The number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. In 2019, diabetes was the ninth leading cause of death with an estimated 1.5 million deaths directly caused by diabetes

A carcinogen is any substance, radionuclide, or radiation that promotes carcinogenesis due to the ability to damage the genome.

Cerebral palsy is a group of permanent disorders affecting the development of movement and causing a limitation of activity.

The condition of a women who is carrying a growing embryo, that normally persists 266 days from the date of conception to date of birth

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) child abuse and child maltreatment is: “The abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes all types of physical and/or emotional ...

Vaccination can protect your child from a lot of serious diseases that the immune system can not fight them off including diphtheria, measles, mumps, rubella, polio, tetanus, whooping cough (pertussis).

Is that you have a high amount of fat in your body and from that definition you can not that obesity is not about more weight its about more fat

Obesity is a complex disease involving an excessive amount of body fat. Obesity isn't just a cosmetic concern. It's a medical problem that increases the risk of other diseases and health problems

The tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever faced, killing more than 8 million people a year around the world. All forms of tobacco are harmful, and there is no safe level of ...

A person has trouble remembering, learning new things, concentrating, or making decisions that affect their everyday life.

Colon cancer typically affects older adults, though it can happen at any age. It usually begins as small, noncancerous (benign) clumps of cells called polyps that form on the inside of the colon. Over time some of these ...

Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by a parasite that commonly infects a certain type of mosquito which feeds on humans.