News tagged with homeless people
Exploring the link between traumatic brain injury and people who are homeless
Homeless people and their health care providers need to know more about traumatic brain injuries to help prevent and treat such injuries, a new study has found.
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Mar 21, 2013 |
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Drug overdose now the leading cause of death among homeless adults in Boston
Drug overdose was the leading cause of death among homeless adults in Boston from 2003 to 2008 and accounted for one-third of deaths among those ages 25 to 44. A study by investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital ...
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Jan 14, 2013 |
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HIV cases reaching 'epidemic' scale in Greece: officials
HIV infection among crisis-hit Greece's drug users is reaching "epidemic" proportions with recorded cases marking a 35-fold increase from 2010, health experts warned Friday.
HIV & AIDS
Nov 30, 2012 |
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How innovation helps homeless people
Lancaster University researchers and homeless people have succeeded in developing a prototype that could help the latter take better care of themselves. It is often a challenge for homeless people to make ...
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Nov 27, 2012 |
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Young people need financial support and guidance when they age out of foster care, expert says
As the economy and job market continue to recover, many young adults have moved in with their parents to save money. For teens and 20-somethings who grew up in foster care, saving money is especially difficult because they ...
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Oct 09, 2012 |
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Prevalence of TB, hepatitis C, HIV high among homeless
(HealthDay) -- The global prevalence of tuberculosis, hepatitis C virus infection, and HIV is high among homeless people, although significant heterogeneity is seen in prevalence estimates, according to a ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 20, 2012 |
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Homelessness linked to poor health among kidney disease patients
Among patients with moderate to advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD), homeless people experience higher rates of premature death and kidney failure, and they use emergency services much more often than impoverished peers ...
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Jun 14, 2012 |
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One-third of U.S. homeless population is obese: study
(HealthDay) -- One-third of homeless people in the United States are obese, about the same rate as the general population, a new study finds.
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May 18, 2012 |
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Homeless heavy drinkers imbibe less when housing allows alcohol
A study of a controversial housing project that allows chronically homeless people with severe alcohol problems to drink in their apartments found that during their first two years in the building residents cut their heavy ...
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Jan 19, 2012 |
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Soccer could give homeless men a health kick, study says
Playing street football two or three times a week could halve the risk of early death in homeless men. Research led by the Universities of Exeter and Copenhagen, out today, shows the positive impact of street football on ...
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Oct 02, 2011 |
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Study: 85 percent of homeless people have chronic health conditions
More than eight out of 10 homeless people surveyed by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital and elsewhere have at least one chronic health condition and more than half have a mental health problem.
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Aug 24, 2011 |
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Chronic pain in homeless people not managed well: study
Chronic pain is not managed well in the general population and it's an even greater challenge for homeless people, according to new research by St. Michael's Hospital.
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Jul 21, 2011 |
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No health card means no family doctor for many homeless people
For every year a person is homeless, the odds of them having a family doctor drop by 9 per cent, according to a report by St. Michael's Hospital and Street Health.
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May 24, 2011 |
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