News tagged with group health
WWF says over-consumption threatens planet
The spiralling global population and over-consumption are threatening the future health of the planet, according to conservation group WWF.
May 15, 2012 |
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Collaborative research team identifies safe upper level for vitamin A consumption for puppies
A collaborative team of researchers, working on behalf of the European Pet Food Industry Federation (FEDIAF), has identified a safe upper level for vitamin A consumption for puppies. The research marks a significant step ...
May 11, 2012 |
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E. coli outbreak points to gaps in US food system
(AP) -- The nasty form of E. coli hitting Europe points out gaps in the U.S. food safety system that raise concern that similar outbreaks might happen here.
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Eye on the environment
The Canadian Arctic. The Amazonian jungle. The fringes of an African rainforest.
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Swine flu killed more Britons last winter than in pandemic
More people in Britain died after contracting swine flu last winter, with most deaths among young and middle-aged adults, than during the pandemic a year earlier, official figures showed on Wednesday.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 25, 2011 |
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Suspected deadly E. coli outbreak in Germany
German authorities reported Tuesday three suspected deaths from a strain of the E. coli bacterium and warned more were likely because of a "scarily high" number of new infections.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 24, 2011 |
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Physical health varies among American blacks depending on ethnicity
A Caribbean-born black person living in the United States will most likely be healthier than a U.S.- born Caribbean black person, according to a new national study on ethnic differences in health among the American black ...
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Membership in many groups leads to quick recovery from physical challenges
Being a part of many different social groups can improve mental health and help a person cope with stressful events. It also leads to better physical health, making you more able to withstand—and recover faster from—physical ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2010 |
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Losing your religion deemed unhealthy
(PhysOrg.com) -- People who leave strict religious groups are more likely to say their health is worse than members who remain in the group, according to a Penn State researcher.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 22, 2010 |
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Researchers will test suicide prevention program in high schools
With students returning to classes, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers are beginning a large, long-term study of the effectiveness of a unique suicide prevention program in high schools across New York and ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Rights group slams Philippine abortion ban
(AP) -- A U.S.-based rights group urged the Philippines on Monday to reform a tough anti-abortion law that it says has spawned widespread underground procedures that kill about 1,000 women each year in the predominantly ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Cash rewards with counseling could help prevent STIs
Giving out cash can be an effective tool in combating sexually transmitted infections in rural Africa, according to a new study conducted jointly by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, the ...
Jul 18, 2010 |
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Lack of private insurance contribute to higher deaths among black heart transplant patients
Transplant surgeons at Johns Hopkins who have reviewed the medical records of more than 20,000 heart transplant patients say that it is not simply racial differences, but rather flaws in the health care system, along with ...
May 31, 2010 |
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Ethnic groups show different cardiovascular risk profiles
There are striking differences in the cardiovascular risk profiles of four ethnic groups — white, Chinese, South Asian and black — living in Ontario, Canada, found a new study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Poll reveals sleep differences among ethnic groups
The 2010 Sleep in America poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics and Whites. It is the first ...
Mar 08, 2010 |
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