News tagged with public awareness
Institutional betrayal magnifies post-trauma effects of unwanted sexual activity
A study of 345 female university students found that 233 of them had experienced at least one unwanted sexual experience in their lifetime, and 46 percent of those victims also experienced betrayal by the ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 08, 2013 |
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Obesity rates still rising in many states
In 1995, no state had an obesity rate above 20 percent. Now, all but one does.
Health
Jul 07, 2011 |
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Exercise, calcium and sunlight: All three needed to reduce osteoporosis risks
Osteoporosis experts have urged the public to ensure they get adequate calcium, weight-bearing exercise and vitamin D to prevent bone problems, warning that children who swap milk drinks for soft drink may ...
Health
Feb 04, 2013 |
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Fewer people adding salt at the table
The number of people in England adding salt to food at the table fell by more than a quarter in the five years following a national campaign, according to research published in the British Journal of Nutrition.
Health
Jan 28, 2013 |
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Dementia cases to double by 2030: WHO
The number of people with dementia is expected to almost double to 65.7 million by 2030 as the world population ages, according to a World Health Organisation report published Wednesday.
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Apr 11, 2012 |
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Unwanted online sexual exposures decline for youth, new research finds
A new study from the University of New Hampshire Crimes against Children Research Center finds declines in two kinds of youth Internet sexual encounters of great concern to parents: unwanted sexual solicitations and unwanted ...
Health
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Social media is mixed blessing in epidemics: WHO
Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites boost public awareness of disease outbreaks but also make it more difficult to separate fact from fiction, world health officials said Thursday.
Health
Oct 13, 2011 |
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Interpol deal with drug firms to fight fake medicines
Interpol on Tuesday announced a deal with the world's top pharmaceutical companies to fight fake drugs which threaten the health of millions, especially in poor countries.
Medications
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Report finds leave insurance program successfully reaches working families
In 2009, New Jersey became one of only two states in the country to enact a family leave insurance law.
Health
Feb 11, 2013 |
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Just 11 percent of adults, five percent of children participate in medical research
Medical research is vital to the advancement of health care, but many medical research studies have too few people who participate. A new study from the University of Michigan takes an in-depth look at public participation ...
Medical research
Jan 31, 2013 |
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Reduce esophageal cancer danger by knowing risk factors
(Medical Xpress) -- As the American obesity epidemic has increased the past two decades, so has the rate of esophageal cancers. Clinician-scientists affiliated with the University of Cincinnati (UC) Cancer Institute say enhanced ...
Cancer
Aug 07, 2012 |
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53 million Americans might have diabetes by 2025, according to new study
The Diabetes 2025 Model for the U.S. projects a continuous and dramatic increase in the diabetes epidemic and makes it possible to estimate the potential effects of society-wide changes in lifestyle and healthcare ...
Diabetes
May 15, 2012 |
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