In 2008, 36 million people died from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Deaths related to these chronic diseases are increasing, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Over half of deaths are associated with behaviors that begin or are reinforced during adolescence, including tobacco and alcohol use, poor eating habits, and lack of exercise. Global trends indicate that…

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With Millennium Development Goal 6, the international community pledged to “combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases” throughout the world. Worldwide, 1.4 billion people are infected with one or more of these less-known “other diseases.” They come from the poorest of the poor who live on $1.25 or less per day, mostly on farms and in urban slums…

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