the domination of military policy makers and producers of material goods ignorant of biology. He called for a new field of Bioethics—“a science of survival.” Bioethics did develop, but with a narrower focus on medical ethics. Recently there have been attempts to broaden that ...

Recent Scientifi c Advances HLA Genes Contributing to the Risk of Type 1 Diabetes Contribution of INS to Type 1 Diabetes Susceptibility Other Genetic Factors Associated with Susceptibility to Type 1 Diabetes Exploration of Human Genomic Regions Associated with Type 1 Diabetes Susceptibility Genes and Genetic Concepts Discovered in Animal Models of Type 1 Diabetes Initiation of Studies To Identi...

Worldwide the greatest effects on the health of individuals and populations results from environmental degradation and social injustice, operating in consort. This paper describes the national and global causes and health consequences of these phenomena. Causes include overpopulation, pollution, deforestation, global warming, unsustainable agricultural and fishing practices, overconsumption, ma...

AIM To investigate how students in Croatia perceive causes of poverty and to examine the differences in attributions of poverty between students of social work, economics, and agriculture. METHODS The study included 365 participants, students of social work (n=143), economics (n=137), and agriculture (n=82). We used the newly developed Attribution of Poverty Scale, consisting of 4 factors, as...