News tagged with group health

Better NHS services reduce suicide rates

Researchers at The University of Manchester have for the first time shown a positive link between improvements in mental health services and a reduction in suicide rates.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals new wrinkle in growing US health gap

Most studies that have examined growing levels of health disparity in the United States have focused on the gap between the "haves" and the "have-nots" in terms of socioeconomic factors such as education and income.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study: Men at higher risk for mild memory loss than women

Men may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that occurs between normal aging and dementia, than women, according to a study published in the January 25, 2012, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

AIDS kills 28,000 in China in 2011: report

AIDS killed 28,000 people in China last year, and another 48,000 new infections from the HIV virus were discovered in the country, according to an official report on Saturday.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jan 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Report: Mental illness struck 1 in 5 US adults in 2010

One in five adults in the U.S. had a mental illness in 2010, with people ages 18 to 25 having the highest rates, according to a national survey.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Setting a good example? Smoking amongst key occupational groups

(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published by researchers from University of Otago, Wellington has found that smoking rates have declined rapidly amongst many occupational groups over the last 25 years.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US wants effective Alzheimer's treatment by 2025

The government is setting what it calls an ambitious goal for Alzheimer's disease: Development of effective ways to treat and prevent the mind-destroying illness by 2025.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Over-65s are frequent binge drinkers: US study

Binge drinking is more common in the United States than previously thought, particularly among young adults, though the most frequent offenders are over 65, said a US government study on Tuesday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Bariatric surgery associated with reduction in cardiovascular events and death

Among obese individuals, having bariatric surgery was associated with a reduced long-term incidence of cardiovascular deaths and events such as heart attack and stroke, according to a study in the January 4 issue of JAMA.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jan 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Poor sleep linked to increased health and behavior problems in young diabetics

A new study suggests that young diabetics may be struggling to get a good night's sleep, resulting in worse control of their blood sugar, poorer school performance and misbehavior.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA adds new heart warning to Sanofi's Multaq

Federal health officials have added new safety warnings to the heart rhythm drug Multaq after company studies linked the pill to higher rates of heart attack, stroke and death in a subset of patients.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US mulls easier access to emergency contraception

US regulators are considering whether to grant a drug company's request to make emergency contraception available over the counter to people of all ages instead of by prescription.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Follow-up study finds prolonged fatigue for those who had chemotherapy for breast cancer

In a follow-up study, researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues have found that patients who receive chemotherapy for breast cancer might experience prolonged fatigue years after their therapy. The new study, published ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brazil says it has AIDS under control

Brazil said Monday its AIDS epidemic was under control, with a 0.61 percent cut in new cases between 2009 and 2010, although a rise among young homosexuals was a cause for concern.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

WHO links child mortality to economic crisis

The World Health Organisation warned on Saturday that only a stronger political commitment to child health could prevent a dangerous rise in mortality rates at a time of global economic turmoil.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0