Asthma is the most common chronic disease of childhood and, in the latter part of the 20th century, reached epidemic proportions. Asthma is generally believed to result from gene-environment ...

Epidemiology can be used to investigate the public health and medical consequences of disasters. The aim of disaster epidemiology is to ascertain strategies for the prevention of both acute and ...

The decline has been attributed to HIV prevention efforts such as federally funded free HIV testing, STD Screening and community education around infections. The Los Angeles County Department of ...