Anemia affects people of all races, genders, and ages. It is more prevalent in underdeveloped countries where food is scarce, though. Anemia has a higher mortality rate in these areas, as…

Chronic Bronchitis Epidemiology Healthcare providers have diagnosed approximately 9.5 million people in the United States, or 4 percent of the population, with chronic bronchitis. The actual…

The world has seen an increase in pancreatitis over the last two or three decades. There are several possible reasons for this fact which includes better diagnostics and the increased…

The rate at which people are receiving diabetes diagnoses is increasing worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. How Many People Have this Condition? Between 1980 and 2014, the…

Researchers believe the prevalence of Crohn’s disease is increasing. According to a recent study, there were about 6.8 million cases of inflammatory bowel disease (including…

Role of Genetics When one of a child’s biological parents has the gene for psoriasis, the child has a 10 percent chance of developing the disease at some point in life. When both of the…

Researchers estimate that between 2-4/1,000 people worldwide have previously undiagnosed, spontaneous overt hypothyroidism. Prevalence increases to about 10/1,000 if the following are added to…

Underdiagnosed Cases According to the American Chronic Pain Society, as many as 70 percent of people with fibromyalgia are undiagnosed. This fact means the chronic pain condition could be even…

How Common is Diverticulosis? The presence of diverticula, or diverticulosis, is incredibly common, with this risk increasing with age. Specifically, research indicates that only 1-2% of those…

In Industrialized Nations In Western countries, research suggests that there is a decline in gastritis cases caused by H. pylori infection. However, these H. pylori cases appear to have been…