This chapter focuses on the human health impacts associated with changes in water quality and quantity due to climate change. Trends in morbidity and mortality are examined in the context of health risks associated with climate change, and response options related to water supply and sanitation are presented.
Mortality modelling and forecasting are deeply rooted in demographic and actuarial sciences. Models to describe mortality patterns over age and time have long been used and developed since John Graunt (1662) introduced one of the first models of mortality, the life table. Forecasts of mortality have also been produced for many years: the first exampl...
As people live longer, ages at death are becoming more similar. This dual advance over the last two centuries, a central aim of public health policies, is a major achievement of modern civilization. Some recent exceptions to the joint rise of life expectancy and life span equality, however, make it difficult to determine the underlying causes of th...
Se analiza la carga antagónica en la ciudad latinoamericana entre su condición claramente aventajada en términos de desarrollo nacional y su alta concentración de mortalidad por causas externas. Chile y el Ecuador son ejemplos para identificar y dar seguimiento a los patrones de causas de muerte externas en sus ciudades en 2000-2010 con datos del s...
Background: Antimicrobial de-escalation (ADE) is a strategy of antimicrobial stewardship, aiming at preventing the emergence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by decreasing the exposure to broad-spectrum antimicrobials. There is no high-quality research on ADE and its effects on AMR. Its definition varies and there is little evidence-based guidance...
Background: Vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), although commonly used to reduce thromboembolic risk in atrial fibrillation, have been incriminated as probable cause of accelerated vascular calcification (VC) in patients on hemodialysis. Functional vitamin K deficiency may further contribute to their susceptibility for VC. We investigated the effect of v...
Aeromonas salmonicida was isolated from ulcerations in common dab (Limanda limanda). An experiment was performed to pinpoint its role in ulceration development, considering the importance of the skin barrier and the pigmented and non-pigmented sides. The skin of dab was treated in three zones, one where scales and epidermis were removed, one where ...
Educational tracking amplifies social inequalities in a wide range of outcomes. From an institutional perspective, the current study examines whether this holds for educational disparities in general health. To investigate this question, we use information from the European Social Survey (Rounds 1–8: 2002–2016) for individuals between the ages of 1...
