News tagged with poor areas
Many Americans breathing cleaner air, report suggests
(HealthDay)—Although many Americans are now breathing cleaner air, others are living in cities that are more polluted than they were a decade ago, a new report shows.
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Apr 24, 2013 |
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One in five seniors on risky meds; more in US South
More than 1 in 5 seniors with Medicare Advantage plans received a prescription for a potentially harmful "high risk medication" in 2009, according to a newly published analysis by Brown University public ...
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Apr 10, 2013 |
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Researchers design small molecule to disrupt cancer-causing protein
Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida have developed a small molecule that inhibits STAT3, a protein that causes cancer. This development could impact the treatment of several ...
Cancer
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Man dies after parasitic worms invade lungs
(HealthDay)—A Vietnamese immigrant in California died of a massive infection with parasitic worms that spread throughout his body, including his lungs. They had remained dormant until his immune system ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 20, 2013 |
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Smoke-free law linked to 12% decrease in child asthma hospital admissions, study finds
The introduction of smoke-free legislation in England was immediately followed by a fall in the number of children admitted to hospital with asthma symptoms, a new study has found.
Pediatrics
Jan 21, 2013 |
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India's public health system has collapsed, minister says
India's rural development minister said Friday the country's public health system had "collapsed" in a blunt assessment of his government's failure to extend a social safety net for the poor.
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Nov 16, 2012 |
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WHO eases rules on meningitis vaccine, researchers say
In a breakthrough for the fight against meningitis in poor countries, researchers say the WHO has ruled that a key vaccine can be transported or stored for up to four days without refrigeration.
Medications
Nov 15, 2012 |
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Automated calls help patients in under-developed countries manage blood pressure
Hypertension is one of the greatest epidemics threatening the health of people in low and middle-income countries.
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Oct 31, 2012 |
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Poverty, rural living linked to increased COPD mortality in the US
New research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) underscores the widespread disparities associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) mortality by state, poverty level, and urban vs rural ...
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Oct 22, 2012 |
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Study highlights the burden of epilepsy in the developing world
The burden of epilepsy in poorer parts of the world could be readily alleviated by reducing the preventable causes and improving access to treatment, according to a review article published today in the Lancet.
Neuroscience
Sep 27, 2012 |
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Weather patterns can be used to forecast rotavirus outbreaks
Monitoring weather factors like temperature, rain, and snowfall is one way to predict the timing and intensity of rotavirus, a disease that causes extreme diarrhea, dehydration and thousands of death annually, particularly ...
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May 31, 2012 |
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Rural mothers-to-be in China lack syphilis testing
(AP) -- Nearly half of pregnant women do not get tested for syphilis in poor areas of southern China where the sexually transmitted disease has seen a resurgence, researchers said Wednesday.
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Nov 02, 2011 |
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Cholera pandemic's source discovered
Researchers have used next generation sequencing to trace the source and explain the spread of the latest (seventh) cholera pandemic. They have also highlighted the impact of the acquisition of resistance to antibiotics on ...
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Aug 24, 2011 |
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Families shifting from private to public health insurance for children: study
Families are increasingly relying on public health insurance plans to provide coverage for their children, a growing trend that researchers say is tied to job losses, coverage changes to private health insurance plans, and ...
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Jul 27, 2011 |
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Study shows inequitable access to flu vaccinations could worsen flu epidemic
Giving wealthier counties greater access to influenza vaccine than poorer counties could worsen a flu epidemic because poor areas have fairly high population densities with higher levels of interaction among households and ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 10, 2011 |
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