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Human evolution, genetics, genomics and their interstices
Category: Anthroplogy
Interesting review paper on disease and Sub-Saharan African, Neglected Tropical Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: Review of Their Prevalence, Distribution, and Disease Burden: The neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) are the most common conditions affecting the poorest 500 million people living in...
Posted by Razib Khan at 3:16 AM • 3 Comments •
Category: Medicine
Kambiz of Anthropology.net is back. His first offering reports on a new paper on the evidence for leprosy in India 4,000 years ago. ...Lots of hallmarks in human existence occurred during this time period, some being inventions in system of...
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Category: Medicine
Via Marginal Revolution, Has Overweight Become the New Normal? Evidence of a Generational Shift in Body Weight Norms: We test for differences across the two most recent NHANES survey periods (1988-1994 and 1999-2004) in self-perception of weight status. We find...
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Category: Medicine
You might have already see this chart relating obesity to time spent eating in The New York Times: The commentary accompanying the chart goes like so: On Monday, in posting some of the data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation...
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Category: Medicine
Dr. Deb has posted a map which illustrates: The county-by-county map above shows the percentages of residents who reported "Frequent Mental Distress" (FMD)--defined as 14 or more days of emotional discomfort, including "stress, depression and problems with emotion," during the...
Posted by Razib Khan at 3:24 PM • 3 Comments •
