I was thinking along the same lines as you, Tina, and actually thought of cancer specifically that has lifestyle-related causes (some, but not all cancers!).
That is one interesting fact that I learned from my public health courses: with the invention of vaccines, pasteurization, clean water systems/sanitation and penicillin, the modern societies have come very far in eradicating many infectious diseases. Now, most of our diseases are lifestyle-related, including heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. Influenza and some other infectious diseases are still on the list.
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I was thinking along the same lines as you, Tina, and actually thought of cancer specifically that has lifestyle-related causes (some, but not all cancers!).
That is one interesting fact that I learned from my public health courses: with the invention of vaccines, pasteurization, clean water systems/sanitation and penicillin, the modern societies have come very far in eradicating many infectious diseases. Now, most of our diseases are lifestyle-related, including heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. Influenza and some other infectious diseases are still on the list.
I believe the ]]>CDC (Centers for Disease Control)]]> and WHO (World Health Organization) have the best statistics on mortality and morbidity, for anyone who is interested.
June 24, 2008 - 2:16pmThis Comment
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