This study is a systematic review to assess the prevalence of toxocariasis in North America and whether selected groups are at risk for infection. Further research is needed to determine the true current burden of toxocariasis in North America; however, the prevalence estimates gathered in this review suggest that the burden of disease is significant.
Peter Hotez, fellow in disease and poverty, proposes ways for countries around the world to increase their reliance on vaccine diplomacy in their foreign policy approaches.
In this article, Peter Hotez, fellow in disease and poverty, summarizes 10 of the worst global “hotspots” where neglected tropical diseases predominate.
Although Aboriginal people make up a small percentage of the world's population, they are disproportionately affected by poverty and neglected tropical diseases.
Every patient with cancer or another life-threatening disease wants the most effective treatment, but drug prices have become staggering. What determines the escalating prices of cancer drugs?
Donald Light, Hagop M. KantarjianSeptember 3, 2013
Allowing the producer-dominated market to set drug prices has spiraled the cost of cancer drugs out of control. Drug pricing can be reduced while preserving the profit-making incentive, by linking price to a true measure of quality: preservation and meaningful prolongation of life.