News tagged with planning system


China performed 330 mn abortions since 1971: data

Nearly 330 million abortions have been performed in China in the 40 years since it first implemented measures to limit population growth in the world's most populous nation, official data showed.

Health created Mar 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Walk it out: Urban design plays key role in creating healthy cities

Residents of new housing developments increased their exercise and their wellbeing when they had more access to shops and parks, a new University of Melbourne study reveals.

Health created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Empa spin-off bound for success with its electronic bedside care assistant

The first product to hit the Swiss market from Empa and ETH Zurich spin-off compliant concept is surpassing all expectations. The successful market launch of the electronic healthcare assistant also impressed ...

Health created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Floods render NYC hospitals powerless

(AP)—There are few places in the U.S. where hospitals have put as much thought and money into disaster planning as New York.

Health created Nov 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Persons with dementia have higher rate of hospitalizations

Compared to individuals without dementia, persons who developed dementia subsequently had a significantly higher rate of hospital admissions for all causes and admissions for ambulatory care-sensitive conditions for which ...

Health created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Estimating global malaria incidence

Estimates of malaria incidence derived from routine surveillance data suggest that 225 million episodes of malaria occurred worldwide in 2009. This estimate is lower than other published figures, such as those from the Malaria ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Medicare confirms payment for prostate cancer drug

(AP) -- Medicare officials confirmed Thursday that the program will cover the $93,000 price tag for prostate cancer drug Provenge, an innovative therapy that typically gives men suffering from an incurable stage of the disease ...

Cancer created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0