Archive: 21/04/2015
Is relative poverty or lack of healthcare funding responsible for excess deaths of British children?
New research from Bournemouth University has found that the UK has the fourth highest child mortality rate, third worst relative poverty and lowest funded health care in the Western world.
Apr 21, 2015
Risk of hepatitis D higher among HIV infected and injection drug users
Researchers from Taiwan determined that individuals with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or those who inject illicit drugs have a higher risk of becoming infected with the hepatitis D virus (HDV) in that country. ...
Apr 21, 2015
Cutting meth availability does not reduce sexually transmitted infections, says study
Health officials often cite the ability to control illegal methamphetamine sales as a tool to reduce HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but limiting the drug actually may increase such diseases among certain ...
Apr 21, 2015
National fitness database should help Americans battle cardiovascular disease
Ball State University is collecting health-related data to create a national fitness database as part of the nation's fight against cardiovascular disease, the No. 1 killer of Americans.
Apr 21, 2015
Access to green space reduces rich-poor divide in mental wellbeing
Having access to green spaces significantly reduces the gap in wellbeing between richer and poorer people a European study has found.
Apr 21, 2015