Author and scholar Robert Edgerton challenges the notion that primitive societies were happy and healthy before they were corrupted and oppressed by colonialism

Chronic diseases are the leading causes of death and disability worldwide, and are expected to increase over the coming years with the ageing population and imp

Compares trends in the receipt of disability benefits six countries over the past two decades.

Author and scholar Robert Edgerton challenges the notion that primitive societies were happy and healthy before they were corrupted and oppressed by colonialism

Chronic diseases-heart disease, diabetes, lung disease, and common cancers-claim more than one out of every two lives worldwide. Within the next few decades the