News tagged with ill health
New EPA air quality rules outweigh costs and provide major health and environmental benefits
A report by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health provides an expanded review of six new air quality regulations proposed or recently adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA). ...
Dec 21, 2011 |
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Boaters' risk of illness on Chicago River similar to other waterways
Chicago area residents have wondered for years about the health risks of using the Chicago River for recreation. According to a University of Illinois at Chicago study, canoeing, kayaking, rowing, boating and fishing on the ...
Oct 26, 2011 |
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Fresh horse death as Australia virus spreads
Another six people have been tested for the deadly Hendra virus after it claimed the life of a seventh horse, officials said Thursday, as the killer outbreak spread south.
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Concern mounts over deadly Australian horse virus
Concern over the killer Hendra virus mounted in Australia Wednesday after a sixth horse died in an outbreak, and 26 people underwent tests after coming into contact with sick animals.
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Interest in shock treatment is growing despite decades-old controversy
Recently, actress and writer Carrie Fisher told Oprah Winfrey that she receives electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) regularly to treat depression caused by her bipolar disorder. Taken aback, Winfrey asked, "They still do that?"
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 02, 2011 |
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Kept in chains: Mental illness rampant in Somalia
(AP) -- Hassan Qasim lies shackled to a wall in a hallway with 25 other patients at a clinic for the mentally ill. He whispers under his breath and spits at his neighbors. Torn and dirty clothes hang off ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 20, 2011 |
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Even mild stress is linked to long-term disability
Even relatively mild stress can lead to long term disability and an inability to work, reveals a large population based study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Medicare costs in last 6 months of life driven by patient variables twice as much as geography
A study by Mount Sinai School of Medicine finds that Medicare costs at the end of life are influenced more by patient characteristics, such as ability to function, the severity of the illness, and family support than by regional ...
Feb 14, 2011 |
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Childhood chronic illness affects future income, education, career
Today, more children than ever survive serious chronic illness. Many thrive as young adults, but a large new study finds that for some, early illness can lead to fewer years of education, more joblessness ...
Feb 01, 2011 |
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Study: African American men say doctor visits are often a bad experience
(PhysOrg.com) -- A majority of African American men said they do not go to the doctor because visits are stressful and physicians don't give adequate information on how to make prescribed behavior or lifestyle changes, a ...
Jan 26, 2011 |
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People with mental illness receive inadequate mass screening for prevention of medical conditions
Dr Alex Mitchell, of the Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine at the University of Leicester, led the study which has been published in the journal General Hospital Psychiatry.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2010 |
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The hidden impact of aids on South African children
December 1st is World AIDS day. There are 33.4 million people worldwide living with HIV, 67per cent in the Sub-Saharan Africa region. In South Africa alone, 5.6 million people are HIV-positive, with only 22 per cent having ...
Dec 01, 2010 |
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Retirement reduces tiredness and depression
Retirement leads to a substantial reduction in mental and physical fatigue and depressive symptoms, finds a study published in the British Medical Journal today. However, the research also concludes that retirement does not ...
Nov 24, 2010 |
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80% university students mentally stressed
More than 80 percent of university students are struggling with psychological distress with almost one-fifth of these classified as having a serious mental illness, according to a UQ study.
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Nov 22, 2010 |
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One in five Americans had mental illness last year: survey
Nearly one in five Americans, or 45 million adults, experienced some form of mental illness last year, according to a major US government survey published on Friday.
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Nov 19, 2010 |
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