News tagged with health statistics
UN hits water target, but 1.8 billion people still drinking unsafe water, study shows
Recent widespread news coverage heralded the success of a United Nations' goal of greatly improving access to safe drinking water around the world.
Mar 23, 2012 |
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Canada isn't really interested in your sexual orientation
Because homosexuals, and especially bisexuals, are statistically more likely to be at risk of ill health, Statistics Canada must come up with new questionnaires that will reveal how sexual orientation is linked to stress, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 25, 2011 |
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Poorly presented risk statistics could misinform health decisions
Choosing the appropriate way to present risk statistics is key to helping people make well-informed decisions. A new Cochrane Systematic Review found that health professionals and consumers may change their perceptions when ...
Mar 16, 2011 |
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Racial stereotyping found in US death certificates
Death by homicide, the victim is probably black. By cirrhosis, the decedent is likely Native American. These stereotypes have small but clear effects on the racial classifications used to calculate official vital statistics, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 26, 2011 |
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Detecting flu and other disease outbreaks sooner
New methods for detecting disease outbreaks earlier have been developed in a collaborative effort between CSIRO and NSW Health.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Falls the leading cause of injury among older adults in China
Falls are the most common injury for both urban and rural elderly in China, responsible for more than two-thirds of all injuries in people 65 and older, according to a new study by researchers from China and the Johns Hopkins ...
Aug 05, 2010 |
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HIV-positive women are less likely to find work than men affected by the virus
Juan Oliva, a researcher at the University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) explores the relationship between the employment status of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)-positive individuals and socioeconomic ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
May 03, 2010 |
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Sex: Nerds lose out when women judge on germs
What gives a guy the best chances of attracting a girl? Should he be metrosexual or macho?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Europe and America couldn't be more different, right? Not so fast, says historian
(PhysOrg.com) -- Marshalling data on everything from colon cancer to the accuracy of public clocks, Peter Baldwin illustrates how differences between the U.S. and Western Europe are much smaller than commonly supposed.
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Injury and hazards in home health care nursing are a growing concern
Patients continue to enter home healthcare ''sicker and quicker," often with complex health problems that may require extensive nursing care. This increases the risk of needlestick injuries in home healthcare nurses. While ...
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Nonprofit nursing homes provide better care, major study finds
A major new statistical review of 82 individual research studies has revealed that nonprofit nursing homes deliver, on average, higher quality care than for-profit nursing homes. The findings could have a bearing on the present ...
Aug 19, 2009 |
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Health-care reform must respect patient autonomy
As President Obama and Congress weigh changes in the nation's health care system they must avoid creating a system where physicians are financially motivated to pressure patients into mandated treatments that conflict with ...
Aug 05, 2009 |
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New Mexican health-care program successful at reducing crippling health care costs
Seguro Popular, a Mexican health care program instituted in 2003, has already reduced crippling health care costs among poorer households, according to an evaluation conducted by researchers at Harvard University in collaboration ...
Apr 08, 2009 |
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Body weight linked to children's self-esteem
(PhysOrg.com) -- National statistics show one in four children in Canada are obese, yet very little research has been done to find out what effects, if any, being overweight has on their self esteem and well-being.
Jan 20, 2009 |
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