It is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with no effective therapy.
Traumatic injury remains the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide, with a large economic burden.
India alone is responsible for 15% of all maternal deaths and 20% of all infant mortality worldwide, with many babies born underweight, weak, and susceptible to other diseases.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, with >80% of CVD deaths occurring in low and middle income countries (LMICs).
Myocardial infarction (MI) is a major source of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with over 7 million people suffering infarctions each year.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality worldwide, with more than 80% of CVD deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with a disease burden estimated to increase over the coming decades.
Lung cancer is still the leading cause of cancer mortality worldwide with a poor overall survival rate.
Cancers figure among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with approximately 14 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer-related deaths in 2012 [50].
COPD has become the third leading cause of mortality worldwide, with attributable yearly costs of no less than 50 billion $ in the United States [2]-[4].
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with an annual incidence in the general population estimated to be approximately 1 in 1,000 in some populations; in the USA there are approximately 350,000 new cases of DVT annually [1].
