Existence of glyphosate, the most extensively used non-selective herbicide, in waters at elevated concentrations has received worldwide attention due to its ill consequences.
Reducing early motherhood is a major policy concern due to its adverse consequences on the child and the mother's health, on socioeconomic variables (intra- and inter-generational) and for its public cost.
We focus on depressive symptomatology in pregnancy due to its adverse consequences for mothers and children.
Maternal obesity or obesity during pregnancy is of particular concern due to its adverse consequences on both the mother and her offspring [ 4- 10].
With its increasing prevalence in the western world, obesity is causing an increase in the socioeconomic burden due to its harmful consequences, including its effects on the musculoskeletal system (Anandacoomarasamy et al. 2007).
Although radiation treatment has been known to be immunosuppressive, there is emerging evidence, that the effectiveness of radiation therapy can in part be due to its immunostimulating consequences [ 18, 19].
These limitations are so great that they lead to health professionals and patients making frequent use of informal networks to access health services, an unfortunate alternative to the institutional mechanism, as most informants point out, due to its grave consequences for equity in access to care.
Most patients described it as 'the worst disease' mainly due to its negative social consequences and absence of an effective cure at the advanced stage.
Whatever the causes triggering the formation of marine mucilage, this phenomenon has created increasing concern in coastal areas due to its socio-economical consequences.
