News tagged with interpersonal violence


Twin epidemics: HIV and Hepatitis C in the urban Northeast

A new Yale study looks at the scope and consequences of a burgeoning health problem in the cities of the U.S. Northeast: concurrent infection with both HIV and Hepatitis C (HCV). The study appears online ...

HIV & AIDS created May 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UK: Serious violence dips

Reports of serious violence dropped by 14% in 2012 compared to the previous year, according to the findings of a national study undertaken by Cardiff University.

Health created Apr 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Study looks at the impact of violence on children

It's not how much violence a child is exposed to that can create emotional and behavioral problems in life. It's exposure to a variety of different types of violence.

Health created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Physical and sexual assault linked to increased suicide risk in military

According to results of a new study by researchers at the University of Utah, military personnel experience increased risk of suicidal thoughts or actions if they were the victims of physical or violent sexual assault as ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 18, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Link between alcohol and harm is stronger in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Sweden than in Italy

Research clearly shows a dose-response relationship between alcohol and health issues such as cirrhosis of the liver. More recent research has shown linkages between greater drinking and greater problems such as interpersonal ...

Health created Oct 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sharing anonymized hospital data prevents violence

Combining information from hospitals and police can prevent violence and make communities safer, according to a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Health created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young females are victims of violent injury

A new study from Rhode Island Hospital shows that a large proportion of victims of community violence treated in its emergency department are female. Injured adolescent females are more likely than males to be injured by ...

Health created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1