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Tue, 2012-04-17 17:45 — mdmcdonald
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Tropical Diseases Surfacing More in Texas - Texas and Mexico: Sharing a Legacy of Poverty and Neglected Tropical Diseases

Sat, 2012-04-28 11:21 — Kathy Gilbeaux

chron.com - by Todd Ackerman - April 27, 2012

Houston scientists have launched an attack against little-known tropical diseases, scourges of the developing world, increasingly showing up in poor areas of Texas.

The diseases, spread by all manner of blood-sucking insects, cyst-forming tapeworms and tissue-invading bacteria and viruses, typically don't kill, but they cause chronic disabilities that trap sufferers in lasting poverty.

"They may have been here all along, but now that we're looking we're seeing these diseases more and more," says Dr. Peter Hotez, a Baylor College of Medicine infectious disease professor leading the effort. "They have a huge impact - heart disease, epilepsy, mental retardation – even though they fly beneath most everyone's radar."

For the Public's Health: Investing in a Healthier Future

Tue, 2012-04-17 17:49 — Kathy Gilbeaux

submitted by Joyce Fedeczko

Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Released: April 10, 2012
Type: Consensus Report
Topic: Public Health
Activity: Public Health Strategies to Improve Health
Board: Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice

The poor performance of the United States in life expectancy and other major health outcomes, as compared with its global peers reflects what the nation prioritizes in its health investments. It spends extravagantly on clinical care but meagerly on other types of population-based actions that influence health more profoundly than medical services. The health system’s failure to develop and deliver effective preventive strategies continues to take a growing toll on the economy and society.

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