Nearly all such infections can be prevented through MTCT prevention programmes.
Hepatitis B can be prevented through vaccination.
They just believe pollution can be prevented through regulation rather than prohibition.
Cancer Prevention One third of all cancers can be prevented through lifestyle changes, including a healthy diet.
"What this shows is a proof of principle that norovirus can be prevented through vaccination," he said.
He became aware of the importance of public health as he realised how much disease could be prevented through earlier intervention, or by different social and economic circumstances.
"We know that more than four in 10 cancers can be prevented through changes to our lifestyle, and smoking causes nearly a fifth of all cancers.
And certain cancers related to infectious diseases, like hepatitis B and the human papilloma virus, could be prevented through behavioral change, vaccines or antibiotics.
Nevertheless, an accompanying editorial questioned whether any level of risk is acceptable when inoculating a healthy population against a disease that can be prevented through screening.
Neural tube defects may be prevented through folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy.
Overheating of the solid catalyst particles must be prevented through effective particle liquid heat transfer.
