Effective response to emerging diseases called an essential priority worldwide
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Vigilant disease surveillance may be an essential public health strategy to identify new infectious agents and prevent the reappearance of age-old diseases. Health concerns in the U.S. publicized between 1993 and 1995 include a cryptosporidiosis outbreak, hantavirus infections, the appearance of drug-resistant microorganisms, and microbe-contaminated food products. Globally, infectious diseases are the most common cause of death. Contagious diseases in one continent can be spread quickly to other continents by travelers. Despite these concerns, only 1% of the trillion dollars spent on health in the U.S. is devoted to disease prevention. For years, public health authorities have warned of the dire consequences that would ultimately result from inadequate funding for disease surveillance. In 1994, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention established goals to improve disease surveillance at the state, national, and international levels.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1995
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Research Advances Target Epilepsy
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Doctors discussed research on epilepsy at a White House conference at the National Institutes of Health in 2000. A panel of experts will be created that will develop a 5-year research program to find a cure for epilepsy. Epilepsy affects about 50 million people worldwide and costs an estimated $12.5 billion in direct and indirect costs. Although about 80% will respond to drug treatment, 30% of them will develop a reaction to the drug. Epilepsy is usually caused by an injury to the brain but only half of all people with a brain injury develop epilepsy.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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Medical Facilities to Focus on Cleaner Environment
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The National Association of Physicians for the Environment (NAPE) is actively working to convince hospitals and other organizations to develop pollution control and energy efficiency policies. The National Institutes of Health has done much to reduce the use of chemicals that are hazardous to the environment, such as mercury. Since 1995, the institutes have saved several million dollars through energy-efficiency programs. One study at 15 colleges and universities found that energy conservation saved $17 million in just one year.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 1998
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