OBJECTIVES: Zika virus, which was first discovered in 1947, has become a global threat to human health as it is rapidly spreading through Latin America, the Caribbean, the US and Asia, after causing a large outbreak in the Northeast region of Brazil in 2015. There is ample evidence to support

ABSTRACT Searching for online health information has been well studied in web search, but social media, such as public microblogging services, are well known for different types of tacit information: personal experience and shared information. Finding useful information in public microblogging

medication. With fewer women using plants for maternal health, the future generation cannot observe there use pattern. In this context the present study was an attempt to understand the status of these medicinal plants in term of the awareness of rural women. The data collected from three districts of Punjab

's mortality transition. The synergistic relationship between nutrition, infection and mortality During the course of the last century, there have been many advances in our knowledge and understanding of the essential requirements for human nutrition. Although it is generally accepted that nutrition

. The Internet phenomenon was a point of particular interest to specialists; they circumscribe its studies and scientific theories within the approach of two distinct perspectives: Internet as a medium of communication and information and Internet as a medium for social events. Social software and social media

Background: H7N9 posed potentially serious health challenges for Chinese society. The previous SARS outbreak in this country was accompanied by contradictory information, while worries about wide-spread influenza led to discrimination worldwide. Early understanding of public threat perceptions

ABSTRACT Syndromic surveillance refers to the analysis of medical information for the purpose of detecting outbreaks of disease earlier than would have been possible otherwise and to estimate the prevalence of the disease in a population. Internet data, especially search engine queries and social

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-bined. In addition, public health experts fear massive underreport-ing in the countries with the most widespread transmission—Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone—due to various social considerations. Even syndromic surveillance strategies, such as social media mining and participatory surveillance, aren’t effective

, emotional, and social behaviors. These shaping influences are particularly powerful during sensitive periods of circuit maturation, when specific circuit functions can be altered in fundamental ways that customize their information processing capabilities according to the demands of the experience. Across