News tagged with poor neighbourhoods


Battling AIDS stigma in Morocco's religious heartlands

"I don't have anything," said Asmaa with a sigh as she stepped out of the mobile clinic offering free AIDS tests in Sale, a conservative city in Morocco where the veiled young woman lives.

HIV & AIDS created Mar 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fewer men leads to more babies in poor areas: study

Women who outnumber men in poor communities are likelier to have babies at a younger age as competition drives them to lower their expectations of the opposite sex, a study said on Wednesday.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 13, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

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 created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Shocking disparities in child obesity now exist in New Zealand

(Medical Xpress)—Public health researcher Professor Tony Blakely from the University of Otago, Wellington says the time for prevaricating about obesity is over with the release of latest child obesity figures by the Ministry ...

Overweight and Obesity created Dec 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Poor neighborhoods suffer higher incidence of arthritis

People living in poor neighbourhoods have a higher rate and risk of arthritis - one of the most common causes of disability in the developed world.

Arthritis & Rheumatism created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New immigrants less likely to have premature babies in the first 5 years in Canada: study

Immigrants living less than five years in Canada are less likely than their Canadian-born counterparts to have premature babies regardless of where they live, according to a new study by St. Michael's Hospital.

Health created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1