News tagged with geographic differences
Researchers find there is no single sexy chin
A new Dartmouth College global study finds significant geographic differences in chin shapes.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 09, 2013 |
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Urban HIV infection mainly due to male-male sexual contact
(HealthDay)—More than half of HIV infections in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), smaller metropolitan areas, and nonmetropolitan areas in the United States and Puerto Rico can be attributed to male-to-male ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 30, 2012 |
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Dysentery epidemic killed many in the 1700s-1800s
In the 1700s-1800s, dysentery was a disease causing many deaths. In fact, in some areas in Sweden 90 percent of all deaths were due to dysentery during the worst outbreaks. A new doctoral thesis in history from the University ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 25, 2012 |
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In Spain, 70 percent of women use contraceptives during their first sexual encounter
Contraceptive use in Spain during the first sexual encounter is similar to other European countries. However, there are some geographical differences between Spanish regions: women in Murcia use contraceptives ...
Health
May 25, 2012 |
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Postcode lotteries in preventative health care -- not necessarily all bad news
There is much interest in the unequal health care caused by postcode lotteries. The area you live in can impact the treatment you receive for cancer treatment, surgery or GP care. Research published in BioMed Central's open ...
Health
Sep 28, 2011 |
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Outcomes vary in global heart failure trials by geographic region
A comparison of several international clinical trials of beta-blocker drugs has shown there are notable differences in how well the drugs prevent deaths in heart failure patients, based on where the patients were treated. ...
Cardiology
Aug 15, 2011 |
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