Hunger, poor nutrition and obesity not only present a health burden in developing countries but carry a hidden economic penalty that costs businesses up to $850 billion a year, according to a new report published Wednesday.
Jul 8, 2020
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In a recent study of young children experiencing homelessness, high-quality parenting was associated with better peer relationships and protection from internalizing problems in the context of family adversity. In contrast, ...
Jul 19, 2017
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Children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) who live in extreme poverty and were undergoing maintenance therapy faced an almost two-fold greater risk of relapse compared with kids who weren't as poor, according to a ...
Apr 18, 2023
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The biggest food challenge today is not hunger but nutritional deficiency. That's the conclusion of Cornell food security experts who spoke at the National Press Club Nov. 23.
Nov 25, 2015
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Two decades of progress toward Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is likely to be halted by COVID-19, as "catastrophic" health care bills force increasing numbers of people into extreme poverty, UN institutions have warned.
Dec 21, 2021
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A new study reveals that many people living in extreme poverty in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have conditions that lead to heart disease, the world's #1 cause of death—overturning conventional wisdom.
Mar 13, 2024
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Higher cigarette prices would save millions of people from extreme poverty and poor health around the world, while also cutting health treatment costs for families across the globe, suggests a comprehensive study published ...
Apr 11, 2018
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More than half the people living in extreme poverty in the Paris region, in particular migrants, have been infected with the new coronavirus, the French aid group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said Tuesday.
Oct 6, 2020
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With the 2015 deadline to meet the United Nations' Millennium Development Goals (MDG) approaching, scholars and government officials gathered at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) on Tuesday to search for lessons ...
Sep 24, 2012
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Since October 2014 the Ebola epidemic in West Africa has been diminishing and efforts have shifted from emergency response to prevention and mitigation of future outbreaks. Researchers from the Liberian Ministry of Health ...
Dec 31, 2015
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