abstract the genus aspergillus, which consists of a few hundred opportunistic mold species found in various climatic conditions, causes diseases including localized infections, fatal diseases, allergic responses, and inhaled conidia in humans. herein, we present an overview of the most common diseases and allergic infections caused by aspergillus species and their associated health hazards in v...

honey is the oldest natural food produced by honeybee and comprises wide variety of valuable ingredients including carbohydrate, proteins, minerals, vitamins, organic acids, polyphenols and flavonoids that contribute to well-known therapeutic properties. this review provide available scientific information on different ways of honey adulteration and chemical contamination with the certain focus...

1School of Health and Population Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 2Centre for Radiation Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Birmingham, United Kingdom; 3Centre for Radiation Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Cardiff, United Kingdom; 4Real-Time Syndromic Surveillance Team, Public Health England, Birmingham, United Kin...

Occupational hazards and obesity can lead to extensive morbidity and mortality and put great financial burden on society. Historically, occupational hazards and obesity have been addressed as separate unrelated issues, but both are public health problems and there may be public health benefits from considering them together. This paper provides a framework for the concurrent consideration of oc...

the aim of this study is to map the chronological achievements of public health over the past 100 years in a small island state and to outline emerging themes. a retrospective analysis of data was conducted from the published population and vital statistics reports of the central statistical office for the period of 1953-2006, as well as all available published reports of the ministry of health...