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The perils of delivering anti-malarial drugs through private sector examined

(Medical Xpress)—Getting high-quality anti-malarial drugs to people in places like Zanzibar and Mozambique is a tricky business.

Medications created Nov 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People of normal weight with belly fat at highest death risk: study

People who are of normal weight but have fat concentrated in their bellies have a higher death risk than those who are obese, according to Mayo Clinic research presented today at the European Society of Cardiology Congress ...

Cardiology created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Hearing loss linked to 3-fold risk of falling

Hearing loss has been linked with a variety of medical, social and cognitive ills, including dementia. However, a new study led by a Johns Hopkins researcher suggests that hearing loss may also be a risk factor for another ...

Health created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vitamin D: More may not be better

In recent years, healthy people have been bombarded by stories in the media and on health websites warning about the dangers of too-low vitamin D levels, and urging high doses of supplements to protect against everything ...

Health created May 01, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Discounts on purchases of healthy foods can improve diets, study finds

Lowering the costs of healthy foods in supermarkets increases the amount of fruits, vegetables and whole grain foods that people eat, while also appearing to reduce consumption of nutritionally less-desirable foods, according ...

Health created Mar 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Online or off, bullying proves harmful

Children who are bullied online or by mobile phone are just as likely to skip school or consider suicide as kids who are physically bullied, according to a study led by a Michigan State University criminologist.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Old age offers no protection from obesity's death grip

Obesity kills, giving rise to a host of fatal diseases. This much is well known. But when it comes to seniors, a slew of prominent research has reported an "obesity paradox" that says, at age 65 and older, having an elevated ...

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First time parenting a positive experience for mental health, researchers find

(Medical Xpress)—Becoming a parent for the first time may improve mental health and reduce levels of psychological distress, according to a new study from the University of Otago, Wellington (UOW).

Health created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Parents have big influence on kids' physical activity, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—With New Year's resolutions upon us, new research from the University of Alberta offers encouragement for parents who want to achieve fitness for the whole family.

Health created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mental health lags behind global health and lifespan improvements

A leading international expert on autism at the University of Leicester has been involved in contributing to a major new study of global health.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cycling safer than driving for young people, study finds

Researchers from UCL have found that cycling is safer than driving for young males, with 17 to 20 year old drivers facing almost five times greater risk per hour than cyclists of the same age.

Health created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospital observation units could save billions in health costs, study says

(HealthDay)—Wider use of hospital observation units could save the U.S. health care system billions of dollars a year, a new study indicates.

Health created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Limiting TV time—Effective strategy for preventing weight gain in children

Reducing television viewing may be an effective strategy to prevent excess weight gain among adolescents, according to a new study released in the September/October 2012 issue of the Journal of Nutrition Education and Be ...

Health created Aug 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Students trading sex for drugs or alcohol happens also in rural B.C.: research

Just over two percent of teens in rural schools who have ever tried alcohol, marijuana or other drugs report they have also traded sex for these substances, according to University of British Columbia research published today ...

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

Sexually abused boys at risk for more unsafe sex: research

Young males who have been sexually abused are five times more likely to cause teen pregnancy compared to those with no abuse history, according to University of British Columbia research. Sexually abused boys are also three ...

Health created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0