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Hepatitis B is a serious global public health problem but is preventable with safe and effective vaccines that have been available since 1982.
The HPV test--for human papilloma virus, which can cause cervical cancer in women over 40--could save many lives in the developing world, where lack of access to Pap tests leads to nearly 200,000 preventable deaths every year.
Linked to poverty, decreased productivity, and premature death, tobacco remains the second major cause of preventable death in the world and fourth most common risk factor for disease worldwide [59].
8% in 1998, underscoring the fact that over the last few decades, an emerging epidemic of obesity has become a major cause of preventable death [ 2 ] and disease [ 3 ] . Recognizing the effects of obesity on the nation's health, governments and industry have vigorously pursued the genetic, metabolic and environmental roots of obesity [ 4 5 6 7 ] . Despite the effort, it remains true that little is known about prevention of obesity and its treatment remains no less difficult or failure prone than it ever was [ 8 9 10 ] .
Obesity now kills at least 280,000 people a year, making it the highest preventable cause of death after smoking.