Frontpage » Tag » citizen

News tagged with citizen

uBiome project seeking to sequence the human microbiome

(Medical Xpress)—Three health researchers have set up a project called uBiome, on the crowd sourcing site indiegogo, with the aim of sequencing the human microbiome—microbes that live on and in the hu ...

Medical research created Feb 20, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Electrocardiography can predict heart attacks in healthy older adults

Can a simple diagnostic test used to measure a heart's electrical activity help predict heart attacks? And can that knowledge help doctors reroute their patients away from coronary heart disease?

Cardiology created Apr 10, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hair analysis reveals elevated stress hormone levels raise cardiovascular risk

–Hair strands contain valuable information about senior citizens' stress levels that can be used to determine an individual's cardiovascular disease risk, according to a recent study accepted for publication in The Endocrine ...

Cardiology created Apr 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vitamin C and beta-carotene might protect against dementia

Forgetfulness, lack of orientation, cognitive decline… about 700, 000 Germans suffer from Alzheimer's disease (AD). Now researchers from the University of Ulm, among them the Epidemiologist Professor Gabriele Nagel and ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Public opinion lights the fire for politicians to adopt anti-smoking bans

(Medical Xpress) -- Citizens aren't just blowing smoke when it comes to anti-tobacco legislation—and they tend to copy what neighboring states do, new research shows.

Health created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New clinical tool assesses health risks for older adults

A UC San Francisco team has developed a tool that can help determine – and perhaps influence – senior citizens' 10-year survivability rates.

Health created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A more progressive tax system makes people happier

The way some people talk, you'd think that a flat tax system -- in which everyone pays at the same rate regardless of income -- would make citizens feel better than more progressive taxation, where wealthier people are taxed ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 06, 2011 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (10) | comments 68 | with audio podcast

Lonely older adults face more health risks

Always look on the bright side of life. Thanks to a new study from Concordia University, this catchy refrain offers a prescription for staying healthy during one's golden years.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Why does conflict arise when social identity is threatened?

Be it at school, office, the neighborhood or the community people live in, conflicting situations amongst various groups might arise on an almost day to day basis. Today, the prevalence of these intergroup conflicts is on ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

62 percent of men and 37 percent of women over the age of 65 are sexually active: Spanish study

A study based on the National Health and Sexuality Survey, involving nearly 2000 people, describes the sexual practices of senior citizens in Spain. The most common are kisses, caresses and vaginal penetration. ...

Health created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

To make old skin cells act young again, boost their surroundings, scientists show

As we get older, the trillions of cells in our body do too. And like us, they become less resilient and able to weather the stress of everyday life. Our skin especially tells the tale of what's happening throughout our bodies.

Medical research created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mind games: Mental exercises are key to better brain function

Go ahead - do it: Grab a pencil. Right now. Write your name backward. And upside down. Awkward, right?

Health created Jun 20, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Cuba's first cholera outbreak in 130 years kills three

An outbreak of cholera in eastern Cuba has killed at least three people, 130 years after the last known case of the disease was reported on the island.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Genetic testing and the new population of the 'worried well'

Genetic testing and screening is increasingly becoming a presence in our lives. Daily news reports discuss new associations between genes and common conditions. And these associations are used to calculate ...

Health created Sep 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Malawi gets 1,000 new HIV infections a week

AIDS-ravaged Malawi, where over a tenth of the population is HIV positive, records on average 1,000 new cases weekly, a top government official said Saturday.

HIV & AIDS created Feb 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Citizenship

Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities. Citizenship was equated by Virginia Leary (1999) as connoting "a bundle of rights -- primarily, political participation in the life of the community, the right to vote, and the right to receive certain protection from the community, as well as obligations." The group of all citizens is the citizenry.

For more information about Citizenship, read the full article at Wikipedia.
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.