News tagged with economic challenges


Education can offset impact of low fertility trap

A smarter, better educated population may help offset the impacts of declining fertility rates in East Asia, and provide lessons for Australia, according to a new report from the Australian National University's ...

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

UW–Madison researchers expanding study on human resilience

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Institute on Aging are studying how adults overcome social and economic challenges and whether it matters for their health, with a special focus on human resilience in ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Health costs forcing more Americans to skip care: survey

One quarter of Americans report problems paying for medical bills, and more than half say they have skipped or cut back on health care due to the cost, according to a survey released Monday.

Health created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New TB drug-resistance test shows promise but needs investment for those diagnosed to be cured

Two research studies in this week's PLoS Medicine suggest that a new automated DNA test for tuberculosis (Xpert MTB/RIF), which can detect TB within 2 hours and has been endorsed by the World Health Organization, can signif ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0