Archive: 22/04/2014
Indigenous elders speak out on tragic self-harm and suicide epidemic
Thirty-one Elders and community representatives from 17 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities around Australia have contributed to a powerful report into self-harm and suicide in which they offer ways in which ...
Apr 22, 2014
Suicide rates soar in Greece as economic cuts bite
(Medical Xpress)—The effect of economic cuts on debt ravaged Greece included a dramatic rise in the number of men committing suicide, according to new research.
Apr 22, 2014
Study finds smoke-free communities associated with fewer hospitalizations for emphysema
(Medical Xpress)—In a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health, researchers from the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and College of Public Health found that individuals living in a community ...
Apr 22, 2014
Childhood obesity survey finds creative solutions
(Medical Xpress)—Ask public officials, as Cornell social scientists did: What's to be done about childhood obesity? Creative solutions, as it turns out, outnumber lame excuses.
Apr 22, 2014