death and disease

Statement from Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH on World No Tobacco Day, M...

HHS News and Events  Mon, 05/30/2011 - 23:01

Tobacco use, the major preventable cause of premature death and disease worldwide, represents a public health catastrophe.


 

AIDS is leading cause of death, disease for women

Headlines from the Associated Press  Mon, 11/09/2009 - 12:17

GENEVA (AP) -- In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44....