Mortality rates immediately after severe hurricanes in Cuba have decreased over the past three decades.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to understand how Cuba responds to extreme weather events, which can help identify and disseminate good public health practice.

Study Design: The study design of this study is an observational study using routinely collected mortality data.

Methods: National daily mortality counts after severe hurricanes arrived on the Cuba landmass since 1990 were compared with baseline values.

Levels of Vitamins and Homocysteine in Older Adults with Alzheimer Disease or Mild Cognitive Impairment in Cuba.

INTRODUCTION Age-related cognitive disorders, including Alzheimer disease, are among the main causes of disability and dependence in older adults worldwide. High blood homocysteine levels (hyperhomocysteinemia) are a risk factor for diseases whose metabolism involves different B vitamins. Antioxidant vitamins provide a protective effect by mitigating oxidative stress generated by these diseases.

Prevalence and risk factors for wheeze, decreased forced expiratory volume in 1 s and bronchoconstriction in young children living in Havana, Cuba: a population-based cohort study.

Objectives: Asthma has not been extensively studied in low-income and middle-income countries, where risk factors and access to treatment may differ from more affluent countries. We aimed to identify the prevalence of asthma and local risk factors in Havana, Cuba.

Setting: Four municipalities in Havana, Cuba.

Prevalence of and factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in preschoolers in Havana, Cuba: A population-based study.

Introduction: Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection is usually acquired in childhood. In Cuba, its study in pediatric ages is a little explored field.

What is the association between price and economic activity with cigarette consumption in Cuba from 1980 to 2014?

Objectives: Cuba is a tobacco-producing country that has been economically isolated as a consequence of an embargo imposed by the USA. It has also experienced a severe economic depression in the 1990s after the withdrawal of support by the former Soviet Union. These characteristics provide a unique opportunity to study the relation between large changes in economic activity, cigarette price and demand for cigarettes in a relatively isolated socialist economy.