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Americans Are Living Longer Than Ever

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(2002) Life expectancy is a hypothetical measure. It represents the average number of additional years that a person could expect to live if current mortality trends were to continue for the rest of that person’s life.

U.S. Trends in Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke

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(2002) Deaths from heart disease have fallen dramatically over the past 50 years in the United States, from over 589 age-adjusted deaths per 100,000 people in 1950 to less than half that number in 2000 (258 per 100,000).

Brazil Confronts Adolescent Sexual Health Issues

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(October 2002) Sérgio de Castro Nascimento does not hesitate when you ask him what the greatest challenge of being an adolescent in Brazil is. Nobody knows how to talk to you about sex, he says.

Rooting Out AIDS-Related Stigma and Discrimination

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(October 2002) A debate over how best to weed out AIDS-related stigma and resulting discrimination is growing within international health circles, as experts try to address these stubborn obstacles to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.

La lutte contre la stigmatisation et la discrimination liées au SIDA

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(2002) Le débat s’intensifie sur la meilleure manière d’éliminer le stigmate attaché au SIDA et la discrimination qui en résulte au sein des milieux internationaux de la santé, alors que les experts tentent d’éradiquer ces obstacles rebelles à la prévention et au traitement du VIH/SIDA.