Epidemiology is a field of medicine that studies the incidence, causes and effects of diseases in populations, and patterns within these. It has a key role in protecting public health and can provide valuable information for developing new medicines, such as revealing risk factors for a particular...
Epidemiologists use this information to control health problems and improve public health through various methods, including surveillance, outbreak investigation, and intervention studies. The field plays a crucial role in public health decision-making by providing the scientific basis for policy development...
Epidemiologists are involved in the design of studies, collection and statistical analysis of data, and interpretation and dissemination of results (including peer review and occasional systematic review). Major areas of epidemiological work include outbreak investigation, disease surveillance and screening (...
Ecological epidemiology is the study of the ecology of infectious diseases. It includes population and community level studies of the interactions between hosts and their pathogens and parasites, and covers diseases of both humans and wildlife. ...
On this basis, new research projects are continuously performed in the fields of , new drug , outcome and therapy studies. New of imaging techniques and serologic testing facilitate a better classification and definition of disease activity and remission criteria. The current state of research in ...
Antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-(ANCA-)associated vasculitides, immune complex-mediated vasculitides and granulomatous arteritides of unknown etiology belong to the group of primary systemic vasculitides. Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies have underscored the role of ANCA in the pathogenesis of ...
An experimental vaccine that protects against Deformed Wing Virus-B has showed promise in studies Young equine makes long recovery journey after serious illness Abi Bautista-Alejandre, Assistant Editor September 10th 2024 A 6-month-old Belgian cross colt, diagnosed with equine influenza virus and refee...
Reports on the results of the review of epidemiology studies conducted by scientists John Boice and Joseph McLaughlin on the association between mobile phones and cancer. Release of the epidemiology review by the Swedish Radiation Protection Authority; Issues answered by the research; Criticism of ...
the last 30 years, many countries have witnessed the prevalence of obesity in its citizens double and even quadruple. A rising prevalence of childhood obesity, in particular, forebodes a staggering burden of disease in individuals and healthcare systems in the decades to come. A complex, ...
Systematic foodborne surveillance activities, including epidemiological studies, are rarely undertaken. Public health authorities and the public frequently learn about the more dramatic disease outbreaks from news media. A good indication of the importance of food contamination for health and well-being is...