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Study suggests vitamin deficiency screening needed for refugees New research from the University of Adelaide has discovered a high prevalence of vitamin B12 deficiency among refugees, prompting calls for refugees to be routinely screened for the problem soon after they arrive in the country. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-vitamin-deficiency-screening-refugees.html Health Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:15:03 EST news281603564 Study focuses on the health of Colombian refugees in Ecuador New York University College of Nursing's Professor Michele Shedlin, PhD, recently published a paper, "Sending-Country Violence and Receiving-Country Discrimination: Effects on the Health of Colombian Refugees in Ecuador," on-line in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, February 2, 2013. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-focuses-health-colombian-refugees-ecuador.html Health Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:48:35 EST news280504106 UN warns risk of hepatitis E in S. Sudan grows (AP)—The United Nations says an outbreak of hepatitis E has killed 111 refugees in camps in South Sudan since July, and has become endemic in the region. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-hepatitis-sudan.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 15 Feb 2013 08:02:16 EST news280137728 UN sounds alarm on South Sudan hepatitis E outbreak The UN's refugee agency warned Friday that an outbreak of hepatitis E among refugees in South Sudan was worsening and that it did not have the needed funds to contain it. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-hepatitis-sudan.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 09 Nov 2012 07:22:56 EST news271668164 Refugees often face greater challenges in adapting to US than other immigrants Many refugees to the U.S. travel thousands of miles to a safe harbor, but once here find that adjusting to linguistic and cultural differences is an equally daunting task, according to new research to be presented by two University of Dayton sociologists at the 107th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-refugees-greater-immigrants.html Health Sun, 19 Aug 2012 01:00:01 EST news264555355 Canada's Bill C-31 to change immigration act could severely affect mental health of refugees The Canadian government's proposed Bill C-31 to change the country's immigration act could have serious negative impacts on the mental health of refugees, states a commentary in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-canada-bill-c-immigration-severely.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 09 Jul 2012 12:00:08 EST news261052703 Albendazole cuts enteric parasite prevalence in refugees (HealthDay) -- The administration of a single 600-mg dose of albendazole to United States-bound refugees prior to departure from Africa and Southeast Asia reduces the prevalence of intestinal nematodes, according to a study published in the April 19 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-albendazole-parasite-prevalence-refugees.html Health Thu, 19 Apr 2012 03:40:01 EST news254024424 For refugees from Burma, hope of better life in US turns into extreme poverty, isolation Refugees who have fled Burma to live in Oakland, Calif., are at risk of becoming a permanent, poverty-stricken underclass warns a new report released today by researchers at San Francisco State University and the Burma Refugee Family Network (BRFN). The report found that almost 60 percent of Oakland's refugees from Burma are living in extreme poverty. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-refugees-burma-life-extreme-poverty.html Health Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:26:33 EST news241694786 Call for mental health needs of child refugees to be met Prolonged and bureaucratic asylum processes in the West are having negative effects on children’s mental health, according to Oxford University psychiatrists and colleagues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-mental-health-child-refugees-met.html Health Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:40:01 EST news232277500 Report highlights AIDS stigma for NZ’s Black Africans A new study highlights the need for more awareness among health professionals of the experiences of HIV-positive black African migrants and refugees living in New Zealand who feel stigmatized. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-highlights-aids-stigma-nzs-black.html HIV & AIDS Mon, 08 Aug 2011 11:10:22 EST news232018950 Iraqi refugees at high risk of brain and nervous system disorders New research suggests that a high number of Iraqi refugees are affected by brain and nervous system disorders, including those who are victims of torture and the disabled. The late-breaking research will be presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, April 9 – 16, 2011, in Honolulu. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-iraqi-refugees-high-brain-nervous.html Neuroscience Tue, 12 Apr 2011 14:40:01 EST news221836320