Health
Study looks at impact of Bhangra on South Asian women's health
Simon Fraser University researchers are studying the impact of Bhangra dance and standard exercise programs on the health of post-menopausal South Asian women.
Jul 4, 2014
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News tagged with health programs
Health
Two new studies describe likely beneficiaries of health care reform in California
According to two new policy briefs from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, the majority of state residents likely to be eligible for federally mandated health insurance coverage initiatives in California in 2014 ...
May 10, 2011
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Simulation shows the high cost of dementia, especially for families
A new simulation of how the costs and the course of the dementia epidemic affect U.S. families finds that neurodegenerative conditions can more than double the health care expenditures of aging and that the vast majority ...
Aug 17, 2017
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Diabetes
Study finds interventions to prevent Type 2 diabetes give good return on investment
Programs to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in high-risk adults would result in fewer people developing diabetes and lower health care costs over time, researchers conclude in a new study funded by the National Institutes ...
Mar 22, 2012
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HIV & AIDS
Children with HIV at greater risk for impaired neurological development
New research in Zambia finds that children infected with HIV are significantly more likely to do worse in neurological assessments despite having well-controlled HIV disease, suggesting that they may struggle with cognitive ...
Oct 12, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Decade long study shows educating parents key to preventing emotional disorders
(Medical Xpress)—In the longest running study of its kind, researchers have evaluated the long-term effects of early intervention on the prevention of internalising disorders in children, such as anxiety or depression.
Feb 8, 2013
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Health
To reap the brain benefits of physical activity, just get moving
Everyone knows that exercise makes you feel more mentally alert at any age. But do you need to follow a specific training program to improve your cognitive function? Science has shown that the important thing is to just get ...
Oct 29, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Death by choking on food: A new review of coronial findings
Researchers have recently examined coroner reports of deaths in residential care where choking or aspiration pneumonia was a factor in the person's death. In every case examined, the coroner considered the death was preventable. ...
Jul 6, 2022
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Oncology & Cancer
Prostate cancer patients may be having surgery without knowing about other options
Health policies regarding the treatment of prostate cancer should be re-examined to provide greater patient choice after a study found men in New South Wales aged 45 years or more with prostate cancer were twice as likely ...
Mar 15, 2021
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Health
Pharma gifts to providers result in more branded, expensive prescriptions
Physicians and other health care providers who received "gifts" from pharmaceutical companies were much more likely to prescribe a higher number of drugs per patient, including more costly prescriptions for branded medicines, ...
Oct 25, 2017
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