New data show countries around the world grappling with changing health challenges
Alzheimer's disease is the fastest growing threat to health in the US. HIV/AIDS and alcohol are severely eroding the health of Russians. Violence is claiming the lives of young men in large swaths of Latin America, constituting ...
Health
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In Russia's sea of drugs, rehab offers a harbour of hope
Katya Nikitina could not sleep, think, or move during her first seven days at the rehab clinic.
Addiction
Apr 19, 2012 |
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Russia sounds alarm over spiralling teenage suicides
Top Russian psychiatrists on Friday called for urgent measures to battle the soaring teenage suicide rate, one of the world's highest.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Russia parliament adopts law restricting abortions
(AP) -- Russia's parliament adopted a law Friday limiting abortions but rejected even tougher restrictions backed by the country's conservative Orthodox Church.
Health
Oct 22, 2011 |
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Alcoholism linked to Russian mortality crisis
(Medical Xpress) -- With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians were faced with more than the demise of a political system. Working-age men began dying in droves, and the country saw a 40 percent surge ...
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Apr 25, 2011 |
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