Before the bubble bursts...: a book about our officials´ unwillingness to detemine the cause behind the rapidly crumbling public health in Sweden and other Nordic countries since the fall of 1997

With this book, the author wants to pay attention to how public health suddenly deteriorated from 1955, and became even worse after 1997. Despite these clear signs, expert authorities seem to be extremely reluctant to try to find out the cause, since large economic interests can be threatened. But n [...]
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With this book, the author wants to pay attention to how public health suddenly deteriorated from 1955, and became even worse after 1997. Despite these clear signs, expert authorities seem to be extremely reluctant to try to find out the cause, since large economic interests can be threatened. But now sickness figures pile up to form clear and more disagreeable patterns. The book addresses a number of public health problems, but the clearest warning signal we see today in the rapidly growing skin cancer statistics. In the long run, you will not be able to hide the truth behind thick layers of sunscreen. You just have to hold your breath until the bubble bursts...

Örjan Hallberg is an engineer who has been working in the telecommunications industry since he got his MSc degree in electrical engineering at Chalmers in 1966. He has worked in the Telecommunications Authority, Ellemtel, and in the Ericsson Group with quality and reliability issues and also served as Environmental Manager for two major business areas within Ericsson. When failure statistics of electronics begins to pull away in the wrong direction, the company may suddenly face up with extremely costly problems, had Örjan experienced. Since 1998, when his interest for the increasing melanoma incidences first awakened, his research has so far resulted in 50 articles and presentations in scientific medical journals and at international conferences.