OBJECTIVES: Burden of disease studies have been implemented in many countries using
the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) to assess major health problems. METHODS: We …

Abstract In the United States, colorectal cancer (CRC) is the fourth most common cancer
diagnosed among adults and the second leading cause of death from cancer. For this …

Introduction: A defining hallmark of cancer is aberrant cell proliferation. Efforts to understand
the generative properties of cancer cells span all biological scales: from genetic deviations …

Context Incidence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the United States has not been
directly measured. New assays that differentiate recent vs long-standing HIV infections allow …

For adults and adolescents (ie, persons aged> 13 years), the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) infection classification system and the surveillance case definitions for HIV …

Background & Aims: Estimates of the current number of endoscopic colorectal cancer
screening and follow-up examinations being performed are limited. A national study was …

Despite the long-standing observation that tuberculosis (TB) case rates are higher among
racial and ethnic minorities than whites in the United States (US), the proportion of this …

Background Burden of disease studies have been implemented in many countries using the
Disability-Adjusted Life Year (DALY) to assess major health problems. Important objectives …

Background One third of the world's population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
and in the developed countries immigration is a major force that sustains the incidence of …

The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic emerged in the early 1980s with HIV
infection as a highly lethal disease among men who have sex with men and among frequent …