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Study reveals worrying survival gap between rich and poor after heart surgery
Apr 03, 2009 |
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People from the most deprived areas of England have a far higher risk of death after cardiac surgery than people from the least deprived areas, finds a large study published on bmj.com today.
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An end to sleep problems? Researchers discover enzyme behind effects of sleep deprivation
Nov 26, 2009 |
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There is hope for those who miss one night too many or whose children keep them up at night. The unwelcome effects of a bad night's sleep - forgetfulness, impaired mental performance - can be dealt with by reducing the concentration ...
Sleep deprivation negatively affects split-second decision making, study shows
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Sleep deprivation adversely affects automatic, accurate responses and can lead to potentially devastating errors, a finding of particular concern among firefighters, police officers, soldiers and others who work in a sleep-deprived ...
Cancer incidence and mortality in young people decreases with increasing deprivation
Jun 09, 2008 |
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Results of research into the associations between cancer and socio-economic deprivation and affluence have shown that, in contrast to cancers in older people, the numbers of new cases and deaths from the disease in teenagers ...
Preterm births higher among deprived mothers, despite equal care
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Despite improvements in obstetric care services, women from deprived areas are still more likely to give birth to a very preterm baby compared with mothers from more affluent areas, finds a study published on bmj.com today.
Higher risk for heart disease and diabetes associated with androgen deprivation therapy
Dec 07, 2009 |
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Men of all ages treated for prostate cancer with androgen deprivation therapy, specifically with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists (GnRH), have an increased risk of diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to ...
Naked mole rats may hold clues to surviving stroke
Nov 30, 2009 |
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Blind, nearly hairless, and looking something like toothy, plump, pink fingers, naked mole rats may rank among nature's most maligned creatures, but their unusual physiology endears them to scientists.
Quality schooling has little impact on teenage sexual activity
Feb 08, 2008 |
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A report published in the online open access journal, BMC Public Health, shows that socio-economic situation and the local high school catchment area have a more powerful influence on reported sexual experience among 15 and ...
Behavioral difficulties at school may lead to lifelong health and social problems
Jan 09, 2009 |
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Adolescents who misbehave at school are more likely to have difficulties throughout their adult lives, finds a 40-year study of British citizens published on bmj.com today. These difficulties cover all areas of life, from ...
Drinks industry supplanting government role in alcohol policies in Sub-Saharan Africa
Dec 15, 2009 |
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A recent comparison of proposed national alcohol policies in Lesotho, Malawi, Uganda, and Botswana shows that the drinks industry has assumed a significant and detrimental role in designing national alcohol policies in Sub-Saharan ...
Study: States need economic freedom to benefit from natural resources
Dec 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- States with small governments, low taxes and labor market freedom enjoy greater benefits from natural resource development than states with large and intrusive government policies, according to a new study ...
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