'Pregnancy made me more interested in school'
Important Fact: Adolescents aged 10-19 years account for 11 per cent of all births worldwide and 23 per cent of the overall burden of disease (disability-adjusted life years) as a result of pregnancy and childbirth.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120113/news/news4.html
Important Fact: Adolescents aged 10-19 years account for 11 per cent of all births worldwide and 23 per cent of the overall burden of disease (disability-adjusted life years) as a result of pregnancy and childbirth.
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20120113/news/news4.html
200 Million Illicit Drug Users Worldwide
Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) - Illicit drug use, 13 million. Alcohol consumption, 69 million. Tobacco, 57 million. There are other burdens which are important but rarely reported, the authors stressed, such as: Stigma and ...
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240030.php
Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) - Illicit drug use, 13 million. Alcohol consumption, 69 million. Tobacco, 57 million. There are other burdens which are important but rarely reported, the authors stressed, such as: Stigma and ...
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/240030.php
Global study finds drug abuse highest in richer nations
Illicit drug use also caused 13 million years lost to disability (disability-adjusted life years, or DALYs). Wealthy nations, including the United States, are lagging in efforts to beat back the scourge of drug abuse, experts said. "Unfortunately ...
http://www.kltv.com/story/16461243/global-study-finds-drug-abuse-highest-in-richer-nations
Illicit drug use also caused 13 million years lost to disability (disability-adjusted life years, or DALYs). Wealthy nations, including the United States, are lagging in efforts to beat back the scourge of drug abuse, experts said. "Unfortunately ...
http://www.kltv.com/story/16461243/global-study-finds-drug-abuse-highest-in-richer-nations
'Twinning' Strategy Improves Cancer Care in Developing Nations
However, even though these nations account for almost 80% of disability-adjusted life-years lost to cancer, only about 5% of global cancer resources are spent in this part of the world. "The situation has become more complex," said Julio Frenk, MD ...
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/756016
However, even though these nations account for almost 80% of disability-adjusted life-years lost to cancer, only about 5% of global cancer resources are spent in this part of the world. "The situation has become more complex," said Julio Frenk, MD ...
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/756016
