Cardiology
Disadvantaged women at greater risk of heart disease than men
Women from low socioeconomic backgrounds are 25 per cent more likely to suffer a heart attack than disadvantaged men, a major new study has found.
Jan 19, 2017
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Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
Psychology & Psychiatry
Scouts and guides have better mental health in later life, study finds
Taking part in the scouts or guides appears to help lower the risk of mental illness in later life, a study suggests.
Nov 9, 2016
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Health
Disability, reduced social participation associated with chronic conditions in middle-age
Middle-age adults living with a combination of arthritis, heart disease or diabetes, and depression are more likely to experience disability and limited involvement in society, new research from McMaster University has found.
Nov 9, 2016
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Health
Collecting injury data could reduce A&E attendances
A study, published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health by researchers at Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), has found data on injuries can be collected relatively easily at A&E departments to help understand ...
Oct 11, 2016
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Pediatrics
Child stimulation intervention fosters early child development in rural Peru
Children in rural Peru who are stimulated with age-adjusted toys at an early age perform better in categories such as fine motor skills, understanding time and space, or cognitive abilities. The results are published today ...
Sep 9, 2016
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Cardiology
Diabetes raises risk of heart attack death by 50 percent
Having diabetes increases the risk of dying from the effects of a heart attack by around 50 per cent, a University of Leeds study has found.
Jun 22, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
How the Great Recession weighed on children
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers have found that increases in unemployment in California during the Great Recession were associated with an increased risk for weight gain among the state's 1.7 million ...
Jun 2, 2016
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Health
Working longer may lead to a longer life, new research shows
Working past age 65 could lead to longer life, while retiring early may be a risk factor for dying earlier, a new study from Oregon State University indicates.
Apr 27, 2016
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Overweight & Obesity
Research sheds new light on whether we are all getting fatter
A study of trends in Body Mass Index (BMI) since 1992 for England has found that whilst BMI is rising across both sexes and within all social groups, there have been larger increases in those who already have the highest ...
Feb 17, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Refugee women at higher risk of preterm birth, study finds
Refugee women who come to Canada have greater risk of giving birth prematurely than non-refugee immigrants, a study by a St. Michael's Hospital researcher has found. Those risks are fueled by the fact that the preterm birth ...
Jan 28, 2016
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