News tagged with poor health
Studies touting China's treatments for Internet overuse may lack validity
(Phys.org) -- Excessive Internet usage has been linked to an array of problems, from structural changes in the brain to depression, poor social skills, violent outbursts and sexual promiscuity. In China, concerns ...
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Apr 27, 2012 |
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Scientists find H1N1 flu virus prevalent in animals in Africa
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA life scientists and their colleagues have discovered the first evidence of the H1N1 virus in animals in Africa. In one village in northern Cameroon, a staggering 89 percent of the pigs ...
Sep 23, 2011 |
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Older lesbians, gays have higher rates of chronic disease, mental distress, isolation
Members of California's aging lesbian, gay and bisexual population are more likely to suffer from certain chronic conditions, even as they wrestle with the challenges of living alone in far higher numbers than the heterosexual ...
Mar 29, 2011 |
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Life expectancy of severely mentally ill dramatically reduced due to poor physical health
Physical ill-health is rife among the severely mentally ill in Britain, according to new research published today by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Coastal Canadians living in high-risk neighborhoods in poorer health: study
Canadians living in deprived neighbourhoods are twice as likely to have poor health if they live on the Atlantic or Pacific Coast, according to a new study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital.
Feb 10, 2011 |
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Britain considering plain cigarette packs
Tobacco companies could be forced to sell cigarettes in plain grey or brown packaging in Britain in an attempt to deter youngsters from taking up smoking, the health secretary suggested Sunday.
Nov 21, 2010 |
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Eat a carrot, hurt the economy? Sometimes
Eating a healthy diet may be good for you, but it may be unintentionally slimming for the economies of some developing countries, a new study says. British researchers modeled what could happen if people in Britain and Brazil ...
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Poor health could be linked to unaffordable housing
People who cannot afford their housing are more likely to suffer from poor health, according to a new study, which also found that renters consider themselves less healthy than homeowners.
Nov 09, 2010 |
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Looking older than your age may not be a sign of poor health: study
Even though most adults want to avoid looking older than their actual age, research led by St. Michael's Hospital shows that looking older does not necessarily point to poor health. The study found that a person needed to ...
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Development aid for maternal, newborn and child health doubled over 5 years
Health experts will today call for a greater prioritization and targeting of aid to save the lives of mothers, newborns, and children in poor countries.
Sep 16, 2010 |
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Study finds indoor and outdoor fall are different for the elderly
The risk factors for indoor and outdoor falls for older adults are different, according to a new study by the Institute for Aging Research of Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School, a fact that is often ...
Sep 08, 2010 |
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Children who eat vended snack foods face chronic health problems, poor diet
School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality - and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes ...
Sep 02, 2010 |
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Sociological study links state tax credit programs to higher birth weight
Relieving poverty during pregnancy can reduce the incidence of low- birth-weight babies and may help break the succession of childhood poor health, a study published in the August 2010 issue of the American Sociological Re ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 02, 2010 |
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Study links low national average IQs with infectious diseases
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers in the US have noted areas of the world with the lowest average intelligence quotient (IQ) also tend to have the highest rates of infectious diseases, and suggest the energy required ...
Jul 01, 2010 |
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Glasgow's high mortality rates are not explained by deprivation alone
New research, published by Elsevier in the Royal Society for Public Health's journal Public Health, provides compelling evidence that deprivation alone cannot explain the poor health experienced by Glasgow's residents.
Jun 25, 2010 |
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