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... Abstract This review covers global deaths, prevalence, consumption, tobacco economics, obstacles to tobacco control and tobacco control action in the tobacco epidemic. It highlights that 80% of smokers now live in low- and middle-income countries, and addresses the economic drain of tobacco...

... reduction debates. By presenting evidence of tobacco industry success in increasing profits, building coalitions and preventing effective tobacco control policy, the chapter draws attention to the underlying political and economic factors which are crucial in understanding the tobacco epidemic...

... of the institutional role of health care in establishing cultural norms and expectations that are most likely to influence the future trajectory of the epidemic. In 1601, King James I of England published what is widely believed to be the first authoritative polemic against the evils of tobacco [ 1 ] (see also...

... to lifestyle. Strategies to optimize infant nutrition could therefore make a major contribution to stemming the current global epidemic of NCD. Introduction Although meeting the Millennium Development Goals and the prevention of undernutrition remains a major problem in many populations, the rapid...

...-acquired MRSA, a frequent cause of skin and soft tissue infections has become epidemic. Basic skin care measures emphasizing repair and protection of the skin barrier reduce microbial colonization and decrease the need for specific antimicrobial therapy even in patients colonized by MRSA. Novel approaches...