Archive: 05/12/2018
Laws designed to ban or curb drivers' use of cell phones are saving motorcyclists' lives
Laws to ban or curb drivers' use of cell phones and other handheld devices have greatly reduced the rate of fatalities for motorcyclists, according to a new study by faculty at Florida Atlantic University and the University ...
Dec 5, 2018
Extreme ethnic inequalities in the care system
New research has found extreme inequalities between ethnic groups in the proportions of children being looked after in care in England.
Dec 5, 2018
Assessing India's health with a single question
A country can estimate its population's health status by using national survey questionnaires. A country like India, however, requires substantial, costly resources to monitor the health of its citizens, due to its size and ...
Dec 5, 2018
Researchers investigate how vial sizes can be optimized to reduce pharmaceutical wastage
Pharmaceuticals are often dosed according to patient weight or body size which means that a dose must be individually measured. In a new study, lead author Anthony Hatswell of Delta Hat Limited and University College London ...
Dec 5, 2018
Women in China have greater treatment rates and control of high blood pressure than men
Women in China have greater awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension than their male counterparts, new research from The George Institute for Global Health at the University of Oxford has found.
Dec 5, 2018
New recommendations for the conduct of economic evaluations in osteoporosis
Economic evaluations that compare interventions in terms of costs and outcomes are increasingly used by decision makers, with economic evaluations now playing an increasing role in pricing and reimbursement decisions.
Dec 5, 2018
Study links vitamin D-deficient older adults with greater risk of developing depression
A new study by researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin has shown for the first time in Ireland that a deficiency in vitamin D was associated with a substantial increased risk ...
Dec 5, 2018